How to Get from An Thoi to Sunset Town, Phu Quoc: Options, Time and Cost (2026 Guide)

How far is Sunset Town from An Thoi town centre, really?

The good news for anyone booked into a guesthouse or resort in An Thoi is that no serious transport planning is required. Sunset Town occupies the southern headland immediately south-west of An Thoi's compact town centre, on the same strip of coast that holds the An Thoi ferry pier where the Hon Thom fast boats depart. In practice, the two function as one walkable zone.

The useful numbers are these: the Sunset Town main gate sits about 2 km from An Thoi's central roundabout; the Hon Thom cable-car station, at the heart of the complex, is roughly 2.5-3 km; and the Kiss Bridge waterfront viewpoint is at the far end of the site, so allow 3 km door to door if that is your target photo. There is no river, toll gate or anything else complicating the route — it is one continuous, flat coastal road.

This is a very different situation from staying in Duong Dong on the island's west coast, which is 25-30 km away and a 40-50 minute drive. If Sunset Town is a priority for your evenings, basing yourself in An Thoi puts you a five-minute hop from it — which is exactly why the southern tip has filled up with small hotels and homestays in recent years.

All your options compared: walk, motorbike, taxi or Grab

Because the distance is so short, every realistic option works. What differs is comfort, flexibility and what you plan to do afterwards. Here is the quick comparison:

One honest note: there is no public bus route dedicated to this short hop. Buses do run the long Duong Dong-An Thoi corridor along the island's spine, but once you reach An Thoi the last stretch to Sunset Town is done on foot, by bike or by taxi. For a 2 km ride, that is not a problem — it is usually cheaper than a bus ticket would be anyway.

Option 1: walking the coastal road (free, 25-35 minutes)

From the An Thoi roundabout, follow the coastal road south-west past the harbour area and you will walk directly into the Sunset Town zone. The route is flat the entire way and takes 25-35 minutes at an easy pace, or around 20 minutes if you walk briskly. Roadside pavement is partial rather than continuous, so you will occasionally share the edge of the road with scooters — walk single file where the road narrows and you will have no issues.

Timing matters more than the route. At midday the far south of Phu Quoc is exposed and hot, with temperatures commonly in the low-to-mid 30s Celsius, and there is little shade on the coastal stretch. The walk is genuinely pleasant only in the late afternoon: leave An Thoi around 16:30-17:00 and you arrive in Sunset Town with the light turning gold, just as the food street starts setting up for the evening.

The walk back at night is the one thing to think about. The road is lit and traffic is light after 21:00, but it is a dark-ish 30 minutes on foot. Many walkers do exactly this — out on foot, back by taxi for 30,000-60,000 VND — and that combination is the smartest budget plan of all.

Option 2: rental motorbike (most flexible, 120,000-180,000 VND per day)

A scooter is the local default, and the An Thoi-Sunset Town hop is about as easy as Vietnamese riding gets: one flat road, five to seven minutes, minimal traffic outside the evening peak. Rental on the island runs roughly 120,000-180,000 VND per day for an automatic semi-auto or scooter, with weekly discounts common. You will need to leave your passport or a cash deposit in most cases — check the bike for existing scratches and photograph it before you ride off.

What makes the bike worth it is not the 2 km to Sunset Town but everything else within 15 minutes: Bai Khem beach, the Hon Thom cable-car station, the chained southern islands viewpoint at Bai Vong, and the back-road seafood shacks along the coast. Parking near the Sunset Town gates or the cable-car station costs about 10,000-20,000 VND, and lots are easy to spot in the evening.

Practicalities to respect: police checks for licences do happen on this road, so carry the relevant documents if you are licensed; helmets are compulsory and provided with every rental; and fill up at the small fuel stands in An Thoi before heading out, as stations in the far south are sparse. If you have never ridden in Vietnam before, this short flat route is actually one of the gentlest possible introductions — but if the idea itself makes you nervous, use taxis instead. The taxi premium for a whole evening here is only 60,000-120,000 VND return.

Option 3: taxi, Grab and xe om (easiest, 5 minutes)

Grab works in An Thoi and around Sunset Town, with both cars and bikes; traditional metered taxis (Mai Linh, Vinasun and local firms) cruise the main road all day. From the An Thoi roundabout to the Sunset Town gate, expect roughly 30,000-60,000 VND by car and about 20,000-30,000 VND on a Grab bike or a negotiated xe om, with a journey time of about five minutes. Prices rise modestly after the shows finish at night — sometimes 50-100% late in the evening — and it can be harder to find a car right at the Kiss Bridge end of the complex, so walk toward the main gate or cable-car station when calling a ride.

