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Hoi An is Vietnam’s most atmospheric and delightful town. From the morning to the night, tourists walk along the alleys and enjoy the local life, watching the grand architecture and trying the local food. People all around the world coming to Hoi An to visit this world’s cultural heritage site. In order to visit Hoi An, which airport tourist should enter and what type of visa is suitable?
Hoi An ancient town is 30km far from Da Nang city, so it’s very convenient to combine Da Nang and Hoi An to a trip exploring the central of Vietnam. There is no airport in Hoi An, so the best way to visit Hoi An is, taking a flight to Da Nang international airport and then transfer to Hoi An. There is also another way to design the trip: arriving at Phu Bai airport (Hue city). This option is for those who want to do the trip from Hue to Da Nang and then to Hoi An.
Phu Bai airport (Hue city) is a small airport and not many international flights arrive here. If tourists take a domestic flight to Hue, it is a good option. For those who arrive in Phu Bai airport, they should visit Hue city for 2 – 3 days, and then transfer to Hoi An (130km far), enjoy Hoi An 1 – 2 days, and then transfer to Da Nang (30km far), visit Da Nang 2-3 days, and fly back from Da Nang airport.
Note: Phu Bai airport does not accept visa on arrival, so tourist cannot get visa when landing. However, tourists can enter through Phu Bai airport with Evisa.
Da Nang airport is a big airport which many tourist come to the central of Vietnam use to enter. If tourists come to Da Nang airport, they can visit Da Nang first, and then transfer to Hoi An, visit Hoi An and back to Da Nang to take a flight back.
Note: Da Nang international airport is one of the six airports which accepts visa on arrival. Moreover, this airport also accepts Evisa. People coming to Vietnam with both Visa on arrival and evisa can use this airport to check in.
Visa on arrival is a type of visa which applicants get when landing at the airport. They need to prepare an approval letter in advance, and use this letter to get visa on arrival. This letter is applied online and can be done within 2 working days, so it’s very easy to do. After getting the approval letter, the applicants print it out and show it for boarding the airplane. When arriving, the applicants come to visa on arrival counter, submit this letter + original passport + application form, pay stamp fee and get visa on arrival.
Evisa is recently launched. This kind of visa is only applicable for 80 countries and 2 territories, so not all countries can apply it. Evisa is electronic visa and it is applied online. After submitting the documents online, the applicants will receive the evisa 2 working days later. They need to print it out and show it at passport control counter to enter Vietnam.
In summary, tourists can enter Vietnam through Phu Bai airport (Hue city) with Evisa. Another option is Visa on arrival at Da Nang international airport which is located in Da Nang city (100 km far from Hue city). Please take a look at the below table to understand more about the differences between Evisa and visa on arrival:
| Visa On Arrival | E-Visa | |
| Eligibility | All Countries | Only 80 countries & 2 territories |
| Entry Ports | 6 International airports | 8 international airports + 16 land borders + 9 sea ports |
| Purpose of Visit | Tourist & Business | Tourist & Business |
| Number of Entry | Single entry and Multiple entries | Single entry |
| Length of Stays | 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year | 30 days maximum |
| Extension Ability | Can be extended without leaving Vietnam | Can not be extended (must leave Vietnam and re-enter with a new visa) |
| Processing Time | 2 working days | 2 working days |
| Documents | No documents required | Passport Photo & Digital Photo |
| Fee | Service Fee (From 6 USD) + stamp fee on arrival (Depend on nationality and type of visa) |
Service fee only (From 35 USD) (Depend on type of visa) |
| How to Apply | Apply online | Apply online |
| Procedure | – Apply online to get the Visa Approval Letter first – Receive this letter via email – Print Visa Approval Letter for boarding airplane – At the airport on arrival date, coming to “visa landing counter” to submit original passport + visa approval letter + application form – Pay stamp fee to get visa stamp – Show this visa stamp at immigration check and enter Vietnam |
– Apply online to get E-Visa – Receive E-Visa via email – Print E-Visa for boarding airplane – Show E-Visa at immigration check and enter Vietnam |
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