No visa needed

Do citizens of Denmark need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Denmark don’t need a visa for Vietnam and can stay up to 45 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 Denmark: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Copenhagen — Hanoi: ≈ 8,290 km, about 11 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 45 days

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

Yes, citizens of Denmark don’t need a visa for Vietnam for up to 45 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vietnam visa rules at a glance

With a Denmark passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Denmark passport ranks 14th of 199.
Denmark passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Denmark and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Belarus, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Dominica, Barbados, Seychelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Thailand, Panama, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Denmark. Denmark visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Copenhagen — Hanoi: about 8,290 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Copenhagen 12:00 — Hanoi 17:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 143rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Denmark.