2
Airlines
21×
Per week
฿4,589
From (live)
viaFD
1.7h
Nonstop
Bangkok (DMK) → Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
Bangkok
Don Mueang International Airport
DISTANCE
800 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 5weeks
↓ down 16%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
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🇹🇭Thai AirAsia
FD
- Frequency
- 21× / week
- Baggage
- LCC (paid)
- Migrant program
- —
Don Mueang to Ho Chi Minh City is the low-cost route on the short Bangkok–Saigon corridor, flown from Bangkok’s budget-airline airport. With around 21 flights a week and a flight time under two hours, it is an easy, economical hop, used for weekend trips, tourism, budget business travel and onward low-cost connections.
Block time is about 1.7 hours. For travellers wanting the lowest fare on a short international trip, or already on a low-cost carrier’s network, Don Mueang is often the natural departure point over the main international airport.
Corridor profile
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Route | Bangkok (DMK) → Ho Chi Minh City (SGN), Vietnam |
| Direct carriers | Thai AirAsia and VietJet Air |
| Frequency | ~21/week |
| Block time | ~1.7h |
| Traveller cluster | D (ASEAN & regional leisure) |
| Market low (cache) | — |
Airlines & baggage
| Airline | Alliance | Baggage | Migrant uplift | Hajj charter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai AirAsia (FD) | non-aligned | 7 kg | — | — |
| VietJet Air (VJ) | — | — | — | — |
Airlines on this route
Two low-cost carriers fly DMK-SGN: Thai AirAsia and VietJet Air. Both price the base seat low and sell checked baggage, seat selection and meals as extras. On a hop under two hours, many travellers fly cabin-baggage-only and keep the fare minimal; when comparing, the meaningful figure is the all-in THB cost once whatever you need to check is added.
Fare trends
DMK-SGN fares are low and competitive, kept that way by two low-cost carriers and the short distance. The cheapest seats are the 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.
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, the destination here and still widely called Saigon, is Vietnam’s largest city — fast-moving, dense and energetic, with a celebrated street-food culture and French-era architecture among the modern towers. For the budget traveller from Bangkok it is an inexpensive, easy city break, and a low-cost gateway for onward travel into southern Vietnam, from the Mekong Delta to the coast.
FAQ
Which airlines fly Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City?
The DMK-SGN route is operated by Thai AirAsia and VietJet Air. Compare baggage, alliances and fares in the table above.
How long and how often is the DMK-SGN flight?
Block time is ~1.7h, with ~21 flights per week across all carriers.
When is DMK-SGN cheapest to book?
Book 4–8 weeks ahead; avoid Songkran, school holidays and peak season to save 15–30%.
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