Vietjet Air to launch direct flights between Adelaide and Ho Chi Minh City

VIETJET AIRBUS A321-211 VN-A647 (MSN 8061)

Vietjet continues to strengthen its presence here in Australia by announcing its fourth and fifth direct routes connecting Perth and Adelaide to Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietjet has announced services to Adelaide (ADL/YPAD) from Ho Chi Minh City, (SGN/VVTS) Vietnam’s largest metropolis. 

The new services make Vietjet the first airline to fly from Vietnam to Australia’s five largest cities.

The new services linking Ho Chi Minh City with Adelaide take off on the 21st of November 2023, with five return flights per week. 

The flights from Ho Chi Minh City depart at 6:35 am and arrive in Perth, Western Australia, at 2:20 pm. The flight then continues its journeys at 3:20 pm before arriving at Adelaide at 9:10 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays (local times).

The return flights leave Adelaide at 7:25 am and arrives in Perth at 8:55. It the departs Perth at 9:55 and lands in Ho Chi Minh City at 3:40 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays (local times).

Vietjet currently operates three direct services from Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. From December onwards, the Ho Chi Minh City – Melbourne and Ho Chi Minh City – Sydney services will have daily return flights on each route. The Ho Chi Minh City – Brisbane route, the only direct service in the market connecting Vietnam and Brisbane, will also add frequency to thrice weekly service from December.

Perth and Adelaide are the 4th and 5th largest cities of Australia respectively.