Car hire and driving in Haiphong
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 HPH means 7 km (4 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 Haiphong
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiphong to Thị Trấn Đông Triều | Vietnam | 30 km (19 mi) | about 27 min |
| Haiphong to Hải Dương | Vietnam | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Haiphong to Hạ Long | Vietnam | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Haiphong to Chí Linh | Vietnam | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Haiphong to Chũ | Vietnam | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Haiphong to Mỹ Hào | Vietnam | 63 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Haiphong to Cẩm Phả | Vietnam | 63 km (39 mi) | about 58 min |
| Haiphong to Thuận Thanh | Vietnam | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Haiphong to Cẩm Phả Mines | Vietnam | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Haiphong to Bắc Giang | Vietnam | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Haiphong to Hưng Yên | Vietnam | 70 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Haiphong to Nam Định | Vietnam | 71 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Haiphong to Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 1,117 km (694 mi) | about 17 h 2 min |
| Haiphong to Hanoi | Vietnam | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Haiphong to Bangkok | Thailand | 1,027 km (638 mi) | about 15 h 40 min |
| Haiphong to Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 1,051 km (653 mi) | about 16 h 2 min |
| Haiphong to Cần Thơ | Vietnam | 1,208 km (750 mi) | about 18 h 25 min |
| Haiphong to Huế | Vietnam | 499 km (310 mi) | about 7 h 37 min |
| Haiphong to Da Nang | Vietnam | 557 km (346 mi) | about 8 h 30 min |
| Haiphong to Biên Hòa | Vietnam | 1,103 km (685 mi) | about 16 h 49 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 Haiphong?
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.