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SGN Ho Chi Minh City ⇄ HAN Hanoi

Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Vietnam) and Noi Bai International Airport (Vietnam): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,160 km721 mi626 nautical miles
SGN → HAN2 h 20 minestimated block time
HAN → SGN2 h 20 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hHanoi vs Ho Chi Minh City, today
Great-circle route from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Hanoi (HAN)SGNHo Chi Minh CityHANHanoi
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

SGN → HAN

2 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 356° (N).

Leave Ho Chi Minh City Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Hanoi Sat 7 Nov, 12:20 local.

HAN → SGN

2 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 175° (S).

Leave Hanoi Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Ho Chi Minh City Sat 7 Nov, 12:20 local.

The two directions differ by 0 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,160 km · 721 mi · 626 nmi
Initial heading356° (N) from SGN; 175° (S) from HAN
Farthest from the equator21.2°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip6% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

SGNAsia/Ho_Chi_Minh — UTC+7 now; UTC+7 all year (no daylight saving time)
HANAsia/Bangkok — UTC+7 now; UTC+7 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceHanoi is on the same clock as Ho Chi Minh City today.

Jet lag, flying SGN → HAN. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

SGN Tan Son Nhat International AirportHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam · longest runway 12,468 ft3,800 m HAN Noi Bai International AirportHanoi, Vietnam · longest runway 12,466 ft3,800 m

More routes from SGN and HAN

SGNBKK Ho Chi Minh City – Bangkok 716 km445 mi · 1 h 55 min SINSGN Singapore – Ho Chi Minh City 1,093 km679 mi · 2 h 15 min BKKHAN Bangkok – Hanoi 995 km618 mi · 2 h 10 min

Routes of a similar length

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Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).