Hòn Sơn is a beautiful island located in Lại Sơn commune, Kiên Hải district, Kiên Giang province. It is currently attracting many tourists for its pristine natural landscapes, clear blue waters, and stunning beaches. With the increasing demand for trips to Hòn Sơn, many people want to book ferry tickets but are unsure about the information of ferry companies. Refer to the list of ships to Hòn Sơn below for information on: ticket prices, available ships, how to book tickets to Hòn Sơn, Hòn Sơn departure piers... from various ferry companies
Nam Du Island departure pier (Photo by ST)
High-speed ferries to Hòn Sơn
1. Superdong High-speed Ferry
- Travel time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Ticket office – phone number
+ Ho Chi Minh City: 12 Nguyen Ngoc Loc, Ward 14, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City – (028)38 666 333
+ Rach Gia: 14 Tu Do, Vinh Thanh Ward, Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province – (0297) 3877 742
+ Phu Quoc: No. 10, 30/4 Street, Ward 2, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province – (0297) 3980 111
- Ticket Price
Rach Gia – Hon Son: 140,000 VND/adult, 100,000 VND/child.
Hon Son – Rach Soi: 140,000 VND/adult, 100,000 VND/child.
Superdong, the most modern high-speed ferry today (Photo by ST)
- Operating Hours
Rach Gia Port – Hon Son: at 7:20 AM daily. On Saturdays, there may be 2 additional trips at 6:15 AM and 12:00 PM
Hon Son Port – Rach Soi: at 10:50 AM daily. On Sundays, there may be 2 additional trips at 10:50 AM and 4:15 PM
The advantage of taking the Superdong ferry is arriving at the island early. Opting for Superdong is a good choice if we want to make the most of our time on the island since it departs early. The ferry can accommodate up to 275 passengers, equipped with full life jackets, TVs, air conditioning... very modern. The ferry has high safety standards, low seasickness, soft seats to make passengers feel the most comfortable during the journey. However, the ferry can only carry a small amount of cargo, cannot carry motorcycles, and ticket prices are higher compared to wooden boats
Passenger seating area (Photo by ST)
2. Ngoc Thanh Ferry
- Travel Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Ticket Office – Phone Number
+ Rach Gia: No. 23, 3 February, Vinh Thanh Van Ward, Rach Gia City
No. 12, Freedom, Vinh Thanh Ward, Rach Gia City.
Phone: (0297.3)691 888
+ Headquarters: Group 8, An Cu Hamlet, An Son Commune, Kien Hai District, Kien Giang Province
- Ticket Price
+ Rach Gia – Hon Son: 135,000 VND/ticket
+ Hon Son – Rach Gia: 135,000 VND/ticket
Ngoc Thanh high-speed ferry to Hon Son Island (Photo by St)
- Operating Hours
+ Rach Gia Port – Nam Du: at 8:05 AM daily. On Saturdays, there may be 2 additional trips at 6:00 AM and 8:05 AM
+ Nam Du Port – Rach Gia: at 12:15 PM daily. On Sundays, there may be 2 additional trips at 1:15 PM and 4:00 PM
Ngoc Thanh ferry is equipped with life jackets, TVs, air conditioning, comfortable seats... fully with high safety standards, low seasickness. However, Ngoc Thanh ferry can only carry 150 passengers, limited cargo, cannot carry motorcycles, and has higher ticket prices than wooden boats
Ngoc Thanh ferry with soft seats (Photo by ST)
Wooden boats to Hon Son
3. Duc Trung Ferry
- Travel time: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Phone number: 0773.254256
- Ticket Price
+ Rach Gia- Hon Son: 90,000 VND/ticket
+ Hon Son – Rach Gia: 90,000 VND/ticket
Duc Trung wooden boat to Hon Son Island (Photo by ST)
- Operating Hours
+ Rach Gia -> Hon Son: at 8:00 AM daily.
+ Hon Son -> Rach Gia: at 10:30 AM daily.
Duc Trung is a wooden boat, with hard seats and high motion sickness susceptibility. The journey time of the boat is quite long and it carries few passengers. However, it can transport a lot of cargo, including bulky items.
The vessel specializes in cargo transportation (Photo by ST)
4. Thanh Tu Ship
- Route: 1 trip/day
- Travel time: average 3 hours 30 minutes
- Phone number: 0773.868619
- Ticket price
Rach Gia - Hon Son: 90,000 VND/ticket
Hon Son - Rach Gia: 90,000 VND/ticket
Thanh Tu Slow Ship to Nam Du Island (Photo by ST)
- Departure Times
Rach Gia - Nam Du: 8:00 AM daily
Nam Du - Rach Gia: 10:30 AM daily