Da Nang to Quy Nhon is about 300 km down the coast, and the train is the easy way: about five to six hours to Dieu Tri station with a seat or a berth, then a short ride into town. Cabin buses are a good second choice, especially from Hoi An, which has no station. The new expressway now runs the whole way for cars, but there is still no direct flight.
How we built this guide: on 19 October 2026 we checked Vietnam Railways' own timetable and fare tables for Thursday 5 November 2026, bus listings on Vexere and 12Go for the same date, private cars on 12Go, Baolau's route notes, flights on Google Flights, 2026 reports on the expressway, and travel reports on Quang Ngai and Sa Huynh. We did not make the trip for this guide. Prices are in Vietnamese dong (VND) with US dollar estimates at Vietcombank's selling rate of 26,100 VND per dollar on 19 October 2026.
Which way from Da Nang to Quy Nhon suits you?
Take the train for comfort and a fixed timetable, a daytime cabin bus if you start in Hoi An, and a private car if you are a group or want to stop along the way. Our Quy Nhon guide covers the beaches and Cham towers once you arrive.
| Mode | Time | Price seen for 5 Nov 2026 | Catch | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Dieu Tri | 5 h 9 min to 6 h 16 min | Soft seat 256,000 to 370,000 VND (about $10 to $14) | Ends 16 km outside Quy Nhon | Most travelers |
| Daytime cabin or sleeper bus | About 4 h 45 min to 7 h 15 min | 489,000 to 900,000 VND (about $19 to $34) | Drop-offs at company points around the city | Starting in Hoi An |
| Night cabin bus | About 4 h 15 min to 7 h 15 min | From 315,000 VND (about $12) | Arrives between midnight and 04:00 | Saving a hotel night |
| Private car | 4 to 5.5 hours | 4,680,000 to 9,975,000 VND per vehicle (about $179 to $382) | The most expensive option | Groups, stops in Quang Ngai or Sa Huynh |
| Flight | No direct flight | Not worth it | Two stops, 14 hours or more | Nobody |
Which trains run from Da Nang to Dieu Tri?
Six trains a day make the run, two of them overnight. These are the departures on Vietnam Railways' timetable for Thursday 5 November 2026, with the fares from each train's own fare table. The line covers 305 km between the two stations.
| Train | Leaves Da Nang | Arrives Dieu Tri | Time | Soft seat | Four-berth cabin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE5 | 00:36 | 05:50 | 5 h 14 min | 296,000 to 316,000 VND | 585,000 to 660,000 VND |
| SE9 | 06:03 | 12:17 | 6 h 14 min | 310,000 to 356,000 VND | 608,000 to 673,000 VND |
| SE21 | 07:55 | 14:11 | 6 h 16 min | 256,000 to 264,000 VND | 451,000 to 530,000 VND |
| SE3 | 10:43 | 16:42 | 5 h 59 min | 317,000 to 370,000 VND | 697,000 to 778,000 VND |
| SE1 | 13:29 | 18:38 | 5 h 9 min | 350,000 to 370,000 VND | 697,000 to 778,000 VND |
| SE7 | 22:30 | 04:00 next day | 5 h 30 min | 268,000 to 316,000 VND | 585,000 to 660,000 VND |
Six-berth sleepers cost 436,000 to 695,000 VND, and SE21 also sold a two-berth VIP cabin for 999,000 VND (about $38). Fares include insurance and vary with when you buy and where you sit, Vietnam Railways notes. By day, SE1 is quickest and SE21 cheapest.
Baolau adds that the private company Charmy Express attaches its own sleeper carriages, with two-berth and four-berth cabins, to Vietnam Railways trains on this route.
How do you get from Dieu Tri into Quy Nhon?
By taxi or Grab, since the main-line trains stop outside the city. Dieu Tri station sits in Tuy Phuoc commune, and a branch line runs about 16 km to Quy Nhon station in the center, per Vietnamese Wikipedia, but Vietnam Railways showed no trains from Da Nang to Quy Nhon station on 5 November 2026.
Grab lists Quy Nhon among its service areas, and Baolau allows about an hour for the bus or taxi from Dieu Tri into town. We found no published fare for the taxi. Our Grab and taxis page explains how to book one. If your train arrives before dawn, as SE5 and SE7 do, book the car before you board.
Tip: Quy Nhon moved from Binh Dinh into Gia Lai province on 1 July 2025, when the two provinces merged, per Tuoi Tre. Tickets and booking sites may show either name.
How long do buses take, and where do they stop?
About 4 hours 15 minutes to 7 hours 15 minutes, depending on the company and how far out of Da Nang you board. On 19 October 2026, Vexere counted about 79 trips a day from 14 companies, with an average of 5.7 hours over about 301 km and fares from 315,000 to 900,000 VND. These are some of the services it listed for 5 November 2026:
- Viet Lao (Da Nang): VIP cabins from its Da Nang offices between 09:00 and 10:00, about 5.5 to 6 hours, with Hoi An pickups at 10:15 and 10:45, 4 hours 45 minutes. All reach the Go! supermarket in Quy Nhon around 15:00 to 15:30, from 500,000 VND. More leave between 19:00 and 23:45.
- Duc Phuc (Hoi An): standard sleepers from its Hoi An office at 06:30, 08:30, 10:30 and 13:30, 6 hours, 489,000 VND, to the Phuong Linh 3 fuel station next to Quy Nhon bus station.
- Tan Kim Chi: VIP cabins at 07:35 from Da Nang and 08:05 from Hoi An, arriving about 14:50, from 700,000 VND.
- Quy Thao (Da Nang): a limousine sleeper at 17:00 from Da Nang Central Bus Station, 6 hours 30 minutes, 315,000 VND with an early-booking discount, the cheapest we saw.
