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Ho Chi Minh City with kids: route in order

The cream clock tower and arched south gate of Ben Thanh Market with its Chợ Bến Thành sign, motorbikes passing in frontWhite modernist facade of the Independence Palace with its stone lattice screen, a fountain and a lawnRed-brick facade and twin grey spires of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Saigon behind palm trees on Công xã Paris square

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
4 of 6 free; paid: Independence Palace, Bitexco Financial Tower
Duration
6 h 20 min · 09:30–15:46
Start and finish
Ben Thanh Market → Bitexco Financial Tower
On foot
≈ 41 min in total
Transport
none — all on foot
Lunch
around 12:24
With kids
fine: short walks

The plan, stop by stop

Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.

Ho Chi Minh City09:30–15:46 · 6 places · 6 h 20 min

  1. Ben Thanh Market

    · 1 h · Free

  2. 10 min on foot
  3. Independence Palace

    · 1 h 15 min · 40,000–80,000 VND

  4. 9 min on foot
  5. Lunch · 1 h
  6. 3 min on foot
  7. Saigon Central Post Office

    · 30 min · Free

  8. 9 min on foot
  9. Saigon Opera House

    · 30 min · Free

  10. 10 min on foot
  11. Bitexco Financial Tower

    · 1 h · 240,000 VND

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Places near the plan — Yes puts one into the day and the times update.

What the route costs

4 of 6 are free; 2 charge entry — prices below, check them on site.

1Ben Thanh Market431 hFree
2Independence Palace451 h 15 min40,000–80,000 VND
3Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon4620 minFree
4Saigon Central Post Office4530 minFree
5Saigon Opera House4430 minFree
6Bitexco Financial Tower401 h240,000 VND
Total4 h 40 min4 of 6 free

Sources and fact-check

  • Prices, opening hours and time on site come from each place's page, with its own sources and check date

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