Airports:
44 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 37
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 7
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2010)

Heliports:
1 (2010)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
condensate/gas 42 km; gas 66 km; refined products 206 km (2009)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 2,347 km
country comparison to the world: 67
standard gauge: 178 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 2,169 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 171,392 km
country comparison to the world: 29
paved: 125,789 km
unpaved: 45,603 km (2008)
[see also: Roadways country ranks ]

Waterways:
17,702 km (5,000 km navigable by vessels up to 1.8 m draft) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 7
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 537
country comparison to the world: 21
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 103, cargo 330, chemical tanker 24, container 20, liquefied gas 7, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 46, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
registered in other countries: 84 (Cambodia 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 3, Mongolia 34, Panama 37, Taiwan 1, Tuvalu 6, unknown 1) (2010)
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
Cam Pha Port, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu My, Quy Nhon

Transportation - note:
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift