The Whole
Coast. Under
$30/Day.
Overnight buses, $2 bánh mì, and sleeper trains stitching together Hạ Long to Phú Quốc. Hover a pin to price it out.
- 🛺 Sleeper bus Hà Nội → Huế: $9
- 🍜 Bún bò Huế: $1.50
- 🛵 Motorbike rental/day: $6
- 🏄 Snorkel trip Nha Trang: $12
- 🍺 Bia hơi per glass: $0.40
- 🛏 Hostel dorm bed: $5–8
- 🚢 Junk boat Hạ Long: $28
- 🌅 Sunrise beach: free
- 🦑 Night squid fishing: $12
- 🥖 Bánh mì: $1–2
- ⛵ Basket boat Hội An: $6
- 🏝 Ferry to Phú Quốc: $14
- 🛺 Sleeper bus Hà Nội → Huế: $9
- 🍜 Bún bò Huế: $1.50
- 🛵 Motorbike rental/day: $6
- 🏄 Snorkel trip Nha Trang: $12
- 🍺 Bia hơi per glass: $0.40
- 🛏 Hostel dorm bed: $5–8
- 🚢 Junk boat Hạ Long: $28
- 🌅 Sunrise beach: free
- 🦑 Night squid fishing: $12
- 🥖 Bánh mì: $1–2
- ⛵ Basket boat Hội An: $6
- 🏝 Ferry to Phú Quốc: $14
One city. One day.
Every dollar counted.
Tap any photo for GPS coordinates, exact pricing, and a hostel recommendation.
Morning Market
Chợ Hội An fills with vendors before 7. Grab a bowl of cao lầu from the stall nearest the river entrance.
Empty Beach
Cơm Tấm Cart
Basket Boat
Rooftop Bia Hơi
Hạ Long to Phú Quốc.
Every stop priced.
Click any stop to see the daily budget breakdown and best sleeper connection.
Hạ Long Bay
Limestone karsts, emerald water
Ninh Bình
Rice paddies, cave rivers
Đà Nẵng
Dragon bridge, marble mountains
Huế
Imperial citadel, royal tombs
Hội An
Lantern town, tailor shops
Quy Nhơn
Untouched coast, Cham towers
Nha Trang
Coral reefs, night fishing
Mũi Né
Red dunes, kitesurfing
Phú Quốc
Island paradise, night market
3,400 km
coastline
14
stops
~$19
avg/day
$9
cheapest bus
"The $30/day number isn't aspirational — it's an average. Some days you'll spend $12. Some days, when you book a junk boat, you'll spend $28. It balances."
Dan T.
Wrote this guide. Spent 14 weeks on the coast.
$19avg/day
Across all 14 stops
3,400km
Coastline covered
92%
Costs verified in 2025
6wks
Full route duration
Who's already been
"I did Hội An to Nha Trang in 8 days on $140. Every single recommendation was accurate — the cơm tấm cart is still there, still $1.50."
Sophie L.
Gap year, Bristol
"Quy Nhơn changed my life. Fastest Wi-Fi I've had in Southeast Asia, hostel for $6, empty beach 20 minutes away. I stayed 3 weeks."
Marco K.
Remote dev, Berlin
"We're in our 60s and stretched a 6-week trip to $2,800 total for two people including all transport. The sleeper train tips alone saved us $200."
Janet & Ray
Retired couple, Auckland
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