Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Airport Tutorial | Sim Card, Money, Immigration and Taxi | Vietnam 2023 |

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  • @ts5054
    @ts5054 Рік тому +9

    A magnificent breakdown. I thought I was watching Usain Bolt the way you flew past those mere mortals on the way to immigration. I'm surprised you haven't been consulted by Lonely Planet or Rough Guides for your intimate knowledge of all things Tan Son Nhat. Fantastic chemistry between you and Wyn - her sunny demeanor could brighten up even in the darkest of rooms. Was wowed by your lavish spending too - no cheaper Grabs or 10k convenience store waters for this man of means.

  • @blade6533
    @blade6533 17 днів тому

    Hi. Do you know if I can pay Grab by cash in HCMC? Also, is there option for cash when order Grab ride in the app?

    • @fatandbroke
      @fatandbroke  16 днів тому

      @@blade6533 yes cash option on app

  • @SandiWong
    @SandiWong Рік тому +4

    Thank you so much for the rundown! It's been a few years since I've been to this airport and was wondering if the Citibank ATM was still there. You answered my question perfectly!

  • @rong2480
    @rong2480 8 місяців тому +2

    so the last part of taxi, the driver charged meter or one time flat fee? thank you

  • @mizzy115
    @mizzy115 Рік тому +3

    Omg I love how raw and honest you are!! Thank you!!!!

  • @ranman19730
    @ranman19730 2 місяці тому

    Awesome video. Do they have Vinasun for 5 pax plus suitcases, or should I get 2 taxis?

  • @blade6533
    @blade6533 18 днів тому

    Hello. Do you know if Grab car accept cash payment?

  • @DrPubz
    @DrPubz 5 місяців тому +7

    The peoples' faces when you said, "dont get these taxis", "these SIMs are shit"... 😂😂😂😂

  • @dawnpham8394
    @dawnpham8394 2 місяці тому

    Please help clarifying something for me? I will be going there in 4 months. After landing in Saigon, I would go to Immigration, then pick up luggage, then go to Customs? Is that right? Thank you.

  • @diana0862
    @diana0862 Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for the informative video.i will be solo travel this coming December. ❤❤

  • @aaronpatt641
    @aaronpatt641 Рік тому +3

    May I ask you how hard is immigration to get through? The reason I ask if I will be traveling there with several different medications. I will have doctors notes and prescriptions for them, and none will be narcotics or psychotropics. But I did want to ask someone who has done it before just because I don't want to bring the wrong thing. Thank you for any advice you have.

  • @therealsalamiboi
    @therealsalamiboi Рік тому +1

    Anyone have advice for esims? I have an iPhone 15 so physical sims are out. Does viettel offer virtual sims so I can use grab?

  • @ozandytravel
    @ozandytravel Рік тому +9

    I think you were thinking of where you get Grab cars from the domestic terminal. For the international terminal you simply cross the road at the crossing before you get to the taxi stand. You'll see the big green umbrella's with Grab all over them just inside the carpark.

    • @Purpleflower-f2l
      @Purpleflower-f2l Рік тому

      Does the airport has wifi to order a grab? I won’t have SIM card . Should I be all right?

    • @Purpleflower-f2l
      @Purpleflower-f2l Рік тому

      To order a grab. Is that correct? Get out of the airport. Turn left all the way (where he went) and should it be in front of the taxi where he took the ride?

  • @yingchan388
    @yingchan388 Рік тому +1

    I need to download the Grab App... the Grab App that I will download in USA ...Does it has the same function and features or to download in Vietnam ??? There are people saying the Grab App is different in every country.

    • @kimchitran6690
      @kimchitran6690 Рік тому

      Download and set up in your own country. It’ll be ready to use when you arrive.

  • @huirun
    @huirun 11 місяців тому +1

    How much is the taxi fare from the airport in Ho Chi Minh City to City Centre if I take Vinasun or Mai Linh taxi?

