Vinh
Vinh is a former city located in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam and was the capital city of Nghệ An province, Vietnam.
Vinh is a former city located in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam and was the capital city of Nghệ An province, Vietnam. Vinh also is an economic and cultural center of the country's North-Central region. The city's name "Vinh" currently refers to a 166.22 square kilometres (64.18 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 6 wards, including Trường Vinh, Thành Vinh, Vinh Hưng, Vinh Phú, Vinh Lộc, and Cửa Lò.
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Worth seeing in and around Vinh
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Vinh Stadium
Vinh Stadium, Sân vận động Vinh in Vietnamese, is a multi-use stadium in Vinh, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sông Lam Nghệ An F.C., the stadium also shared to Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh FC in 2025.
400 m · multi-use stadium in Vinh, Vietnam · Wikipedia - 02Vinh medical university
Vinh Medical University is a medical university in Vinh, Vietnam. It was founded in 2010.
4 km · university · Wikipedia - 03Nghe An – Soviet Nghe Tinh Museum
The Nghe An – Soviet Nghe Tinh Museum is a history museum in Vinh, Nghệ An Province, Vietnam. It is dedicated to the Nghe-Tinh Soviets revolutionary movement of 1930–1931 against French colonial rule.
2.6 km · history museum in Nghệ An Province, Vietnam · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
There are three old citadel gates: 1 the front gate, 2 the western gate and 3 the eastern gate. There are some informational plaques at the gates which are only in Vietnamese. The gates are marked with signs in Chinese (前门, 左门, 右门).
From Wikivoyage: Vinh, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
- 01Vinh Recreation Centre
Indoor pool, cinema, gym, children's playground, arcade and karaoke machine.
From Wikivoyage: Vinh, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
Chao Luon (the local specialty of eel porridge) may be found at various roadside stalls or small eateries. Banh Muot (rice rolls with fried onion and Vietnamese pate) may be found at roadside stalls. Vinh Recreation Centre has a Breadtalk, King BBQ (Korean BBQ) and Highlands Coffee.
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Getting to Vinh
- Airports
- Cat Bi (HPH), 264 km · Noi Bai (HAN), 284 km
- Stations
- Vinh Airport, 7.8 km · Vinh Railway Station, 2.4 km
- Haiphong (Hai An) → Vinh263 km · quickest by road, 5h 32m · ₫308,000–410,000
- Hanoi (Soc Son) → Vinh288 km · quickest by road, 5h 29m · ₫301,000–401,000
- Da Nang → Vinh395 km · quickest by road, 7h 58m · ₫435,000–580,000
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Vinh
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Vinh. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Vinh
- Hưng Nguyêndistrict in North Central Coast, Vietnam10 km
- Bến Thủyward in Vietnam4 km
- Trường VinhWard in Nghệ An province, Vietnam.2.8 km