No visa needed

Do citizens of Vietnam need a visa for Thailand?

Citizens of Vietnam don’t need a visa for Thailand and can stay up to 60 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Vietnam: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; Hanoi — Bangkok: ≈ 990 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

Can I travel to Thailand without a visa on a Vietnam passport?

Yes, citizens of Vietnam don’t need a visa for Thailand for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Thailand visa rules at a glance

With a Vietnam passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vietnam passport ranks 161st of 199.
Vietnam passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Thailand passport: 41.
Citizens of Vietnam and Thailand can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Mongolia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Micronesia, Seychelles, Palestine, and Haiti.
Citizens of Thailand, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vietnam. Vietnam visa for citizens of Thailand

Travelling to Thailand: good to know

Hanoi — Bangkok: about 990 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Thai Baht.
Languages: Thai.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ THB 33.
Thailand is the 3rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vietnam.