Our Cycling Route Through Vietnam
The green line on the map above shows the exact GPS route we have cycled. The pins on the map show our final destination for each cycling day. You can click on a pin to see the date we cycled.
Our cycling route through Vietnam
The map above shows the route we cycled through Vietnam. We entered Vietnam from the northern border with China and exited firstly into Loas and then to Camboda in the south west.
Vietnam is quite an easy country to bike tour through, the roads are excellent (much like China) and the road side facilities such as shops, restaurants and hotels are plentiful.
The north of Vietnam is much cooler than the south and rain showers are not uncommon. We spent a couple of weeks in Hanoi in January and we were wearing long trousers, fleeces and coats. This is not to say it was “freezing” but at night especially there was a chill in the air.
As you progress south the temperature slowly increases and by the time you reach Ho Chi Minh it’s unbearably hot.
We ended up visiting Vietnam 3 times in all, firstly we entered from China and exited into Loas before later returning back from Laos much further south. After re-entering from Laos we made it down to Nha trang when the covid pandemic went into overdrive and we were forced to go home as everyone was closing their international borders.
In 2023 we returned back to the exact hotel we left from in Nha trang and continued our journey. Quite a few things changed in Vietnam while we were away, most notiably there are far more cars on the roads in 2023 than in 2020 and I’m happy to report that people in Vietnam now take much better care of dogs. Gone are the packs of stray dogs that would regularly chase us and in their place are dogs appropriately contained inside peoples properties or kept on leads.
The roads in Vietnam are well built for cycling, nearly all roads have a dedicated shoulder for motorbikes and bicycles which allows you to keep away from the much faster moving trucks, cars and buses. However you always need to keep an eye and an ear out for the buses because those drivers are absolutely insane.
Before visiting Vietnam we had heard several stories of police “corruption” involving foreigners, however we did not experience any of that. If you follow the rules of the road you should always be fine in Vietnam. Many other road users do not follow the rules and frequently ignore traffic lights, direction of travel, etc. My recommendation is not to follow what they are doing and do what you know if right.
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Download Part 1 of our Route through Vietnam Download Part 2 of our Route through Vietnam Download Part 3 of our Route through VietnamOur cycling stats for Vietnam
17.36 kmph
2,200.44 km
84.63 km
140.31 km
15,729 meters
1,335 meters
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Daily Cycling Activity
Below is a breakdown of our daily cycling activity, you can see our exact route and final destination each day using the map at the top of the page.
| Day | Start/Finish | Distance | Duration | Avg. Speed | Elevation Gained | Elevation Min/Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |
Go Dau to Neak Loeung 26th March 2023 |
72.57 miles 116.10 km |
6:03 |
11.97 mph 19.14 kmph |
708 ft 216 m |
-7 ft / 46 ft -2 m / 14 m |
| 25 |
Ho Chi Minh to Go Dau 25th March 2023 |
38.33 miles 61.33 km |
2:52 |
13.31 mph 21.30 kmph |
261 ft 80 m |
7 ft / 60 ft 2 m / 18 m |
| 24 |
Long Khanh to Ho Chi Minh 18th March 2023 |
50.73 miles 81.17 km |
4:15 |
11.90 mph 19.03 kmph |
918 ft 280 m |
