Vinh Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

The chaotic bus station (833 997; Ð Le Loi) is easy to locate right in the centre of town. Regular buses head to Danang (116, 000d, 8½ hours), stopping at Dong Hoi (four hours) and Dong Ha (5½ hours) on the way. Minibuses cruise the main street looking for additional fares. All the open-tour buses pass through town en route between Hanoi and Hué, and while it’s easy to ask to jump off here, it’s harder to arrange a pick up. Buses also head to Tay Son on Hwy 8, near the Lao border, and there are also services through to Phonsavan on Hwy 7. Be aware that Tay Son was formerly called Trung Tam, and this is usually what you’ll see written on the bus.

Car & motorbike

From Vinh it’s 96km to the Lao border, 197km to Dong Hoi and 292km to Hanoi.

Train

The Vinh train station (Ga Vinh; 853 158; Ð Le Ninh) is on the northwestern edge of town. The Reunification Express heads to destinations including Hanoi (113, 000d, 5½ to eight hours, seven daily), Ninh Binh (73, 000d, 3½ to 4½ hours, four daily), Thanh Hoa (50, 000d, 2½ to 3½ hours, six daily), Dong Hoi (80, 000d, 3½ to 9½ hours, eight daily) and Hué (143, 000d, 6½ to 10 hours, seven daily).

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Air

Vietnam Airlines (595 777; 2 Ð Le Hong Phong) connects Vinh with HCMC (US$72) twice a week. There’s another booking office in the foyer of the Saigon Kimlien Hotel. The airport is about 20km north of the city.

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