Flying is how most visitors reach Vietnam and how many cross it. Start with the first two pages if you are planning, and the news posts if you are curious about how things looked in 2008.
Planning
- Book flights to Vietnam: how to find cheaper fares and which airport to fly into.
- Domestic flights in Vietnam: airlines, flight times, Saigon’s terminals and 2026 changes.
- Budget airlines between Vietnam and South East Asia: who flies the short hops.
- Long Thanh airport: Saigon’s second airport and its opening date.
- Saigon airport transfers: private cars from Tan Son Nhat.
News from 2008, with updates
- Airlines add fuel surcharge for domestic flights: August 2008, and the 2026 surcharge.
- Flights resume at Bangkok airport: December 2008.