12 ft / 930 ft 4 m / 283 m |
| 23 |
Phan Thiet Long Kanh 17th March 2023 |
68.77 miles 110.04 km |
5:32 |
12.42 mph 19.88 kmph |
1,413 ft 431 m |
8 ft / 561 ft 2 m / 171 m |
| 22 |
Phan Ri to Phan Thiet 11th March 2023 |
46.87 miles 75.00 km |
4:07 |
11.36 mph 18.18 kmph |
439 ft 134 m |
3 ft / 186 ft 1 m / 57 m |
| 21 |
Phan Rang to Phan Ri 10th March 2023 |
47.38 miles 75.80 km |
3:57 |
11.97 mph 19.14 kmph |
853 ft 260 m |
4 ft / 296 ft 1 m / 90 m |
| 20 |
Nha Trang to Phan Rang 9th March 2023 |
61.58 miles 98.53 km |
4:51 |
12.66 mph 20.25 kmph |
910 ft 278 m |
6 ft / 222 ft 2 m / 68 m |
| 19 |
Tuy Hoa to Nha Trang 18th March 2020 |
79.14 miles 126.63 km |
7:12 |
10.99 mph 17.58 kmph |
1,789 ft 545 m |
-6 ft / 494 ft -2 m / 151 m |
| 18 |
Quy Nhon to Tuy Hoa 17th March 2020 |
56.90 miles 91.05 km |
5:05 |
11.16 mph 17.86 kmph |
1,943 ft 592 m |
6 ft / 337 ft 2 m / 103 m |
| 17 |
Duc Pho to Quy Nhon 14th March 2020 |
36.64 miles 58.62 km |
3:21 |
10.94 mph 17.50 kmph |
1,011 ft 308 m |
-9 ft / 167 ft -3 m / 51 m |
| 16 |
Tan Thanh to Duc Pho 13th March 2020 |
41.47 miles 66.36 km |
5:16 |
7.87 mph 12.59 kmph |
748 ft 228 m |
10 ft / 189 ft 3 m / 58 m |
| 15 |
Quang Ngai to Tan Thanh 12th March 2020 |
48.08 miles 76.93 km |
5:03 |
9.50 mph 15.20 kmph |
1,168 ft 356 m |
-3 ft / 179 ft -1 m / 55 m |
| 14 |
Hoi An to Quang Ngai 11th March 2020 |
72.71 miles 116.33 km |
5:35 |
12.98 mph 20.78 kmph |
1,626 ft 496 m |
-11 ft / 105 ft -3 m / 32 m |
| 13 |
Chan May Bay to Hoi An 7th March 2020 |
47.36 miles 75.78 km |
5:17 |
8.96 mph 14.34 kmph |
2,377 ft 725 m |
-3 ft / 1,582 ft -1 m / 482 m |
| 12 |
Dong Ha to Chan May Bay 6th March 2020 |
87.70 miles 140.31 km |
6:57 |
12.60 mph 20.15 kmph |
1,396 ft 426 m |
-22 ft / 171 ft -7 m / 52 m |
| 11 |
Khe Sanh to Dong Ha 5th March 2020 |
38.89 miles 62.22 km |
3:08 |
12.36 mph 19.78 kmph |
1,186 ft 361 m |
24 ft / 1,382 ft 7 m / 421 m |
| 10 |
Xepon to Khe Sanh 4th March 2020 |
38.16 miles 61.05 km |
4:44 |
8.06 mph 12.90 kmph |
2,888 ft 880 m |
618 ft / 1,326 ft 188 m / 404 m |
| 9 |
Canh Nang to Wildcamp spot 4th February 2020 |
21.59 miles 34.55 km |
3:07 |
6.93 mph 11.08 kmph |
3,776 ft 1,151 m |
623 ft / 2,018 ft 190 m / 615 m |
| 8 |
Wildcamp spot to Na Meo 3rd February 2020 |
37.57 miles 60.11 km |
4:20 |
8.66 mph 13.86 kmph |
4,211 ft 1,284 m |
157 ft / 1,365 ft 48 m / 416 m |
| 7 |
Hang Tram to Canh Nang 2nd February 2020 |
45.03 miles 72.05 km |
3:50 |
11.73 mph 18.77 kmph |
2,499 ft 762 m |
51 ft / 474 ft 15 m / 145 m |
| 6 |
Hanoi to Hang Tram 1st February 2020 |
60.14 miles 96.22 km |
5:14 |
11.49 mph 18.39 kmph |
1,903 ft 580 m |
-3 ft / 442 ft -1 m / 135 m |
| 5 |
Vinh Yen to Hanoi 16th January 2020 |
29.14 miles 46.63 km |
2:40 |
10.86 mph 17.38 kmph |
465 ft 142 m |
9 ft / 87 ft 3 m / 27 m |
| 4 |
Dong Tam to Vinh Yen 15th January 2020 |
73.12 miles 116.99 km |
6:20 |
11.53 mph 18.45 kmph |
2,916 ft 889 m |
20 ft / 364 ft 6 m / 111 m |
| 3 |
Pho Rang to Dong Tam 14th January 2020 |
57.97 miles 92.75 km |
6:28 |
8.95 mph 14.32 kmph |
4,894 ft 1,492 m |
105 ft / 508 ft 32 m / 155 m |
| 2 |
Hekou to Pho Rang 13th January 2020 |
53.14 miles 85.02 km |
5:20 |
9.95 mph 15.92 kmph |
3,562 ft 1,086 m |
263 ft / 955 ft 80 m / 291 m |
| 1 |
Pingbian to Hekou 12th January 2020 |
64.31 miles 102.89 km |
5:53 |
10.92 mph 17.47 kmph |
5,745 ft 1,751 m |
266 ft / 4,381 ft 81 m / 1,335 m |
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Qualcuno può darmi informazioni sul percorso in bici da Hanoj a ninh binh?
Grazie!
Hi, we didn’t cycle to Ninh Binh. Our complete route through Vietnam is in this blog.