Tan Son Nhat Airport Fast Track Service Ho Chi Minh City

Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is the busiest airport in Vietnam and the main gateway to the south of the country. Unusually for a big city, it lies inside the urban area, only about seven kilometres north of District 1. International flights use their own terminal, while domestic flights operate from separate buildings next door, so it is important to know which terminal you are using.

Many international flights from Asia, Europe and Australia land in the late evening or around midnight, when several wide-body aircraft can arrive within a short time. At these hours, queues at the visa-on-arrival counter and immigration can be very long. The Tan Son Nhat airport fast track service is designed exactly for these peaks, and for travellers who prefer a smooth, guided arrival after a long journey.

The premium arrival service step by step

After booking, send us the names as written in each passport, your flight number and arrival time, and tell us if you need visa-on-arrival help. On landing, our staff wait for you at the arrival gate area with a welcome sign. If you have a visa approval letter, they help you through the visa-on-arrival counter, where government fees are paid separately; travellers with an e-visa or visa exemption go straight to immigration.

You are then guided through priority immigration and customs, helped to find your bags at the reclaim belts and escorted out to your car or taxi. The whole process takes around thirty minutes in normal conditions, compared with an hour or more in peak queues. It is particularly helpful for families with young children, travellers with lots of luggage and first-time visitors to Ho Chi Minh City.

Departure fast track at Tan Son Nhat

The service also works when you leave Saigon. With the standard departure option, you check in at your airline counter as usual, then our staff meet you there and accompany you through departure immigration using the priority channel. The premium departure option adds help through the security checkpoint and guidance to the boarding gate area.

Departure queues can be long in the evening when many international flights leave close together, and the fast track removes the stress of watching the clock. Arrive at the airport at least three hours before an international flight, check in, and send us your phone number so the staff can find you. Priority check-in and luggage handling are not part of the service.

From Tan Son Nhat to the city centre

Once you are through the airport, District 1, the heart of Saigon with its hotels, the Opera House and Ben Thanh Market, is only about seven kilometres away. Official taxis and ride-hailing cars wait at marked pick-up points outside arrivals, and public buses also run to the centre. In light traffic, the drive takes about thirty minutes; at rush hour it can take an hour.

If you are wondering how to get from Tan Son Nhat airport to District 1, a pre-arranged transfer is the most comfortable choice, especially late at night or with children. Airport transfers are not included in the fast-track price, but our team can arrange a private car for you when you book, so your driver is waiting as soon as our staff escort you out.