Vietnam Visa Airport

There are currently five Vietnam visa airports in five cities of Vietnam: Noi Bai Airpor (Hanoi city); Tan Son Nhat airport (Ho Chi Minh city); Da Nang airport (Da Nang city), Cat Bi airport (Hai Phong city); and Cam Ranh airport (Nha Trang city)

Before travelling to these airport, international travelers are advised to apply for Vietnam visa approval letter which enable you to get airport visa on your arrival.

1. Noi Bai International airports

Noi Bai International Airport (IATA: HAN, ICAO: VVNB) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Quoc te Noi Bai, the biggest airport in northern Vietnam, serves the capital city Hanoi. The airport is 28 miles (45 km) from the city’s downtown. Travel time by taxi takes between 30 to 45 minutes

Transportation

Hanoi city bus services 07 and 17 connect Noi Bai Airport with Hanoi’s city-center. The bus stop is just on the right side of the terminal exit. Traveling by bus costs 5,000 VND (0.3 USD) per person and takes about one hour. However, passengers with oversized luggage are known to be denied boarding. Buses operate from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Airport taxi costs a fixed 250,000 VND (15 USD) for a sedan and toll charges are included in the price. A sign by the taxi stand outside the terminal will show the latest official prices. A taxi to the city-center takes about 40 minutes. Avoid using private drivers with non official taxis: there has been (some scarce) complaints of travelers being brought to desert places and robbed, when using rogue anonymous taxis. Drivers of official taxis always display their license with their photo and name on the taximeter.
There is also the Airport Minibus, which is 30,000 VND (2.0 USD) but only leaves after it is completely filled.
Minibuses and taxis park right in front of the airport exit gate. There are three companies operating several kinds of taxis and minibuses, and they are almost the same in price and service.

 How to get visa at Noi Bai airport

-       Step 1: Applying for Vietnam visa approval letter online at https://evietnamvisa.com/apply.html before travel date 2 business days at least (for those persons who are rush, you can consider urgent, super urgent or emergency option to shorten processing time)

-       Step 2: Receiving visa approval letter via email, checking your information and printing the letter out

-       Step 3: Getting on board

-       Step 4: Presenting visa approval letter together with necessary documents, paying stamping fee to get visa stamped upon arrival at Noi Bai airport

Common misunderstanding about airport visa

In reality, there may be some misunderstanding about airport visa. In order to avoid these, before requesting visa, visitors should notice some following points:

-       Is is not possible to get Noi Bai airport visa directly without applying for pre-approved visa?

The answer is “No”. All foreign visitors who want to get visa at Vietnam airport need to have visa approval letter issued by the Immigration Department. Therefore, before travelling, visitors should apply online for this document.

-       Do I need to pay visa fee at Noi Bai airport after paying fee for visa approval letter?

Yes. According to policy of Vietnam Immigration Department, all visitors getting visa at Vietnam airport need to pay visa stamping fee in cash to the immigration officers. In means that there are 2 kinds of fee you should pay for airport visa: visa approval fee to process visa approval letter and visa stamping fee to get visa stamped.

-       Regulated visa fee rates are different, is it right?

It is true. Visa fee is regulated variously for each visa type. In addition, for citizens come from different countries, visa approval fee is not same. However, for each visa type, stamping fee to get visa at Noi Bai airport is similar regardless nationality of passengers.

The operating hours, and the air port visa of the airport is 24/24 hours per day. Service help: please call (84) 943 25 25 52 or email us support@evietnamvisa.com if you need help in arranging your transportation to and from Noi Bai airport

2. Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is Vietnam’s largest international airport in terms of area (800 ha/1,977 acres compared with 650 ha/1,606 acres of Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport and Danang’s Da Nang International Airport).

Arrivals

Arriving passengers disembark through jet ways, although some flights may be parked away from the terminal and require a short walk to immigration that is located on the upper level. Immigration desks are available for both ASEAN and non-ASEAN residents, who generally must be in possession of a visa prior to arrival, or make advance plans to pick one up in the arrivals area prior to clearing Customs. There are toilet facilities and duty-free shops available in the baggage hall.
A currency exchange desk is located immediately past the Customs desk. There are no facilities for non-passengers to enter the arrivals area and they are limited to meeting passengers outside the terminal. It is here that passengers can pick up taxis, motorcycles or a bus into the city.
The air-conditioned airport bus, service number 152, is the cheapest way into Ho Chi Minh City. It is especially useful for tourists since it passes most of the major hotels along De Tham Street and Dong Khoi Street.

