5
Airlines
56×
Per week
฿4,589
From (live)
viaFD
1.7h
Nonstop
Bangkok (BKK) → Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
Bangkok
Suvarnabhumi Airport
DISTANCE
773 km
Ho Chi Minh City
Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Flight time is an estimate: great-circle distance with ~8% routing adjustment and ~45 min ground operations. Actual block time depends on the carrier, winds, and specific service (check the airline schedule).
Fare trend — last 8weeks
↑ up 5%Lowest one-way fare from weekly Travelpayouts snapshots. See methodology for how we collect this.
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SGN ·
- Country
- Vietnam
- Capital
- Hanoi
- Currency
- VND
- Visa (Thai passport)
- visa-free 30 days (ASEAN)
- Audience
- Medium — ASEAN regional / Songkran
Compare carriers on this route
🇹🇭Thai Airways
TG
- Frequency
- 56× / week
- Baggage
- LCC (paid) +10
- Migrant program
- ✓
🇻🇳Vietnam Airlines
VN
- Frequency
- 56× / week
- Baggage
- LCC (paid)
- Migrant program
- —
🇹🇭Thai AirAsia
FD
- Frequency
- 56× / week
- Baggage
- LCC (paid)
- Migrant program
- —
Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City is a short, high-frequency hop between Thailand and Vietnam’s largest city — around 56 flights a week. It is one of the busiest routes between the two countries, carrying business travellers, tourists in both directions, and a steady flow of people with work and family ties across the region.
Block time is only about 1.7 hours, among the shorter international flights out of Bangkok. With a heavily low-cost line-up and this much frequency, the route behaves like a regional shuttle — easy availability, and a decision that comes down to timing and the all-in fare.
Corridor profile
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Route | Bangkok (BKK) → Ho Chi Minh City (SGN), Vietnam |
| Direct carriers | Thai Airways, Vietnam Airlines, Thai AirAsia, Thai Vietjet and VietJet Air |
| Frequency | ~56/week |
| Block time | ~1.7h |
| Traveller cluster | D (ASEAN & regional leisure) |
| Market low (cache) | ฿4,647 |
Airlines & baggage
| Airline | Alliance | Baggage | Migrant uplift | Hajj charter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai Airways (TG) | Star Alliance | 30 kg | +10 kg | yes |
| Vietnam Airlines (VN) | SkyTeam | 23 kg | — | — |
| Thai AirAsia (FD) | non-aligned | 7 kg | — | — |
| Thai Vietjet (VZ) | non-aligned | 7 kg | — | — |
| VietJet Air (VJ) | — | — | — | — |
Airlines on this route
Five carriers fly BKK-SGN: Thai Airways and Vietnam Airlines on the full-service side, with Thai AirAsia, Thai Vietjet and VietJet Air covering the low-cost end. The full-service carriers include checked baggage and a fuller service; the low-cost carriers price the seat low and sell baggage and extras separately. On a hop this short, many travellers fly cabin-baggage-only, which keeps the low-cost fares very economical.
Monthly market-low pattern (THB)
| Month | Market low |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ฿2,706 |
| 2026-08 | ฿2,517 |
| 2026-09 | ฿2,326 |
| 2026-10 | ฿2,390 |
| 2026-11 | ฿2,438 |
| 2026-12 | ฿2,393 |
| 2027-01 | ฿2,570 |
| 2027-02 | ฿2,549 |
| 2027-03 | ฿2,570 |
| 2027-04 | ฿3,967 |
| 2027-05 | ฿2,772 |
| 2027-06 | ฿4,294 |
Fare trends
With this frequency on a short route, BKK-SGN fares stay low and competitive. The cheapest seats are the low-cost carriers’ early-released fares — booking two to five weeks ahead usually lands a good THB price, and mid-week departures undercut weekends. Demand rises around regional holidays, especially Lunar New Year. Travelling light is the simplest way to keep the cost down on this corridor.
Seasonality & best time to book
Bangkok–Ho Chi Minh City fares move with demand. The cheapest windows fall outside school holidays, Songkran and New Year; book 4–8 weeks ahead for normal dates.
About Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, still widely known as Saigon, is Vietnam’s largest city and its commercial heart — fast-moving, dense and energetic, with French-era architecture among the modern towers and a celebrated street-food culture. For travellers from Bangkok it is an easy, close destination, a short flight away and inexpensive on the ground. The city also works as the entry point for travel onward into southern Vietnam, from the Mekong Delta to the coast.
FAQ
Which airlines fly Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City?
The BKK-SGN route is operated by Thai Airways, Vietnam Airlines, Thai AirAsia, Thai Vietjet and VietJet Air. Compare baggage, alliances and fares in the table above.
How long and how often is the BKK-SGN flight?
Block time is ~1.7h, with ~56 flights per week across all carriers.
When is BKK-SGN cheapest to book?
The cheapest fare in our cache is ~฿2,326. Book 4–8 weeks ahead; avoid Songkran, school holidays and peak season to save 15–30%.
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