Is Điện Biên Phủ safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Điện Biên Phủ safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Điện Biên Phủ scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Vietnam Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 24 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Điện Biên Phủ scores 50/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Vietnam (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Điện Biên Phủ: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (84/100) and security (47/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 21.3833° N, 103.0167° E within Điện Biên, Điện Biên Phủ is situated 296.8 km E of Hanoi at an altitude of 485 m.
Điện Biên
21.3833° N, 103.0167° E
485 m
Asia/Bangkok
84,672
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Điện Biên Phủ happened in April (25 of 27 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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