Nha Trang: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Nha Trang is a city of 579,000 people in Vietnam (Khanh Hoa), 10 m (33 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base (CXR), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Nha Trang Railway Station. Our booking partner lists 1,055+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Nha Trang runs from about 11 h 27 min a day in late December to 12 h 53 min in late June (computed for 12.25° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Nha Trang is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base (CXR), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre, whose 10,000-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Dong Tac Airport (TBB, 91 km).
Flights to Nha Trang: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Nha Trang Railway Station. Trains to Nha Trang
Buses to Nha Trang · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,055+ places to stay in Nha Trang (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 748 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (337), and 75 are five-star. Across 239 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10. Guests have left 102,799 reviews in total.
Hotels in Nha Trang: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 16 hostels in Nha Trang, out of 1,055 places to stay of every kind — 1.5% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 6 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.7 out of 10, which is 0.2 above the 8.5 its hotels average — not unusual, since a hostel is judged on its staff and its common room rather than on its fittings. Guests have left 2,540 reviews across them.
Hostels in Nha Trang: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Ho Chi Minh City, 321 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Biên Hòa, 296 km — trains · tours
- Thuận An, 308 km — trains
- Thủ Đức, 306 km — trains
- Qui Nhon, 170 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vũng Tàu, 312 km
- Dĩ An, 303 km
- Buôn Ma Thuột, 134 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Quận Mười, 321 km
- Thủ Dầu Một, 311 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Zhuzhou.
Common questions
Which airport serves Nha Trang?
Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base (CXR), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Nha Trang?
About 579,000 people live in Nha Trang, across 251 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Nha Trang in?
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, currently UTC+7.
What currency is used in Nha Trang?
The Dong (VND). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Nha Trang?
16 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Nha Trang.
How many hotels are there in Nha Trang?
Our booking partner lists 1,055 or more places to stay in Nha Trang, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Nha Trang?
Ho Chi Minh City (321 km), Biên Hòa (296 km), Thuận An (308 km), Thủ Đức (306 km), Qui Nhon (170 km).
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.