Vinhomes is developing Vinhomes Green Paradise, a 2,870-hectare ESG++ coastal urban area in Can Gio, southeastern Ho Chi Minh City, designed around minimizing residents' travel time. The project, announced via Media OutReach Newswire, combines high-speed rail and road infrastructure with an extensive on-site ecosystem of schools, healthcare, offices, and parks.
The master plan rests on two pillars. First, new transport infrastructure is expected to shorten journeys to the city center: the Ben Thanh-Can Gio high-speed railway, targeted for commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2028, is designed to link the area with downtown in about 20 minutes. The railway, developed by Vingroup company VinSpeed, will run about 54 kilometers with a maximum design speed of 350 km/h. Construction began in December 2025. Meanwhile, the planned Can Gio Bridge, scheduled to open in 2029, and a widened Rung Sac Boulevard are expected to cut drive times to about 35 minutes, replacing the Binh Khanh ferry crossing.
Second, an on-site ecosystem that includes 104 planned schools, an international general hospital, more than 2 million square meters of office space, and more than 370 parks is intended to place most daily needs within reach of home. Education will feature the Vinschool K-12 system and Brighton College Vietnam. Healthcare will be provided by Vinmec Can Gio International General Hospital, developed with Cleveland Clinic as strategic advisor. Retail and leisure amenities include Vincom shopping centers, a 20-hectare premium outlet, the 46-hectare Cosmo Bay dining and entertainment complex, two golf courses, the 122-hectare VinWonders theme park, and Song Xanh Theater. Green space is planned within 500 meters of every residence, linked by walking paths and bicycle lanes.
The approach responds to a shift in how urban households assess where to live. In fast-growing cities, a home only a few kilometers from the workplace can still require hours in traffic each week. For a resident who saves 15 minutes each way, the gain is about 11 hours a month over 22 working days. Academic research suggests these hours carry real weight. Using German household data from 1985 to 1998, University of Zurich economists Alois Stutzer and Bruno Frey identified a "commuting paradox": people with longer commutes consistently reported lower life satisfaction, contrary to the standard assumption that they are fully compensated by higher pay or better housing. By their estimate, a person commuting one hour each way would need roughly 40% more income to be as satisfied as someone with no commute.
In Ho Chi Minh City, where rapid growth has outpaced the expansion of the road network, traffic congestion remains a significant cost to residents and the local economy. For many homebuyers, the relevant question is increasingly not how far a property is from the center, but how long it takes to get there.
International research points to a link between transit access and property values. A study commissioned by the American Public Transportation Association and the National Association of Realtors, tracking five U.S. metropolitan regions from 2006 to 2011, found that homes within half a mile of high-frequency transit outperformed their wider regions by 41.6% over the period. A 2019 follow-up study found that homes near transit sold at median prices 4% to 24% higher than those farther away. The Trust for Public Land estimates that buyers pay 5% to 15% more for homes within three blocks of a well-maintained park.
The project draws on planning principles that cities such as Copenhagen and Singapore have applied for years: development organized around public transit, mixed land use, and walkable neighborhoods. At Vinhomes Green Paradise, high-speed rail, education, healthcare, offices, and recreation are being planned together from the outset rather than added incrementally, with the aim of measuring a home's location by the time it returns to residents. For more information, visit https://vinhomes.vn/en.
