Getting around

A modern elevated metro train crossing above a busy road in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in daylight

Updated 20 October 2026

Vietnam's New Metros: Riding Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City's Lines in 2026

Ho Chi Minh City has a metro line to Ben Thanh, the Opera House and Thao Dien, and Hanoi has two. What is open, how to pay, and which stations matter.

An aircraft on the apron at a Vietnamese domestic airport with the terminal building behind

Updated 27 September 2026

Domestic Flights in Vietnam: The Thing That Makes Trips Work

An hour in the air against thirty on a train. Which routes matter, the baggage rule that catches people out, airports worth knowing, and when trains win.

A misty mountain road curving through the Hai Van pass in Vietnam with vehicles on the bend

Updated 15 September 2026

Renting a Car in Vietnam: Why Almost Everyone Takes the Driver

Self drive exists in Vietnam but is not the normal answer. A car with a driver costs less than it sounds and solves the licence question.

A winding mountain road cut into the limestone peaks of Ha Giang province, northern Vietnam

Updated 28 July 2026

The Ha Giang Loop, Vietnam's Best Mountain Road

The Ha Giang Loop honestly: ride it yourself or take an easy rider, how many days it needs, the licence and insurance question, and the weather.

A train on the Vietnamese coastal railway line running below the mountains near Da Nang

Updated 28 July 2026

Getting Around Vietnam, Flights, Trains and Buses

How to travel the length of Vietnam: when to fly instead of the sleeper bus, what the trains are like, how bus classes differ, and the motorbike question.