{"id":1907,"date":"2026-04-19T19:30:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1907"},"modified":"2026-08-02T08:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:10:28","slug":"vietjet-nagoya-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/vietjet-nagoya-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietjet launches two new routes, Ho Chi Minh City to Nagoya and Fukuoka, on April 24 and 25 \u2014 adding 7 flights a week in total and expanding its Japan network to 138 flights a week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vietjet Air<\/strong>will, on April 24, 2026, newly launch<strong>Ho Chi Minh City\u2013Nagoya (4 flights a week)<\/strong>, and on April 25,<strong>Ho Chi Minh City\u2013Fukuoka (3 flights a week)<\/strong>\u2014two routes. Its Japan routes expand to<strong>a five-city, 138-flights-a-week network across Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Hiroshima<\/strong>\u3078\u62e1\u5927\u3057\u3001\u30b4\u30fc\u30eb\u30c7\u30f3\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30af\uff084\u670830\u65e5\u306e\u89e3\u653e\u8a18\u5ff5\u65e5\u30fb5\u67081\u65e5\u306e\u30e1\u30fc\u30c7\u30fc\u9023\u4f11\u3001\u65e7\u66a63\u670810\u65e5\u306b\u3042\u305f\u308b\u30d5\u30f3\u30ad\u30f3\u30b0\u738b\u8a18\u5ff5\u65e5\u306f4\u670826\u65e5\u3067\u5225\u65e5\u7a0b\uff09\u306e\u65c5\u884c\u9700\u8981\u306b\u9593\u306b\u5408\u308f\u305b\u305f\u683c\u597d\u3060\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">Launch overview\u2014starting from HCMC, a combined 7 flights a week directly hits the central and western Japan markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operating schedules and features of the two routes are as follows. Both routes start from Ho Chi Minh City\u2019s Tan Son Nhat International Airport, and from April 25 onward, direct routes to southern Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta, Phu Quoc) are secured from three central and western Japan airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Line<\/th><th>Launch date<\/th><th>Flight frequency<\/th><th>Main passenger base<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Ho Chi Minh City\u2013Nagoya (Chubu Centrair International Airport)<\/strong><\/td><td>April 24, 2026<\/td><td>4 flights a week<\/td><td>About 130,000 Vietnamese residents in the Chubu region + Japanese tourists + technical intern trainees<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Ho Chi Minh City\u2013Fukuoka<\/strong><\/td><td>April 25, 2026<\/td><td>3 flights a week,<\/td><td>Vietnamese residents in western Japan and Kyushu + business trips + transit via Korea<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"japan-network\">138-flight Japan-route network\u2014a multi-hub network not dependent on Tokyo and Osaka<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this addition of two routes, Vietjet\u2019s Japan routes become a<strong>five-city, 138-flights-a-week<\/strong>network across Tokyo (Narita, Haneda), Osaka (Kansai), Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Hiroshima. It\u2019s among the largest number of Japan routes for a single LCC in Asia, and it\u2019s notable for strengthening \u201cregional hubs not dependent on Narita and Kansai\u201d in particular\u2014Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Hiroshima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>City<\/th><th>Main routes<\/th><th>Strength<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>Tokyo<\/td><td>Narita\/Haneda \u21c4 Hanoi \/ HCMC<\/td><td>Business demand, weekend quick trips<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Osaka<\/td><td>Kansai \u21c4 Hanoi \/ HCMC \/ Da Nang<\/td><td>Demand from Vietnamese residents in the Kansai region, FIT tourism<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Nagoya<\/td><td>Chubu \u21c4 HCMC (newly added 4\/24) \/ Hanoi<\/td><td>About 130,000 Vietnamese in the Chubu region, auto-parts business<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Fukuoka<\/td><td>Fukuoka \u21c4 HCMC (newly added 4\/25) \/ Hanoi<\/td><td>Western Japan tourism, Kyushu\u2013Southeast Asia business hub<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Hiroshima<\/td><td>Hiroshima \u21c4 Hanoi<\/td><td>Mazda-affiliated parts trade, regionally originating Asia routes<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reactions\">Industry and local reaction\u2014\u201cdirect flights to Vietnam from western Japan finally revived\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main reactions from the travel industry and social media to the launch announcement are as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u300c<strong>Direct Fukuoka\u2013Ho Chi Minh City<\/strong>had lapsed after the pandemic, with ANA also withdrawing. It\u2019s big that it\u2019s back via an LCC.\u201d (a Kyushu travel-agency owner)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChubu Centrair\u2013HCMC at<strong>4 flights a week is easy to use for business trips<\/strong>. You can set up a Monday-departure, Thursday-return pattern.\u201d (an auto-parts maker)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDemand for visiting family living in Vietnam is hard to read, and pricing is<strong>expected to be in the high 40,000-yen range round trip<\/strong>from Nagoya.\u201d (an OTA insider)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cA route completes that connects to Phu Quoc, the 2027 APEC venue,<strong>via HCMC from Nagoya and Fukuoka with two flights<\/strong>.