    • @fatandbroke
      @fatandbroke  11 місяців тому +3

      200k tops

    • @huirun
      @huirun 11 місяців тому

      Thanks so much for the info

  • @Cliff10CD5
    @Cliff10CD5 Рік тому +1

    What taxi or bus service do you recommend if I were to need to travel 4hrs to the mountains right after I get off the airplane? Is there a bus service right outside of the airport like those taxis you were avoiding?

    • @sdfv4zx
      @sdfv4zx Рік тому +1

      Yes there are bus all over saigon, if you look up google map u will see it, if i were you i take the bus to the last location where it drop you off and get off there then take taxi or grab, that will save a bunch.

    • @Cliff10CD5
      @Cliff10CD5 Рік тому

      @@sdfv4zx Thank you!

  • @kimchitran6690
    @kimchitran6690 Рік тому +7

    Turn left in front of Popeye, there’s a row of atms there. Also if you turn right when you exit the international terminal heading towards domestic terminal, there’s more atms on the right hand side.

    • @sdfv4zx
      @sdfv4zx Рік тому +1

      Its good to know he didnt say that im glad i got down to the comment and look, i will be there in 2 month and will check it out for myself.

    • @hergandbiskell1546
      @hergandbiskell1546 10 місяців тому

      Thanks! Good info. He really left the ATM problem hanging. He suggested UOB bank but didn't even say if there was an ATM at the airport.

  • @Purpleflower-f2l
    @Purpleflower-f2l Рік тому

    HELP pls!!!
    I’m going on a layover of 12h in Ho Chi Minh . #backpackersolo
    I don’t want to take a SIM card. Will I be fine without internet to take a taxi / grab from the airport to the centre and coming back? Does the airport has wifi?
    Where should I go if I want to take Grab instead of taxi?
    Cheers

  • @Garrett_Collins
    @Garrett_Collins 11 місяців тому +1

    Does anyone know if the Viettel booths sell ESIM's ? Or should we just buy online for that?

    • @fatandbroke
      @fatandbroke  11 місяців тому +2

      Esim get ahead if possible way easier

  • @SuperRookie117
    @SuperRookie117 10 місяців тому

    I really need some help. On the official german foreign affairs website for Vietnam it says that I need to show my PRINTED DEPARTURE airplane ticket when ARRIVING.
    I'll be in southeast asia in September 2024 and we're going Singapore -> Malaysia -> Thailand -> Vietnam. 8 days in each country. How am I supposed to print out my plane ticket 8 days in advance?

    • @engineer9750
      @engineer9750 2 місяці тому

      A digital e-ticket (not a boarding pass) or proof that you have purchased the ticket is sufficient. Sometimes the authorities just make it more difficult than it is.

  • @David.Robinowich
    @David.Robinowich Рік тому +2

    There is outside the terminal nearby Popeyes ATM of HSBC for 0% fee
    Regarding to Taxis is better to cross the road to the parking area and book Grab/Go Jek/Be

  • @me-th7ds
    @me-th7ds Рік тому +1

    Sounds very straight to rhe point and i like also u said...ignore ignore people 😅😅😅 ithink itsgreat also in the immgration need to walk fast or else stuck in the line..great😊😊ijust subscribed

  • @liveandlearnwithmike
    @liveandlearnwithmike Рік тому +4

    Chris you can walk across the street to get uber or grab in the parking lot that's is allowed i done it. The driver told me this is the best and easiest way

  • @Ijustwanttwowatch
    @Ijustwanttwowatch 4 місяці тому

    Yo everyone. I watched this video before I left to vietnam. This video saved me alot of time and confusion when I landed. Thanks alot for the info.

  • @lynnwebb8622
    @lynnwebb8622 Рік тому

    Thanks. Informative and entertaining. I'm heading to HCMC in a couple of weeks, so this was invaluable.

  • @grandslapper
    @grandslapper Рік тому +1

    Sound advice at any airport, really. Soon as I'm out of that airplane hatch I leg it to immigration.

