No visa needed

Do citizens of South Korea need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Seoul — Hanoi: ≈ 2,740 km, about 4 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 South Korea passport?

Yes, citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea passport you can visit 114 countries visa-free, 38 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Korea passport ranks 35th of 199.
South Korea passport: visa-free access to 114 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of South Korea and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Mongolia, Philippines, Laos, Thailand, Brunei, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Singapore, Belarus, Palestine, Seychelles, Haiti, and Dominica.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to South Korea. South Korea visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Seoul — Hanoi: about 2,740 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Seoul 12:00 — Hanoi 10:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Korea.