No visa needed

Do citizens of Thailand need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Thailand don’t need a visa for Vietnam and can stay up to 30 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 Thailand: the passport opens 41 countries visa-free; Bangkok — Hanoi: ≈ 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: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Thailand don’t need a visa for Vietnam for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vietnam visa rules at a glance

With a Thailand passport you can visit 41 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 81 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Thailand passport ranks 121st of 199.
Thailand passport: visa-free access to 41 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Thailand and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Micronesia, Palestine, and Dominica.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, don’t need a visa for Thailand. Thailand visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Bangkok — Hanoi: 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: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Thailand.