  • @allthingsreview777
    @allthingsreview777 6 місяців тому +1

    How do you pay for taxi? Do I need cash? I arrive at 11:30pm is taxi safe at that time? What about private shuttle is that a thing? My hotel doesn’t have a shuttle. Thanks

    • @fatandbroke
      @fatandbroke  6 місяців тому +1

      Taxi. Vinasun. Follow the video

  • @NinhAaron
    @NinhAaron 8 місяців тому

    I never wait in those big lineups. If you're staying there long-term get a connection within the airport who gets you through quickly. I get VIP service in the airport. (This is for the expats reading this)

  • @murruhuy8085
    @murruhuy8085 7 місяців тому

    Excellent video i do the same thing when i visit the country. everything he says here is legit.

  • @eddyp8744
    @eddyp8744 11 місяців тому

    Is the taxi u showed using meter or fixed price?

  • @retrotero76
    @retrotero76 Рік тому +2

    As someone who has entered this airport 7 times before, he is absolutely right. Do exactly what Chris told you and you are fine. Cheers, man.

  • @anonypoke7486
    @anonypoke7486 10 місяців тому +2

    There is a Grab pick up point across from the taxi stands

  • @markjones1197
    @markjones1197 Рік тому +3

    Looking forward to visiting next week - your vlogs are invaluable to someone from the UK who has no experience of Vietnam

  • @koyeus
    @koyeus Рік тому +2

    Very helpful, thanks a lot.

  • @belbel362
    @belbel362 7 місяців тому

    is there a luggage storage inside the airport?

  • @Angelo19835
    @Angelo19835 3 місяці тому

    Nice video bro 😎😊 I’m in Vietnam 🇻🇳 now my first holiday here 🇻🇳😊we got scam at the airport whit the visa 😢and it was not possible to make a video of the airport the police was angry 😡 the hole airport inside and outside the airport are really scammer it makes me sad 😔me and my family stay 3/5 weeks holiday in Vietnam 🇻🇳 we gonna travel around,but for my first day in Vietnam 🇻🇳 was not so good experience…….

  • @Seoirse-pn5uu
    @Seoirse-pn5uu 6 місяців тому

    What if any charge cost to take out cash per tranaction please.

  • @anoncal
    @anoncal 9 місяців тому

    when i went last year i had to wait like 90 min to get past immigration lol this is good info! going again in April this year

  • @jimmyli4771
    @jimmyli4771 Рік тому +3

    those taxi booths are actually not that bad if its your FIRST time in vn and dk how taxis or grab works yet. Usually 100k more than a grab but still not to bad

  • @indoor-outdoorhorticulture5002

    There's a private bus company right in front of the airport where you were, at one of those concrete posts..just to the right. 6 bucks right to central Saigon. It's really good.

  • @rendezvu175
    @rendezvu175 11 місяців тому

    If you're overseas Vietnamese, always choose a female immigration officer for passport check. They are less likely to ask for "drinking money".

    • @Udjeox
      @Udjeox 2 місяці тому

      Do they still do that?

  • @CitOTW
    @CitOTW 3 місяці тому

    I wish I had seen this sooner. I knew the taxi drivers were ripping me off, I'm not new to SE Asia, but I didn't know what to do and I just wanted to get to my hotel.

  • @ILoveSGN
    @ILoveSGN 20 днів тому

    Ah so I just realized now you have often left here in Viet Nam, I actually thought you had stayed here the entire time when you arrived in your old videos. Perhaps you were lucky to miss the covid lockdown here.

  • @Aaendewy8D
    @Aaendewy8D 6 місяців тому

    Can you show us the domestic airport? Flying to Dalat or Da Nang?

  • @koufax174
    @koufax174 4 місяці тому

    What’s the name of the taxi you take? I couldn’t understand

  • @alijawad1461
    @alijawad1461 4 місяці тому

    How can I book a grab taxi from airport?

  • @koufax174
    @koufax174 4 місяці тому

    What district is best to stay in HCM?

  • @MYSTCAROL
    @MYSTCAROL 8 днів тому

    Thank You for your help

  • @sdfv4zx
    @sdfv4zx Рік тому

    This is a good guide, im going to be in the airport in a few month and i need this, if im going to pee i will do that on the plane restroom and not in the airport.