For families with small children, this is the obvious choice: no helmets to fit, no parking to find, and the entire ride is shorter than most people's walk from a car park. A useful trick is to book your return ride in the Grab app just before the evening show ends rather than after, when hundreds of other spectators are doing the same thing and surge prices appear.

Who this option is a poor fit for: solo travellers on a strict budget planning to cross between An Thoi and Sunset Town several times a day. Five taxi rides a day at 30,000-60,000 VND each quickly exceeds the 120,000-180,000 VND cost of a whole day's scooter rental.

Coming from further afield: Duong Dong and the airport

If you are reading this before choosing where to stay, the numbers change once you are outside An Thoi. From Duong Dong town on the west coast, Sunset Town is 25-30 km — a 40-50 minute drive by taxi or private car at roughly 350,000-450,000 VND each way, or 45-60 minutes on a rented scooter if you are comfortable with a full island crossing. From Phu Quoc International Airport, which sits roughly midway, Sunset Town is about 20-25 km and 30-40 minutes by car.

This is why the standard advice is simple: if your priority is the Kiss Bridge, the cable car and the southern islands, sleep in An Thoi. If your priority is Long Beach, beach bars and sunset west-coast cafes, sleep in Duong Dong and treat Sunset Town as one big evening excursion, budgeting 700,000-900,000 VND in return transport for a car-based visit.

Once you arrive: opening hours and the evening rhythm

Sunset Town itself is open 24/7 year-round, and walking in costs nothing — you pay only for attractions, shows and food. But the complex has a daily rhythm worth timing your transport around. The upshot: it is quiet in the morning, pleasant from mid-afternoon, and fully switched-on from sunset until around 22:00-23:00, when the crowds thin sharply.

The Vui Fest Bazaar and Food Street, the night market zone for street eats in the south of the island, opens from about 17:00 to midnight. The An Thoi seafood market along the Sunset Town waterfront opens roughly 5 pm to 10:30 pm nightly and is one of the recommended spots on the island for fresh seafood. Individual venues keep their own hours on top of this — more on those below.

If you are arriving by motorbike or on foot, aim to be inside the complex by 17:00-17:30: you get daylight for the hillside and harbour photos, a seat before the waterfront restaurants fill, and time to eat before the evening show crowds compress everything.

Eating in Sunset Town versus An Thoi: what your evening actually costs

Transport is trivial; food is where budgets differ. The headline is that Sunset Town's gastropubs and food street run about 20-40% pricier than the centre of An Thoi or Duong Dong — you are paying partly for the setting, and on the waterfront that is sometimes worth it.

A few named benchmarks. RuNam Sunset Town opens 07:00-22:00, which makes it one of the rare places in the complex serving breakfast, and its outdoor seating looks over the sea; the menu leans Vietnamese with dishes like soft-shell crab phở, beef rice and egg coffee, so it is the natural stop before or after the cable car. Lemon Queen, in the Sunset Bazaar, runs from about 10:00 to 20:00 and covers the dessert-and-drinks slot at 50,000-90,000 VND per order — note it closes before the evening show peak, so treat it as an afternoon stop.

At the premium end, Sun Bavaria GastroPub sits in the centre of Sunset Town with a direct view of the Kiss Bridge and the Southwest Sea. It is a beachfront beer restaurant with a buffet of nearly 100 dishes, open 16:00-24:00 on weekdays and from 12:00 on Friday and Saturday — the extended midday opening on weekends makes it a practical lunch stop if you arrive early for the cable car.

If you would rather eat at local prices, walk the other way: the An Thoi market and small family-run restaurants in An Thoi town serve full meals at 100,000-200,000 VND per person, and a seafood dinner for two there typically lands at 300,000-600,000 VND instead of the 600,000-1,500,000 VND per person that Sunset Town's upscale waterfront tables command. A common local pattern is seafood dinner in An Thoi, then a 30,000-60,000 VND taxi into Sunset Town for the show and a drink.

Who the An Thoi-Sunset Town combo suits (and who it does not)

Staying in An Thoi and moving between the town and Sunset Town on foot or by short taxi suits couples and friends who want the sunset shows and the night market without a big transport bill, families who value five-minute car rides over scooter logistics, and anyone on a mid-range budget: even with dinner at market prices of 100,000-200,000 VND per head and a return taxi, an evening here costs less than 500,000 VND per person all-in.

It is a poor fit if you want quiet, undeveloped beaches right outside your door — An Thoi's town beach is a working harbour area, and Sunset Town at 19:00 is a crafted, busy spectacle, not a barefoot hideaway. It is also a poor fit if you dislike walking uphill: inside Sunset Town the streets climb the hillside, and while shuttles exist, anyone with limited mobility should plan on taxis to the gate and longer rests between viewpoints. Finally, party-until-dawn travellers should note that despite the 24/7 gate hours, most venues wind down between 22:00 and midnight.