Phu Quy
A small volcanic island 56 nautical miles off Phan Thiet, reached only by fast boat, with fishing harbours, wind turbines and quiet bays, and few visitors from abroad.
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VerdictGo in March or April, sleep in Phan Thiet the night before the boat, and give the island two nights; from November to March the north-east wind often stops the boats.
Phu Quy (Phú Quý) suits travelers who want a working fishing island more than a beach resort. It has one main ring road, fishing harbours, guesthouses rather than large resorts, and a long crossing that is often rough. Few foreigners make it: of the 169,266 visitors from January to September 2026, 5,076 came from abroad. Since July 2025 the island has been a special zone of Lam Dong province; until then it was a district of Binh Thuan, which many maps and booking pages still show.
A reporter for Bao Da Nang described a trip in October 2026. The Trung Trac fast boat took two and a half bumpy hours from Phan Thiet. On the island the reporter hired a colourful Cuxi scooter, a popular rental there, and found the wind blowing hard day and night, the banyan trees along the embankment bent to one side. At sunset the climb went from Linh Son pagoda, founded in 1848, to the top of Cao Cat, with the whole island below and its three white wind turbines. At Tam Thanh market there was juice pressed from wild pineapples, and the stallholders kept repeating one line: "Here, everything is the same price, whether you're an islander or a tourist." At Linh Quang, the island's oldest pagoda, a woman met at the service drove the reporter to an elderly islander's house and waited to bring them back.
What we would make time for: the climb up Cao Cat from Linh Son pagoda in the late afternoon, for the sunset over the island; a swim at Bai Nho, near the Ganh Hang cliff, keeping back from the edge of the rock pool people call the infinity pool, where waves can pull you into the sea; an afternoon at Trieu Duong bay, about a kilometre from the port, where islanders swim; Van An Thanh, by the port, for its 20 m whale skeleton (phone ahead, it is not always open); and the lighthouse on Cam mountain, free though a small donation is welcome, where you leave the scooter at the foot of the hill. Your guesthouse can book a canoe, about 10 minutes, to the islets of Hon Tranh and Hon Den for snorkelling.
- Region
- South Vietnam
- Province
- Lam Dong
- Nearest airport
- Lien Khuong Airport (DLI)153 km (95 mi)95 mi (153 km) in a straight line. All three nearest
- Weather station
- Phú Quý5 m (16 ft) above sea level
Phu Quy in pictures
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Phu Quy itinerary
- Day 1Tam Thanh, the whale temple and Trieu Duong bay6 stops, 09:00 to 18:30
- Day 2A scooter loop: the lighthouse, the north and Cao Cat at sunset8 stops, 07:00 to 19:00
- Day 3Hon Tranh by canoe, the fish pond and the flagpole4 stops, 07:30 to 16:00
The full plan, stop by stop, with times, fees and a map for each day
Phu Quy by interest
Climate in Phu Quy
Monthly averages from the Phú Quý weather station, 5 m (16 ft) above sea level, 3 km (2 mi)2 mi (3 km) from Phu Quy. Averages describe a typical month, not a forecast.
- Least rain
- Jan to Mar (5 to 30 mm a month)Jan to Mar (5 to 30 mm a month)
- Most rain
- Sep to Nov (179 to 234 mm a month)Sep to Nov (179 to 234 mm a month)
- Coolest
- Jan to Feb (25.0 to 25.5°C mean)Jan to Feb (77 to 78°F mean)
- Warmest
- May to Jun (28.7 to 29.2°C mean)May to Jun (84 to 85°F mean)
- Drier months by our rule
- Jan to AprJan to Apr
Mean temperature (left axis) Average daily low to high Rainfall (right axis)
| Month | Mean °C / °FMean °F / °C | Low to high °CLow to high °F | Rain mm | Rain days | Fog days | Drizzle days | Sun hours | By our rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.0 / 7777 / 25.0 | 23.8 to 27.575 to 82 | 17 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 235 | DrierSunny, little rain |
| February | 25.5 / 7878 / 25.5 | 23.9 to 28.375 to 83 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 251 | DrierSunny, little rain |
| March | 26.7 / 8080 / 26.7 | 24.8 to 29.977 to 86 | 30 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 288 | DrierSunny, little rain |
| April | 28.3 / 8383 / 28.3 | 26.2 to 31.479 to 89 | 42 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 282 | DrierHot and sunny, little rain |
| May | 29.2 / 8585 / 29.2 | 26.9 to 31.980 to 89 | 135 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 262 | MixedHot and sunny, rainy |
