Car hire and driving in Yên Bái
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Vietnam traffic drives on the right. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2945964.
Drives from Yên Bái
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yên Bái to Tuyên Quang | Vietnam | 33 km (21 mi) | about 30 min |
| Yên Bái to Việt Trì | Vietnam | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Yên Bái to Thị Trấn Đại Từ | Vietnam | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Yên Bái to Bắc Quang | Vietnam | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Yên Bái to Vĩnh Yên | Vietnam | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Yên Bái to Ba Vì | Vietnam | 86 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Yên Bái to Sơn Tây | Vietnam | 89 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Yên Bái to Thái Nguyên | Vietnam | 98 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Yên Bái to Phúc Yên | Vietnam | 98 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Yên Bái to Thành phố Sông Công | Vietnam | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Yên Bái to Phổ Yên | Vietnam | 107 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Yên Bái to Hòa Bình | Vietnam | 110 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Yên Bái to Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 1,226 km (762 mi) | about 18 h 42 min |
| Yên Bái to Hanoi | Vietnam | 124 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 53 min |
| Yên Bái to Bangkok | Thailand | 1,001 km (622 mi) | about 15 h 16 min |
| Yên Bái to Haiphong | Vietnam | 207 km (129 mi) | about 3 h 9 min |
| Yên Bái to Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 1,130 km (702 mi) | about 17 h 14 min |
| Yên Bái to Cần Thơ | Vietnam | 1,303 km (809 mi) | about 19 h 52 min |
| Yên Bái to Huế | Vietnam | 649 km (404 mi) | about 9 h 54 min |
| Yên Bái to Da Nang | Vietnam | 719 km (447 mi) | about 10 h 58 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Yên Bái?
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 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.