No change in Doha, no night on an airport bench: Heathrow to Vietnam in about 12 hours.
Vietnam Airlines flies non-stop from London Heathrow to Ho Chi Minh City from £574 return and to Hanoi from £581. The dates fall in May and June 2027, with Hanoi also in early December 2026, and a checked bag is included.
✈️ The Deal
- From: London Heathrow, United Kingdom
- To: Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi, Vietnam
- Airline: Vietnam Airlines
- Stops: Non-stop
- Price: £574 - £615 return
- When: December 2026, May - June 2027
Example dates:
Ho Chi Minh City: 13/05/2027 - 27/05/2027
Ho Chi Minh City: 10/06/2027 - 24/06/2027
Hanoi: 12/05/2027 - 26/05/2027
Hanoi: 09/06/2027 - 23/06/2027
Hanoi: 02/12/2026 - 16/12/2026
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Prices by city: Ho Chi Minh City from £574 in May and June, Hanoi from £581 in May and June and £615 in December. You leave Heathrow in the evening (19:10 to Ho Chi Minh City, 18:55 to Hanoi) and land the next afternoon, after about 12 hours in the air. The flights home leave Vietnam in the morning and land at Heathrow at 16:55 the same day. The Economy fare includes a cabin bag and a checked bag.
💰 How far does your money go?
A pint in a London pub now costs around £6.50. In Hanoi, a bottle of Bia Hanoi is about 80p. A steaming bowl of pho on a plastic stool costs £1.60, less than a coffee at a Tube station. A sit-down dinner for two rarely goes over £8. Eat where the locals eat and a week of food costs less than one big supermarket shop back home.
☀️ The Weather
May and June are hot in Vietnam. Expect highs of 33-34°C in both cities and warm nights around 26°C. In Ho Chi Minh City the rainy season starts in May, usually with a short, heavy storm in the afternoon and clear skies afterwards. Hanoi in early December is the opposite: dry and mild, with highs of 21-22°C and cool evenings around 15°C.
🏨 Where to Stay
Stay in Hanoi's Old Quarter or in District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City to walk everywhere.
The Poppy Hanoi · 8.6/10 · From £25/night
Bright, colourful rooms a short walk from Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter's street food.
Silverland Jolie Hotel · 9.0/10 · From £62/night
A quiet corner of Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, with a rooftop pool and a spa to recover after the flight.
Lucien Hanoi Lakeside Hotel & Rooftop · 9.6/10 · From £96/night
Steps from Hoan Kiem Lake, with a rooftop bar over the Old Quarter.
🎯 What to Do
Fly into one city and out of the other, or pick a base and explore from there.
Ha Long Bay day cruise: Thousands of limestone islands, with swimming, kayaking and lunch on board, from Hanoi.
Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta: The wartime tunnel network in the morning, then a sampan ride and coconut villages in the delta, from Ho Chi Minh City.
Hanoi street food and Train Street: Pho, bún chả and egg coffee with a local guide, plus the street where the train passes by the cafés.
Saigon street food by motorbike: Four hours on the back of a scooter through the city's districts, with stops for broken rice, seafood and bánh xèo.
🗺️ Where to Go From Here
Vietnam is long and thin: domestic flights are cheap and fast.
Da Nang and Hoi An: Beaches and the lantern-lit old town of Hoi An, about 1h20 by air from either city. Search flights
Phu Quoc: White-sand beaches and seafood in the Gulf of Thailand, about 1 hour by air from Ho Chi Minh City. Search flights
Sapa: Rice terraces and mountain villages, about 5-6 hours from Hanoi by bus or night train.
Luang Prabang, Laos: Temples and monks by the Mekong, about 1 hour by air from Hanoi. Search flights
£574 return, non-stop from London to Vietnam with a checked bag. Under £620 on every date we found: book before the fare moves.
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