  • @steveedina
    @steveedina Рік тому +2

    Taxi from airport is always easier than Uber, Lyft, Grab, or whatever. Typically you can get a taxi right away.

  • @omgyoudontsay9685
    @omgyoudontsay9685 Рік тому +1

    Do they still ask for "coffee" money?

    • @mizzy115
      @mizzy115 Рік тому

      Right?! I want to know too! Smdh

    • @vietfattyxD
      @vietfattyxD 9 місяців тому

      Not as prevalent but it still happens

    • @Udjeox
      @Udjeox 2 місяці тому

      ​@vietfattyxD so what do you do? How much to give? What happened when you don't give

  • @timtarantino1948
    @timtarantino1948 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the info. I'm coming in 22 days, 8th trip. Visiting family. Very excited.

  • @prethyram
    @prethyram Рік тому

    Where can i refill water in sgn international terminal

    • @maromorostar6621
      @maromorostar6621 6 місяців тому

      If there is refill options, they will almost always be near the toilets in any airport in the world. So just look after toilets.

  • @samvill9905
    @samvill9905 18 днів тому

    u are not loud. u did great!

  • @malbucks1968
    @malbucks1968 Рік тому +1

    I did the same thing when i was there a month ago, Took the advice from one of your videos

  • @gokhanyu
    @gokhanyu 9 місяців тому

    man you are a real legend for making this amazing helpful video. god damn bro

  • @jimmyli4771
    @jimmyli4771 Рік тому +2

    theres a UOB, HSBC, AGRIBANK, SCB atms right outside the ariport next to burger king!

  • @Angelo19835
    @Angelo19835 3 місяці тому

    Vietnam 🇻🇳 is really a beautiful 🤩 country ❤❤❤

  • @jschulman93
    @jschulman93 5 місяців тому

    what's a taxi card?

  • @CNT536
    @CNT536 11 місяців тому +3

    nice breakdown.
    discipline your wife

  • @Coffewithsteve
    @Coffewithsteve Місяць тому

    good guide

  • @sdtruth619
    @sdtruth619 Рік тому +12

    whys she so upset

    • @Ginrinotsuba
      @Ginrinotsuba Рік тому +4

      Viet ladies fo ya. That’s how they roll.

    • @TheNamDude
      @TheNamDude Рік тому +6

      Probably just traveled 20+ hours with little sleep, I’m sure she’s exhausted

    • @APNambo
      @APNambo Рік тому +5

      Because he's making money and not giving her attention.

    • @TheNamDude
      @TheNamDude Рік тому

      @@APNambo👎🏻 lol

    • @timbell6615
      @timbell6615 Рік тому +14

      Because she has to put up with him and the way he dismisses her.

  • @Seoirse-pn5uu
    @Seoirse-pn5uu 6 місяців тому

    Thanks great help

  • @canveband1393
    @canveband1393 6 місяців тому

    3:46 I went to the Blue looking ahh SIM card station and the phone calls were 💀

  • @tinhnguyen-demary2444
    @tinhnguyen-demary2444 Рік тому

    Great info....thanks

  • @dantran5478
    @dantran5478 11 місяців тому

    Great Job!

  • @SteveLopez-q4o
    @SteveLopez-q4o 10 місяців тому

    How much is the taxi fare to the city man

  • @GreetingsFromArrakis
    @GreetingsFromArrakis Рік тому +2

    Why no esim instead?

    • @sdfv4zx
      @sdfv4zx Рік тому

      they have esim too.

  • @ronaldnayman4841
    @ronaldnayman4841 Рік тому

    Great video as always.

  • @jeffk4710
    @jeffk4710 Рік тому +1

    damn I shouldve used that immigration sprint advice... I remember waiting like 30 minutes there. I also bought the sim card from the wrong Place XD

  • @muhamedhusein2980
    @muhamedhusein2980 6 місяців тому

    Thanks 🙏🏽 ❤

  • @Coffewithsteve
    @Coffewithsteve Місяць тому

    its like manila outside

  • @markd.2148
    @markd.2148 Рік тому

    Some hotels offer a “fast track” through passport immigration service when you reserve with them.

