ニャチャンからTPHCMまでのバスは

夜、ガールフレンドがトイレに行ったら、靴下がおしっこでびしょびしょになっていた。私たちはホーチミンの中心部に行くはずだったんだけど、郊外のどこかで、外に出なきゃいけないって叫んでいる人たちに起こされた。あまりのしつこさに、バスの中に忘れ物をしてしまった。私たちはミニバンに乗せられ、市内のあらゆるものをピックアップしたり降ろしたりした後、最終的に中心部で降ろされた。

My girlfriend went to the toilet at night and her socks were drenched in pee. We were supposed to go to Ho Chi Minh center but somewhere in the outskirts we were woken up by people screaming at us that we had to go out. They were so pushy that we ended up forgetting stuff in the bus because of all the stress. After we were put in a minivan that went to pick up and drop off all kind of things in the city before they finally dropped us off in the center.

私は背が高いので、居心地が悪かった。また、スピードが速いので眠れない

Cause I am tall man, I felt uncomfortable. Also its hard to sleep cause of high speed

VIP寝台22:40発の便を予約し、午前8時にホーチミン市に到着する予定だった。数時間前、バスは22時に出発するとメールが届き、出発駅も変更された。そのメッセージには、駅のカウンターでチェックインする必要があるとも書かれていた。駅に着くとバスはすでに待っていた。カウンターには誰もいなかったので、どういうことなのかはまだわからない。バスは快適で清潔で、毛布と枕があり、トイレもあった。 午前4時、私たちは小突かれ、バスを降りなければならないことを理解した。10分ほど待っていると、突然ミニバスがやってきた。20分後、予定より3時間半も早くホーチミン市の主要駅に到着した。私たちが泊まった格安ホテルは鍵が閉まっていた。移動自体は問題なかったが、すべてがかなり混乱した感じだった。

Book the VIP sleeper 22:40 supposed to arrive at 8 am in HCMC. Received text message a few hours before saying the coach would depart at 22 instead, also changing the station from which we were leaving. The message also said i needed to check in at the counter at the station. When we arrived at station the bus was already waiting. There was no one at the counter so still unclear what that was all about. Bus was comfortable and clean, got a blanket an pillow and there was a WC. At 4 am we were poked at and understood we had to get off the bus. Waited for about 10 minutes and then suddenly a minibus arrived. We got on, and 20 minutes later we arrived at on of main stations I HCMC 3,5 hrs before schedule. Useless time to arrive our budget hotell was locked up. Journey itself ok but everything felt quite confusing.

荷物の積み下ろしのため、フライトは3時間以上遅れた。スリップバスは終点まで連れて行ってくれず、別のミニバスに乗り換えることを余儀なくされた。

Рейс был задержан более чем на 3 часа, так как загружали/разгружали посылки. До конечной точки на слипбасе не довезли, заставили пересаживаться на другой микроавтобус

私たちはVIPバスの料金を支払っていましたが、ツアー会社によってその意味は違うと思います。バスは古く、充電ポイントもありませんでしたが、多少狭くても十分快適でした。トイレには何度も立ち寄った。

We had paid for a VIP bus but I think that can mean different things depending on the tour company. The bus was dated and was without charging points, however, it was comfortable enough even if it was a little small, arrived in good time, had to transfer to another bus for the last half hour which isn’t very clear. Made plenty of stops for the toilet.

ただ一つマイナスなのは、5歳以下の子供と一緒に旅行する場合、座席に十分なスペースがなく、2人とも普通に寝ることができない。

Just one minus, if you travel with child under five, there is not enough space on the seat, for both to have a normal sleep, better to pay more and get wider seat

ドライバーの運転が速すぎて怖かった。寝ようとしても眠れない。

Drivers drove too fast and was scary at times. Trying to sleep useless.

6フィート以上の方は、ベッドが小さすぎるため、予約しないでください。 スーツケースはバスの下の荷物入れに入れられますが、最低限の荷物しか持っていかないと、せっかくのスペースが狭くなります。 バスの中の照明は、メインライトを消してもとても明るいです。 バスは到着地に予定時間より早く到着した。

If you are over 6 ft do not book beds will be too small. You are able to put your suitcase in the luggage compartment under the bus, take minimal luggage on the bus as it makes the space you have even more cramped. Lights very bright on the bus, even when main lights turned off. Bus did arrive ahead of scheduled time at the arrival destination.

The bus itself looked convenient and well-equipped, however, the sleeper areas badly needed cleaning, there was dust and hair everywhere, especially in the corners! The driver made zero effort to make the ride smooth and safe – the journey felt quite the opposite, me and my husband were constantly worried about falling off the top level. But the most terrible thing is that we were not dropped off at the designated station. Instead, the staff member told us to get off in a spot which looked like the middle of nowhere without explaining anything and got back in quickly, after which the bus took off immediately. It was the shoulder of a busy highway, we could barely see anything besides the lights from the speeding vehicles and motorbikes. Turned out that the bus station was on the opposite side but still very far, while crossing that highway was definitely dangerous and therefore not an option. As far as I understand, the bus was supposed to take us to the very bus station and not to some random spot more or less close to it! I assume, this was done because the bus was already running late and we do not speak the language, unfortunately, so we couldn’t really object. We did eventually find a way out and had a pleasant stay in Vietnam’s biggest city, but this experience was still frustrating, and such an attitude to passengers is nothing but unprofessional!

Best trip ever