SGN luggage storage?
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SGN luggage storage?
I have a 3 hour layover at SGN and as I understand it, I can enter visa-free for less than 24 hours with an onward ticket. So I wonder if I can store my carry on bags at the airport and go wander around a bit.
Anyone have any experience with this? It's been a few years since I was last there and I can't recall if there is anything within walking distance?
Anyone have any experience with this? It's been a few years since I was last there and I can't recall if there is anything within walking distance?
#2
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Hi,
Sorry I don't remember the situation about luggage storage in SGN, but I'm curious about your statement "as I understand it, I can enter visa-free for less than 24 hours with an onward ticket".
I've been in Vietnam for a while and never heard about such a 24h visa exemption. Do you have a reference? Or are you from a nationality that can enter 14 days without a visa?
Sorry I don't remember the situation about luggage storage in SGN, but I'm curious about your statement "as I understand it, I can enter visa-free for less than 24 hours with an onward ticket".
I've been in Vietnam for a while and never heard about such a 24h visa exemption. Do you have a reference? Or are you from a nationality that can enter 14 days without a visa?
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As far as I remember you are not allowed to leave the airport if using the 24 hour transit visa exemption. Anyway; With a stopover of only 3 hours there is not much time left after your have gone through immigration, checked-in for your next flight and back through immigration again, so I wouldn't have bothered with going outside the airport.
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I don't know if the 24 hour exception allows you to leave the airport. I guess I'll find out. I shouldn't need to check in though. I'm flying SIN-SGN-BKK on VN so I expect to get both BP's at SIN check in. So I ought to have roughly 2 hours to goof off.
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[Visa Information - Transit] Viet Nam (VN)
[Information For Normal Passports]
TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Visa required, except for Holders of confirmed onward tickets
for a max. transit [[TIRULES/R32]] time of 24 hours.
Visa Issuance:
- Holders of a letter issued by the Vietnamese Immigration
Department confirming that a visa is ready for collection,
can obtain a transit visa on arrival provided arriving on
Vietnam Airlines (VN). Fee: USD 25.-.
Additional Information:
- International transit passengers through Viet Nam are
permitted to stay overnight in the transit lounge. However,
there are limited airport facilities available to the
passenger.
Warning:
- Visa exempt visitors not holding return/onward tickets could
be refused entry.
26 Feb 2012 / 05:37 [UTC]
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The few activities that come to my mind near the airport:
- the CT Plaza shopping mall in front of the airport, with food, shops and movie theater
- the Superbowl shopping and bowling center on the street to the airport (Truong Son)
- an hotel spa in Parkroyal or Movenpick, which are near the airport
- if in the evening, eating dog meat in the many dog meat shops around the airport They also have "normal" food in the street next to the airport