Major city · Vietnam
Dong HoiĐồng Hới
Use Đồng Hới as the airport and railway stop for Phong Nha, 45 minutes inland; sleep in Phong Nha town unless you arrive late or leave early.
Best months
Feb–Aug
Avoid
Sep–Nov (floods)
Nights
0–1
Airport
VDH
Đồng Hới
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- Southeast Asia ↗Carry a passport valid for at least six months from entry with two blank pages; airlines refuse boarding on less.
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Đồng Hới is a small coastal city on the Nhật Lệ River with a long beach and a ruined church and citadel gate from the war. Its airport and station are the gateway to Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng. Since 2025 it is part of Quảng Trị province (check).
Understand
At a glance
- Airports
- VDH Đồng Hới (Domestic flights; 10 min to the centre, 50 min to Phong Nha)
- Phrases
- Vietnamese phrasebook
Plan
Weather, what a day costs, where to sleep and how to move
Weather and climate
Dong Hoi: next 7 days
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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.
Air quality
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Model estimate (CAMS via Open-Meteo), not a street-level station; readings near busy roads run higher.
Jan
22°
17°
11 rd
Feb
23°
18°
10 rd
Mar
25°
20°
10 rd
Apr
29°
23°
7 rd
May
32°
25°
8 rd
Jun
34°
27°
6 rd
Jul
34°
27°
6 rd
Aug
33°
26°
10 rd
Sep
31°
25°
15 rd
Oct
28°
23°
19 rd
Nov
25°
21°
19 rd
Dec
22°
18°
15 rd
High / low °C · rd = rain days
Cost per day
- Budget
- ₫400,000–700,000 (≈ US$16–30) excl. bed
Trip budget
| Hotel double room1 × 1 night × ₫700,000 | ₫700,000 |
| Food, local transport, entries2 × 1 day × ₫900,000 | ₫1,800,000 |
| Car to Phong Nha1 × ₫500,000 | ₫500,000 |
| Buffer 10%Price creep, a taxi you did not plan, one splurge | ₫300,000 |
| Trip total≈ ₫1,650,000 per person per day, bed included | ₫3,300,000≈ US$130 |
2026 estimate in đồng; flights and tours excluded. Your choices stay in this browser.
Prices of common things
| Car to Phong Nha | ₫400,000–600,000 (≈ US$16–25) |
| Bus to Phong Nha | about ₫50,000 (≈ US$2) (check) |
2026 estimate; check locally.
Where to sleep
Riverside and beach
For late arrivals or early departures.
Getting around
Taxis and ride-hailing; car or bus to Phong Nha.
On the ground
Day-trips
Watch out
Safety
- Autumn floods cut roads to Phong Nha: check before travelling.
Emergency numbers
- Police
- 113
- Fire
- 114
- Ambulance
- 115
Pocket card
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Dong HoiĐồng Hới
Pocket card · Voykit
My bed tonight
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Cho tôi đến địa chỉ nàyPlease take me to this address
Emergency
- Police113
- Fire114
- Ambulance115
Embassy
Embassies are in Hanoi.
My embassy: —
Fare anchors (2026 estimate)
- VDH → Phong Nha, car: ₫400,000–600,000 (≈ US$16–25), 50 min
Say or show
- Xin chào — Hello (sin chow)
- Cảm ơn — Thank you (gahm un)
- Bao nhiêu tiền? — How much is this? (bow nyew tee-en)
- Không cay — Not spicy, please (khom kai)
- Tính tiền — The bill, please (ting tee-en)
- Dừng ở đây — Stop here, please (yung uh day)
Show the address in Vietnamese with street and house number.
Deep dive
What this guide covers so far, and its sources
Not a trip line yet
This is a basic guide: no airport-to-bed contract, walking clusters or day plans are published for Dong Hoi. Airport, fare and schedule details are unverified; check the operators before you fly.
What we know, and what is coming
On this page
- Best months: Feb–Aug · avoid Sep–Nov (floods)
- 1 airport and 1 area to sleep in
- Weather: a 7-day forecast and monthly averages
- Cost per day in 1 bands
- 1 day-trips, door to door
- 1 things to watch out for, with emergency numbers
Coming as the guide grows
- Go straight to Phong Nha
Sources
- officialVietnam National Authority of Tourism
- secondaryWikivoyage — Dong Hoi