Private Car Transfer Rates to Sa Ky Port for Ly Son Island Ferries

A private car to Sa Ky port (Binh Chau commune, Binh Son, Quang Ngai, where passengers board the high-speed boat to Ly Son island) is listed in Sun Travel’s rate table as follows: about 140 km and 2 hours 30 minutes from Da Nang, about 135 km and 2 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes from Da Nang Airport, and about 110 km and 2 hours 12 minutes from Hoi An. Rates are per vehicle and cover the road leg only; the boat ticket and the way back are two other matters. This guide helps you budget the car leg, work out a departure time from your boat time and understand whether the car waits at the port.

The three Sa Ky port entries in the rate table

Hoi An is about 30 km shorter than Da Nang (140 minus 110). All entries are one way and need dispatch to confirm them again for your travel date. The rate table has no entry from Chu Lai airport to Sa Ky port, so this guide does not quote that distance; if you are flying into Chu Lai, see the guide to reaching Sa Ky port from Da Nang and Chu Lai airports.

What the rate covers and what it does not include automatically

• In the base rate: fuel, road tolls and parking fees on the listed route.
• Not in the car rate: the boat ticket to the island and anything on the island. According to public travel sources, several operators run the Sa Ky to Ly Son route and schedules change, so this guide does not quote boat times or ticket prices; ask the operator or the port management directly.
• Not included automatically: the return leg, time the car waits at the port, the driver’s overnight stay and extra stops. These are set out in the quote.

Work out the car time from your boat time

The high-speed boat from Sa Ky to Ly Son takes about 30 to 40 minutes according to public travel sources, and operators run roughly 7:30 to 15:30, but schedules change by operator, season and sea conditions. The safe method is to count back from the boat you have booked:

Car departure from Da Nang = boat time − the arrival time at the port set by the operator − buffer − 2 hours 30 minutes of driving.

An illustration, not a fixed schedule: if the operator asks you to be at the port 45 minutes before a 9:00 boat (an assumed figure for illustration, so ask the operator) and you keep a 30-minute buffer, the car should leave Da Nang around 5:15. From Hoi An you can leave later, in line with the 2 hours 12 minutes entry. In both cases use the long end of the driving time rather than the short end.

Does the car wait at the port?

For a two-day, one-night island trip there are three arrangements people ask about: the car takes you to the port, goes back and returns for you the next day; the car waits near the port or in Quang Ngai overnight; or two separate one-way trips are booked for the two days. The base rate is a one-way rate for the route and has no entry for the driver’s overnight stay, so each arrangement is counted differently and set out in the quote. Send the boat times you have booked in both directions so dispatch can arrange it. The guide to a 2-day, 1-night car trip from Da Nang to Ly Son island lays two days around these entries, and the guide to a private car to Sa Ky port for Ly Son island covers general preparation.

What to send for a quote

• The pickup point: a hotel, Da Nang Airport or Hoi An; cars can enter the gates of hotels and resorts to pick up and drop off.
• The outbound boat time (and the return boat time if you need collecting at the port), and the operator if booked.
• The number of passengers, the number of suitcases or bags and the 4-, 7- or 16-seat vehicle.
• Whether you want the car to wait or collect you at the port.