No visa needed

Do citizens of Vietnam need a visa for Cambodia?

Citizens of Vietnam don’t need a visa for Cambodia and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Vietnam: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; Hanoi — Phnom Penh: ≈ 1,060 km, about 2 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Cambodia without a visa on a Vietnam passport?

Yes, citizens of Vietnam don’t need a visa for Cambodia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Cambodia visa rules at a glance

With a Vietnam passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vietnam passport ranks 161st of 199.
Vietnam passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Cambodia passport: 20.
Citizens of Vietnam and Cambodia can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Iran, Micronesia, Seychelles, Palestine, Rwanda, Haiti, and Dominica.
Vietnam and Cambodia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Cambodia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vietnam. Vietnam visa for citizens of Cambodia

Travelling to Cambodia: good to know

Hanoi — Phnom Penh: about 1,060 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Cambodian Riel and US Dollar.
Languages: Khmer.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KHR 4,050.
Cambodia is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vietnam.