City / District (Thành phố / Quận) in Hoi An, Da Nang, Hue & Phong Nha Caves · Hoi An, Da Nang, Hue & Phong Nha Caves

Hoi An Ancient Town (Hoi An, Da Nang, Hue & Phong Nha Caves) Travel Guide 2026

Hoi An Ancient Town is a city / district (thành phố / quận) in Hoi An, Da Nang, Hue & Phong Nha Caves (Hoi An, Da Nang, Hue & Phong Nha Caves), Vietnam, with a population of 450,000 and regional transit links via Hoi An Ancient Town Central Station and Da Nang International Airport (DAD, 40 min from Hoi An) & Hue / Dong Hoi Stations.

Province / StateHoi An, Da Nang, Hue & Phong Nha Caves

Population450,000

Rail HubHoi An Ancient Town Central Station

Airport GatewayDa Nang International Airport (DAD, 40 min from Hoi An) & Hue / Dong Hoi Stations

Highlights & What to See in Hoi An Ancient Town

Hoi An UNESCO Ancient Town, Japanese Covered Bridge & Assembly Halls — Purchase the 120,000 ₫ ($4.80) Old Town Heritage Ticket covering 5 historic merchant houses (Tan Ky, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, and the newly restored 1593 Japanese Covered Bridge).
Full-Moon Lantern Festival & Thu Bon River Sampan Ride — Every evening at dusk, the Ancient Town closes to motorbikes as candlelit paper lotus lanterns float down the river (150,000 ₫ for a 20-minute sampan boat).
Custom Tailoring & Leather Shoemaking (24–48 Hour Turnaround) — Have linen suits, silk dresses, or leather boots custom-measured and fitted at Yaly, A Dong Silk, or Bebe.
Tra Que Vegetable Village Cycling & An Bang Beach — Pedal 15 minutes through emerald rice paddies and basil gardens out to palm-fringed An Bang Beach.
My Son UNESCO Champa Sanctuary at Sunrise — 4th-to-13th-century red-brick Hindu temple ruins set in a lush mountain ring 45 km west of Hoi An (150,000 ₫).

Transit & Getting There

Connect to Hoi An Ancient Town via Hoi An Ancient Town Central Station (Vietnam Railways (Đường sắt Việt Nam) Reunification Express (SE1/SE2, SE3/SE4, SE19/SE20) & Chapa/Lotus VIP Sleepers) and local transit using Grab App, Hanoi Airport Bus 86.