Vietnam’s transport sector continued to record strong growth in October, with passenger transport volume increasing 16.4% year-on-year and passenger traffic turnover rising 14.6%.
Freight transport volume and turnover both grew by 17.4%, according to the National Statistics Office.
For the first 10 months of 2026, passenger transport reached 5.92 billion passenger trips, up 16.7% from the same period last year. Passenger traffic turnover totalled 290.2 billion passenger-kilometres, an increase of 11.7%.
Freight transport volume reached 2.88 billion tons, up 15.5%, while freight turnover rose 13.1% to 573.4 billion ton-kilometres.
Road transport remained the largest passenger transport mode, carrying 5.45 billion passengers, up 17.4%, with turnover increasing 16.2% to 196.8 billion passenger-kilometres. Air passenger transport reached 50 million trips, up 4.1%, while turnover rose 2.1% to 80.6 billion passenger-kilometres.
International visitor arrivals also maintained an upward trend. Vietnam welcomed 1.85 million international visitors in October, up 4.9% month-on-month and 7% year-on-year. The total for the first 10 months reached 19.5 million, an increase of 13.8%.
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