Saigon bus services not only let you explore the city's most important attractions onboard the hop-on hop-off bus or the panoramic tour bus, but also can take you to any part of Ho Chi Minh City. To prepare for your trip by bus in the city, discover the most important Saigon bus routes and find the ticket prices and map of each bus route as well as points of interest along the route.
Saigon Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Route
Saigon hop-on hop-off bus operates on two routes: the Red Route and the Blue Route.
Buses on the Red Route make a stop at the following points of interest:
- Saigon Opera House
- Nguyen Hue Street
- Nha Rong Wharf
- Tran Hung Dao Statue
- Museum of Vietnamese History
- War Remnants Museum
- Pham Ngu Lao Street
- Ben Thanh Market
- Independent Palace
- Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral / Central Post Office
The Blue Route buses stop at the following points of interest:
- Beer Street - Pham Ngu Lao Street
- Ben Thanh Market
- War Remnants Museum
- Ho Thi Ky Flower Market
- Phuoc An society's premises
- Ong Bon Pagoda
- Binh Tay Market
- Thien Hau Pagoda
- Van Phat Pagoda
The two routes of Saigon hop-on hop-off bus connect at 3 stops: Pham Ngu Lao Street, Ben Thanh Market, and War Remnants Museum.
The bus routes are detailed in the map below. To board this bus along the route, you need to get a Saigon hop-on hop-off bus ticket.
Ho Chi Minh City Panoramic Open-Top Bus Tour Route
The Ho Chi Minh City panoramic open-top bus tour lets you experience the essence of Saigon in less than one hour. You can soak in sweeping views of the city’s iconic landmarks, as the bus route passes by Saigon’s most captivating attractions, including Independence Palace, the Central Post Office, and Ben Thanh Market, and many others.
The bus can only be boarded at the start of the route, and you need to get an open-top bus tour ticket for getting on the bus.
Saigon Airport Bus Routes
There are several bus routes connecting Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) with Ho Chi Minh City and even Vung Tau. You can use one of the following Saigon Airport bus routes to reach the city from the airport:
Bus 109 - the express bus route from the new Terminal 3 of Tan Son Nhat Airport to Saigon Bus Station in the city center.
Bus 152 - the ordinary bus route connecting Terminal 1 & 2 of Saigon Airport with the city center.
Bus 103 - the bus route between Cho Lon Bus Station and Nga Tu Ga Bus Station that makes a stop at Tan Son Nhat Airport on the way.
There's also a free shuttle bus TIA running between three terminals of Ho Chi Minh Airport.
At Tan Son Nhat Airport, passengers can also board the following inter-provincial bus routes:
Bus 72-1: Tan Son Nhat Airport – Expressway – Vung Tau Bus Station
Bus 72-2B: Vung Tau City - Tan Son Nhat Airport
Useful Public Bus Routes in Ho Chi Minh City
In addition to the tourist bus services and airport buses, you can use a wide range of Ho Chi Minh City public bus routes that let you explore the city in the most affordable way.
Saigon bus routes that might be useful for tourist exploring the city's top attractions on their own:
- Bus 04: Ben Thanh - Cong Hoa - An Suong Bus Station
- Bus 13: Saigon Bus Station - Cu Chi Bus Station
- Bus 14: Eastern Bus Station - Western Bus Station
- Bus 27: Saigon Bus Station - Au Co - An Suong Bus Station
- Bus 28: Saigon Bus Station - Xuan Thoi Thuong Market
- Bus 32: Western Bus Station - Nga Tu Ga Bus Station
- Bus 34: Saigon Bus Station - District 8 Bus Station
- Bus 39: Ben Thanh - Vo Van Kiet - Western Bus Station
- Bus 56: Cho Lon Bus Station - New Eastern Bus Station
- Bus 65: Ben Thanh - Cach Mang Thang Tam - An Suong Bus Station
- Bus 70-2: Cu Chi Bus Station - Ba Den Mountain Tourist Area
- Bus 74: An Suong Bus Station - Cu Chi Bus Station
- Bus 93: Ben Thanh - New Eastern Bus Station
- Bus 94: Cho Lon Bus Station - Cu Chi Bus Station
- Bus 150: Cho Lon Bus Station - Eastern Bus Station New
- Bus 151: Western Bus Station - An Suong Bus Station
- Bus 172: Vung Tau Bus Station - Ba Ria Vung Tau Administrative Center - Ben Thanh
A full list of Saigon bus routes can be found here: Website of HCMCPTMC. However, lately this website is not accessible from abroad.
Saigon Bus Route Map
To find your way to travel from your location to the desired destination by public bus, you can use one of the applications with a Saigon bus map:
- Google Maps
- GoMo by BusMap
- VinBus
Google Maps
The easiest way to find a required Saigon bus route for your journey is using the Google Maps app, as it works decently well with the public transport system of Ho Chi Minh City. Just search for your desired destination, click “Directions,” choose public transport, and the best route will be presented to you.
However, you can't rely on the schedule and the length of the proposed journey presented on the app. Traffic is unpredictable in Ho Chi Minh City, and your waiting time and journey time might vary significantly depending on the traffic.
GoMo by BusMap
GoMo by BusMap is one of Vietnam's apps that is useful for public bus riders. The app lets you plan a trip by Saigon buses and also covers the recently opened Ho Chi Minh City metro route. Here you can also check the routes of all Saigon ordinary buses, electric buses, and airport buses. You can choose between Vietnamese and English languages.
However, the web version of BusMap works quite slowly and therefore in most cases we prefer the app below.
VinBus
VinBus app is useful not only for using the electric buses of the same-named company, but also the other buses of Ho Chi Minh City, just like the BusMap app. Actually the design of these two apps are similar and the main difference is in details. The VinBus app prioritizes electric bus routes of the company and doesn't include tram and some tour bus routes. However, the web version of it works much faster.