Da Nang
Central Vietnam's beach city: My Khe Beach, the Marble Mountains and the Son Tra Peninsula, with Hoi An half an hour south and Hue over the Hai Van Pass.
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VerdictCome between February and May, give it two or three days for the beach, the Marble Mountains and Son Tra, and add Hoi An or Hue by road or rail.
Da Nang is a coastal city with its own international airport, which Vietnam Tourism, the national tourism site, says has daily flights to the country's major hubs. In a straight line the airport is about 3 km from the city point Wikidata gives, and the Ancient Town of Hoi An is about 25 km to the south. Vietnam Tourism puts My Khe Beach first on its list of things to do: broad golden sands that sweep south from the Son Tra Peninsula.
The same page sends you to the Marble Mountains, five limestone and marble hills with caves, pagodas and viewpoints, reached by stairs or a lift. It also points to the winding coastal road around Son Tra, through forest, quiet coves and temples, and says to look out for the Lady Buddha statue and the rare red-shanked douc langurs. For food it suggests starting at Han Market and names mi Quang noodles and grilled banh trang rolls.
Guides we wrote before Da Nang had its own page cover both towns, and they stay on the Hoi An & Da Nang page.
- Region
- Central Vietnam
- Province
- Da Nang
- Nearest airport
- Da Nang International Airport (DAD)3 km (2 mi)2 mi (3 km) in a straight line. All three nearest
- Weather station
- Đà Nẵng6 m (20 ft) above sea level
Da Nang in pictures
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Top sights in Da Nang
We picked sights whose official hours and ticket prices we could check. This is not a ranking.
Ba Na Hills and the Golden BridgeA hilltop theme park reached by cable car, home of the giant-hands Golden Bridge.
Dragon Bridge (Cau Rong)A dragon-shaped road bridge over the Han River that breathes fire at weekends.
Hai Van Pass and Hai Van GateThe old mountain road from Da Nang to Hue, with a restored 1826 gate.
Han MarketDa Nang's central market: fabric, ao dai tailors, dried seafood and a food court.
Linh Ung Pagoda and the Lady Buddha, Son TraDa Nang's biggest pagoda and a 67 m Lady Buddha facing the sea.
Marble Mountains (Ngu Hanh Son)Limestone hills full of cave shrines and pagodas, 15 minutes from Da Nang.
Museum of Cham SculptureThe world's largest collection of Cham stone carving, in a 1919 riverside building.
My Khe BeachDa Nang's free city beach, with lifeguards, fishing boats and Son Tra beyond.
Son Tra PeninsulaDa Nang's forested sea mountain: langurs, Ban Co Peak and a heritage banyan.
My Son SanctuaryChampa brick temple towers in a valley inland from Hoi An, UNESCO-listed since 1999.
Da Nang itinerary
- Day 1My Khe, the Marble Mountains, Han Market and the Dragon Bridge9 stops, 05:30 to 20:30
- Day 2Ba Na Hills for the day7 stops, 06:30 to 18:30
The full plan, stop by stop, with times, fees and a map for each day
Climate in Da Nang
Monthly averages from the Đà Nẵng weather station, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, 5 km (3 mi)3 mi (5 km) from Da Nang. Averages describe a typical month, not a forecast.
