Rạch Giá: 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.
Rạch Giá is a city of 459,860 people in Vietnam (An Giang), 13 m (43 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Can Tho International Airport (VCA), 69 km (43 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 57 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Rạch Giá runs from about 11 h 35 min a day in late December to 12 h 45 min in late June (computed for 10.01° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Rạch Giá is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Can Tho International Airport (VCA), 69 km (43 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,843 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Rach Gia Airport (VKG, 8 km), Cà Mau Airport (CAH, 93 km).
Flights to Rạch Giá: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Rạch Giá · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 57 places to stay in Rach Gia. Of the 29 with a star rating, the largest group is 2-star (15). Across 13 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 1,506 reviews in total.
Hotels in Rạch Giá: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 5 hostels in Rach Gia, out of 57 places to stay of every kind — 8.8% of everywhere it lists in the city, which puts it in the top tenth of the cities we hold hostel figures for — a well-established backpacker trail. Guests have left 240 reviews across them.
Hostels in Rạch Giá: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Ho Chi Minh City, 192 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Phnom Penh, 173 km (Cambodia) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Cần Thơ, 78 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Biên Hòa, 217 km — flights · tours
- Takeo, 113 km (Cambodia) — buses · car rental · tours
- Thuận An, 205 km — tours
- Thủ Đức, 207 km — tours
- Vũng Tàu, 222 km
- Dĩ An, 210 km — tours
- Quận Mười, 193 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Rạch Giá?
Can Tho International Airport (VCA), 69 km (43 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Rạch Giá?
About 459,860 people live in Rạch Giá, across 104 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Rạch Giá in?
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, currently UTC+7.
What currency is used in Rạch Giá?
The Dong (VND). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Rạch Giá?
5 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Rạch Giá.
How many hotels are there in Rạch Giá?
Our booking partner lists 57 places to stay in Rach Gia, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Rạch Giá?
Ho Chi Minh City (192 km), Phnom Penh (173 km), Cần Thơ (78 km), Biên Hòa (217 km), Takeo (113 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.