No visa needed

Do citizens of Cambodia need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Cambodia don’t need a visa for Vietnam 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 Cambodia: the passport opens 20 countries visa-free; Phnom Penh — Hanoi: ≈ 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 Vietnam without a visa on a Cambodia passport?

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

Vietnam visa rules at a glance

With a Cambodia passport you can visit 20 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 94 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cambodia passport ranks 169th of 199.
Cambodia passport: visa-free access to 20 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Cambodia and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, Seychelles, Micronesia, Iran, Palestine, Rwanda, Haiti, and Dominica.
Cambodia and Vietnam share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, don’t need a visa for Cambodia. Cambodia visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Phnom Penh — Hanoi: 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: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cambodia.