Cheap Things to Do in Nha Trang: Fees and Free Spots

You can see most of Nha Trang for a few tens of thousands of dong a site: Hon Chong costs VND 30,000, Po Nagar VND 30,000 and the Oceanography Museum VND 40,000. The night market has no entrance fee, the beach area at Hon Chong is free, and a city bus ride is VND 7,000.

Nha Trang is cheaper than its resort image suggests. The main sights each charge a small fee, and the bus costs less than a coffee. Here is how to fill a day for very little, with the fee and the opening hours of each stop.

Quick picks

• Cheapest sight: Hon Chong, VND 30,000, with a free beach area.
• Best for history: Po Nagar, VND 30,000.
• Best for a rainy day: the Oceanography Museum, VND 40,000.
• Free evening: the night market, no entrance fee.
• Cheapest ride: a city bus, VND 7,000.

Oceanography Museum - the cheap indoor stop

The museum opens 6:00 to 18:00 every day, so you can go early before the heat. Entry is VND 40,000 per person, VND 20,000 for students, VND 10,000 for pupils and free for children under 6. It is the best cheap indoor stop when the weather turns, covered in the Oceanography Museum guide.

Hon Chong - a small fee and a free beach

The provincial resolution sets the Hon Chong visit fee at VND 30,000 per person per visit. The promontory is open daily 7:00am to 7:00pm, and the beach area is free to enter. A free canoe also runs from the shore to the small rocky island of Hon Do, with its 1960 pagoda. If you hire a sun lounger with umbrella and towel, expect VND 50,000, and motorbike parking is VND 5,000. More in the Hon Chong guide.

Po Nagar Cham Towers - history for one small fee

Po Nagar charges the same VND 30,000 per person per visit and opens 06:00 to 17:30. Go first thing, when the brick towers are quiet and cool. Read the Po Nagar guide for the history and what to see.

Night market - free to enter

The night market has no entrance fee. Paid parking just outside the pedestrian zone costs around VND 5,000 to 10,000, so a bus or walk is cheaper. Prices on the stalls are your call, so ask before you buy. See the night market guide.

Getting around for less

The reference fare is VND 7,000 per trip on the six inner-city routes, as of 11/08/2025. That makes the bus the cheapest way between the sights. For taxis, bikes and motorbikes, read getting around Nha Trang, and for a wet-day version of this list, see things to do on a rainy day.

Checklist

• Museum first, 6:00 to 18:00, VND 40,000.
• Po Nagar, 06:00 to 17:30, VND 30,000.
• Hon Chong, 7:00am to 7:00pm, VND 30,000, beach area free.
• Night market: no entrance fee.
• Bus: VND 7,000 per trip, as of 11/08/2025.

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Not confirmed: Entry fees today: the Hon Chong and Po Nagar fees come from a provincial resolution in force since 01/01/2023, so check the ticket counter price before you queue. Bus routes and fares: confirm with the driver.

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