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Haiphong
Centrally-governed city of Vietnam

Haiphong

Haiphong or Hai Phong is the third-largest city in Vietnam, with an area of 3,194.72 km2 (1,233.49 mi2).

Plan a trip to Haiphong→From Hanoi (Soc Son)

It includes Bạch Long Vĩ and Cát Bà islands in the Gulf of Tonkin. Haiphong has a population of 4,664,124 in 2025. Haiphong holds the historical distinction of being the first city in both Vietnam and Mainland Southeast Asia to be electrified.

Get in

Getting to Haiphong

  1. 01
    Cat Bi International Airport
  2. 02
    Hai Phong

    Four trains per day run from Long Bien station in Hanoi; journey time is just over 2½ hr.

  3. 03
    Phà Bính
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Hai Phong City Museum
  2. 02
    Naval Museum
  3. 03
    Elephant Mountain An Lao

    Elephant mountain An Lao or Núi Voi is a complex of rocky mountains, undulating and meandering.

  4. 04
    Thai Mieu
  5. 05
    Kiep Bac Temple
  6. 06
    Chua Lan Pagoda
Eat

Where to eat

Stalls about town offer the normal array of Vietnamese cuisine. Local specials include anything cua (crab) or seafood, for example: "bánh đa cua"- noodle soup with crab and other traditional Vietnamese ingredients. Delicious. Try it once and you won't forget it!

How locals move

Getting around Haiphong the local way

  • Get inA number of ferries serve Haiphong, including several daily fast hydrofoils to and from Cat Ba Island.
  • Get aroundAt the port (city centre, Ben Binh St) ferries depart to Cat Ba Island (up to 100,000 dong) To visit Đồ Sơn Beach, about 20 km southeast of Haiphong, go to Lạch Tray St and board any bus marked Đồ Sơn (17,000 dong).

From Wikivoyage: Haiphong, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.