Heathrow to Vietnam in about 12 hours, with no change in the Gulf and no night on an airport bench.
Vietnam Airlines flies non-stop from London Heathrow to Ho Chi Minh City from £574 return and to Hanoi from £580. The fares are for May and June 2027, 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 - £581 return
- When: May - June 2027
Example dates:
Ho Chi Minh City:
13/05/2027 - 27/05/2027
10/06/2027 - 24/06/2027
Hanoi:
12/05/2027 - 26/05/2027
09/06/2027 - 23/06/2027
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Prices by date: Ho Chi Minh City 13/05 - 27/05 and 10/06 - 24/06 from £574. Hanoi 09/06 - 23/06 from £580, 12/05 - 26/05 from £581. To Ho Chi Minh City you leave Heathrow at 19:10 and land at 13:50 the next day, after 12h40 in the air; the flight home leaves at 09:30 and lands at Heathrow at 16:55 the same day. To Hanoi you leave at 18:55 and land at 12:50 the next day; the flight home leaves at 09:55 and lands at 16:55. The Economy fare includes a cabin bag and a checked bag. Check Hanoi dates here →
💰 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.
🏨 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 bag included. Pick the north or the south, both months have the same fare.
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