Da Nang airport pickup to Hoi An — done right.
Your driver meets you at arrivals with your name spelled correctly, cold water in the cupholder, and zero intention of selling you anything. $35 flat, pre-paid. Or start your trip properly — extend to a full day for $89.
The first 45 minutes in Vietnam shouldn't be a fight.
You've flown 14 hours. It's 11pm. The taxi queue at DAD is a scrum. The Grab app won't load because your eSIM is still activating. A man grabs your suitcase before you agree to a price. He quotes 900,000 VND and you don't know if that's $36 or $360. You pay whatever, because your toddler is crying.
Welcome to Vietnam. We fix this for $35.
Thirty-five dollars. Here's what's in it.
- Flight tracked — we know if you're delayed
- Meet & greet inside arrivals with a sign
- Help with luggage
- 45-minute drive Da Nang → Hoi An
- Cold bottled water + WiFi hotspot in car
- Drop at your hotel door — driver waits while you check in if you want
- Straight to your hotel — no detours you didn't ask for
- Pre-paid via Stripe — driver never handles cash
Or — hear us out — just make it a full day.
Same driver. Same car. You land, drop your bags, and start living your trip instead of recovering from the flight.
Most people land in Da Nang around 11am. By 1pm their hotel room is ready, they've showered, and they're bored. The traditional move is to nap, wake up disoriented at 6pm, and have a mediocre hotel dinner.
Our favourite move is different.
For $54 morethan a pickup, you get the same driver for the next eight hours. He takes your bags to the hotel while you eat the best bánh mì of your life at his aunt's cart. He drops the family at An Bang for a swim while you go pick out a tailor's linen suit. By sunset, you're at a rice paddy with a Vietnamese iced coffee — not a minibar Toblerone.
Day one is not a write-off. Day one is the best day.
Every way to make the 30 km, honestly compared.
We sell one of these. Here are all of them anyway, because for a daytime arrival with hand luggage you genuinely may not need us.
| Option | Typical cost | Door to door |
|---|---|---|
| Grab / Xanh SM app | 250,000–400,000 VND ($10–16) | 50–65 min incl. wait |
| Metered airport taxi | 400,000–600,000 VND ($16–24) | 50 min |
| Shared shuttle minivan | $6–9 per person | 75–110 min |
| Private car, pre-booked | $35 flat per car | 45 min, no wait |
Prices checked July 2026.
The short version: daytime arrival, two people, carry-on only, app already working — take Grab and keep the money. Landing after 9pm, or with kids, or with more than two suitcases — the difference is $20 and about an hour of your first evening.
Read the full comparisonHoi An → DAD departure.
$35 flat, hotel door → DAD departures. Same driver as your arrival if he's free — just ask. We pad an extra 30 minutes so you're never the person sprinting to the gate. If your flight's delayed, we know before you do.
Book my DAD departureAirport questions we get every week.
What if my flight is delayed?
I'm travelling with a car seat / stroller / infant.
Can my driver wait while I grab a SIM or withdraw cash?
Is it safe? I'm a solo woman arriving at night.
Can I pay the driver in cash instead?
How far is Da Nang airport from Hoi An?
How much is a private car from Da Nang airport to Hoi An?
Is this a private transfer or a shared shuttle?
Can you take us somewhere on the way to the hotel?
What if I want to keep the same driver for the rest of my trip?
Start your Hoi An trip the right way.
Both pre-paid. Both free-cancel up to 24h. Both start with someone glad you came.
We don't sell tours. We sell a day you'll remember.
Tell us the day you're arriving. We'll design the rest.
Free cancellation up to 24h · Paid via Stripe · Driver never handles cash · A real person answers