Car hire and driving in Ho Chi Minh City
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 SGN means 2 km (1 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 Ho Chi Minh City
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ho Chi Minh City to Biên Hòa | Vietnam | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Bến Cát | Vietnam | 37 km (23 mi) | about 33 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Trảng Bàng | Vietnam | 38 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Tân An | Vietnam | 40 km (25 mi) | about 36 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Phú Mỹ | Vietnam | 52 km (32 mi) | about 48 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Mỹ Tho | Vietnam | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Xuân Lộc | Vietnam | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Chơn Thành | Vietnam | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Long Khánh | Vietnam | 68 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Thành Phố Bà Rịa | Vietnam | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Bến Tre | Vietnam | 70 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Vũng Tàu | Vietnam | 73 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi | Vietnam | 1,137 km (707 mi) | about 17 h 21 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore | Singapore | 1,104 km (686 mi) | about 16 h 50 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok | Thailand | 741 km (461 mi) | about 11 h 18 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Haiphong | Vietnam | 1,117 km (694 mi) | about 17 h 2 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 204 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Cần Thơ | Vietnam | 127 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1,013 km (630 mi) | about 15 h 27 min |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Huế | Vietnam | 636 km (395 mi) | about 9 h 42 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 Ho Chi Minh City?
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.