How much does a taxi from Ba Na Hills cost and how to avoid overpaying?

An arrangement with a driver is not always reliable. In late July 2026 a taxi driver promised to wait for a group and asked them to message an hour before leaving; they planned to return at 6pm, but he drove other tourists to Hoi An, apologised and did not come. Right away another driver at the bottom offered a ride at the Grab rate — about 350,000 VND.

Getting back to the city is easy, a participant said in July 2026: taxi drivers stand at the parking lot at the bottom calling out to passengers, much like at a train station. In her experience, everyone gets a ride back to the city and nobody inflates the price.

In July 2026 travelers agreed a round trip with a taxi driver for 700,000 VND. For comparison, Grab showed about 370,000 VND one way, so the negotiated price was close to the app's fare.

How to avoid overpaying: in early July 2026 a traveler said that the day before, taxi drivers had approached him right at the Ba Na Hills entrance and shown a Grab price of 440,000 VND. He showed them his own app, which said 380,000, and the drivers agreed to go for 380,000. Checking the Grab price on your own phone helped bring the fare down.