  • @jetset4me1
    @jetset4me1 Рік тому +1

    I always have pre-arranged transport and avoid everything except for Burger King.

    • @ruminatingenigma4649
      @ruminatingenigma4649 10 місяців тому +1

      Burger king in TSN airport is crazy expensive tho! Like 300k+ for a meal

  • @mingchen1914
    @mingchen1914 Рік тому +1

    Hello Chris, welcome back to VN. I may travel to VN next year.

  • @TramHicks
    @TramHicks 3 місяці тому

    7 months ago l was there for 4 weeks month

  • @rickman2267
    @rickman2267 Рік тому

    Excellent

  • @buddahfist06
    @buddahfist06 Рік тому

    How much did the can cost you to get home? USD?

    • @retrotero76
      @retrotero76 Рік тому

      Cab to District 1 should not be more than 150.000 with Vinasun or Mai Linh (sp?), depends on the traffic too. We are talking about 5-6 USD. I have not been there since COVID started, but I would imagine that it has not changed that much. I once screwed up and took a yellow taxi from the first line (Chris told to avoid, yes) and they charged 3 times the normal price. I will never be dumb again.

    • @fatandbroke
      @fatandbroke  Рік тому +1

      @@retrotero76 yep

  • @jonathanhuynh43
    @jonathanhuynh43 Рік тому

    Excellence informed information
    getting through immigration faster and avoid getting scammed taxi all together.
    I have been scammed by taxi car were packed in front of all other taxi.

  • @waynemortensen8769
    @waynemortensen8769 Рік тому

    Welcome back. Great to see you back in HCMC. Missed my daily fix, hope you both had a great time.

  • @gurkirattsinghbedi1749
    @gurkirattsinghbedi1749 7 місяців тому

    You shouldn’t be using the word gutter in your videos. There are better words to use.

  • @ducle6511
    @ducle6511 4 місяці тому

    You for got to mention custom

  • @duTCHIEization
    @duTCHIEization 5 місяців тому

    awesome

  • @NotHer-j4u
    @NotHer-j4u 3 місяці тому

    Ahhhhhh. That's why you don't have a western wife 😂😂😂

  • @Chr1s808
    @Chr1s808 Рік тому

    Thanks for the advice

  • @jaimealfaro7416
    @jaimealfaro7416 Рік тому

    Can you make a video on the domestic airport in saigon thanks

  • @nhuynh555
    @nhuynh555 Рік тому +1

    You didnt come through the airport over 100 time in the past four years. Stop cappin.

    • @fatandbroke
      @fatandbroke  Рік тому +1

      more likely 150 times your right. under estimate my bad

  • @danielreid6041
    @danielreid6041 Рік тому

    Thank you 😊

  • @yfh.3010
    @yfh.3010 5 місяців тому

    Ignore! Ignore! Ignore! LMAO

  • @Celeb2030
    @Celeb2030 Рік тому

    Nice seeing you at district 1

  • @martizen
    @martizen 5 місяців тому

    OUB ATM

  • @christopherroberts3050
    @christopherroberts3050 4 місяці тому

    Such a terrible airport

  • @subtronik23
    @subtronik23 9 місяців тому

    Grab.

  • @curiouspeople6441
    @curiouspeople6441 Рік тому

    Good stuff

  • @brodo2338
    @brodo2338 5 місяців тому

    You are loud

  • @TheNamDude
    @TheNamDude Рік тому

    Nice vid

  • @rovvt1284
    @rovvt1284 Рік тому

    we heard you were in an accident?

  • @giuseppedascenzo7377
    @giuseppedascenzo7377 Рік тому

    Welcome back

  • @kabjab
    @kabjab Рік тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @sontruong2301
    @sontruong2301 Рік тому

    😎👍