Mui Ne Bus 9 is a public bus service connecting Phan Thiet Railway Station, also called Mui Ne Railway Station, with main resort areas of Mui Ne. If you are looking for the cheapest way to travel from Mui Ne Railway Station to your hotel, this Phan Thiet public bus route is a good choice.
From Phan Thiet Railway Station to Mui Ne
Phan Thiet Railway Station is the nearest to Mui Ne train station, which is located in Phan Thiet City. Only 4 trains make a stop at this station (2 trains from Ho Chi Minh City and 2 from Hanoi, Nha Trang and other northern destinations) so the choice of trains is very limited.
Train schedule & tickets can be found here: Train from Ho Chi Minh to Phan Thiet Railway Station
If you will be taking a train to Phan Thiet, you can easily use Mui Ne Bus 9 for getting from Phan Thiet Railway Station to your accommodation in Mui Ne as the bus stops right at the station.
The distance from Phan Thiet Railway Station to Mui Ne beach area, where most of hotels are located, is about 20 km. Mui Ne Town is even further away, located about 30 km away from the train station. Mui Ne Bus 9 route not only spans along Ham Tien beach up to Mui Ne town but also continues to Suoi Nuoc.
Another option that you can use for getting to your accommodation is taking a taxi from Phan Thiet Railway Station to Mui Ne. As the distance from the railway station to your hotel will be about 20-30 km, expect the taxi fare to be around 250,000-375,000 VND (~10-16 USD).
From Binh Thuan Railway Station to Mui Ne
Binh Thuan Railway Station, also known as Muong Man Train Station, is the main train station of the province so most of the trains from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and other destinations in Vietnam stop there.
Train schedule & tickets can be found here: Train from Ho Chi Minh to Binh Thuan Railway Station
Until now, public transportation wasn’t available at Binh Thuan Railway Station but the situation has changed as Mui Ne Bus 9 now also makes a stop at T-junction (Ngã 3 Chùa) near the train station.
Normally the start of Mui Ne Bus 9 route was Phan Thiet Railway Station. However, in January 2020 an extension of the route was confirmed and now it also connects Mui Ne and Phan Thiet City with Ham Hiep commune, Binh Thuan Railway Station and Ham Thanh. No expiry date of this route extension was given and now it seems that it have become permanent.
The distance from Binh Thuan Railway Station to Mui Ne beach area is about 30 km and Mui Ne Town is about 40 km away from the train station. Currently, Mui Ne Bus 9 starts the route at Ham Thanh and makes a stop at Binh Thuan Railway Station before continuing the trip via Phan Thiet City, Ham Tien and Mui Ne to Suoi Nuoc.
Before the extension of public bus route, the only option for getting from Binh Thuan Railway Station to Mui Ne was taking a taxi. The distance from the railway station to hotels is about 30-40 km, expect the taxi fare for the journey from Binh Thuan Railway Station to Mui Ne can be around 350,000-500,000 VND (~15-22 USD).
From Mui Ne to Mui Ne Railway Station
Mui Ne Bus 9 is running to the opposite direction on the same way so you can catch the bus going from Mui Ne to Mui Ne Railway Station by just hailing it on the main road in Mui Ne.
Mui Ne Bus 9 Route
The length of Mui Ne Bus 9 route is 54 km and it can take about 1 hour 30-40 minutes for the bus to cover the entire route.
Current route of Mui Ne Bus 9: Ham Thanh Commune - DT 707 - T-junction Binh Thuan Railway Station - DT718 (passing Ham Hiep Commune) - Truong Chinh Street - Le Duan - Phan Thiet Railway Station - Le Duan Street - Thu Khoa Huan Street - Road Tran Hung Dao - Vo Van Kiet street - Ton Duc Thang street - Thu Khoa Huan street - Nguyen Thong street - Nguyen Dinh Chieu street - Huynh Thuc Khang street - Ho Xuan Huong street - Nguyen Huu Tho street - 716 road - Hon Rom – Suoi Nuoc
The main bus stops on Mui Ne Bus 9 Route:
- Ham Thanh*
- Binh Thuan Railway Station*
- Phan Thiet Railway Station
- Ton Duc Thang (Lotte)
- Nguyen Dinh Chieu (hotels in Ham Tien beach area)
- Mui Ne Town
- Hon Rom (Red Sand Dunes)
- Long Son
- Suoi Nuoc
Even if you can visit Red Sand Dunes by public bus, getting to the white ones is another story. Therefore, a more convenient way to discover both the White and Red Sand Dunes is on a private Jeep tour from Mui Ne or Ham Tien, which also takes you to walk barefoot along the charming Fairy Stream and stops to see the locals fishing in a small fishing village.
There are currently operating 9 public routes in Binh Thuan Province so you can use Mui Ne Bus 9 to reach Phan Thiet and connect there other buses for exploring the province. All province’s public bus routes and schedules can be found here: Phan Thiet Bus Routes.
Mui Ne Bus 1 is another public bus route running along Mui Ne seaside and ending in Phan Thiet City. Choose the bus route depending on where exactly in Phan Thiet you are going to.
Mui Ne Bus 9 Ticket
Tickets for Mui Ne Bus 9 can be bought on board the bus. Only cash is accepted for payments. Even if Binh Thuan bus ticket prices are normally calculated based on the travel distance, they usually charge foreigners the maximum rate on the route. There, for the trip from Phan Thiet Railway Station to Mui Ne you can expect to pay 35,000 VND (~1.5 USD) per person.
Mui Ne Bus 9 Timetable
Mui Ne Bus 9 is operating from 5:30 to 18:30, with a bus leaving every 25-35 minutes.
Bus departures from Ham Thanh (direction from Mui Ne Railway Station to Mui Ne):
- 5:30, 5:55
- 6:20, 6:45
- 7:10, 7:35
- 8:00, 8:25, 8:50
- 9:15, 9:40
- 10:05, 10:30, 10:55
- 11:20, 11:45
- 12:10, 12:35
- 13:00, 13:25, 3:50
- 14:15, 14:40
- 15:05, 15:30, 15:55
- 16:20, 16:45
- 17:10, 17:35
Departures from Binh Thuan Railway Station should be about 15-20 minutes later and from Phan Thiet Railway Station about 30-40 minutes later than the departure from Ham Thanh.
Bus departures from Suoi Nuoc (direction from Mui Ne to Mui Ne Railway Station):
- 5:30, 5:55
- 6:20, 6:45
- 7:10, 7:35
- 8:00, 8:25, 8:50
- 9:15, 9:40
- 10:05, 10:30, 10:55
- 11:20, 11:45
- 12:10, 12:35
- 13:00, 13:25, 13:50
- 14:15, 14:40
- 15:05, 15:30, 15:55
- 16:20, 16:45
- 17:10, 17:35
Departures from Mui Ne Town should be about 20-25 minutes later and from Ham Tien Beach area about 30-40 minutes later than the departure from Suoi Nuoc.
As the bus schedule gets updated from time to time, for the newest version check at the bus stop or on the bus.
Tips
As traveling by train requires transfers to other means of transportation, you might consider other transportation options to make your trip to Phan Thiet more simple. Compare different transportation options and book online the most suitable one here: Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet.
