Cheap flights from Dublin to Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City sits near the equator, so daylight barely changes across the year and it stays warm whenever you go — the rain is what moves, easing off from November into the drier stretch that runs towards spring. That lines up with the fares: November is the cheapest month on the calendar here. Dated prices are listed from September through June, and the summer holiday months are the gap. Expect fares to firm up around Christmas and New Year, and around Tet, the Vietnamese new year, which shifts each winter and keeps Vietnam's airports busy. Compare a midweek departure against a weekend one before you settle the dates.

Almost everything on this route is full-service, with no low-cost operator on the long leg: Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Air France, Finnair, Air India and Thai Airways Intl are network carriers, so checked bags, meals and a through-ticket are normally in the fare. China Eastern Airlines and China Airlines swing the routing east through China and Taiwan instead of the Gulf. Emerald Airlines is the one regional-style name in the list; if it appears on your itinerary, check how baggage and the transfer between legs are handled. Because nothing flies nonstop, the connection city — Istanbul, Helsinki, Doha or Abu Dhabi — is often what separates one fare from another.

Tan Son Nhat is a big, busy airport — the country's busiest — so build in time for long corridors, queues at immigration and a wait at the carousels after a long-haul flight. It sits close to the central districts, but Saigon traffic can stretch the ride badly at rush hour. App-based ride-hailing is the usual way into town, metered taxis queue outside arrivals, and local buses run to the centre as the slow option. Have your destination address ready before you land, because the arrivals hall gets crowded fast and touts work the doors.

Currency

VND (₫)

Power sockets

Type A, C, F, G · 220 V

Language

Vietnamese

Emergency number

113, 114, 115

Driving side

right

Calling code

+84

Internet domain

.vn

Population of Ho Chi Minh City

14.0 M (2024)

Time zone

UTC+07 (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Dublin uses a single airport, so the real choice is which connection city your fare routes through.
• Make sure a ticket sold to Vietnam ends at Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City rather than in Hanoi.
• Check what baggage is included when a fare combines a regional leg with a long-haul carrier.
• Leave a generous buffer if you book the legs on separate tickets, since there is no nonstop to fall back on.
• Check Vietnam's visa requirement and your passport's validity before you pay.
• Aim your dates at November and give the Tet period a wide berth unless you have to travel then.