- HM Happycar: night VIP cabins from Da Nang and from 97 Nguyen Tat Thanh in Hoi An between about 19:15 and 23:45, 4 hours 15 minutes to 5 hours 15 minutes, from 550,000 VND, to the Lan Anh Hotel in Quy Nhon.
- HK Buslines: VIP cabins at 22:00 from Da Nang and 23:00 from Hoi An, about 4.5 to 5.5 hours, from 550,000 VND.
Most are through buses bound for Nha Trang, Da Lat or Ho Chi Minh City, so they drop you at a fuel station, hotel or office. One reviewer on 12Go wrote in August 2026 that their bus left them at a cafe about 10 minutes by car from the bus station. Ask for the exact drop-off before you pay.
Watch out: Phuong Trang's buses appear in Vexere's Quy Nhon results, but the ones we saw stopped only at Tam Quan or Bong Son, in the north of the old Binh Dinh province, about 3.5 to 4 hours from Da Nang. Check that your ticket says Quy Nhon.
Are there limousine vans?
Not in the listings we checked. Every Da Nang to Quy Nhon service on Vexere and 12Go for 5 November 2026 was a sleeper, cabin or seated coach, so "limousine" here means a coach with bigger berths. For a van to yourself, see the next section.
What about a private car on the new expressway?
A car is quickest door to door and lets you stop, but it costs more than ten times a bus seat. For 5 November 2026, 12Go listed four cars: Chou Travel at 4 hours for 4,680,000 VND (about $179) per vehicle for up to three people, Hue Happy Travel at 5 hours 30 minutes from 6,187,500 VND, and Cocovip Limousine's eight-seat van at 5 hours 30 minutes for 9,975,000 VND.
The road is now expressway almost the whole way. The 139 km Da Nang to Quang Ngai expressway opened fully on 2 September 2018, per Vietnamese Wikipedia. The 88 km Quang Ngai to Hoai Nhon section opened at noon on 29 April 2026, and the Hoai Nhon to Quy Nhon section opened the same morning, VOV reported, with limits of 90 km/h for cars and 80 km/h for sleeper buses. That last 69 km section ends at the National Road 19 junction in An Nhon Nam, west of the city, per Vietnamese Wikipedia.
Can you fly from Da Nang to Quy Nhon?
No. For 5 November 2026, Google Flights showed only two-stop itineraries from Da Nang to Phu Cat, Quy Nhon's airport, taking 14 hours 45 minutes to 16 hours. Phu Cat makes sense only from Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City; see our Quy Nhon guide.
Should you stop in Quang Ngai or Sa Huynh?
A stop splits the trip into two short rides. All six trains also stop at Quang Ngai: on 5 November 2026, Vietnam Railways' Da Nang to Quang Ngai timetable showed six trains taking 2 hours 25 minutes (SE1) to 3 hours 12 minutes (SE21). SE1 then continues from Quang Ngai at 15:59 and reaches Dieu Tri at 18:38.
- Quang Ngai: the Son My Memorial marks the site of the My Lai massacre of 16 March 1968 and includes a museum listing the 504 civilians killed, per Wikipedia. VnExpress calls Quang Ngai's My Khe beach the province's best known and warns that the water gets deep quickly. Quang Ngai is also the jumping-off point for Ly Son island; see our Da Nang to Ly Son guide.
- Sa Huynh: the salt fields cover about 105 ha about 60 km south of Quang Ngai city, and salt is made from February to August, most of all in May and June, per a 2023 report in Bao Van Hoa. VnExpress suggests booking a salt-field tour, rowing on An Khe lagoon nearby, and spending the night in Sa Huynh or Quang Ngai. SE9 (06:03, arriving 09:40) and SE21 (07:55, arriving 11:56) stop at Duc Pho, the area Sa Huynh belongs to.
The salt fields can be seen from National Road 1 as it passes Sa Huynh, Bao Van Hoa notes, so a car is the easiest way to stop.
Going the other way: Quy Nhon to Da Nang
Northbound trains on 5 November 2026 left Dieu Tri at 02:04 (SE10), 06:51 (SE4), 08:02 (SE2), 18:07 (SE8), 20:39 (SE6) and 23:25 (SE22), taking 5 hours 4 minutes (SE2) to 6 hours 40 minutes (SE10), per Vietnam Railways. Many of the same bus companies run north too. Heading further south instead? Our Hoi An to Nha Trang guide covers the next leg, and the Starting from Hoi An and Da Nang hub lists every route from Da Nang.
Key facts at a glance
- Six trains ran from Da Nang to Dieu Tri on 5 November 2026, in 5 hours 9 minutes to 6 hours 16 minutes, per Vietnam Railways.
- Dieu Tri station is about 16 km from Quy Nhon station, per Vietnamese Wikipedia.
- Buses averaged 5.7 hours over about 301 km, with fares from 315,000 VND, per Vexere.
- The Quang Ngai to Hoai Nhon and Hoai Nhon to Quy Nhon expressways opened on 29 April 2026, per VOV.
- No direct flight linked Da Nang and Phu Cat on 5 November 2026, per Google Flights.
Limitations
Train times and fares are Vietnam Railways' own figures for one date, 5 November 2026, checked on 19 October 2026; fares move with demand, especially around Tet. Bus times are the operators' figures on Vexere and 12Go, and the many through buses can run early or late. We found no published taxi fare from Dieu Tri into Quy Nhon, and the private-car prices are one booking site's quotes. The Sa Huynh figures come from a 2023 report. October and November are the wettest months on this coast, as the climate table in our Quy Nhon guide shows, so allow extra time and keep a spare day in those months.
