SGN · Crowded in-town ACV airport: T3 now takes almost all domestic flying except Vietjet, T2 is still a slog, and the wrong terminal will wreck a connection.
VCA · Mekong Delta’s Can Tho / Trà Nóc gateway with clear **Vietnam Airlines / VietJet / Bamboo / VASCO** domestic banks (HAN / DAD / Con Dao / Phu Quoc / Da Lat framing) and **Priority Pass SH Premium Lounge** airside Domestic Departures **2nd Floor next to Gate 5** (**04:00–21:00**, max **3h**, standard alcohol).
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
SGN6.0+0.2
VCA5.8
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
SGN7.3+0.3
VCA7.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
SGN5.6
VCA6.4+0.8
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
SGN6.9+0.1
VCA6.8
VCA
Priority Pass holders on daytime Mekong Delta banks (SH Premium to 21:00)Vietnam Airlines / VietJet into Can Tho / Mekong DeltaTravelers who want a PP alcohol pin west of SGN
Immigration queues in T2
VCA
Schedule is domestic-heavy — confirm any live international banksSH Premium max stay 3h; two under-5 free per adultDo not invent MCT or security wait minutesNo published MCT
Airside food
T3 free drinking water
Vietjet is T1. Almost everyone else is T3
Domestic is split. Vietjet check-in is Hall A, Terminal 1. Vietnam Airlines Group, Bamboo, and Vietravel use T3.
Be at T3 about 2 hours early
CAA Vietnam asks T3 passengers to arrive about 2 hours before departure and to use online or kiosk check-in.
Eat in the city if you can
SGN is about 7 km from District 1. Airside food is typical Vietnamese airport coffee and noodles — fine, not a reason to linger.
VCA
SH Premium Lounge (PP Dom Dep Gate 5)HAN / DAD / island domestic banksTaxi to Can Tho centre
SH Premium 04:00–21:00
Priority Pass lists daily 04:00–21:00 with max stay 3 hours.
2nd Floor next to Gate 5
PP location: airside Domestic Departures, 2nd Floor, next to Gate 5.
Standard alcohol on PP strip
PP facilities include standard alcoholic drinks, AC, digital card, disabled access, flight info.