- Least rain
- Feb to Apr (24 to 35 mm a month)Feb to Apr (24 to 35 mm a month)
- Most rain
- Sep to Nov (351 to 628 mm a month)Sep to Nov (351 to 628 mm a month)
- Coolest
- Dec to Jan (21.5 to 22.2°C mean)Dec to Jan (71 to 72°F mean)
- Warmest
- Jun to Jul (29.3 to 29.4°C mean)Jun to Jul (85°F mean)
- Drier months by our rule
- Jan to JulJan to Jul
Mean temperature (left axis) Average daily low to high Rainfall (right axis)
| Month | Mean °C / °FMean °F / °C | Low to high °CLow to high °F | Rain mm | Rain days | Fog days | Drizzle days | Sun hours | By our rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.5 / 7171 / 21.5 | 19.3 to 25.067 to 77 | 82 | 12.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 132 | DrierMostly cloudy, some rain |
| February | 22.4 / 7272 / 22.4 | 20.2 to 26.268 to 79 | 24 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 146 | DrierSun and cloud, little rain |
| March | 24.2 / 7676 / 24.2 | 21.8 to 28.371 to 83 | 25 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 182 | DrierSun and cloud, little rain |
| April | 26.5 / 8080 / 26.5 | 23.8 to 31.075 to 88 | 35 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 209 | DrierSun and cloud, little rain |
| May | 28.4 / 8383 / 28.4 | 25.2 to 33.377 to 92 | 81 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 247 | DrierHot and sunny, some rain |
| June | 29.4 / 8585 / 29.4 | 26.0 to 34.579 to 94 | 83 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 242 | DrierHot and sunny, some rain |
| July | 29.3 / 8585 / 29.3 | 25.7 to 34.478 to 94 | 93 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 246 | DrierHot and sunny, some rain |
| August | 29.0 / 8484 / 29.0 | 25.6 to 33.978 to 93 | 141 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 215 | MixedSun and cloud, rainy |
| September | 27.6 / 8282 / 27.6 | 24.5 to 31.876 to 89 | 351 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 177 | WetSun and cloud, heavy rain |
| October | 26.0 / 7979 / 26.0 | 23.5 to 29.574 to 85 | 628 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 143 | WetMostly cloudy, very heavy rain |
| November | 24.4 / 7676 / 24.4 | 22.1 to 27.472 to 81 | 448 | 20.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 118 | WetMostly cloudy, heavy rain |
| December | 22.2 / 7272 / 22.2 | 20.0 to 25.168 to 77 | 218 | 18.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 95 | ShoweryMostly cloudy, rainy |
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How the last column is decided
These limits are ours; the source tables do not set them. A month is Drier when it has under 100 mm of rain, no more than 12 rainy days and fewer than 10 foggy days. Otherwise it is Wet (over 250 mm), Foggy (10 or more foggy days), Showery (15 or more rainy days) or Mixed. A month near one of these limits could almost have the next label, so read the numbers.
The icon beside each label pictures the month. The sun fills it at 7 or more hours of sunshine a day (the month's total over its days), sits behind cloud from 5 hours, peeks out from 3 and gives way to two clouds below that. Drops start at 50 mm of rain and grow to four long ones at 500 mm or more. A foggy month shows fog lines; a broken ring means no sunshine figure. The sun is yellow, orange in a sunny month and red when that month is also hot (a mean of 28°C or more); drops go from light to dark blue as the rain grows. The dot beside the label is the drier, mixed or wet colour of the homepage board.
The source does not define a “rain day”. Crowds, prices and storms are not part of this table.
The source does not say which years these averages cover. The regulation does not state the observation period of these tables.
Getting to Da Nang
Da Nang's airport and railway station are both inside the city, each 5 km by road from the Dragon Bridge on the Han River, where we put the centre, so a flight or a train leaves you only a 5-minute drive from it. Long-distance buses use the central bus station on the western edge, 9 km out.
Where are you coming from?
Our pick from Hanoi: Fly: Vietnam Airlines alone lists 10 to 11 flights a day, and the airport is 5 minutes from the Dragon Bridge. Overnight, SE3 at 19:20 and the 18:30 Queen Cafe sleeper bus both get in mid-morning; only the bus stops in town.
- Fly to Da Nang
Vietnam Airlines
Fastest
Door to town
1 h 30 min
1 h 25 min flight + 5 min drive
Fare
On the airlines' sites
How often
10 to 11 a day
You arrive at
Da Nang Airport, domestic terminal T1
- Train to Da Nang
Quickest train: SE3
Overnight
Door to town
15 h 13 min
15 h 08 min train + 5 min drive
19:20 to 10:28 next day
Fare
On the railway's booking site
How often
6 a day
You arrive at
Da Nang station
- Sleeper bus
Queen Cafe Bus
Into townOvernight
Door to town
16 h 00 min
bus straight into town
18:30 to 10:30 next day
Fare
600,000 to 850,000 VND
about US$23 to 33, sleeper bed to VIP cabin
How often
1 a day
You arrive at
28 3/2 Street, in town
Pick-up 18:00 to 18:30 at 208 Tran Quang Khai.
Our pick from Ho Chi Minh City: Fly: Vietnam Airlines alone lists 13 flights a day, 1 h 30 min in the air. The quickest train, SE2, takes 16 h 31 min.
