How to Visit Golden Bridge Vietnam

The Golden Hand Bridge of Ba Na hills today is a dream place to visit for many travelers. Since it opened in June 2018, millions of people have set their foot on this amazing bridge. Of course, an uncountable number of others are planning to stroll on it and photograph nice photos, with its majestic hands and its glorious bridge. Pictures they took have spread all over the globe now and it even made a social media hit.

There is no surprise that the government selected the Golden Bridge to be Vietnam’s new image to promote and boost tourism. Even magazines in all continents praise it as a world’s wonder or a place that travelers have to visit once a lifetime. Yes, it’s a “hot spot” in Da Nang city of Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

Here, we outline everything you need to know to visit the Golden Bridge in Vietnam. Don’t forget reading our first timer’s guide to the Ba Na hills – its greater attraction. Before this hill station became famous for travelers in the West, it’s in the itinerary of all Vietnamese and Asian people. Now, those who have been in it would like to go back, in order to see up close the Golden Bridge.

The Best Time to Get the Golden Bridge from Hoi An

In the sunny months (from February to August), Ba Na hills opens at 7:30 am, occasionally at 7 am. So, the best time to go to the Golden Bridge from Hoi An is 6 pm (or earlier). For that reason, private transports are the only choice. In the rest of the year, September to January, it’s rainy and cloudy frequently in the hill station, so it opens at 8 am. If you want to be one of the first visitors, you need to leave Hoi An at 6:30 am (or earlier).

If request to sightsee the Marble mountains, visitors will pay a small extra for parking and waiting. To be dropped off in Da Nang, the additional fee is about 350,000 VND. Text us in whatsapp number +84968009827 for further details and reserve.

The Best Time to Get the Golden Bridge from Da Nang

From February to August, it’s sunny all day, therefore Ba Na hills open from 7:30 am (occasionally 7 am). To avoid the crowds and beat the heat, travelers should depart at 6:30 am or earlier. Because the departure is in the early morning, a private car is the only choice of transport. For a 4 and 7 seater car, the price of a round trip ranges from 700,000 to 1,000,000 VND. Text us in whatsapp number +84968009827 to ask for more details and to book.

Rains and typhoons occur from September to January, making the Golden Bridge and Ba Na hills cloudy for most of the day. By that, the hill station opens later, at 8 am. Correspondingly, the best time to leave the hotel is 7 am or earlier.

Golden Bridge Ticket Reservation

Ba Na hills is very famous in Vietnam and known by many travelers worldwide. It seems that it’s always busy, even on rainy days. The best way to skip the long queues is reserving a ticket in advance. Let us know how many tickets you need to reserve in whatsapp number +84968009827 and get free travel advice from us.

Ba Na Hills Cable Cars to the Golden Bridge

Directions from Ticket Counters to Cable Car Stations

No matter whether travelers take the tickets at on-site counters or from travel agencies, they need to enter the Big gate further behind. To the right, the escalator (next to the Starbuck coffee shop) carries people to a higher terrace where the Hoi An garden sits. After getting off this escalator, turn left, keep going and turn left again to enter the covered way. It’s possible to see lovely streets of Hoi An old town (exactly the same as how it looks in reality), koi fish ponds on one side and pieces of Vietnam’s countryside on the other. In the end, the staff will say hi and show the right direction to the “available” cable car station. The nearest one from there is the Hoi An station.

Besides the Hoi An station, visitors may go to Suoi Mo, Thac Toc Tien and Champa stations to reach the Golden Bridge. All of which are connected with escalators and stairs.

After Landing: How to Get to the Golden Bridge

If departing from the Hoi An station, after 17 minutes, visitors will land at the Marseille station. Then, it’s needed to walk upstairs and then get an escalator to the Dome. On rainy or cloudy days, the steps and floors are slippery, therefore should be careful. In the Dome, looking to the right, the entrance of the Golden Bridge is there. Visitors can find hot and cold drinks (coffee, tea, milktea, beers, etc), snacks, souvenirs, massage chairs, and informative, English-speaking staff. It’s necessary to walk downstairs by the massage chairs to see rest rooms (toilets). If it rains outside, rain poncho and umbrella are sold.

Directions from other arrival stations to the Golden Bridge are outlined as following below:

– From the Suoi Mo station: landing at the Ba Na station, and then two ways to get the bridge: funicular ride up to the hilltop or walking to Linh Ung pagoda.

– From the Thac Toc Tien station: landing at the Indochina station, walk upstairs to the Square, turn left until the Bordeaux station (escalator down). Then, get a cable car to the next hill and after landing, go downstairs to the Dome and then look to the left, the entrance of the bridge is there.

– From the Champa station: landing at the Taiga station, and then walking outside. Continue walking through the French village until its end (passing the church, the globe, the dome) to see the Bordeaux station. Another cable car ride is needed here, to reach the hill where the bridge sits.

Is the Golden Bridge Wheelchair Accessible?

Wheelchair users can go through the Golden Bridge without troubles. They can reach Ba Na hills by car, then grip on flat grounds and use escalators to get to any cable car stations. Traveling with cable cars is easy, and the cabins are spacious enough to accommodate the wheelchair and people. The Golden Bridge itself is also even, supporting a lot of the users to see and photograph. In the rest of the hill station, it’s not too difficult to go around if they have the help from family or friends.

Things to Do in Ba Na Hills Besides the Golden Bridge

Main article: Things to do in Ba Na hills besides the Golden Bridge

Ba Na hills doesn’t have only the Golden Bridge. From the bridge, in the same hill, visitors will see these places in turn: old French villa, Le jardin d’Amour (9 gardens), Debay wine cellar, Debay wine bar, the maze, 27-meters-tall Gautama Buddha and Linh Ung pagoda. Built in 1923, the wine cellar is one of the last survivors from the former French hill station today. Each year, a tulip festival takes place in its surroundings (the flowers imported from Netherlands!).

Another major area of Ba Na hills is called “French village”. To get there, visitors need to walk uphill by the same way, to return to the Dome and then escalator up. Cable car to the French village is short (no extra fee). Under the ground, that is the Fantasy park where fun games and performances are provided, to keep all members of the family/group entertained for a couple of hours. The first wax museum of Vietnam is here, on the highest floor (B1). Two alpine coasters outside are the favourite of many people (often long queues!). On the ground, visitors can stroll the square, visit the Saint Denis church, and walk further inside the village. Coffee shops, fast food stores and restaurants stand around the square. The paved road to the left of the church leads to Nui Chua summit (1,487 meters) – the top of Da Nang city.