| June | 28.7 / 8484 / 28.7 | 26.7 to 31.080 to 88 | 148 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 213 | ShoweryHot and sunny, rainy |
| July | 28.3 / 8383 / 28.3 | 26.5 to 30.680 to 87 | 129 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 223 | ShoweryHot and sunny, rainy |
| August | 28.2 / 8383 / 28.2 | 26.5 to 30.480 to 87 | 116 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 223 | ShoweryHot and sunny, rainy |
| September | 28.1 / 8383 / 28.1 | 26.2 to 30.579 to 87 | 179 | 16.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 199 | ShowerySun and cloud, rainy |
| October | 27.5 / 8282 / 27.5 | 25.6 to 29.978 to 86 | 234 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 191 | ShowerySun and cloud, rainy |
| November | 26.7 / 8080 / 26.7 | 25.2 to 28.877 to 84 | 190 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 182 | MixedSun and cloud, rainy |
| December | 25.6 / 7878 / 25.6 | 24.4 to 27.676 to 82 | 108 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 186 | MixedSun and cloud, rainy |
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How the last column is decided
These limits are ours; the source tables do not set them. A month is Drier when it has under 100 mm of rain, no more than 12 rainy days and fewer than 10 foggy days. Otherwise it is Wet (over 250 mm), Foggy (10 or more foggy days), Showery (15 or more rainy days) or Mixed. A month near one of these limits could almost have the next label, so read the numbers.
The icon beside each label pictures the month. The sun fills it at 7 or more hours of sunshine a day (the month's total over its days), sits behind cloud from 5 hours, peeks out from 3 and gives way to two clouds below that. Drops start at 50 mm of rain and grow to four long ones at 500 mm or more. A foggy month shows fog lines; a broken ring means no sunshine figure. The sun is yellow, orange in a sunny month and red when that month is also hot (a mean of 28°C or more); drops go from light to dark blue as the rain grows. The dot beside the label is the drier, mixed or wet colour of the homepage board.
The source does not define a “rain day”. Crowds, prices and storms are not part of this table.
The source does not say which years these averages cover. The regulation does not state the observation period of these tables.
Getting to Phu Quy
Phu Quy has no airport. Everyone arrives by fast boat from the passenger port in Phan Thiet, at the end of Pham Van Dong Street by the mouth of the Ca Ty river, to Phu Quy port in Tam Thanh, the main town. Phan Thiet's own airport is still being built and is aimed at opening at the end of 2027; until then the nearest airports with flights are Lien Khuong near Da Lat, Cam Ranh and Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City.
Where are you coming from?
Our pick from Phan Thiet: Book Superdong: it sails once a day each way, at an hour set by the tide, between 05:30 and 11:30 from Phan Thiet on the November dates we read. Mai Linh Express also sails daily but publishes no times or fares online, and Phu Quoc Express had no November sailings on sale.
- Superdong fast boat
Superdong
Door to town
2 h 10 min
2 h 05 min boat + 5 min drive
Fare
343,636 VND
about US$13, adult; VIP VND 392,727
How often
1 a day
You arrive at
Phu Quy port
The hour changes daily with the tide, so check it in Superdong's booking system for your date. Superdong publishes no crossing time; 56 nautical miles at its 26 to 28 knots is about 2 hours, our arithmetic.
Door to town = the trip + the drive on the map. Taxi not in the fare.
- Phu Quy port to Tam Thanh (Phu Quy town)1 km (1 mi)1 mi (1 km), about 5 min by car
- Phan Thiet passenger port to Phu Quy port103 km (64 mi)64 mi (103 km) across the water, about 2 h 5 min by boat
- Phan Thiet station to Phan Thiet passenger port4 km (2 mi)2 mi (4 km), about 5 min by car
Full detailsBy boat · Getting to Phan Thiet
By boat
The Phu Quy port management board publishes a timetable each month. For November 2026 it lists Superdong's two boats and Mai Linh Express every day, usually two sailings from Phan Thiet and two back, at hours that move with the tide: from Phan Thiet anywhere between 04:45 and 11:30, from Phu Quy between 07:30 and 14:00. Superdong sells online, with one sailing each way a day on the dates we read, at VND 343,636 for an adult and VND 392,727 for a VIP ticket. Mai Linh Express publishes no times or fares on its site; its number is 0967 782 972. Phu Quoc Express's catamaran Trung Trac, VND 370,000 (VIP 450,000), had no November sailings on sale when we checked, so look again for later months.
