There are two main international airports in Vietnam: Hanoi (Noi Bai airport: HAN) and Ho Chi Minh (Tan Son Nhut airport: SGN).
As there more flights from Ho Chi Minh to Quy Nhon, it is more convenient to fly from foreign countries to Ho Chi Minh than to Hanoi.
In order to welcome you and organize your transfert from Quy Nhon airport to the conference hotel, please inform the conference secretariat of your flight number as well as the date and the arrival time in Quy nhon.
Conference buses will be available at Quy Nhon airport on Tuesday May 8th (morning and afternoon flights) and Wednesday May 9th (morning flights).
Conference hotel address:
Hotel Hai Au : 489 An Duong Vuong Street, Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh province.
As a rough guide to organize your trip, you can have a look to flights schedule hereafter but check a possible updated at corresponding websites.
Tuesday May 8th: Ho Chi Minh to Quy Nhon
| Ho Chi Minh – SGN 08:30 |
Quy Nhon – UIH 09:40 |
Vietnam Airlines VN 1392 |
| Ho Chi Minh – SGN 10:05 |
Quy Nhon – UIH 11:15 |
Jetstar Pacific BL 252 |
| Ho Chi Minh – SGN 13:45 |
Quy Nhon – UIH 14:55 |
Vietnam Airlines VN 1397 |
| Ho Chi Minh – SGN 14:45 |
Quy Nhon – UIH 15:55 |
VietJet Air VJ 310 |
Friday May 11th: Quy Nhon to Ho Chi Minh
| Quy Nhon – UIH 10:25 |
Ho Chi Minh – SGN 11:30 |
Vietnam Airlines VN 1393 |
| Quy Nhon – UIH 11:50 |
Ho Chi Minh – SGN 12:55 |
Jetstar Pacific BL 253 |
| Quy Nhon – UIH 15:40 |
Ho Chi Minh – SGN 16:45 |
Vietnam Airlines VN 1397 |
| Quy Nhon – UIH 16:30 |
Ho Chi Minh – SGN 17:40 |
VietJet Air VJ 311 |
Tuesday May 8th or Wednesday May 9th: Hanoi to Quy Nhon
| Hanoi – HAN 07:00 |
Quy Nhon – UIH 08:35 |
Vietnam Airlines VN 1621 |
| Hanoi – HAN 11:55 |
Quy Nhon – UIH 13:35 |
Vietnam VietJet Air VJ 431 |
For those arriving via Hanoi, you can also take a flight to Ho Chi Minh City for catching up the afternoon flight to Quy Nhon.
Friday May 11th or Sunday May 12th: Quy Nhon to Hanoi
| Quy Nhon – UIH 09:20 |
Hanoi – HAN 10:50 |
Vietnam Airlines VN 1620 |
| Quy Nhon – UIH 14:10 |
Hanoi – HAN 15:50 |
Vietnam VietJet Air VJ 432 |
Websites of above airlines
- Vietnam Airlines http://www.vietnamairlines.com/
- Jetstar Pacific http://www.jetstar.com/vn/en/home
- VietJet http://www.vietjetair.com/Sites/Web/en-US/Home
Immigration / Visa
All participants do require a visa to visit Vietnam, except for few exemptions listed below.
Vietnam Visa exemption is granted to citizens of:
- Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia and Laos for visits of 30 days at the maximum.
- Philippines for visits of 21 days at the maximum.
- Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia and Finland for visits of 15 days at the maximum.
- At the end of June 2015, 5 more countries have been added to this list: France, Germany, Italy, Spain & United Kingdom for one year and then prolonged for another years till in June 2018.
Apply for a TOURIST VISA, you may use the official website to get the E-visa. The time of processing is only 3 to 4 working days to get it. You just print out the approved E-visa and present it directly to the officer at the immigration desk.
If you plan to stay Vietnam longer than a month, please either go to your nearest vietnamese consulate or through the Internet (you will have to retrieve it on your arrival) at following websites:
- Visa on Arrival (1) www.getvisavietnam.com
- Visa on Arrival (2) http://www.myvietnamvisa.com
This internet visa procedure is the simplest and the cheapest, but it will take you some time on arrival in Vietnam at the airport immigration office (up to ~ 60 min waiting, depending on your position in the queue). Do not forget to bring with you 2 passport photos and the required amount of USD currencies (exclusively) in cash.
Please inform the conference secretariat (rencontres.vietnam[at]gmail.com) of your arrival date and time at the Quy Nhon airport.