Popular Airport | Xian Xiguan Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2621 Km |
In Ho Chi Minh City center, called also Saigon / District 1, you can see many public transport means. It takes about 40-45 minutes to get to Tan Son Nhat Airport with public buses, which are also very popular in urban transportation. If you want to have a faster and more comfortable journey, you can choose to take a taxi or rent a car. It is possible to reach the airport in maximum 10 minutes in this way.
Buses, the cheapest means of public transportation, have 152 different routes in Ho Chi Minh City. These public buses, which are light cream and green in color, are in the size of a minibus and provide a very convenient transportation service between 6 am and 6 pm. Bus number 152, which departs every half an hour from the Ben Tanh Market district, which is a 15 minute walk from the city center, goes to both Tan Son Nhat Airport's domestic and international terminals. It is very easy and economical to get to the airport from Ho Chi Minh by these buses which are departing every 30 minutes. You can get your one-way bus ticket from the booths at a fee of only 30 cents. Another alternative is bus 109, operated by SATSCO. These buses, which have a longer route than the other, depart every 15-20 minutes from 05.30 in the morning to 01.30 in the night and it takes 45 minutes to get to the airport from the city with the buses. It also goes directly to the airport's domestic terminal (column 18) and to the international terminal (column 15). Park 23/9, Pham Ngu Lao, Tran Hung Dao, Ben Thanh Station, Le Loi, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia and Nguyen Van Troi are some of the stops between the city center and Tan Son Nhat Airport. As of March 16, 2016, the fare for single-use ticket for bus 109 is 12.000 (less than 5 km) – 20.000 (more than 5 km) Viet Nam Dong.
If your priority is speed and comfort on the journey from the city center to Tan Son Nhat Airport, taking a taxi would be an ideal choice for you. Taxis in the city are often preferred by tourists. You need to pay approximately $ 5-7 (150.000-170.000 Viet Nam Dong) to go to Tan Son Nhat Airport by taxi from Saigon. Vinassu Taxi (+84838272727) and Malinh Taxi Group (+84838383838) are among the most reliable taxi companies that take passenger to the airport in only 7 to 10 minutes.
First of all, we can say that there are more alternatives in terms of domestic car rental companies in the city than in the airport. If you have already searched these companies located in the most central locations of Ho Chi Minh, you may also have information about prices. You can take your car with your international driving license within minutes if you book your car in advance. Going to Tan Son Nhat Airport from the city center can take 10-12 minutes by car. Some of the car rental companies, which have offices both in the city center and in Tan Son Nhat Airport, are Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt.
The Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Vietnam's capital Ho Chi Minh is located 5 kilometers north of the city center, also known as District 1 or Saigon. At Tan Son Nhat Airport, which is the largest airport in Vietnam, there are two separate terminal buildings for arrival and departure. The airport, which increased its passenger capacity from 8-10 million in 2007 to 25 million in 2017 as of January, serves the passengers with travel agencies, car rental companies and tourist information centers.
To get to the city center from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, you can take the airport shuttle bus. There are buses departing from the airport and going to different points of the city. You can get a more convenient transportation by taking a taxi. Do not forget that there are airport shuttle services offered by many hotels in the city.
The airport has shuttle buses with eight different routes. With these buses you can go to the city center as well as to the central railway station or the main bus station. The Passenger Service Center at Terminal 2 or the Ground Transportation Center at Terminal 3 can help you with which shuttle bus is better for you. You can also get your ticket from these centers.
There are eleven different bus lines departing from the airport to different points of the city as well as to distanced areas. Ticket prices range from 30 to 128 RMB depending on distance. You can find out which bus line is best for you, how to transfer if necessary and ticket prices from the Ground Transportation Center staff at Terminal 3 and you can buy your ticket here. You can also get your train ticket here if you go on a route that will require you to transfer to the train.
After leaving the luggage delivery areas of Terminals 2 and 3, you can easily get to the taxis by following the taxi stand signs. Taxi fares vary according to the car's engine volume and day-night tariff. The daytime opening fare for all taxis is 9 RMB, while it is 10 RMB between 23:00 and 06:00. The cost per mile varies between 2 and 2.4 RMB depending on engine size. Since taxi fares should be paid in RMB, be sure to carry enough foreign currency.
More than a hundred hotels in Xi'an city offers airport shuttle service to its customers. By booking in advance, you can experience the comfort of reaching the hotel effortlessly. Please note that this service is charged separately from the accommodation .