No visa needed

Do citizens of Switzerland need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Switzerland 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 Switzerland: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Bern — Hanoi: ≈ 8,920 km, about 11.5 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 Switzerland passport?

Yes, citizens of Switzerland 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 Switzerland passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 29 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 Switzerland passport ranks 17th of 199.
Switzerland passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Switzerland and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Belarus, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Mongolia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Haiti, Laos, Panama, Thailand, and Malaysia.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Switzerland. Switzerland visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Bern — Hanoi: about 8,920 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Bern 12:00 — Hanoi 17:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 154th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Switzerland.