\u201d (a tourism-promotion insider)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-japanese\">Impact on Japanese tourists\u2014a launch just before the holidays makes southern Vietnam travel realistic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golden Week from April 29 overlaps in Vietnam with the<strong>April 30 (Reunification Day) and May 1 (May Day)<\/strong>holidays, a timing when local tourism demand also rises. This new Nagoya and Fukuoka launch has made southern Vietnam travel in this period realistic all at once. For residents of the Chubu and Kyushu regions, direct access to Ho Chi Minh City\u2014which until now<strong>required a domestic flight to Kansai or Narita<\/strong>\u2014is resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main connection options after arriving in Ho Chi Minh City are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phu Quoc Island,<\/strong>about 1 hour by Vietjet domestic flight (a 30-day visa-exemption area for foreigners;<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/phuquoc-vietnam-30-day-visa-2026\/\">how to use Phu Quoc\u2019s 30-day visa exemption<\/a>\uff09<\/li>\n<li><strong>Da Nang and Hoi An<\/strong>about 1 hour 20 minutes by domestic flight (World Heritage + beach resort)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mekong Delta<\/strong>possible as a day trip by bus tour<\/li>\n<li><strong>Siem Reap, Cambodia<\/strong>1 hour by international flight (touring Angkor Wat)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"industry\">Industry ripple effects\u2014running alongside Vietnam Airlines\u2019 European expansion, competition on Japan-Vietnam routes intensifies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This move by Vietjet runs alongside Vietnam Airlines\u2019 international expansion. Vietnam Airlines has also opened<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/vietnamairlines-london-heathrow\/\">a direct flight to London Heathrow<\/a>on March 29, and is successively adding European and Southeast Asian routes such as Hanoi\u2013Milan (launching July 1, 3 flights a week, its first direct route to Italy), Hanoi\u2013Moscow, and HCMC\u2013Bali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vietnamese government has set a 2026 target of<strong>25 million foreign tourists<\/strong>(up 16% year on year, a record high), and both airlines\u2019 route expansions are key to achieving this figure. The Japan market is showing<strong>record growth of +39%<\/strong>toward 2026, and the trend from a Tokyo\/Osaka bias toward regional dispersion has become clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"practical\">Practical info and how to book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>HCMC\u2013Nagoya<\/th><th>HCMC\u2013Fukuoka<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>Launch date<\/td><td>April 24, 2026<\/td><td>April 25, 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Operating days<\/td><td>4 flights a week (Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun expected)<\/td><td>3 flights a week (Tue, Thu, Sat expected)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Time required<\/td><td>About 5 hours 40 minutes<\/td><td>About 5 hours 20 minutes<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Aircraft<\/td><td>A321ceo\/neo (around 230 seats)<\/td><td>A321ceo\/neo (around 230 seats)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Fare guide<\/td><td>From the high 40,000-yen range round trip (depending on the season)<\/td><td>From the high 40,000-yen range round trip (depending on the season)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Reservations<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">vietjetair.com \/ major OTAs \/ travel agencies<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Miles<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">SkyJoy (Vietjet membership) \/ points can be added via JCB card partnership<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summary\">Summary\u2014Japan-Vietnam air routes, long dominated by Tokyo and Osaka, finally disperse to the regions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vietjet\u2019s simultaneous Nagoya and Fukuoka launch is a turning point that reorganizes Japan-Vietnam access\u2014which had concentrated at Narita and Kansai\u2014into<strong>direct flights originating in the regions<\/strong>. For travelers and businesspeople living in the Chubu and Kyushu regions, being able to<strong>fly direct to Ho Chi Minh City without a domestic connection<\/strong>carries big meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a concrete next action,<strong>Boarding right after the April 24 launch is likely to qualify for \u201claunch-commemoration fares,\u201d<\/strong>so setting up an alert on Vietjet\u2019s official site is the first step.<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/sungroup-marriott-hotels\/\">Combined with the new Sun Group \u00d7 Marriott hotels<\/a>, a resort stay in Phu Quoc or Vung Tau becomes realistic even from the regions. Phu Quoc before the 2027 APEC is expected to be hard to book, so securing air tickets and hotels early is key.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u30d9\u30c8\u30b8\u30a7\u30c3\u30c8\u822a\u7a7a\uff08Vietjet Air\uff09\u304c\u30012026\u5e744\u670824\u65e5\u306b\u30db\u30fc\u30c1\u30df\u30f3\u301c\u540d\u53e4\u5c4b\uff08\u90314\u4fbf\uff09\u30014\u670825\u65e5\u306b [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"swell_btn_cv_data":"","ssp_meta_description":"\u30d9\u30c8\u30b8\u30a7\u30c3\u30c8\u822a\u7a7a\u304c2026\u5e744\u670824\u65e5\u306b\u30db\u30fc\u30c1\u30df\u30f3\u301c\u540d\u53e4\u5c4b\uff08\u90314\u4fbf\uff09\u300125\u65e5\u306b\u798f\u5ca1\uff08\u90313\u4fbf\uff09\u3092\u65b0\u898f\u5c31\u822a\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u8def\u7dda\u306f\u6771\u4eac\u30fb\u5927\u962a\u30fb\u540d\u53e4\u5c4b\u30fb\u798f\u5ca1\u30fb\u5e83\u5cf6\u306e5\u90fd\u5e02\u30fb\u9031138\u4fbf\u4f53\u5236\u306b\u62e1\u5927\u3059\u308b\u3002","ssp_meta_keyword":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,427],"tags":[370,30,49,368,367],"purpose":[144],"keyword":[194],"location":[415,317],"class_list":["post-1907","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-news","category-transport","tag-370","tag-hochiminh","tag-japan","tag-368","tag-367","purpose-transportation","keyword-family","location-phu-quoc","location-ho-chi-minh"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1907"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4338,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1907\/revisions\/4338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1907"},{"taxonomy":"purpose","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/purpose?post=1907"},{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=1907"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=1907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}