POPULATION  87.8 MILLION SIZE 128,100 sq miles (331,700 km˛) VISA VISA REQUIREMENT: Visa required, Fast Track  Immigration services available.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS ALL TIMES APPROX BASED ON SHORTEST ROUTES WITH MINIMAL LAYOVERS LAX to HAN - 19 hours 30 min JFK to HAN - 20 hours 30 min LAX to SGN - 19 hours 30 min JFK to SGN - 20 hours 00 min  LAX to DAD - 24 hours 30 min JFK to DAD - 27 hours 00 min 
CURRENCY Vietnamese Dong.
IMMUNIZATIONS & VACCINATIONS: Always consult your health-care provider to determine what you will need, depending on factors such as your health and immunization history, areas of the country you will be visiting, and planned activities.
LOCAL LANGUAGE: Vietnamese is the national, official language of Vietnam.
PASSPORT REQUIREMENT: Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months  from the date of arrival into Vietnam. GATEWAY CITY AIRPORT SAPA LAO CAI HANOI (HAN) MAI CHAU HA LONG BAY HUE (HUI) HOI AN TIME DIFFERENCE    PST      MST     CST     EST      DST  +16       +15     +14    +13        NO NHA TRANG (CXR) HAIPHONG (HPH) CAN THO CON DAO (VCS) HO CHI MINH CITY (SGN) DA NANG (DAD) TRAVEL SEASON PLANNER JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC HIGH SEASON SHOULDER SEASON LOW SEASON HIGH SEASON
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