//
Provincial city in Điện Biên, Vietnam
Photo: [Tycho], CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dien Bien Phu (Điện Biên Phủ) is a town of 80,000 people (2018) in northwestern Vietnam. The city is best known for the events which occurred there during the First Indochina War, the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. Later in the war the region was a breadbasket for the Việt Minh.
From the travel guide. Select a place for details, a map and what is nearby.
This nightclub serves cheap beer (35,000 dong) and plays improbably loud electronic music.
Choose an airport to see hotels, stations, taxi ranks and car rental desks around it.
Dien Bien Phu · Regional · DIN
Loading places around the airport…
Articles and travel topics about Dien Bien Phu and Vietnam.
Travel tipsComplete 2026 guide to applying for a Vietnam e-visa. Step-by-step portal directions, photo rules, costs, 90-day multiple entries, and common pitfalls.
6 min read
Travel tipsExplore the rainy seasons in Asia month by month. Compare Southwest and Northeast monsoons, typhoon belts, dry island escapes, and travel dates.
8 min read
InspirationExplore the best places to visit in March across Japanese cherry blossoms, explosive Spanish fiestas, desert wonders in Jordan, and Irish music sessions.
7 min read
ItinerariesPlan your Da Nang and Hoi An trip with our central Vietnam guide. Explore My Khe Beach, Marble Mountains, lantern streets, and travel logistics.
7 min read
Every section of the guide. Open one to read it in full.