The story
Completed in 1891 during French rule, the Central Post Office pairs a grand neoclassical facade with an airy interior of green ironwork and hand-painted maps. It still operates as a real post office alongside souvenir counters.
It is the most beautiful functioning post office in Asia — mail a postcard home from under the arched steel ceiling and the giant Ho Chi Minh portrait, then browse the old Saigon maps painted on the walls.
Local tips
Buy a stamp and actually mail a postcard — the clerks will hand-cancel it, and it makes the best cheap souvenir in the city.
Say it in Vietnamese
“Em chụp ảnh được không ạ?”
May I take a photo?Plan your visit
Opening hours
- Monday
- 07:30–18:00
- Tuesday
- 07:30–18:00
- Wednesday (today)
- 07:30–18:00
- Thursday
- 07:30–18:00
- Friday
- 07:30–18:00
- Saturday
- 07:30–18:00
- Sunday
- 08:00–17:00
Getting there
Directly beside Notre-Dame Cathedral; walk from anywhere in the government quarter rather than taking a bike.
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- Google Maps listing · Traveler reviews · 2026
