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<map lat='10.771928557041234' lng='106.68617248535156' zoom='11' view='0' float='right'/>'''Saigon''', currently better known as '''Ho Chi Minh City''', is the largest city in [[Vietnam]]. In Until 1976 it was called '''Saigon''' you won't have the feeling of being ''out'' of and locals still use this name when they refer to the city for a very long timecentre.Ho Chi Minh City is abbreviated as TP.. But ''don't panic''! == Public Transport ==Saigon HCM in Vietnamese and this is covered by [http://hoatdongbus.saigonbus.com.vn/sites/default/files/news-images/sodotuyen2012-09-19.jpg an extensive bus network], which reaches well into the suburbs. You can get the map best way to write its name on paper for free at Ben Thanh marketa hitchhiking sign.

* Ho Chi Minh highwayHighway, going through the highlands, more scenic, some parts have very light traffic or bad roads.

Take a bus 88 from [https://www.google.com/maps/place/B%E1%BA%BFn+Xe+Bu%C3%BDt+S%C3%A0i+G%C3%B2n+-+L%C3%AA+Lai+-+Ph%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Dng+Ph%E1%BA%A1m+Ng%C5%A9+L%C3%A3o/@10.767383,106.6895754,223m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x31752f17e126fe39:0xe2358388d6c917d5!8m2!3d10.7678984!4d106.6900622!16s%2Fg%2F1pv0rjbrz?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D ''Bến Xe Sài Gòn''] (bến xe means a bus station and it's pronounced as ben seh) and get off [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ph%C3%B2ng+%C4%90%C3%A0o+T%E1%BA%A1o+Qu%E1%BA%ADn+2+-+%C4%90%E1%BB%91i+Di%E1%BB%87n+369A+-+L%C6%B0%C6%A1ng+%C4%90%E1%BB%8Bnh+C%E1%BB%A7a/@10.7923419,106.7499891,515m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x317526737fc1baa3:0x57596aa1ab11aa0a!8m2!3d10.7918854!4d106.74991!16s%2Fg%2F11c30zrw8r?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D at the beginning of the motorway CT01]. The bus ride costs 7,000 VND. There are some road works there, so maybe in the near future this spot will be hard to hitch from. The expressway CT01 finishes near the city of Nha Trang where it merges with the national road QL1A.

From the city centre for example from [https://www.google.com/maps/place/B%E1%BA%BFn+Xe+Bu%C3%BDt+S%C3%A0i+G%C3%B2n+-+L%C3%AA+Lai+-+Ph%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Dng+Ph%E1%BA%A1m+Ng%C5%A9+L%C3%A3o/@10.767383,106.6895754,223m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x31752f17e126fe39:0xe2358388d6c917d5!8m2!3d10.7678984!4d106.6900622!16s%2Fg%2F1pv0rjbrz?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Sài Gòn bus station] take a bus 19 or 93 to [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Su%E1%BB%91i+Ti%C3%AAn+-+Qu%E1%BB%91c+L%E1%BB%99+1+-+Ph%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Dng+T%C3%A2n+Ph%C3%BA/@10.8657951,106.8004182,571m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x3175275972af50d5:0xf2b334a9329cff8f!8m2!3d10.8660726!4d106.8022979!16s%2Fg%2F1ptwhlhzk?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D ''Suối Tiên''] bus stop(7,000 VND). From the same stop take a bus 60-2 to [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Trang+Bom+District+Social+Insurance/@10.9533499,107.0068979,1361m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x3174e6b2a6879909:0x97f65a1e58a3b192!2sTr%E1%BA%A3ng+Bom,+Bien+Hoa,+Dong+Nai,+Vietnam!3b1!8m2!3d10.9513704!4d107.0126076!16s%2Fg%2F155q59sd!3m5!1s0x3174e6adb34f70ed:0xaebb80e913dc2eb7!8m2!3d10.9531292!4d107.0122071!16s%2Fg%2F11c6w0tzlp?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D ''Trảng Bom''] town. This bus is more expensive, around 30,000-40,000 VND. This is the furthest you can get from Ho Chi Minh City by public transport along the national road QL1A (AH1). It is located 45km from the city centre.

Take a bus to [https://www.google.com/maps/place/B%E1%BA%BFn+Xe+An+S%C6%B0%C6%A1ng+-+Qu%E1%BB%91c+L%E1%BB%99+22/@10.8418069,106.6127449,639m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x31752a316f407977:0x11a2a39afe0c1d1b!8m2!3d10.8437376!4d106.6133728!16s%2Fg%2F11c30xwfy9?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D ''Bến Xe An Sương''] (bến xe means a bus station and it's pronounced as ben seh). This is the main bus station for the northeast of the city, so there are about 14 lines from other parts of Ho Chi Minh city. If you're in the city centre you can take a bus 4, 27, 65 from [https://www.google.com/maps/place/B%E1%BA%BFn+Xe+Bu%C3%BDt+S%C3%A0i+G%C3%B2n+-+L%C3%AA+Lai+-+Ph%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Dng+Ph%E1%BA%A1m+Ng%C5%A9+L%C3%A3o/@10.767383,106.6895754,223m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x31752f17e126fe39:0xe2358388d6c917d5!8m2!3d10.7678984!4d106.6900622!16s%2Fg%2F1pv0rjbrz?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D ''Bến Xe Sài Gòn'']. It should cost around 7,000 VND. In the past it was possible to walk outside the An Sương bus station and start hitching there, however now there are three lanes in each direction and the marginal lane, the one next to the foot path is for motorbikes and buses only and it is separated from the other two lanes by a concrete barrier. So trucks and cars cannot pull in to pick up hitchhikers. It's like that for another 20km.