No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Kingdom need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom: the passport opens 115 countries visa-free; London — Hanoi: ≈ 9,240 km, about 12 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 United Kingdom passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom passport you can visit 115 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 32 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Kingdom passport ranks 34th of 199.
United Kingdom passport: visa-free access to 115 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of the United Kingdom and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Belarus, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mongolia, Haiti, Seychelles, Panama, Thailand, Malaysia, and Philippines.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United Kingdom. United Kingdom visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

London — Hanoi: about 9,240 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: London 12:00 — Hanoi 18:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 163rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Kingdom.