Cần Thơ
Cần Thơ is the third largest centrally-governed city in Vietnam and is in the Mekong Delta region.
Cần Thơ is the third largest centrally-governed city in Vietnam and is in the Mekong Delta region. It is noted for its floating markets, Bánh tráng-making village, and rural canals. Cần Thơ has a population of around 4,199,824 as of 2024.
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Worth seeing in and around Cần Thơ
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Cần Thơ Bridge
Cần Thơ Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge over the Hậu River, the largest distributary of the Mekong River, in the city of Cần Thơ in southern Vietnam. The bridge is 2.75 kilometres long.
3.2 km · bridge in Vietnam · Wikipedia - 02Roman Catholic Diocese of Can Tho
The diocese of Cần Thơ is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
700 m · diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 03Can Tho University
Can Tho University is a public research university in Can Tho, Vietnam. Established in 1966, it is a multidisciplinary university and a leading university in the Mekong Delta.
1.7 km · university in Can Tho, Vietnam · Wikipedia - 04Cần Thơ Stadium
Cần Thơ Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Ninh Kiều District, Cần Thơ, Vietnam. Holding over 30,000 people, Cần Thơ is one of the largest stadiums in the country.
1.8 km · Stadium in Cai Khe Ward, Can Tho City, Vietnam · Wikipedia - 05Hùng King Temple
The Hùng King Temple is a facility to worship Hung King located in Can Tho, Vietnam. The temple has an area of more than 39,000 square meters, started construction in June 2019 and was inaugurated on April 6, 2022.
6.8 km · Temple in Cần Thơ, Vietnam · Wikipedia - 06Cái Răng Floating Market
Cái Răng Floating Market is a wholesale floating market specializing in the trade of vegetables and fruits on the Cần Thơ River, a distributary of Hậu River, and is a unique tourist attraction in the districts of Cái Răng and Ninh Kiều in Cần Thơ, Vietnam. With a history dating back to the early 20th century, the market emerged as a crucial trading hub.
5.2 km · Floating market in Vietnam · Wikipedia - 07collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge
The collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge was a severe construction accident in southern Vietnam in September 2007. A 90-metre section of an approach ramp fell more than 30 metres, killing and injuring dozens of people.
2.7 km · 2007 bridge collapse in Cần Thơ, Vietnam · Wikipedia
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Getting to Cần Thơ
- Airports
- Can Tho (VCA), 10 km · Tan Son Nhat (SGN), 129 km · Techo (KTI), 175 km
- Stations
- Can Tho International Airport, 9.7 km
- Ho Chi Minh City → Cần Thơ127 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · ₫158,000–211,000
- Phu Quoc Island → Cần Thơ195 km · quickest by road, 15h 30m · ₫266,000–355,000
- Nha Trang/nha Trang aiurportCam Ranh → Cần ThơTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Cần Thơ
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cần Thơ. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are buses from all the big cities and minibuses from the smaller ones.
- Get aroundThere are also ferries to surrounding areas here.
- Go nextIf you are going by minibus and your destination is not directly on the route to Ho Chi Minh City they might just drop you off somewhere you have no intention of going.
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