Hue to Da Nang Drive: Road Trip Tips & Info

Da Nang is laid-back and friendly, maybe because everyone you meet has just finished an amazing meal. Culinary tours are a hugely popular way to experience literal local flavor. After you’ve stuffed yourself with bold noodle soups and savory street foods, walk it off by exploring the limestone caves and Buddhist grottos of the Marble Mountains.

If you’re planning this same drive and want to know all about it – how long it is, how long it takes, and where to stop along the way – read on. By the end of this post, you’ll know everything about the drive between Hue and Da Nang.

How far is Da Nang from Hue?

As the crow flies, it’s roughly 51 miles between Hue and Da Nang. Luckily, we can’t skip over all the good stuff and have to drive – that means seeing some of the sights and countryside between these two points.

For driving, it is roughly 60 miles or 96 km between Hue and Da Nang. This may vary slightly depending on your start and end points.

Hue to Da Nang drive hours

In terms of travel time by car, the 60 miles drive from Hue to Da Nang takes 1 hour 27 minutes. Again, your final drive time depends on where you start in Hue and end in Da Nang.

As 60 miles is roughly one tank of gas, you may or may not need to stop for gas along the way; there are plenty of options along these major roads.

Hue to Da Nang road trip

Realistically, you're not going to want to drive without stopping all the way from Hue to Da Nang, especially if you're the main driver. So let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Da Nang, and you need to stop along the way to rest. Plus if it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and find a hotel to stay overnight. That's what we are perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Andorra, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what we are perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Road trip: 1 days of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 1 hour 27 minutes on the road

Itinerary

Start at Hue.

Drive for about 1.5 hours and arrive in Da Nang

Hue to Da Nang airports and flights

To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.

Departure airport: Phu Bai International Airport (HUI)

Arrival airport: Da Nang International Airport (DAD)

With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.

Getting to the airport: 18 minutes

Getting to your destination: 3 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an example flight from HUI to DAD and figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.

Commercial flight time: 5 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Hue to Da Nang including time spent getting to/from the airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.

Total travel time: 2 hours 27 minutes

Flying non-stop from Hue to Da Nang

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Hue and Da Nang. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight time from Hue, Thua Thien - Hue Province to Da Nang is 6 minutes under avarage conditions.

Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots.

Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.