The crossing is 56 nautical miles: about 2 hours on a calm sea, 2½ hours or more in the north-east monsoon, by Phu Quoc Express's figures. VnExpress quotes veteran captains who count it among the roughest sea routes in Vietnam, with waves from the side, and crews hand out sick bags before leaving, so take a seasickness tablet and eat something light first. From November to March the wind can stop sailings for days: in November 2025 the Superdong boats stayed in port from the 20th to the 22nd and Trung Trac from the 19th to the 26th, and the boats stopped again over New Year. Keep a spare day before any flight home.
Book a few days ahead, and be at the port 45 minutes before the boat with your passport. The name on the e-ticket has to match your ID exactly, and a border guard post at Phu Quy port checks everyone coming and going. Foreign visitors have not needed a permit since September 2020.
Getting to Phan Thiet
Most boats leave Phan Thiet early, so plan to arrive the day before. From Ho Chi Minh City, Futa (Phuong Trang) runs limousine buses of four to four and a half hours from Mien Tay, Mien Dong Moi and An Suong bus stations, about two dozen a day between them, from 06:00, for VND 230,000 to 240,000. They stop at Nam Phan Thiet bus station, 64 Tran Quy Cap, five minutes by taxi from the port, before going on to Mui Ne.
Vietnam Railways' SPT2 leaves Saigon station at 06:45 and reaches Phan Thiet at 10:42, from VND 211,000 for a soft seat, but until 30 December 2026 it runs only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Phan Thiet station is about seven minutes by taxi from the port. From Da Lat, Futa has two buses a day, at 07:00 and 14:00, about five and a half hours to Bac Phan Thiet bus station. It has no bus from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet.
Getting around Phu Quy
The port is in Tam Thanh, with the market next door and Van An Thanh a short walk away. Scooter renters and guesthouse owners wait at the port gate holding name boards. VnExpress's guide says the island has no taxis, so most visitors rent a scooter from their guesthouse, at VND 100,000 to 120,000 a day by its figures; one tank of fuel covers the whole island, which has one main ring road. The national tourism authority says your host can also arrange a car. ATMs are scarce, so bring cash from Phan Thiet, and keep a hand on hats and bags, because the wind is strong.
Nearest airports
The three nearest airports with scheduled flights, as the crow flies. By road or rail the trip is longer, and the nearest airport is not always the easiest one to use. No airport with scheduled flights is within 100 km (62 mi)62 mi (100 km) of this place.
- DLILien Khuong Airport153 km (95 mi)95 mi (153 km)
- CXRCam Ranh International Airport169 km (105 mi)105 mi (169 km)
- SGNTan Son Nhat International Airport254 km (158 mi)158 mi (254 km)
Where to stay in Phu Quy
Phu Quy has guesthouses, small hotels and homestays, and no large resorts. Tam Thanh, the busiest part of the island around the port and the market, puts you a short walk from the boat, the market and Van An Thanh, and about a kilometre from Trieu Duong bay. Ngu Phung, on the west side, is nearer the lighthouse, and Long Hai, in the north, has Cao Cat, Linh Son pagoda and the morning fish market. All three were communes until July 2025, and islanders still use the names. Wherever you stay, the far side of the island is about a quarter of an hour away by scooter. We don't rank hotels.
Fun facts about Phu Quy
Image: Theodore Nguyen / Pexels An engineer from EVN's design consultancy called Phu Quy the best island in Vietnam for wind power, with the country's highest average wind speed, over 10 metres a second.
PV Power, the state oil group's power company, put three turbines of 6 MW in all on the island and started selling their electricity on 25 August 2012. Before that, a 3 MW diesel plant ran only 16 hours a day. A year later EVN reported islanders still had power for 16 hours, and an expert it quoted thought the turbines too big for the island's demand.
Source: EVN (Vietnam Electricity), Wind power on the islands, 4 July 2013, PV Power, Phu Quy wind farm starts commercial operation, 27 August 2012. Checked October 2026.
Islanders gave a full funeral to a whale that washed up on Phu Quy in 1941, and its skeleton, about 20 m long, is kept at the Van An Thanh whale temple.
Fishermen along this coast worship the whale as a protector, and islanders still tell of whales guiding boats through storms. Van An Thanh, near the main port, is one of Phu Quy's two national historical and cultural relics, with Linh Quang pagoda, among 34 places of worship on the island. It is not always open, so the tourism authority suggests phoning ahead.