Departures
Only passengers are allowed inside the terminal.
Passengers enter the domestic terminal on the lower level where check-in formalities are completed; in the new international terminal departures are on the upper level. Trolleys are not permitted past the security checkpoints, but smaller trolleys are normally available once the checkpoint has been cleared.
International passengers complete passport control formalities and then pass into the departures lounge. The new terminal contains several shops and restaurants, mostly charging Western prices for items, as well as the total of 5 business-class lounges, one of them is operated by Vietnam Airlines and one of them is operated by Star Alliance. Flights are normally called and passengers need to present themselves at the gate for baggage screening and boarding, normally through jetways.

How to get visa at Tan Son Nhat airport

-       Step 1: Applying for Vietnam visa approval letter online at https://evietnamvisa.com/apply.html before travel date 2 business days at least (for those persons who are rush, you can consider urgent, super urgent or emergency option to shorten processing time)

-       Step 2: Receiving visa approval letter via email, checking your information and printing the letter out

-       Step 3: Getting on board

-       Step 4: Presenting visa approval letter together with necessary documents, paying stamping fee to get visa stamped upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport

Common misunderstanding about airport visa

In reality, there may be some misunderstanding about airport visa. In order to avoid these, before requesting visa, visitors should notice some following points:

-       Is is not possible to get Tan Son Nhat airport visa directly without applying for pre-approved visa?

The answer is “No”. All foreign visitors who want to get visa at Vietnam airport need to have visa approval letter issued by the Immigration Department. Therefore, before travelling, visitors should apply online for this document.

-       Do I need to pay visa fee at Tan Son Nhat airport after paying fee for visa approval letter?

Yes. According to policy of Vietnam Immigration Department, all visitors getting visa at Vietnam airport need to pay visa stamping fee in cash to the immigration officers. In means that there are 2 kinds of fee you should pay for airport visa: visa approval fee to process visa approval letter and visa stamping fee to get visa stamped.

-       Regulated visa fee rates are different, is it right?

It is true. Visa fee is regulated variously for each visa type. In addition, for citizens come from different countries, visa approval fee is not same. However, for each visa type, stamping fee to get visa at Tan Son Nhat airport is similar regardless nationality of passengers.

For emergency visa support at airport and transportation arrangement, please contact us for help. 

3. Da Nang International Airport

Da Nang International Airport (IATA: DAD, ICAO: VVDN) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Quoc te Ða Nang) is located in Da Nang of central Vietnam.

Located very near the city center, Danang international airport is one of the three largest in Vietnam after Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai airports and has a total area of 842 hectares of which the civil aviation section is allocated 150 hectares.

According to the ICAO evaluation, the Danang airport could be an alternative transit point on the Europe-Asia Pacific international route as it is located in the Central Asia near the sea with ideal flying level.
Currently, there are more than 30 airlines of 20 countries operating in the Danang air space.
From Danang, there are not only domestic flights to Hanoi, Hochiminh city, Hai Phong, Hue, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Pleiku, ect. but also international ones to Bangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong (China), Vientiane (Laos), Phnompenh (Cambodia), Taipei (Taiwan)…

 How to get visa at Da Nang airport

-       Step 1: Applying for Vietnam visa approval letter online at https://evietnamvisa.com/apply.html before travel date 2 business days at least (for those persons who are rush, you can consider urgent, super urgent or emergency option to shorten processing time)

-       Step 2: Receiving visa approval letter via email, checking your information and printing the letter out

-       Step 3: Getting on board

-       Step 4: Presenting visa approval letter together with necessary documents, paying stamping fee to get visa stamped upon arrival at Da Nang airport

Common misunderstanding about airport visa

In reality, there may be some misunderstanding about airport visa. In order to avoid these, before requesting visa, visitors should notice some following points:

-       Is is not possible to get Da Nang airport visa directly without applying for pre-approved visa?

The answer is “No”. All foreign visitors who want to get visa at Vietnam airport need to have visa approval letter issued by the Immigration Department. Therefore, before travelling, visitors should apply online for this document.

-       Do I need to pay visa fee at Da Nang airport after paying fee for visa approval letter?

Yes. According to policy of Vietnam Immigration Department, all visitors getting visa at Vietnam airport need to pay visa stamping fee in cash to the immigration officers. In means that there are 2 kinds of fee you should pay for airport visa: visa approval fee to process visa approval letter and visa stamping fee to get visa stamped.

-       Regulated visa fee rates are different, is it right?

It is true. Visa fee is regulated variously for each visa type. In addition, for citizens come from different countries, visa approval fee is not same. However, for each visa type, stamping fee to get visa at Da Nang airport is similar regardless nationality of passengers.

