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Hạ Long · Vietnam

Car hire and driving in Hạ Long

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Vietnam traffic drives on the right. Picking up at HPH means 39 km (24 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 Hạ Long

Car rental from Hạ Long: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Hạ Long to HaiphongVietnam42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Hạ Long to Kiến AnVietnam49 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Hạ Long to Thị Trấn Đông TriềuVietnam60 km (37 mi)about 55 min
Hạ Long to ChũVietnam71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Hạ Long to Hải DươngVietnam77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Hạ Long to Chí LinhVietnam80 km (49 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Hạ Long to Bắc GiangVietnam98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Hạ Long to Mỹ HàoVietnam103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Hạ Long to Việt YênVietnam104 km (64 mi)about 1 h 35 min
Hạ Long to Thuận ThanhVietnam104 km (64 mi)about 1 h 35 min
Hạ Long to Lạng SơnVietnam105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Hạ Long to Bắc NinhVietnam107 km (66 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Hạ Long to Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam1,127 km (700 mi)about 17 h 11 min
Hạ Long to HanoiVietnam128 km (80 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Hạ Long to BangkokThailand1,061 km (659 mi)about 16 h 11 min
Hạ Long to Phnom PenhCambodia1,069 km (664 mi)about 16 h 18 min
Hạ Long to Cần ThơVietnam1,221 km (759 mi)about 18 h 37 min
Hạ Long to HuếVietnam502 km (312 mi)about 7 h 39 min
Hạ Long to Da NangVietnam556 km (346 mi)about 8 h 29 min
Hạ Long to Biên HòaVietnam1,113 km (692 mi)about 16 h 58 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Hạ Long?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.