Source: Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, Phu Quy: Vietnam's up-and-coming island destination, VnExpress, Phu Quy travel guide (Vietnamese, updated May 2026), Bao Lam Dong, Tourism in the marine protected areas. Checked October 2026.
Hon Hai, a rock islet off Phu Quy, is point A6 of the straight baseline from which Vietnam has measured its territorial sea since its declaration of 12 November 1982.
The baseline is a chain of straight lines joining headlands and outlying islets along the coast, and the waters Vietnam claims are counted outward from it. Hon Hai is the point between Bay Canh off Con Dao and Hon Doi off Khanh Hoa. Tuoi Tre's reporter needed a permit and two days at sea, waiting out the waves, to reach it.
Source: LuatVietnam, What is a baseline (with the 1982 declaration's points), Tuoi Tre, Vietnam's eleven markers at sea. Checked October 2026.
Getting to nearby places
The three nearest places, as the crow flies.
- Da Lat
- Straight line:
- 170 km (106 mi)106 mi (170 km)
No road link: the boat to the mainland comes first. - Nha Trang
- Straight line:
- 195 km (121 mi)121 mi (195 km)
No road link: the boat to the mainland comes first. - Ho Chi Minh City
- Straight line:
- 248 km (154 mi)154 mi (248 km)
No road link: the boat to the mainland comes first.
Flights: no fares shown
Fares are on each airline's own site.
Motorbike: same roads as the car, valid licence needed
Details on getting around.
Questions travelers ask about Phu Quy
When is the best time to visit Phu Quy? March or April. At the Phú Quý weather station, 3 km from the port, January to April are the driest months, with 5 to 42 mm of rain and fewer than five rainy days each, and March and April are the sunniest of the year. The tourism authority calls March and April the best months to swim, when the sea is calm. From November to March the north-east monsoon makes the crossing rougher and stops it on some days. October is the wettest month, at 234 mm, and six of the nine tropical storms that passed within 150 km of the island from 1991 to 2025 came in November or December.
Do foreigners need a permit to visit Phu Quy? No, not since September 2020, when Binh Thuan dropped the permit that had taken three to four days to get. Bring your passport and a valid visa, because the border guard at the port checks ID. If you want to camp overnight, VnExpress advises asking your guesthouse to arrange the residence paperwork first.
How many days do you need on Phu Quy? Three days and two nights cover the main island, with parts of two days spent on the boat, says VnExpress's guide; four or five days add the islets around it. A day trip does not work: the boats back usually leave Phu Quy within a few hours of the first boats arriving.
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Sources
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- QCVN 02:2022/BXD, National technical regulation on natural physical and climatic data for construction. Ministry of Construction, Viet Nam (issued with Circular 02/2022/TT-BXD); climate data supplied by IMHEN. Station: Phú Quý. The source does not say which years.
- OurAirports. Public domain, no guarantee of accuracy. Scheduled-service airports only.
- OpenStreetMap data routed with OSRM, car profile. Estimate for a car at the speeds in the map data. Traffic, road works, weather and stops are not included.
- OpenStreetMap and Natural Earth. Main roads, railway and rivers on the Getting there map from OpenStreetMap (ODbL); land and borders from Natural Earth (public domain). Drive lengths and times on the map routed with OSRM.
- Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam: Circular 44/2024/TT-BGTVT
- Tuoi Tre News: Foreigners caught riding motorbikes without international driving permits in Vietnam's Khanh Hoa. News report dated 14 May 2026.
- vietnam.travel. Vietnam's tourism authority: Phu Quy is about 120 km from Phan Thiet; 16 to 18 km²; about 30,000 people in three settlements, Tam Thanh, Ngu Phung and Long Hai; no airport, so travelers reach Phan Thiet by bus or train and take a boat of 2.5 to 3.5 hours; rent a bicycle or motorbike or arrange a taxi through the host; dry season December to June, calm seas March to April; ATMs in short supply.
- mitou.vn. Phu Quy is a special zone (đặc khu) of Lam Dong province, formed from the whole of the communes of Long Hai, Ngu Phung and Tam Thanh (Standing Committee of the National Assembly Resolution 1671/NQ-UBTVQH15, 16 June 2025; text as published on the Mitou legal database, gazette entry on congbao.chinhphu.vn).
- cangvuhanghaibinhthuan.gov.vn. The Phu Quy Port Management Board is under Lam Dong's Department of Construction; the notices are addressed to the People's Committee of the Phu Quy Special Zone.
- cangvuhanghaibinhthuan.gov.vn. October 2026 timetable (replacement 1, notice of 30 September 2026): four boats, Superdong-PQI, Superdong-PQII, Trung Trac and Mai Linh Express.
