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Móng Cái · Vietnam

Car hire and driving in Móng Cái

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 VDO means 73 km (45 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 Móng Cái

Car rental from Móng Cái: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Móng Cái to Cẩm Phả MinesVietnam89 km (55 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Móng Cái to Cẩm PhảVietnam92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Móng Cái to Hạ LongVietnam112 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Móng Cái to Lạng SơnVietnam130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Móng Cái to ChũVietnam146 km (91 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Móng Cái to HaiphongVietnam152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Móng Cái to Thị Trấn Đông TriềuVietnam158 km (98 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Móng Cái to Kiến AnVietnam160 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Móng Cái to Chí LinhVietnam178 km (111 mi)about 2 h 43 min
Móng Cái to Hải DươngVietnam181 km (113 mi)about 2 h 46 min
Móng Cái to Bắc GiangVietnam186 km (115 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Móng Cái to Việt YênVietnam192 km (119 mi)about 2 h 56 min
Móng Cái to Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam1,198 km (745 mi)about 18 h 17 min
Móng Cái to HanoiVietnam227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Móng Cái to BangkokThailand1,171 km (728 mi)about 17 h 51 min
Móng Cái to Phnom PenhCambodia1,154 km (717 mi)about 17 h 36 min
Móng Cái to Cần ThơVietnam1,298 km (807 mi)about 19 h 48 min
Móng Cái to HuếVietnam564 km (351 mi)about 8 h 36 min
Móng Cái to Da NangVietnam607 km (377 mi)about 9 h 16 min
Móng Cái to Biên HòaVietnam1,183 km (735 mi)about 18 h 2 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 Móng Cái?

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.