Noi Bai Airport (HAN), Hanoi: arrival guide
Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) is run by the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV). International flights use Terminal 2 (T2), expanded on 19 December 2025 to 15 million passengers a year; domestic flights use T1.
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Summers are hot and rainy, and September often brings the heaviest rain in northern Viet Nam. Winters (December to February) are cool and can be damp.
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Traffic to Hoan Kiem Lake
About 27–30 km by road. Open the route for the live drive time.
Rush hours in the city: 06:00–09:00, 16:00–19:30 (Viet Nam time).
Terminals and what is new
- International arrivals come out at T2; domestic flights use T1.
- Since 3 August 2026 a new traffic plan applies at both terminals: pickup points moved and cars may stop for at most 5 minutes.
- Also since 3 August 2026, T2 has a separate immigration lane for Vietnamese citizens; foreign visitors use the other counters.
From the airport to the city
- At T2: taxis pick up at lane 4; ride-hailing (Grab and others) at car parks P1/P7; private cars wait at P3 and then pull into lane 1.
- Contract cars wait at the east end of floor 1 of T2.
- Bus 86 runs to Hanoi Railway Station (about VND 45,000).
- The Old Quarter around Hoan Kiem Lake is about 27–30 km away via Vo Nguyen Giap road and Nhat Tan bridge.
Useful numbers
- Airport hotline: 1900 636 535
- Airport switchboard: 024 3886 5047
- VIP meet-and-greet (airport business centre): 0867 111 595
Being met with flowers
Flosa, a flower shop in Ho Chi Minh City, delivers flowers and flower leis to the arrivals hall at Noi Bai, timed to the landing. Choose a lei (Joyful Connection lei, Flower lei, Elegant lei) or a bouquet and write the flight number, the landing time and the name of the person meeting the traveller in the order note. Staying in town? We also deliver flowers to your hotel.
Visa and arrival steps
Who needs a visa, how to apply for an e-visa on the official website, and what happens between the plane and the arrivals hall: see Arriving in Viet Nam: visa, e-visa and airport guide.
Other airports
- Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN), Ho Chi Minh City: arrival guide
- Da Nang Airport (DAD): arrival guide
- Cam Ranh Airport (CXR), Nha Trang: arrival guide
- Phu Quoc Airport (PQC): arrival guide
- Arriving in Viet Nam: visa, e-visa and airport guide 2026
Sources
Facts checked on 2026-10-03 against the official sources below. Rules change: check them again before you travel.
- Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV)
- ACV: Noi Bai international terminal T2 expansion
- Government portal: new traffic plan at Noi Bai from 3 August 2026
- Tuoi Tre: Noi Bai pickup points and a separate lane for Vietnamese citizens
- Noi Bai International Airport: VIP meet-and-greet service
- Bao Van Hoa: Hanoi rush hours under Decision 01/2026/QD-UBND
- Ha Tinh provincial portal / national weather service: storm season in central Viet Nam
Written by a florist in Ho Chi Minh City
This guide is written by Flosa, a flower shop in Ho Chi Minh City. We deliver flowers to airport arrivals halls, so we keep these facts up to date. More about the country in our Viet Nam travel guide; to thank someone in Viet Nam after your trip, you can send flowers to Viet Nam from abroad.