- Fly to Da Nang
Vietnam Airlines
Fastest
Door to town
1 h 35 min
1 h 30 min flight + 5 min drive
Fare
On the airlines' sites
How often
13 a day
You arrive at
Da Nang Airport, domestic terminal T1
- Train to Da Nang
Quickest train: SE2
Overnight
Door to town
16 h 36 min
16 h 31 min train + 5 min drive
20:35 to 13:06 next day
Fare
On the railway's booking site
How often
6 a day
You arrive at
Da Nang station
Our pick from Hue: Take an express train: the quickest way and the lowest ticket. For the view over the Hai Van Pass, the HD1 tourist train leaves at 07:05 and takes 32 minutes longer.
- Express train to Da Nang
Morning train: SE3
FastestLowest ticket
Door to town
2 h 38 min
2 h 33 min train + 5 min drive
07:55 to 10:28
Fare
103,000 to 113,000 VND
about US$4, soft seat, SE2 fare
How often
6 a day
You arrive at
Da Nang station
SE7 at 19:43 is a minute quicker but arrives at night.
- Tourist train HD1
Vietnam Railways
Door to town
3 h 10 min
3 h 05 min train + 5 min drive
07:05 to 10:10
Fare
180,000 to 210,000 VND
about US$7 to 8, soft seat, weekday or Sunday
How often
2 a day
You arrive at
Da Nang station
HD3 leaves Hue at 14:30 and arrives at 18:15.
Our pick from Hoi An: A taxi or Grab car takes about 30 minutes. Bus 02 is the lowest ticket, VND 20,000 or 30,000, but allow over an hour; it runs from 05:15 to 18:30.
- Taxi or Grab car
FastestInto town
Door to town
30 min
drive straight into town
Fare
456,500 VND
about US$17, Xanh SM meter for 32 km, by our arithmetic
How often
Any time
You arrive at
Dragon Bridge
Tolls not included.
- City bus 02
DanaBus
Into townLowest ticket
Door to town
1 h 10 min
bus straight into town
Fare
20,000 to 30,000 VND
about US$1, by distance
How often
every 15 to 30 min
You arrive at
Han Market stop, Bach Dang Street
70 minutes is the operator's time from Cua Dai to the city administration centre.
Our pick from Nha Trang: Fly if the day suits: Vietnam Airlines lists 3 flights a week from Nha Trang, 1 h 15 min. Otherwise the quickest train, SE2, leaves at 03:51 and takes 9 h 15 min.
- Fly from Cam Ranh to Da Nang
Vietnam Airlines
Fastest
Door to town
1 h 20 min
1 h 15 min flight + 5 min drive
Fare
On the airline's site
How often
3 a week
You arrive at
Da Nang Airport, domestic terminal T1
- Train to Da Nang
Quickest train: SE2
Door to town
9 h 20 min
9 h 15 min train + 5 min drive
03:51 to 13:06
Fare
On the railway's booking site
How often
6 a day
You arrive at
Da Nang station
Door to town = the trip + the drive on the map. Taxi not in the fare.
- Da Nang Airport (DAD) to Han River (Dragon Bridge)5 km (3 mi)3 mi (5 km), about 5 min by car
- Da Nang station to Han River (Dragon Bridge)5 km (3 mi)3 mi (5 km), about 5 min by car
- Central bus station to Han River (Dragon Bridge)9 km (6 mi)6 mi (9 km), about 10 min by car
- Han River (Dragon Bridge) to My Khe Beach5 km (3 mi)3 mi (5 km), about 5 min by car
- Han River (Dragon Bridge) to Marble Mountains (Ngu Hanh Son)10 km (6 mi)6 mi (10 km), about 15 min by car
Full detailsBy air · From the airport · By train · By bus
By air
Da Nang International Airport (DAD) has a domestic terminal, T1, and an international one, T2. Besides Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang, Vietnam Airlines flies a few times a week from Hai Phong, Can Tho, Da Lat and Buon Ma Thuot. For other cities, see our airports by destination guide, and for Hoi An our closest airport to Hoi An post.
From the airport
City bus 06 starts at the airport bus station, runs past the international and domestic terminals, then crosses the Dragon Bridge and follows the beach road, Vo Nguyen Giap, south to the Vietnam-Korea University. The first bus leaves the airport at 05:45 and the last at 19:25, every 30 to 60 minutes; the fare is VND 15,000 for up to 10.65 km and VND 22,000 beyond. Bus 03 runs from the same airport bus station to Ba Na Hills in about an hour, 32 trips a day, for VND 15,000 or 30,000 by distance. For the airport bus to Hoi An, see our Hoi An page.