- moc.gov.vn. Ministry of Construction, 8 October 2026: five fast passenger boats on the route; 864 trips and 386,455 passenger journeys in the first nine months of 2026; 169,266 visitor arrivals including 5,076 international, up 16% on 2025; no accident; Superdong-Phu Quy I back on the route on 5 October 2026.
- online.superdong.com.vn. Superdong booking system, Phan Thiet to Phu Quy (route 23), travel on 29 October 2026: one sailing, 11:00, Superdong Phu Quy I, 306 seats.
- online.superdong.com.vn. Superdong booking system, adult fare Phan Thiet to Phu Quy VND 343,636; VIP VND 392,727; aged 60 and over VND 289,636; children 6 to 11 VND 245,455 (travel on 29 October 2026).
- online.superdong.com.vn. Superdong's schedule page: Phan Thiet to Phu Quy with Superdong Phu Quy I (306 passengers) and Phu Quy II (246 passengers, 30 berths and 216 seats), 26 to 28 knots; departure times may change with the tide and the weather.
- phuquocexpress.com. Phu Quoc Express (Trung Trac): crossing about 2 hours; ECO adult VND 370,000, VIP VND 450,000, children 6 to 11 VND 275,000, aged over 60 VND 295,000, fares include VAT; no fixed departure time, set by the tide and the weather each day; e-ticket by QR code with the original ID shown at boarding; Phan Thiet office 149 Vo Thi Sau; Trung Trac is a catamaran.
- phuquyexpress.vn. Phu Quy Express (Thanh Thanh Phat passenger transport company): Phan Thiet passenger port to Phu Quy port about 2 h 15 min, from VND 350,000.
- vov.vn. Strong north-east monsoon, November 2025: Trung Trac suspended all sailings 19 to 26 November; the two Superdong boats did not sail 20 to 22 November (VOV, the national radio).
- tuoitre.vn. Boats between Phu Quy and Phan Thiet stopped over New Year 2026 for rough seas, confirmed by the special zone's People's Committee on 30 December 2025 (Nguoi Lao Dong).
- vnexpress.net. VnExpress's Phu Quy guide (first published 29 May 2022, updated 7 May 2026): no taxis on the island, rent a motorbike at the hotel; one main road; motorbike VND 100,000 to 120,000 a day; one or two departures a day each way, miss it and wait for the next day; tickets sell out, book ahead; veteran captains call Phan Thiet to Phu Quy one of the hardest sea routes in the country, with cross waves; crew hand out bags for seasickness; strong wind on the island; 3 days 2 nights covers the main island, 4 to 5 days for everything; canoe 10 minutes to Hon Tranh and Hon Den; one tank of fuel covers the island; for a night camping, ask your guesthouse to arrange the residence paperwork first.
- e.vnexpress.net. Foreign visitors have not needed a travel permit for Phu Quy since September 2020 (Binh Thuan People's Committee approval of 1 September 2020); before, the permit took three to four days; the island hosts military bases and foreigners are still monitored (VnExpress International).
- tapchihangkhong.vn. Phan Thiet airport is under construction and aimed at opening at the end of 2027 (Tap chi Hang khong, 3 August 2026).
- k.vnticketonline.vn. Vietnam Railways ticket feed: SPT2 Sai Gon 06:45 to Phan Thiet 10:42, 237 minutes, 185 km; listed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (30 and 31 October, 1, 6, 13 November, 18 December 2026) and on no weekday tried (2 to 5 November, 15 December); back SPT1 Phan Thiet 13:30 to Sai Gon 17:46 on Sunday 1 November.
- k.vnticketonline.vn. SPT2 fares: soft seat VND 211,000 (the lowest seat class), 4-berth cabin VND 275,000 to 338,000.
- news.laodong.vn. SPT1 and SPT2 sell only weekend trips from 11 September to 30 December 2026 (Lao Dong's English edition on the railway's post-summer schedule, also cited by scripts/build-rail.mjs; the page refuses plain requests, so the quote is from the search engine's copy, and row 20 shows the same pattern in the ticket feed).
- baolamdong.vn. Phu Quy has 34 places of worship; two national historical and cultural relics, Linh Quang pagoda and Van An Thanh (Bao Lam Dong, the provincial paper).
- ncei.noaa.gov. Tropical storms within 150 km of Phu Quy, 1991 to 2025: 9 in 8 seasons, 3 in November and 3 in December.
