Da Nang · Backpacking
ON A BUDGET
A long city beach, a cheap bus to Hoi An, and hostels that cost less than a Bangkok dorm.
An Thuong, behind My Khe
The grid of lanes behind My Khe beach holds most of the hostels, bars and vegan cafés, five minutes' walk from the sand.
What a day costs
Dorm 130,000–280,000 VND, food 100,000–200,000 VND, Grab bikes 30,000–60,000 VND. Around 300,000–550,000 VND, roughly 12–22 USD.
Getting around cheap
Public bus route 1 reaches Hoi An for about 30,000 VND, Grab bikes cover the city, scooters go for 120,000–150,000 VND, and the train north to Hue takes the Hai Van pass.
Free by day
My Khe beach at dawn, the Dragon Bridge breathing fire on weekend nights, and the coastal ride around the Son Tra peninsula.
An Thuong bar strip
Hostel rooftops and cheap street bars along An Thuong 2 and 4 — the meeting point before people scatter to Hoi An or the Hai Van pass.