Car hire and driving in Buôn Ma Thuột
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Vietnam traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BMV means 9 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2945964.
Drives from Buôn Ma Thuột
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Buôn Hồ | Vietnam | 42 km (26 mi) | about 39 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Ðà Lạt | Vietnam | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Huyện Lâm Hà | Vietnam | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Đưc Trọng | Vietnam | 110 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Ninh Hòa | Vietnam | 120 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Bảo Lộc | Vietnam | 127 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Nha Trang | Vietnam | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Pleiku | Vietnam | 146 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Tuy Hòa | Vietnam | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Cam Ranh | Vietnam | 147 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm | Vietnam | 160 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Đồng Xoài | Vietnam | 178 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 43 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 256 km (159 mi) | about 3 h 54 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Hanoi | Vietnam | 958 km (595 mi) | about 14 h 37 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Singapore | Singapore | 1,347 km (837 mi) | about 20 h 32 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Bangkok | Thailand | 825 km (512 mi) | about 12 h 35 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Haiphong | Vietnam | 923 km (573 mi) | about 14 h 4 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 361 km (224 mi) | about 5 h 30 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Cần Thơ | Vietnam | 382 km (237 mi) | about 5 h 49 min |
| Buôn Ma Thuột to Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1,269 km (788 mi) | about 19 h 21 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Buôn Ma Thuột?
The right, as everywhere in Vietnam.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.