- phuquocexpress.com. Phu Quoc Express, Phu Quy port page (modified 21 October 2026): Phu Quy port is in Tam Thanh, in the north-east of the island near the busiest neighbourhood; the sea route is about 56 nautical miles (over 100 km), the only link because Phu Quy has no civil airport; the border guard post at the port checks people coming and going, so carry original ID; foreigners bring the original passport and a valid visa and need no special permit; calm sea about 2 h to 2 h 15 min, in the north-east monsoon 2 h 30 min or more; be at the port 30 to 45 minutes early; motorbike renters and homestays wait with name boards at the port gate; the market is next to the port; Van An Thanh's 20 m whale skeleton is a short walk away; Trieu Duong bay is about 1 km from the port.
- online.superdong.com.vn. Superdong booking system, Phan Thiet to Phu Quy (route 23), one sailing on each date read: 6 Nov 06:15, 7 Nov 06:15, 8 Nov 07:30, 13 Nov 11:30, 14 Nov 05:30, 15 Nov 06:00, 20 Nov 06:15, 21 Nov 06:15, 22 Nov 06:30; back (route 24): 6 Nov 10:00, 8 Nov 11:30, 13 Nov 09:30, 20 to 22 Nov 08:30; same adult fare, VND 343,636, on every date.
- superdong.com.vn. Superdong's route page lists the adult fare as VND 343,636 beside a full price of VND 350,000.
- online.phuquocexpress.com. Phu Quoc Express booking system: no Trung Trac sailing on sale in November 2026 in either direction (available dates for November empty; every daily search from 31 October to 30 November empty).
- phuquocexpress.com. Phu Quoc Express, Phan Thiet port page (modified 17 October 2026): the passenger port is at the end of Pham Van Dong Street, at the mouth of the Ca Ty river; arrive 45 minutes before; rough-sea season November to March; by train, a taxi of about 10 to 15 minutes from Phan Thiet station to the port; fares include VAT and passenger insurance; full refund or a new date when the maritime authority stops sailings; the details on your ID must match the e-ticket exactly.
- futabus.vn. FUTA (Phuong Trang) booking search, Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet, Friday 6 November 2026: Mien Tay 7 departures from 06:00, 240 min, VND 230,000; Mien Dong Moi 10 from 07:30, 242 min, VND 240,000; An Suong 7 from 07:00, 267 min, VND 240,000; all limousine seats (search service read through the booking form at futabus.vn).
- api-online.futabus.vn. FUTA (Phuong Trang) booking search, Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet, Friday 6 November 2026: Mien Tay 7 departures from 06:00, 240 min, VND 230,000; Mien Dong Moi 10 from 07:30, 242 min, VND 240,000; An Suong 7 from 07:00, 267 min, VND 240,000; all limousine seats (search service read through the booking form at futabus.vn).
- api-online.futabus.vn. FUTA stop lists: the Saigon buses stop at Nam Phan Thiet bus station, 64 Tran Quy Cap, before going on to Mui Ne.
- router.project-osrm.org. Drive times on the map, OpenStreetMap routed with OSRM (data/access-maps/phu-quy.json, built 2026-10-27): Phu Quy port to Tam Thanh market 1.2 km; Phan Thiet station to the passenger port 4.3 km, about 7 minutes; Nam Phan Thiet bus station to the port 3.4 km, about 5 minutes (port OSM node 2508638724; Phu Quy port node 9469372316; Tam Thanh market way 1176839553; station node 2283324650; bus station node 1613847784).
- taucaotocmailinh.vn. Mai Linh Express is run by Mai Linh Tay Do JSC (Can Tho); its site publishes no Phan Thiet to Phu Quy timetable or fare; phone 0967 782 972.
- openstreetmap.org. OpenStreetMap: Ngu Phung market (way 1015396437) at 10.527, 108.934 and the Phu Quy lighthouse (way 1272966038) at 10.539, 108.933, on the west and north-west of the island; Tam Thanh market (way 1176839553) and the port (node 9469372316) on the south-east side.
- vinpearl.com. Cao Cat is in the north of the special zone, formerly Long Hai commune, about 3 km from the old town centre (vinpearl); OSRM: Phu Quy port to Linh Son pagoda 6.1 km, 11 minutes (Google Maps place for the pagoda, checked against Wikimapia; see data/sources/itin-phu-quy.sources.md rows 12 and 14).
Rolling cloud ornament: Li Jie, Yingzao Fashi (Song dynasty woodblock), Public domain, one cloud panel cropped and its label removed