Getting Around & Transport– category –

New direct flights will link Hai Phong, northern Vietnam's gateway, with Ho Chi Minh City and the island resort of Phu Quoc. Sun PhuQuoc Airways will launch both routes on July 25, each with one daily round trip. Before launch, bookings had already exceeded 5,000...

Anyone who rides the bus in Hanoi every morning may have noticed the sounds inside gradually changing. The heavy vibration and engine noise of diesel buses are disappearing, replaced by electric buses that glide quietly into service on one major route after another. Hanoi's public transport corporation Transerco announced on July 9, 2026...

Plans are being explored to fully rebuild Terminal 1 (T1), the domestic terminal at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat Airport. Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), which operates the airport, is incorporating into its plans both a renovation of the aging facility and the construction of a new underground tunnel connecting the parking area and Terminal 3 (T3)...

A proposal to connect the soon-to-open Long Thanh International Airport in southern Vietnam with the beach resort of Vung Tau by metro emerged in July 2026 from Ho Chi Minh City's urban rail authority. If realized, estimates suggest the journey from the airport to the coast could take as little as 30 minutes. Construction of the airport, set to open this year...

Along the route of Metro Line 2 (Ben Thanh–Tham Luong), on which Ho Chi Minh City broke ground in January 2026, city authorities approved a zoning proposal in late June to establish five urban development zones totaling approximately 940 hectares around the stations. The plan envisions high-density stacking of residential, commercial, and office uses centered on each metro station...

Vietnam's Ministry of Construction has revised the national airport development plan under Decision 1140/QD-BXD, formally incorporating a second international airport for the Hanoi metropolitan area. The planned facility is large-scale, with an envisioned capacity of 30 to 50 million passengers per year, and is sited in Ung Hoa District and Chuyen...approximately 40 km south of central Hanoi.

On July 10, 2026, Dong Nai Province in southern Vietnam simultaneously held groundbreaking ceremonies for three arterial roads leading to the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport. The total investment is approximately 12 trillion VND, equivalent to roughly USD 456 million (calculated at approximately 26,000 VND per USD). The airport itself completed a technical opening in December 2025...

Ho Chi Minh City's free bus fare scheme, which launched on July 1, got off to a strong start by carrying approximately 1.32 million passengers in its first five days. The initiative covers 134 city routes and runs through December 31. For travelers, it means six months of free city transport, while residents benefit from the elimination of commuting costs...

On July 6, Hanoi began accepting registrations for a new IC chip-embedded electronic bus card for priority passengers entitled to free bus travel. Applications can be submitted via the website "vedientuonline.com.vn," with the first card issuance scheduled for July 26–31. Across the city, from July 1...

From July 1, 2026, passengers on flights to and from Vietnam who experience delays or cancellations can claim fixed-rate compensation and refunds from airlines under new rules that have come into effect. The rules are based on Decree 208 (Decree 208/2026) and Ministry of Transport Circular 48 (Circular 48), and apply to both domestic and international...