4. Cat Bi International Airport

Cat Bi International Airport or Haiphong Airport (IATA: HPH, ICAO: VVCI) is a domestic airport in Vietnam, located in Hai Phong Province (North of Vietnam).

At present, Cat Bi airport mostly hosts domestic flights from Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. Also, there is a direct route that connects Macau and Haiphong.

The distances from the airport to the center of Haiphong city is only 5km and you have many options to choose from to enter the town. You can either take a taxi or motorcycle taxi.

Flight distance between Cat Bi (Hai Phong) International Airport and Tan Son Nhat ( Ho Chi Minh ) International Airport: 1117 km.

Flight distance between Cat Bi (Hai Phong) International Airport and Da Nang International Airport: 558 km

Flight distance between Cat Bi (Hai Phong) International Airport and Noi Bai International Airport: 99 km

How to get visa at Cat Bi airport

-       Step 1: Applying for Vietnam visa approval letter online at https://evietnamvisa.com/apply.html before travel date 2 business days at least (for those persons who are rush, you can consider urgent, super urgent or emergency option to shorten processing time)

-       Step 2: Receiving visa approval letter via email, checking your information and printing the letter out

-       Step 3: Getting on board

-       Step 4: Presenting visa approval letter together with necessary documents, paying stamping fee to get visa stamped upon arrival at Cat Bi airport

Common misunderstanding about airport visa

In reality, there may be some misunderstanding about airport visa. In order to avoid these, before requesting visa, visitors should notice some following points:

-       Is is not possible to get Cat Bi airport visa directly without applying for pre-approved visa?

The answer is “No”. All foreign visitors who want to get visa at Vietnam airport need to have visa approval letter issued by the Immigration Department. Therefore, before travelling, visitors should apply online for this document.

-       Do I need to pay visa fee at Cat Bi airport after paying fee for visa approval letter?

Yes. According to policy of Vietnam Immigration Department, all visitors getting visa at Vietnam airport need to pay visa stamping fee in cash to the immigration officers. In means that there are 2 kinds of fee you should pay for airport visa: visa approval fee to process visa approval letter and visa stamping fee to get visa stamped.

-       Regulated visa fee rates are different, is it right?

It is true. Visa fee is regulated variously for each visa type. In addition, for citizens come from different countries, visa approval fee is not same. However, for each visa type, stamping fee to get visa at Cat Bi airport is similar regardless nationality of passengers.

5. Cam Ranh International Airport.

Cam Ranh International Airport (IATA: CXR, ICAO: VVCR) is located on Cam Ranh Bay in Cam Ranh, a town in Khanh Hoa Province in Vietnam. It serves the city of Nha Trang, which is 30 km (16 NM) from the airport.

This airport, located in Cam Ranh, now handles all domestic and international flights to Nha Trang. Old Nha Trang airport, located in Nha Trang city, is not used for commercial flights. In 2007, Cam Ranh was upgraded to an international airport. In December, 2009 Cam Ranh International Airport was opened.

How to get visa at Cam Ranh airport

-       Step 1: Applying for Vietnam visa approval letter online at https://evietnamvisa.com/apply.html before travel date 2 business days at least (for those persons who are rush, you can consider urgent, super urgent or emergency option to shorten processing time)

-       Step 2: Receiving visa approval letter via email, checking your information and printing the letter out

-       Step 3: Getting on board

-       Step 4: Presenting visa approval letter together with necessary documents, paying stamping fee to get visa stamped upon arrival at Cam Ranh airport

Common misunderstanding about airport visa

In reality, there may be some misunderstanding about airport visa. In order to avoid these, before requesting visa, visitors should notice some following points:

-       Is is not possible to get Cam Ranh airport visa directly without applying for pre-approved visa?

The answer is “No”. All foreign visitors who want to get visa at Vietnam airport need to have visa approval letter issued by the Immigration Department. Therefore, before travelling, visitors should apply online for this document.

-       Do I need to pay visa fee at Cam Ranh airport after paying fee for visa approval letter?

Yes. According to policy of Vietnam Immigration Department, all visitors getting visa at Vietnam airport need to pay visa stamping fee in cash to the immigration officers. In means that there are 2 kinds of fee you should pay for airport visa: visa approval fee to process visa approval letter and visa stamping fee to get visa stamped.

-       Regulated visa fee rates are different, is it right?

It is true. Visa fee is regulated variously for each visa type. In addition, for citizens come from different countries, visa approval fee is not same. However, for each visa type, stamping fee to get visa at Cam Ranh airport is similar regardless nationality of passengers.

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