PYRTPlan Your Road Trips
Create TripCommunityMerchandise
PYRTPlan Your Road Trips
Create TripCommunityMerchandise
Top left: Battle of Hamo Village During the Tet Offensive. US Marines and ARVN troops defend a position against enemy attack. 
Top right: UH-1D helicopters airlift members of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment from the Filhol Rubber Plantation area to a new staging area, during Operation "Wahiawa," a search and destroy mission conducted by the 25th Infantry Division, northeast of Cu Chi, 1966 
Bottom left: Unidentified Vietnamese bodies on road. 
Bottom right: A Viet Cong base camp being burned down.
General notes:  Title from archive, probably misleading: This is widely agreed to be an image of torture.
Incense plays an important role in Vietnamese life. It is considered as a sacred bridge to connect the visible life of human beings and the world of heaven, earth, and gods. Photo taken in Quang Phu Cau village, on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam. In this picture, incense sticks are being set out to dry, after being dipped in the incense solution.
Photo by Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. U.S. Marine Corps. James K. F. Dung, SFC, Photographer Ronald L. Haeberle U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Destinations
Home›Destinations›Dĩ An
AsiaVietnamHo Chi Minh City (HCMC)

Dĩ An

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam · Asia

About Dĩ An

Dĩ An is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Thuận An, 16km from War Remnants Museum.

Dĩ An is in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, with about 460,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Thuận An, about 6 km away.

Dĩ An station is a railway station on the North–South railway (Reunification Express) line in Vietnam. It serves the town of Dĩ An in Bình Dương Province. There is a branch line from here to the Dĩ An train workshop. The Dĩ An railyards were notable as a centre of trade union activity in the 1930s, during French

Read more Indochina.

Read more on Wikipedia

Where to Stay in Dĩ An

Compare prices across Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, and more. Select your dates to see availability.

Filter presets

Pick your must-haves once: provider links open pre-filtered. Each filter lists which sites it applies to.

Booking.comExpediaTripAdvisorHotels.comAgodaAirbnb

Compare before you book!

Prices can vary significantly between platforms. We recommend checking at least 2-3 sites to find the best deal for your stay in Dĩ An.

Explore the Area

Discover famous landmarks, scenic roads, and more near Dĩ An.

Loading map...
Open in Google Maps

Frequently Asked Questions

What is there to see near Dĩ An?

Within an hour or so of Dĩ An: War Remnants Museum (16 km), Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (16 km), Cu Chi Tunnels (43 km).

Where is Dĩ An?

Dĩ An is in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, about 6 km from Thuận An.

Road trip

Drive to Dĩ An

Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.

Start planning

What's nearby?

Swipe through places to go

Places within a drive of Dĩ An. Keep the ones you like and add them to your trip.

Explore now

Quick Information

Population
463,023
Continent
Asia
Country
Vietnam
Region
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
Timezone
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
Coordinates
10.9068, 106.7694

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Vietnam

Police
113
Ambulance
115
Fire
114
Driving side
right
Full driving guide for Vietnam

Tags

AsiaVietnamHo Chi Minh City (HCMC)City

Worth the detour from Dĩ An

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

War Remnants Museum

A deeply affecting museum in Ho Chi Minh City documenting the Vietnam War primarily from the Vietnamese perspective.

16 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Vietnam's largest and most dynamic city with French colonial architecture, buzzing motorbike traffic, and vibrant street food culture.

16 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Cu Chi Tunnels

An immense network of underground tunnels used by Viet Cong guerrillas during the Vietnam War, now open to visitors to crawl through.

43 km · about 50 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Dĩ An.

Biên Hòa

🇻🇳 Vietnam

7 km awayPop. 1,272,235

Thủ Dầu Một

🇻🇳 Vietnam

15 km awayPop. 373,105

Tân Bình

🇻🇳 Vietnam

17 km awayPop. 89,373

Quận Ba

🇻🇳 Vietnam

17 km awayPop. 220,375

Ho Chi Minh City

🇻🇳 Vietnam

18 km awayPop. 14,002,598

Tân Uyên

🇻🇳 Vietnam

20 km awayPop. 52,873

Quận Năm

🇻🇳 Vietnam

20 km awayPop. 187,510

Chợ Lớn

🇻🇳 Vietnam

22 km awayPop. 561,000

Plan a trip around Dĩ An

Asia road trip planner

Your trip starts here

Plan a road trip from Dĩ An.

Pick the days, drop in the stops, and share it with whoever's coming.

Start planning
PYRT

The ultimate road trip planning platform. Discover 150,000+ destinations worldwide, plan scenic routes, and create unforgettable adventures.

Inspiration

  • Discover Trips
  • Travel Guides
  • Community

The Product

  • Calendar Planner
  • Integrations
  • How It Works
  • Collaboration Mode
  • Get the App
  • Merchandise: PYRT Supply Co.
  • Become a Creator
  • Trip Marketplace

Plan Your Trip

  • Road Trip Planner
  • Famous Routes
  • Drive Times & Distances
  • Planners by Country
  • Best Road Trip Planner App
  • Discover Road Trips
  • Events
  • Travel Guides
  • How It Works
  • My Trips
  • Community Groups

Company

  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • About PYRT
  • Support
  • Contact Us
  • Sign In
  • Create Account

© 2026 Plan Your Road Trips. All rights reserved.

•[email protected]
Data sources:GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)•Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)•Mapbox•Photography: George Lawrence