Railways
total: 3,142 km
standard gauge: 209 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 2,625 km 1.000-m gauge
dual gauge: 308 km three-rail track combining 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (2001)

Highways
total: 93,300 km
paved: 23,418 km
unpaved: 69,882 km (1996)

Waterways 17,702 km
note: more than 5,149 km are navigable at all times by vessels up to 1.8 m draft

Pipelines petroleum products 150 km

Ports and harbors Cam Ranh, Da Nang, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Long, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Vinh, Vung Tau

Merchant marine
total: 153 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 782,912 GRT/1,173,186 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cambodia 1, Japan 1, Singapore 1, United Kingdom 2 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 113, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, container 5, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 20, refrigerated cargo 2

Airports 34 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 17
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2001)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 17
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 8 (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Vietnam on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Vietnam Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Vietnam Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.