A taxi or Grab car to the Dragon Bridge is 5 km, about 5 minutes. Xanh SM's electric taxis charge VND 30,500 for the first 2 km in Da Nang, then VND 15,300 a km up to km 12. Book in the app and check the number plate before you get in: a family arriving at night in 2023 wrote on r/VietNam that men at the pick-up area tried to cancel their Grab booking on their phone, and that the real driver then asked for a toll more than twice what their hotel said it was.
By train
Five Hanoi to Saigon express trains call at Da Nang each way every day. SE19 from Hanoi ends here at 11:35 and SE20 leaves for Hanoi at 18:00; SE21 to Saigon starts here at 07:55, and SE22 from Saigon ends here at 05:40. Our Hanoi to Hue train page has the full timetable.
From Hue the express trains take 2 h 32 min to 2 h 45 min. On the tourist train over the Hai Van Pass, HD1 leaves Hue at 07:05 and HD3 at 14:30, and HD2 and HD4 head back from Da Nang at 07:05 and 15:20; a soft seat costs more on Sundays. The Hue page has the details.
Correction, 19 October 2026: from 18 October this section said seven Hanoi to Saigon trains call here and put the slowest from Hue at 3 h 34 min; both counted trains that are in the railway's timetable but do not run or go on sale this autumn.
Correction, 20 October 2026: from 19 October this section said the express trains from Hue take 2 h 45 min to 2 h 59 min. That ran to the time each train leaves Da Nang; the railway's ticket site has them getting in up to 15 minutes sooner.
Correction, 23 October 2026: the train options at the top of Getting there gave the time each train leaves Da Nang as its arrival, 15 minutes after it gets in. SE3 from Hanoi and Hue reaches Da Nang at 10:28, not 10:43, and SE2 from Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang at 13:06, not 13:21, so SE2 from Ho Chi Minh City takes 16 h 31 min, not 16 h 46 min.
By bus
Public bus LK01 leaves the central bus station for Hue's South bus station every 14 to 15 minutes from 05:30 to 19:00, through the Hai Van tunnel, for VND 80,000 (Hue's bus company lists VND 70,000). The operator gives no journey time.
Bus 02 to Hoi An also starts at the central bus station and runs through the centre: heading south it stops opposite 151 Tran Phu, by the cathedral, and heading back opposite Han Market on Bach Dang. The whole route takes 90 minutes. Fares go by distance: VND 8,000 up to 10 km, VND 20,000 up to 25 km and VND 30,000 beyond.
From Hanoi, Queen Cafe Bus ends at 28 3/2 Street in Da Nang; the 36-bed sleeper costs VND 600,000, the 32-bed cabin VND 700,000 and the 22-bed VIP cabin VND 850,000.
Getting around Da Nang
The riverfront is good on foot: Han Market is about 800 m north of the Dragon Bridge, and the bridge breathes fire and water at 21:00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. My Khe Beach is 5 km away by road across the bridge, and bus 06 runs along the beach road. The Marble Mountains are 10 km south, about 15 minutes by car; on its way back from Hoi An, bus 02 stops opposite Non Nuoc pagoda on Le Van Hien Street. For the Son Tra Peninsula you need a car, a motorbike or a taxi, and its page explains how to check that the roads are open.
Nearest airports
The three nearest airports with scheduled flights, as the crow flies. By road or rail the trip is longer, and the nearest airport is not always the easiest one to use.
- DADDa Nang International Airport3 km (2 mi)2 mi (3 km)
- HUIPhu Bai International Airport65 km (40 mi)40 mi (65 km)
- VCLChu Lai Airport91 km (57 mi)57 mi (91 km)
Where to stay in Da Nang
We don't rank hotels and have no booking partners. These are the areas, described by what is near them.
Near My Khe Beach. The beach that Vietnam Tourism lists first, running south from the Son Tra Peninsula.
Near the airport. Da Nang International Airport is about 3 km from the city point in a straight line.
In Hoi An instead. Some travelers base themselves in Hoi An and come to Da Nang for a day; see the third question below.
