Search Flights from Almaty to Ho Chi Minh City

You don’t have many options to get to Almaty Airport from the city center; however, you can reach the airport by taking a taxi or renting a car.

In addition, you can also go to the airport by your car and park it to the parking area at the airport.

Taxi

You can arrive at Almaty Airport in a short time from the city center by taking a taxi, which allows you to easily travel at less traffic. The taxis you can get all around the city could be a little costly for you; however, it is the option you can prefer thanks to its advantage as a fast means of transportation and due to the fact that there are not many options.

Rent a car

The most comfortable option you can choose to get to Almaty Airport might be renting a car. You can prefer driving the rental car to reach the airport easily and comfortably as well as you can rent it with a driver.

You can rent a car from the car rental offices in the city center.

Airport Information

International and intercity flights are made at Almaty Airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Almaty Airport, which is an important transportation center for Almaty, has a single terminal building for Domestic and International flights.

You can arrange your flight by choosing from Air Astana, SCAT and Bek Air companies at the airport, where you can meet your basic needs before and after the flight.

You can buy a ticket for the bus, or take one of the taxis waiting in front of the terminal as soon as you land in Tan Son Nhat Airport, located just 5 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City center. Another option is to rent a car. It is possible to get to the city center from Tan Son Nhat Airport in 30 minutes by bus and in a maximum of 10 minutes by other means of transportation.

Bus

Go out when you arrive at the arrival terminal of the airport, and there you will see the stops of the direct buses to the city center. You can get on bus number 152 by purchasing your ticket immediately from the offices. These light cream and green colored minibus sized buses depart every 30 minutes from Tan Son Nhat Airport to the famous Ben Tanh Market, which is a 15-minute walk from to the city center. It is economical and easy to go to the city center by bus number 152, which runs between 6 am and 6 pm. The single-use fare is only 30 cents as of 2017. In addition to this, bus number 109, operated by SATSCO which runs every 15-20 minutes, provides access to the city center from Tan Son Nhat Airport. The bus number 109, which provides transportation services from 05.30 in the morning to 01.30 at night, departs from the column 18 of the domestic terminal and the column 15 of the international terminal and arrives at Ben Thanh Station within 45 minutes. Some of the bus stops on this route are Troug Son, Tran Quoc Hoan, Hoang Van Thu, Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Pham Ngu Lao Park 2. The fare for bus number 109 varies between 12.000 (less than 5 km) – 20.000 (more than 5 km) Viet Nam Dong as of March 16, 2016.

Taxi

The taxis, those take you directly from Tan Son Nhat Airport to the center of Ho Chi Minh City, for only 5-7 dollars (150.000-170.000 Viet Nam Dong), wait for the passengers 7/24 outside the terminal. If you want to use private taxis outside the airport, you can ask for a taxi by calling Vinasun Taxi (+84838272727) or Malinh Taxi Group (+84838383838).

Car Rental

The most known car rental companies at Tan Son Nhat Airport arrival terminal are Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt. If you are going to stay in Ho Chi Minh for a few days, you might benefit from renting a car. Because renting a car on an hourly basis is generally not possible. It would take 10-12 minutes to reach Ho Chi Minh City center by the car you book in advance and pick up as soon as you land.