Saigon to Bao Loc Taxi & Private Transfer

Fixed prices

Private transfer prices to Bao Loc

Every route we drive into Bao Loc, per vehicle. Tap a route to load it into the booking box.

Private transfer prices to Bao Loc
Route	Drive time	Sedan ≤3 people	7-seat MPV ≤6 people	7-seat SUV ≤5 people	VIP limo van ≤7 people	16-seat bus ≤12 people
Saigon airport or city → Bao Loc 190 km · Saigon airport transfers · Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)	4–5 hours	$812.100.000₫	$882.300.000₫	$962.500.000₫	$1624.200.000₫	$1383.600.000₫
Da Lat → Bao Loc 110 km · Da Lat	2–3 hours	$501.300.000₫	$561.450.000₫	$601.550.000₫	$1002.600.000₫	$872.250.000₫

Per vehicle, not per person, for a daytime pickup. Tolls included. Night pickups (22:00–06:00) add 10% and Tết adds 30%. Other currencies are a guide; you pay in VND.

What is Bao Loc?

Bao Loc is a small, cool city in Lam Dong province, about 190 km north-east of Saigon and 110 km from Da Lat. Since July 2025 it has been part of the enlarged Lam Dong, which also includes Da Lat, Mui Ne and the old Dak Nong province. At around 800 metres it is cooler than Saigon, with an average near 21–23°C, and surrounded by tea and coffee plantations.

Most travellers know it as a place they drive through. That’s a pity: the green hills around the town are among the prettiest in the highlands, and it’s quieter and cheaper than Da Lat. The Saigon to Da Lat road runs straight past it, which is why it works so well as a stop.

How long from Saigon to Bao Loc by car?

By private car, Saigon to Bao Loc takes 4 to 5 hours over about 190 km. The route leaves the city for Dong Nai, follows Highway 20 through Tan Phu and past Madagui, and climbs the Bao Loc pass into town. From Da Lat it’s 2¼ to 2¾ hours back down Highway 20 through Di Linh.

No expressway runs here yet; sections from Dau Giay are planned for 2027 onwards, and those dates have slipped before. What moves the range is the stretch out of Saigon, trucks on the climb, and rain. The Bao Loc pass has been a landslide point in heavy rain, and its road surface has needed repeated repairs, so in the wet months we’d rather arrive late than hurry.

A long climb is a good test of a driver. The standard we hold ours to is calm driving, sparing horn use, a clean non-smoking car and working seatbelts, because the second half of this road is bends.

Bus or private car to Bao Loc?

The bus is cheaper per person, and the car is easier with luggage or more than one passenger. Sleeper buses and limousine vans run from Saigon at about 180,000–550,000₫ a seat (Vexere, 2026), take 4½ to 5½ hours, and stop at a bus station rather than your hotel. Bao Loc is spread out, so you’d still need a taxi to the tea hills or the falls.

A private car collects you in Saigon, drops you at your hotel in Bao Loc, and can stop on the way at Madagui or Cat Tien. You know the driver and vehicle in advance, and the price is fixed. A round trip combined with Da Lat is the other common use: up Highway 20 to Bao Loc one day, on to Da Lat the next.

Things to do in Bao Loc

Bao Loc is for slow days: tea, coffee, waterfalls and views. Allow a night, or at least half a day.

Tam Chau tea hills

Tea is why Bao Loc exists. The Tam Chau hills, outside town, are rows of low green bushes on rolling red-brown hills, and some farms welcome visitors to walk the rows and taste.

Dambri falls

Dambri is a big waterfall in forest south-west of town, reached through a park with a cable car and other rides. Adult tickets are around 250,000₫ on reseller listings (2026), and the park closes in the afternoon, so check prices and hours before you go.

Coffee and silk

Coffee farms and silk workshops are scattered around the town. Many sell their own beans and tea, which are easy to carry home.

Madagui and the road to Bao Loc

Madagui Forest City, a forest and lake park at Da Huoai on the Lam Dong border, is the first big stop on Highway 20. It’s a day-out park for Saigon families more than a wilderness. The Nam Cat Tien National Park turn-off at Tan Phu is the other detour, and the two can be combined into one very long day or a night in the forest.