Our guides to Da Nang
My Son Sanctuary ticket price in 2026 and the planned rise5 min read
Hoi An lantern festival dates: every full moon to 20275 min read
Hoi An weather by month: the dry half and the wet autumn5 min read
Hoi An ancient town ticket: 2026 fee, old tiers and validity5 min read
Closest airport to Hoi An: Da Nang, plus trains from Hue5 min read
Is there an airport in Hue? Phu Bai, and when Da Nang wins5 min read
Getting to nearby places
The three nearest places, as the crow flies.
- Hoi An
- Straight line:
- 25 km (16 mi)16 mi (25 km)
- By road:
- 31 km (19 mi)19 mi (31 km), about 0 h 29 min by car
- Hue
- Straight line:
- 79 km (49 mi)49 mi (79 km)
- By road:
- 94 km (58 mi)58 mi (94 km), about 1 h 24 min by car
- By train:
- Da Nang to Hue, fastest 2 h 28 min, 12 trains in the timetable
- Train fare:
- soft seat 103,000 to 113,000 VND; sleeper berth 126,000 to 204,000 VND. Train SE2, Da Nang to Hue, leaving November 10, 2026.
- Phong Nha
- Straight line:
- 265 km (165 mi)165 mi (265 km)
- By road:
- 311 km (193 mi)193 mi (311 km), about 4 h 05 min by car
- By train:
- Da Nang to Dong Hoi, fastest 5 h 31 min, 12 trains in the timetable
Flights: no fares shown
Fares are on each airline's own site.
Motorbike: same roads as the car, valid licence needed
Details on getting around.
Questions travelers ask about Da Nang
When is the best time to visit Da Nang? February to May. At Đà Nẵng's weather station, 5 km from the centre, February to April are the driest months, with 24 to 35 mm of rain on about five days each, and the monthly mean climbs from 22°C to 28°C by May, the sunniest month. June to August get more rain, 80 to 140 mm a month, and are the hottest, around 29°C. September to December is the wet half: October is the wettest month, at about 630 mm on 20 rainy days, and November the next wettest. Vietnam Tourism also names September and October as warm and sunny, but on these figures we wouldn't plan a beach trip around October.
Is November a bad month for Da Nang? Vietnam Tourism describes a rainy season of long showers from November to February. A traveler who had booked Da Nang for November asked r/VietNam for tips, and one reply said:
"Most of the rain could be happening right now. Go and enjoy. Sit in coffee cafes and tour the city if it rains."
u/Fresh-Ant1149 on r/VietNam
Da Nang or Hoi An as a base? On a thread about a one-day trip to Hoi An, one reply:
"Hoi An is definitely a tourist town but personally I found Da Nang a bit sterile. Other than the beach it's pretty average. On my last trip I stayed in Hoi An and day tripped to Da Nang instead, found that much more enjoyable."
u/ktr83 on r/VietNam
Correction, 16 October 2026: from 14 to 16 October the two-day plan above still said Son Tra was closed with no reopening date. The board had reopened it on 14 October.
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Sources
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- QCVN 02:2022/BXD, National technical regulation on natural physical and climatic data for construction. Ministry of Construction, Viet Nam (issued with Circular 02/2022/TT-BXD); climate data supplied by IMHEN. Station: Đà Nẵng. The source does not say which years.
- OurAirports. Public domain, no guarantee of accuracy. Scheduled-service airports only.
- OpenStreetMap data routed with OSRM, car profile. Estimate for a car at the speeds in the map data. Traffic, road works, weather and stops are not included.
- OpenStreetMap and Natural Earth. Main roads, railway and rivers on the Getting there map from OpenStreetMap (ODbL); land and borders from Natural Earth (public domain). Drive lengths and times on the map routed with OSRM.
- Vietnam Railways timetable (giotaugiave.dsvn.vn). Timetable read 2026-10-23.
- Vietnam Railways (Duong Sat Viet Nam) official train times and fares, k.vnticketonline.vn, linked from dsvn.vn. Fare table of the fastest scheduled train for each pair, for the departure date shown. The page says fares include insurance and can change with the time of purchase, the type of passenger and the position of the seat. Read in a browser, no ticket was bought.
- Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam: Circular 44/2024/TT-BGTVT
- Tuoi Tre News: Foreigners caught riding motorbikes without international driving permits in Vietnam's Khanh Hoa. News report dated 14 May 2026.
