How to come to Da Nang – Immigration and Customs Procedures

Top 3 most popular vehicles to Da Nang

There are 3 most popular vehicles to Da Nang: Airplane, train and passenger bus.

Travel Da Nang by plane

Domestic airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar or VietJetAir. There are routes to Da Nang, especially these airlines often have promotions of Da Nang ticket prices.

Normally, a ticket to Da Nang from Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City is only about VND 500,000 –700,000/single way (it means it costs around 20 – 30 USD) but Vietjet regularly launches a ticket of 0 VND so if you have plenty of free time but want to travel to Da Nang then check the regular ticket price.

Travel Da Nang by train

Da Nang has a train station right in the city so travelling is very convenient. Take the train is the ideal choice for travellers with carsickness, even more, you can delight in watching the scenery. Train ticket prices are also very low, you pay attention to book early train tickets to have cheap prices and the best seats.

You can refer to information about the running hours of trains originating  from Hanoi / Saigon:

  • Train Train Time SE1 & SE2 – [Hanoi 19h30 Da Nang 8h48] [Saigon 19h30 Da Nang 12h31]
  • Train Train Time SE3 & SE4 – [Hanoi 22h00 Da Nang 13h00] [Saigon 22h00 Da Nang 13h58]
  • Train Train Time SE5 & SE6 – [Hanoi 9h00 Da Nang 1h28] [Saigon 9h00 Da Nang 2h47]
  • Train Time Train SE7 & SE8 – [Hanoi 6h00 Da Nang 22h25] [Saigon 6h00 Da Nang 22h44]
  • The time of Hoa Tau ship TN1 & TN2 – [Hanoi 13h10 Da Nang 6h49] [Saigon 13h10 Da Nang 8h15]
  • Train time of Tau Tau TN3 & TN4 – [Hanoi 14h30 Da Nang 9h40] [Saigon 14h30 Da Nang 11h33] SE19 Train Time – [Hanoi 20h10 Da Nang 12:20]

Travel Da Nang by bus

Da Nang bus station is located in the city center so it is very convenient for travel. All provinces have routes to Da Nang so if you intend to travel by bus you should contact the car before going.

In addition, you can travel Da Nang by motor bike, however, you should go to many people to ensure safety. Dust travel is very convenient you will not have to depend on the time and the opportunity to see the roadside.

Immigration and Customs Procedures

Visa & Immigration regulations at Vietnam airports and border gates

For countries that have signed visa exemption agreement with Vietnam

Citizens of Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, Japan, Korea, Rusia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland are exempt from visa requirements and are allowed to stay for not more than 15 days if fulfilling these following conditions: holding passport issued by the authorities of their countries with the validity of at least 3 months from the immigration date, having return ticket or ticket to the 3rd country, not in case of immigration detention according to Vietnam laws.

If the foreigners who are exempt from visa requirements above want to stay over 15 days and there are legitimate reasons suggested by Vietnamese organization or individual, Police Department (Immigration Department) or Ministry of Foreign Affairs will have a necessary examination to issue the visa or the extension of stay.

The foreigners are exempt from visa requirements do immigration procedures at Cabin serving for foreigners at airports or border gates. It is important to follow instructions of the staffs and the foreigners have not to pay any fee.

For others countries that had not signed visa exemption agreement with Vietnam

Citizens from the countries that had not signed visa exemption agreement with Vietnam are required to have visa or immigration dispatch.

In case that the tourists have already Vietnam visa, they are required to do immigration procedures at Cabin serving for foreigners. It is important to follow instructions of the staffs and the foreigners have not to pay any fee.

Foreigners who have entry dispatch are required to fill in Vietnam Visa application form attached with immigration dispatch and passport, to pay visa fee following the rules. Please note that USD should be used when paying visa fee. At the airport or border gates, Vietnam Immigration Police officers will provide specific step-by-step guidelines.

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