District 1 (Quận 1)
- Sài Gòn / Bến Thành / Tân Định / Cầu Ông LãnhWard
- right next to itBến Thành market
- about 8 kmTân Sơn Nhất airport
The historic centre: Bến Thành market, Nguyễn Huệ street, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office and metro line 1.
Where it is
District 1 was dissolved on 1 July 2025. Its area now forms four new wards: Sài Gòn, Bến Thành, Tân Định and Cầu Ông Lãnh. Listings still say "Quận 1" or "District 1".
What is nearby
Bến Thành market and the Nguyễn Huệ and Bùi Viện walking streets. Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office, built in 1886–1891, stand on Paris Commune Square.
Metro
Metro line 1 (Bến Thành — Suối Tiên) has been running since 22 December 2024. Its underground stations Bến Thành, Nhà hát Thành phố (by the Opera House) and Ba Son are in this district.
Getting around
Tân Sơn Nhất airport is about 8 km by road.
Distances are by road, measured on OpenStreetMap in October 2026.