How long are immigration queues at Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat) airport and when is luggage ready?
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 27 days ago
TL;DR
Immigration queue times at Tan Son Nhat airport vary a lot by arrival time: morning arrivals (~8-9am) mean a 30-40 minute wait, while evening and especially late-night arrivals (after midnight) can mean queues of several hours. Luggage is only available after clearing immigration.
What the community said
If your flight lands around 1:30am, think twice before booking it — late-night arrivals into Ho Chi Minh City tend to have the longest immigration queues.
29 days ago Arrival ~1:30am — high queue risk
A 4pm arrival can also be risky — travelers report waiting hours at immigration at Tan Son Nhat airport around this time.
33 days ago 4pm arrival — up to several hours wait
On a morning arrival from Delhi, the immigration queue took only 30-40 minutes, and luggage was already waiting right after clearing passport control (you can't get it before that).
33 days ago Morning arrival — 30-40 min queue