Ho Chi Minh City airport starts free shuttle buses to brand-new terminal

By Giang Anh May 1, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT

Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City has started operating a free bus service between domestic terminals T1 and the newly opened T3 Thursday to benefit passengers on transit flights.

Between 7 a.m. and 3 a.m. there is a bus every 20 minutes from the transit hall of T3 to Gate A2 of T1.

Passengers on transit flights who have checked in and have boarding passes for the onward flight can use the shuttle service free of charge.

Xe buýt miễn phí bố trí ở Tân Sơn Nhất, ngày 1/5. Ảnh: Hạ Giang

A free shuttle bus at Tan Son Nhat airport, HCMC, May 1, 2025. Photo by VnExpress/Ha Giang

Earlier the airport has arranged free shuttle buses between T1 and the international terminal T2 stations to the new terminal. There is a bus every 10-15 minutes from 6 a.m. every day to 2 a.m. the next day.

T3, opened on April 17, is the largest domestic passenger terminal in the country with a capacity of 20 million passengers a year.

The VND11 trillion (US$423 million) terminal has taken the airport's total capacity to 50 million.

T3 is used by Vietnam Airlines' flights to Hanoi and Van Don.