How do you get from Da Nang to Ba Na Hills, and how much do the bus and taxi options cost?

Some hotels (e.g. Melia) offer a free shuttle to Ba Na Hills: departure around 9:00, return trip at 18:00.

You can reach Ba Na Hills by tourist train in the morning and return via Grab afterward - the price wasn't much different from other options.

A bus to Ba Na Hills can be booked on 12goasia with departure from central Da Nang. One report described electrically adjustable seats with heating and ventilation; the outbound trip was on Saturday morning and the return was Sunday midday.

A taxi from Da Nang to Ba Na Hills takes about 1 hour each way. One reported round-trip fare was 350,000 VND; the driver dropped passengers at the ticket area, shared his number, and returned to pick them up later.

If you want fewer crowds, later arrival can work better: even getting to Ba Na Hills by 10:00 still means heavy tour-group traffic until about 16:00-17:00. After that it gets quieter, but many spots start closing around 18:00.

Bus service to Ba Na Hills is also used, with departures mentioned around 7:00 and 14:30. A return bus left at 19:00, tickets were booked in the 12goasia app, and the drop-off was near the hotel.