Saigon Central Post Office

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A French-era post office with a steel vault, hand-painted maps, and still open for business.

This is a real post office — it still takes letters and sells stamps — not a museum. But stepping inside is hard to believe: a curved steel vault runs the length of the hall in the manner of a late nineteenth-century European railway station, patterned tiles underfoot, wooden telephone booths down each side, and on the wall two hand-painted maps from 1892 — one of the telegraph lines of Cochinchina, one of Saigon and its surroundings. For years an elderly letter-writer worked from a corner of the hall, composing letters for customers in French and English.

Visitor information

When is the best time to visit Saigon Central Post Office?

Early on a weekday morning

How long do you need at Saigon Central Post Office?

30 minutes

What are the opening hours of Saigon Central Post Office?

07:00 - 19:00

Did you know

The building dates from the end of the nineteenth century and is still a working post office.
The main hall has a curved steel vault in the manner of European stations of the same period.
Two hand-painted maps from 1892 hang on the wall, showing telegraph lines and old Saigon.
It stands next to Notre-Dame Cathedral on the same square.

Travel tips

You can still post a real postcard from here — buy stamps at the counter in the hall.
Come early; from mid-morning tour groups fill the main hall.

Source: https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C6%B0u_%C4%91i%E1%BB%87n_S%C3%A0i_G%C3%B2n

Updated: 2026-08-16