Thanh Hóa: 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.
Thanh Hóa is a city of 850,000 people in Vietnam (Thanh Hóa Province), 5 m (16 ft) above sea level. Our booking partner lists 89 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Thanh Hóa runs from about 10 h 59 min a day in late December to 13 h 22 min in late June (computed for 19.8° 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 Thanh Hóa in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Thanh Hóa · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 89 places to stay in Thanh Hóa. Of the 53 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (22), and 8 are five-star. Guests have left 2,416 reviews in total.
Hotels in Thanh Hóa: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hanoi, 136 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Haiphong, 152 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Qinzhou, 386 km (China)
- Vientiane, 391 km (Laos) — trains · buses · car rental
- Vinh, 126 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Beihai, 396 km (China)
- Bắc Giang, 170 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Nam Định, 83 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Basuo, 314 km (China)
- Thái Nguyên, 200 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
How big is Thanh Hóa?
About 850,000 people live in Thanh Hóa, across 147 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Thanh Hóa in?
Asia/Bangkok, currently UTC+7.
What currency is used in Thanh Hóa?
The Dong (VND). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Thanh Hóa?
Our booking partner lists 89 places to stay in Thanh Hóa, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Thanh Hóa?
Hanoi (136 km), Haiphong (152 km), Qinzhou (386 km), Vientiane (391 km), Vinh (126 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.