There are 6 ways to get from Sumatra to Ho Chi Minh by plane, ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)PKU - SGN
4h 10m$50–195Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Muar
- Take the bus from Muar to Rantau Panjang
- Take the train from Sungai Kolok to Salaya
- Take the bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
2d 8h$99–156Fly from Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)PDG - SGN
6h 15m$59–224Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)PLM - SGN
5h 30m$50–230Fly from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport
- Fly from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)BKS - SGN
6h$95–294Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport
- Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)DJB - SGN
5h 50m$102–314
Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Ho Chi Minh is to fly which costs $45 - $200 and takes 4h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Ho Chi Minh is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs $45 - $200.
The distance between Sumatra and Ho Chi Minh is 1291 km.
The best way to get from Sumatra to Ho Chi Minh without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 8h and costs $95 - $160.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Sumatra to Ho Chi Minh, including transfers.
There are 5255+ hotels available in Ho Chi Minh.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) 5 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–380
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–200
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Sungai Kolok to Salaya
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–60
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $9–12
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $25–35
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $17–24
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $45–60
- Phone
- 012-708 2999
- enquiry@kkkl.com.my
- Website
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Muar to Rantau Panjang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- kkklexpress.com
- Phone
- (+855) 81 911 911
- support@virakbuntham.com
- Website
- vireakbuntham.com
Bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Ferry from Dumai to Muar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20
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