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Hua Hin · Thailand

Car hire and driving in Hua Hin

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

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In Thailand traffic drives on the left. Picking up at HHQ means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648876 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648881 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25743536.

Drives from Hua Hin

Car rental from Hua Hin: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Hua Hin to PattayaThailand108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Hua Hin to Ban Samae DamThailand122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Hua Hin to Si RachaThailand125 km (78 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Hua Hin to Ban I ChangThailand127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Hua Hin to Bang BonThailand130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Hua Hin to Thung KhruThailand132 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Hua Hin to Bang Khun ThianThailand132 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Hua Hin to Nong KhaemThailand133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Hua Hin to Samut PrakanThailand133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Hua Hin to Bang KhaeThailand134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Hua Hin to Chom ThongThailand136 km (84 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Hua Hin to Phra PradaengThailand136 km (85 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Hua Hin to Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam752 km (467 mi)about 11 h 28 min
Hua Hin to HanoiVietnam1,129 km (702 mi)about 17 h 13 min
Hua Hin to SingaporeSingapore1,326 km (824 mi)about 20 h 13 min
Hua Hin to BangkokThailand144 km (90 mi)about 2 h 12 min
Hua Hin to HaiphongVietnam1,167 km (725 mi)about 17 h 48 min
Hua Hin to Phnom PenhCambodia551 km (342 mi)about 8 h 24 min
Hua Hin to Cần ThơVietnam695 km (432 mi)about 10 h 36 min
Hua Hin to Kuala LumpurMalaysia1,066 km (662 mi)about 16 h 15 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 Hua Hin?

The left, as everywhere in Thailand.

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.