- vietnam.travel. Da Nang International Airport has daily flights to the country's major hubs.
- wikidata.org, page 2. Airport about 3 km (3.06 km) from the city point; Hoi An Ancient Town about 25 km (24.88 km).
- davidmegginson.github.io. Airport about 3 km (3.06 km) from the city point; Hoi An Ancient Town about 25 km (24.88 km).
- mysonsanctuary.com.vn. My Son 68 km from Da Nang city.
- danangfantasticity.com. Dragon Bridge fire and water show at 21:00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
- baodanang.vn. Son Tra Peninsula: visits paused on 8 October 2026 over heavy rain and landslide risk; the board reopened the roads to visitors from 14 October 2026 once the weather settled (Bao Da Nang, 14 October 2026, 17:53); no new pause found in a news search on 16 October 2026; rainy season October to February (VnExpress, 8 October 2026, same as the Son Tra page's sources).
- vietnamairlines.com. Vietnam Airlines' Da Nang page: Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang 1 h 30 min, 13 flights a day; Hanoi to Da Nang 1 h 25 min, 10 to 11 a day; Nha Trang, Hai Phong, Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot 3 to 4 a week, Can Tho 5 a week (its route pages give other counts, 13 or 20 a day from Hanoi and about 15 from Ho Chi Minh City; we use this table).
- danangbus.vn. Domestic terminal T1, international terminal T2 (DanaBus route list, route 01SB stops; OSM way 295394150 “Nhà ga Quốc nội T1”).
- router.project-osrm.org, page 2. Drive times on the map, OpenStreetMap routed with OSRM via scripts/access-maps.mjs (data/access-maps/da-nang.json, built 2026-10-18): airport (T1) to the Dragon Bridge 5 km, 5 min; Da Nang station 5 km, 5 min; central bus station 9 km, 10 min; Dragon Bridge to My Khe Beach 5 km, 5 min; to the Marble Mountains 10 km, 15 min (centre = west end of the Dragon Bridge, OSM way 694830396 at 16.06114, 108.22445; T1 OSM way 295394150; station OSM way 303615117; central bus station OSM way 256668716; beach and Marble Mountains from their sight pages).
- xanhsm.com. Xanh SM (Green SM) Car in Da Nang: VND 30,500 for the first 2 km, VND 15,300 a km to km 12.
- laodong.vn. Five Hanoi to Saigon SE trains call at Da Nang each way daily (southbound SE5, SE9, SE3, SE1, SE7; northbound SE6, SE10, SE4, SE2, SE8), plus SE19 from Hanoi ending here at 11:35, SE20 starting here at 18:00 for Hanoi, SE21 starting here at 07:55 for Saigon and SE22 from Saigon (10:15) ending here at 05:40: the railway's schedule for 17 August to 30 December 2026 and the trains its ticket site sold on every date we tried on 19 October 2026 (22 October to 10 December), read again on 20 October for 27 October and 10 November. Arrival times and durations from the ticket site's train lists (k.vnticketonline.vn/api/GTGV/LoadDmTau, fields GioDen and Duration, read 20 October): quickest from Hanoi SE3 19:20 to 10:28, 908 min (15 h 08 min); quickest from Saigon SE2 20:35 to 13:06, 991 min (16 h 31 min); quickest from Nha Trang SE2 03:51 to 13:06, 555 min (9 h 15 min); Hue to Da Nang 152 min (SE7) to 165 min (SE19), 2 h 32 min to 2 h 45 min; Da Nang to Hue 148 min (SE2) to 191 min (SE10). Until 20 October this row used data/vietnam-rail.json, which keeps one time per stop (the departure), and gave arrival times 15 minutes late.
