Your day, step by step
07:45
Leave the ship with local cash (dong). Walk about 10 minutes to the port gate to meet your driver.
08:00
Drive south towards Da Nang and Hoi An, about 1.5 hours.
09:30
Optional 1-hour stop at Marble Mountains (₫40,000, lift ₫15,000 each way, 2026) if you agreed it with the driver.
10:45
Arrive in Hoi An. Buy the ₫120,000 ticket and walk the Ancient Town: Japanese Covered Bridge, assembly halls and old houses.
12:30
Lunch in the Ancient Town: cao lầu or a bánh mì.
13:30
Use remaining ticket entries or watch the traditional art performance if it fits your timing.
14:15
Meet your driver and leave Hoi An, 3 hours 15 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Hoi An Ancient Town14:15
16:00
Back at the port gate (about 15:45 if traffic is light). Walk 10 minutes to the ship and be on board by 16:00, 90 minutes before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Chan May day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
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Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Hoi An Ancient TownPrivate car or ship's coach, about 1.5 hours, plus 10-min walk from the port gate14:15
- Hue Imperial CityPrivate car or ship's coach, 1–1.5 hours, plus 10-min walk from the port gate14:15
- Da Nang cityPrivate car, 45–60 minutes, plus 10-min walk from the port gate14:45
- Marble Mountains (Da Nang)Private car, about 1 hour, plus 10-min walk from the port gate14:45
- Port gateWalk about 600 m, 10 minutes16:15
Where people get Chan May wrong
Trying to fit Hue and Hoi An into one day, or relying on an unarranged taxi, and getting back late from a 60–85 km drive.
Built from our Chan May guide, checked against 15 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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- An offline copy for when there is no signal
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