--- iata: SGN name: Tan Son Nhat International Airport city: Ho Chi Minh City country: Vietnam lastUpdated: '2026-08-29' officialWebsite: 'https://acv.vn/tansonnhatairport/en/' sources: - 'https://acv.vn/tansonnhatairport/en/' - 'https://acv.vn/en/tan-son-nhat-international-airport' - >- https://www.acv.vn/en/tin-tuc/acv-s-activities/acv-inaugurates-passenger-terminal-t3-tan-son-nhat-international-airport - >- https://caa.gov.vn/hanh-khach-can-biet/cap-nhat-phuong-an-khai-thac-tai-nha-ga-hanh-khach-t3-cang-hkqt-tan-son-nhat-20250518092530201.htm - 'https://tia.vietnamairport.vn/' - >- https://en.vietnamplus.vn/tan-son-nhat-airports-terminal-t3-completed-2-months-ahead-of-planned-schedule-post317838.vnp - >- https://en.sggp.org.vn/over-121000-passengers-expected-at-tan-son-nhat-airport-on-august-28-post129311.html - >- https://enews.vietnamairlines.com/2025/05/lotus-lounge-terminal-t3-tan-son-nhat-airport/ - >- https://www.vietnamairlines.com/us/en/travel-information/airports-transit/lotus-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/vietnam/tan-son-nhat-international - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/vietnam/tan-son-nhat-international/sgn2-le-saigonnais-business-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/vietnam/tan-son-nhat-international/sgn4-jasmine-halal-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/vietnam/tan-son-nhat-international/sgn5-rose-business-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/vietnam/tan-son-nhat-international/sgn8-the-sens-business-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/vietnam/tan-son-nhat-international/sgn9-sh-premium-lounge-tan-son-nhat - 'https://airport.mastercard.com/en/lounge-finder/lounge?loungecode=SGN2' - 'https://airport.mastercard.com/en/lounge-finder/lounge?loungecode=SGN4' - 'https://airport.mastercard.com/en/lounge-finder/lounge?loungecode=SGN5' - 'https://airport.mastercard.com/en/lounge-finder/lounge?loungecode=SGN8' - 'https://airport.mastercard.com/en/lounge-finder/lounge?loungecode=SGN9' - >- https://www.plazapremiumlounge.com/find/asia-pacific/vietnam/ho-chi-minh-city-(sgn) - 'https://www.sasco.com.vn/en/airportlounges' - 'https://www.sasco.com.vn/san-pham/le-saigonnais-business-lounge' - 'https://www.sasco.com.vn/san-pham/phong-cho-apricot-2069' - >- https://voh.com.vn/giao-thong/tuyen-xe-buyt-109-doi-lo-trinh-ket-noi-truc-tiep-nha-ga-t3-san-bay-tan-son-nhat-591657.html - >- https://tuoitre.vn/roi-san-bay-tan-son-nhat-bang-xe-buyt-the-nao-20250122005603507.htm - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Son_Nhat_International_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Three passenger terminals: T1 domestic (still active), T2 international, T3 new domestic (open since April 2025) - >- IATA SGN / ICAO VVTS — ACV civilian commercial airport in Tan Binh, Ho Chi Minh City - >- T3 designed capacity 20 million passengers/year; airport total about 50 million after T3 (ACV/VietnamPlus) - 39.86 million passengers in 2024 (ACV figure via Wikipedia) - 'Free landside shuttle T1–T2–T3 04:30–00:30 (CAA Vietnam)' - T3 is not a walk from T1/T2 — wrong-terminal is the main time sink - No metro to the airport in 2026; city buses 109 (T3) and 152 plus Grab/taxis - 'Long Thanh (LTG) is a separate future airport, not part of SGN' bentoTips: - label: Terminal title: Check T1 vs T3 before you leave detail: >- On 28 Aug 2026 ACV/SGGP had T3 at 289 domestic flights vs T1 at 155. Use the free landside shuttle (04:30–00:30) if you guess wrong. summary: >- Domestic is split. T3 is the new building; T1 is still busy. They are not a short walk. category: terminal - label: Timing title: Be at T3 about 2 hours early detail: >- Holiday peaks are real: ACV expected 121,089 passengers on 28 Aug 2026. International T2 also queues at immigration. summary: >- CAA Vietnam asks T3 passengers to arrive ~2 hours before departure and to use online/kiosk check-in. category: timing - label: Food title: Eat in the city if you can detail: >- We are not inventing restaurant names or prices. District 1 is close enough that a meal in town usually beats a long airside sit, unless you are already through security. summary: >- Airside food is typical airport Vietnamese coffee and noodles — fine, not a reason to linger. category: food - label: Status title: Match lounge to terminal detail: >- T3: SENS, SH Premium, plus VNA Lotus/Premier. T2: Rose, Jasmine (PP); Apricot is Plaza/day-pass, not on the current PP list. T1: Le Saigonnais. summary: >- Priority Pass has five SGN lounges across T1, T2 and T3. A T3 visit is useless on a T2 boarding pass. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: [] airportistScore: 5.8 slug: sgn region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/sgn](/airports/sgn). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/sgn) - [Lounge directory](/airports/sgn/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Asia-Pacific Crowded in-town ACV airport: new T3 helps domestic flow, but T1 is still busy, T2 is a slog, and the wrong terminal will wreck a connection. ## Airportist Score **5.8 / 10** - Comfort: 5.4 - Navigation: 5.0 - Food: 6.0 - Transport: 6.6 - Disruption resilience: 5.4 ## At a glance - Passengers: 39.9M (2024, ACV) - Terminals: 3 passenger terminals (T1 domestic, T2 international, T3 domestic — T3 open April 2025) - Typical security: undefined min - On-time: undefined% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - In-town access to District 1 - Vietnam Airlines domestic via new T3 - Priority Pass across T1/T2/T3 - Cheap city buses from T3 ## Watch out for - Wrong domestic terminal (T1 vs T3) - Taxi touts in arrivals - T3 not walkable from T1/T2 - Holiday and rush-hour traffic - Immigration queues in T2 ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/sgn/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/sgn/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/sgn/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/sgn/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/sgn/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/sgn/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/sgn/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/sgn/reviews.md)