How long are immigration queues at Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat) airport and when is luggage ready?

In late August 2026 another traveler spent about 20-30 minutes at passport control, just as the luggage was brought out. In his view, the number of flights arriving at the same time is the best guide.

How to estimate the queue in advance: participants suggested opening the online arrivals board for the same time and the same day of the week. If two or three or more flights land just before yours, expect a longer queue and plan accordingly. In October 2026 travelers with evening arrivals were also estimating passenger flow from the number of flights.

On connecting to a domestic flight: for a 5:20 am arrival in July 2026, travelers advised allowing at least 3 hours between flights. In August 2026 others confirmed that 3 hours is definitely enough: security for domestic flights takes 30-40 minutes, but you have to clear customs before that.

In July 2026 a traveler arriving in the morning from Delhi spent about 30-40 minutes in the immigration queue. By the time he cleared passport control, his luggage was already waiting for him; there is no way to collect it before that.

For daytime and evening arrivals, a traveler landing at 4 pm wrote in July 2026 that he had seen and read reports of queues lasting hours. That is second-hand, not a personal measurement; participants' own experience in summer 2026 was 20-40 minutes for morning arrivals.