How to get a taxi in Nha Trang without internet or when taxi apps don't work?

You can also hail a taxi on the road in Nha Trang: a traveler did exactly that in August 2026 and paid the driver by transfer via a QR code. Afterwards they left their phone in the car and were looking for a way to find that driver — when riding in a car flagged down on the street, it helps to note its plate number.

In July 2026 a traveler said they booked an app taxi from central Nha Trang for 350,000 VND, and at the destination there were plenty of private drivers waiting for the ride back — they bargained one of them down to 300,000 VND. The driver left a business card so he could be called again. This can help if you will have no internet on the way back.

Travelers using data-only eSIMs could not log in to the Maxim taxi app in summer 2026: the verification call did not come through, and no SMS code arrived either. In September 2026 another user wrote that in Nha Trang and Cam Ranh neither the confirmation call nor the SMS arrived, although it had worked before. If your number cannot receive calls and SMS, do not rely on Maxim as your only way to get a taxi.

Be careful with motorbike taxis: in June 2026 participants recalled a video in which a woman booked a bike taxi but got on with a stranger rather than her driver, and he took her the wrong way. Before getting on, check the driver and plate against the details in the app.