Sầm Sơn: 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.
Sầm Sơn is a city of 129,801 people in Vietnam (Thanh Hóa Province), 10 m (33 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Sầm Sơn runs from about 10 h 59 min a day in late December to 13 h 22 min in late June (computed for 19.73° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Sầm Sơn in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Sầm Sơn · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hanoi, 144 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Haiphong, 150 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Qinzhou, 380 km (China)
- Thanh Hóa, 16 km — tours
- Vientiane, 399 km (Laos)
- Vinh, 120 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Beihai, 387 km (China)
- Bắc Giang, 174 km — tours
- Nam Định, 83 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Basuo, 298 km (China)
Common questions
How big is Sầm Sơn?
About 129,801 people live in Sầm Sơn, across 45 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Sầm Sơn in?
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, currently UTC+7.
What currency is used in Sầm Sơn?
The Dong (VND). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Sầm Sơn?
Hanoi (144 km), Haiphong (150 km), Qinzhou (380 km), Thanh Hóa (16 km), Vientiane (399 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 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.