- giotaugiave.dsvn.vn, page 2. Five Hanoi to Saigon SE trains call at Da Nang each way daily (southbound SE5, SE9, SE3, SE1, SE7; northbound SE6, SE10, SE4, SE2, SE8), plus SE19 from Hanoi ending here at 11:35, SE20 starting here at 18:00 for Hanoi, SE21 starting here at 07:55 for Saigon and SE22 from Saigon (10:15) ending here at 05:40: the railway's schedule for 17 August to 30 December 2026 and the trains its ticket site sold on every date we tried on 19 October 2026 (22 October to 10 December), read again on 20 October for 27 October and 10 November. Arrival times and durations from the ticket site's train lists (k.vnticketonline.vn/api/GTGV/LoadDmTau, fields GioDen and Duration, read 20 October): quickest from Hanoi SE3 19:20 to 10:28, 908 min (15 h 08 min); quickest from Saigon SE2 20:35 to 13:06, 991 min (16 h 31 min); quickest from Nha Trang SE2 03:51 to 13:06, 555 min (9 h 15 min); Hue to Da Nang 152 min (SE7) to 165 min (SE19), 2 h 32 min to 2 h 45 min; Da Nang to Hue 148 min (SE2) to 191 min (SE10). Until 20 October this row used data/vietnam-rail.json, which keeps one time per stop (the departure), and gave arrival times 15 minutes late.
- ketnoidisan.dsvn.vn. Tourist train HĐ1 Hue 7:05 to Da Nang 10:10; HĐ3 14:30 to 18:15; HĐ2 Da Nang 07:05, HĐ4 Da Nang 15:20; soft seat from VND 180,000 (Tuesday 20-10-2026) and from VND 210,000 (Sunday 18-10-2026); see rows 27 and 28 of place-hue.sources.md.
- giotaugiave.dsvn.vn. Tourist train HĐ1 Hue 7:05 to Da Nang 10:10; HĐ3 14:30 to 18:15; HĐ2 Da Nang 07:05, HĐ4 Da Nang 15:20; soft seat from VND 180,000 (Tuesday 20-10-2026) and from VND 210,000 (Sunday 18-10-2026); see rows 27 and 28 of place-hue.sources.md.
- benxehue.vn. LK01 Da Nang central bus station to Hue South bus station: 05:30 to 19:00, every 14 to 15 minutes, via the Hai Van tunnel, VND 80,000; Hue Bus Station JSC lists VND 70,000.
- danangbus.vn. Bus 02, central bus station to Cua Dai (Hoi An): southbound stop opposite 151 Tran Phu (Chicken Church, the cathedral), northbound stop opposite Han Market (122 Bach Dang) and opposite 722-724 Le Van Hien (Non Nuoc pagoda); 05:15 to 18:30; 90 minutes, 70 from the city administration centre to Cua Dai; every 15 to 30 minutes; VND 8,000 up to 10 km, 20,000 over 10 to 25 km, 30,000 over 25 km (the operator's notice of 28/08/2026 keeps 15 to 30 minutes and moves the route to electric buses).
- queenbus.com.vn. Queen Cafe Bus, Hanoi to Da Nang: 18:00 to 18:30 from 208 Tran Quang Khai, arrives 10:30 the next day at 28 3/2 Street; 36-bed VND 600,000, 32-bed 700,000, VIP 22-bed cabin 850,000 one way.
- openstreetmap.org. Han Market about 800 m (0.80 km) north of the Dragon Bridge centre point.
- giotaugiave.dsvn.vn. Hue to Da Nang: six express trains a day southbound; SE9 03:12 to 05:48, SE3 07:55 to 10:28, SE19 08:50 to 11:35 (its last stop), SE1 10:30 to 13:14, SE7 19:43 to 22:15, SE5 21:40 to 00:21; 152 to 165 minutes, 2 h 32 min to 2 h 45 min (ticket site train list, Hue to Da Nang, 27 October and 10 November 2026, read 20 October). The Correction lines quote what the section said before: 3 h 34 min (19 October, a train not on sale this autumn) and 2 h 45 min to 2 h 59 min (20 October, measured to the departure from Da Nang).
- router.project-osrm.org. Hoi An Ancient Town and the Dragon Bridge: 32 km, 30 min by car, OpenStreetMap routed with OSRM via scripts/access-maps.mjs (data/access-maps/hoi-an.json, built 2026-10-18, route danang to town; bridge point from the Dragon Bridge page, 16.06111, 108.22667); Xanh SM meter for 32 km = 30,500 + 10 × 15,300 + 13 × 14,000 + 7 × 13,000 = VND 456,500.
- pexels.com. Image: a fisherman bringing a basket boat ashore at sunrise, My Khe Beach, Da Nang, nhavantuonglai, Pexels License (taken 2022-11-05).
Dragon ornament: Mark / samuraiagency, CC0, with two calligraphy characters removed