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Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, commonly known as Saigon or by the abbreviations HCMC or HCM, is the largest city in Vietnam and the former capital of the Republic of Vietnam. Tourist attractions in the city are mainly related to periods of French colonization and the Vietnam War. Wikivoyage

Population 14,002,598 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Vietnam

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Vietnam
Tourist office · 1.2 km Visitor Information and Support Center

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Ho Thi Ky Food Street

    1. Monday: 17:00–22:00
    2. Tuesday: 17:00–22:00
    3. Wednesday: 17:00–22:00
    4. Thursday: 17:00–22:00
    5. Friday: 17:00–22:00
    6. Saturday: 17:00–22:00
    7. Sunday: 17:00–22:00

    17:00–22:00

    740 m from the centre

  • Ben Thanh Market

    Chợ Bến Thành

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 06:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 06:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 06:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 06:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 06:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 06:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: 06:00–18:00

    06:00–18:00

    1.8 km from the centre

  • Khu chợ nhỏ

    1. Monday: 06:30–11:00
    2. Tuesday: 06:30–11:00
    3. Wednesday: 06:30–11:00
    4. Thursday: 06:30–11:00
    5. Friday: 06:30–11:00
    6. Saturday: 06:30–11:00
    7. Sunday: 06:30–11:00

    06:30–11:00

    2.0 km from the centre

  • Hoa Binh Market

    Chợ Hòa Bình

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 05:00–22:00
    2. Tuesday: 05:00–22:00
    3. Wednesday: 05:00–22:00
    4. Thursday: 05:00–22:00
    5. Friday: 05:00–22:00
    6. Saturday: 05:00–22:00
    7. Sunday: 05:00–22:00

    05:00–22:00

    2.1 km from the centre

  • Chợ Thiếc

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 06:00–19:00
    2. Tuesday: 06:00–19:00
    3. Wednesday: 06:00–19:00
    4. Thursday: 06:00–19:00
    5. Friday: 06:00–19:00
    6. Saturday: 06:00–19:00
    7. Sunday: 06:00–19:00

    06:00–19:00

    3.0 km from the centre

  • Ban Co Market

    Chợ Bàn Cờ

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    190 m from the centre

  • Chợ Bàn Cờ

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    210 m from the centre

  • Chợ Bàn Cờ

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    260 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 32 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Sai Gon 1.5 km, Gò Vấp 5.2 km

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