Where to stay in Bao Loc

Stay in or near the centre for restaurants and coffee shops, or out on the tea hills for views and quiet. Prices are noticeably lower than in Da Lat. At weekends and on public holidays rooms fill with Vietnamese tourists.

When to go

The dry season, from about November to April, gives the clearest days. From May to October there is afternoon rain, the hills are brilliant green, and the passes need care. Tet in early February 2027 and the long holidays at the end of April and early September are the busiest times on the road.

Onward from Bao Loc

Da Lat is 2¼–2¾ hours up the road, and Buon Ma Thuot is further north. Saigon is 4 to 5 hours back. To book any leg, change the From and To in the booking box; the prices for every route into Bao Loc are in the table above.

Our driver standard

The car you'd want after a long flight

Car quality in Vietnam varies wildly: a driver smoking between jobs, seatbelts tucked away or missing, a car that's done half a million kilometres. This is the standard we hold every driver to, and what we ask you about after every trip.

Calm hands on the wheel. Smooth, unhurried driving. Safety comes before speed, every time.
The horn is for emergencies. Not a musical instrument. Anyone who has sat in Saigon traffic knows why we say this.
No smoke, no perfume bomb. Nobody smokes in our cars, and there's no air freshener strong enough to make your eyes water.
Air you'd want to breathe. Cabin filters changed on schedule, so the air-con blows clean, not twenty years of exhaust.
Newer cars, kind suspension. Cars in good condition, with seats and suspension made for a four-hour drive.
Seatbelts that work. In every seat. Child seats are free on request.

Where to stay

Hotels we drive to in Bao Loc

Any hotel in the area works; these are the ones with their own transfer page.

Getting there

Private car, bus or train: the honest comparison

We're not the cheapest way to Bao Loc. Here's what each option is actually like.

Option	Time	Cost	Door to door	Good for	The catch
Private car (us)	4–5 h from Saigon, 2¼–2¾ h from Da Lat	Per car, see the price table	Yes	Families, groups, and anyone who wants to stop at Madagui or a tea farm on the way	More than a bus seat for one person. You still pass over a mountain road in the wet months.
Sleeper bus or limousine van	About 4½–5½ h, plus the depot round	About 180,000–550,000₫ per seat (Vexere, 2026)	No	Solo travellers on a budget	Fixed times, and you're dropped at a bus station on the edge of town, not at your hotel.

Why most of our travellers book a car

You know the driver and the car before you land. The price is fixed, with tolls included. Someone is waiting at arrivals with your name, the flight is tracked, and the car is clean and non-smoking with working seatbelts and child seats if you need them. After a long flight, that's worth more than the saving.

FAQ

Questions travellers ask us

How long does it take to get from Saigon to Bao Loc?

About 4 to 5 hours by private car, over roughly 190 km on Highway 20 through Dong Nai and past Madagui. The expressway from Dau Giay is still being built, so the trip is slower than the distance suggests, and rain, trucks and weekend traffic stretch it.

How far is Bao Loc from Da Lat?

About 110 km, and 2¼ to 2¾ hours by car. The road climbs through Di Linh and the Prenn pass. Our Da Lat to Bao Loc transfer works in both directions.

Is Bao Loc worth stopping at?

Yes, if you like tea and coffee country, waterfalls and a calmer town than Da Lat. It's a better night's stop than a roadside hotel, and it breaks the 6 to 7 hour drive from Saigon into two easier days.

What is there to do in Bao Loc?

Walk through the tea hills at Tam Chau, visit the Dambri falls park, taste local tea and coffee, and see the silk and flower farms. Madagui forest park, a little closer to Saigon, is the other popular stop.

Is the Bao Loc pass safe?

It is a busy, winding mountain road that has had landslides in heavy rain, and sections have needed repairs. Our drivers keep to a calm pace and brake early, and in the wet months we'll tell you if a pass is closed and suggest another route or time.

Can I stop at Bao Loc on my way from Saigon to Da Lat?

Yes. Add it as a stop when you book, or tell the driver on the day. An hour for tea and a waterfall is a good use of a long drive, and a stop at Madagui or Cat Tien fits on the same road.