Is Lạng Sơn safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Lạng Sơn safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Lạng Sơn scores 53/100 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.
Lạng Sơn scores 53/100 (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 Lạng Sơn: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (83/100) and security (47/100).
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 21.8478° N, 106.7578° E place Lạng Sơn within Lạng Sơn at an elevation of 265 meters. Heading to Hanoi: 133.1 km SW.
Lạng Sơn
21.8478° N, 106.7578° E
265 m
Asia/Bangkok
200,108
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Vietnam
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 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Lạng Sơn happened in July (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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