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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Vietnam

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Hanoi
Hanoi1 stop$656
Da Nang
Da Nang1 stop$711
Nha Trang
Nha Trang1 stop$847
Hue
Hue2 stops$1,026
Dalat
Dalat2 stops$862
Haiphong
Haiphong1 stop$1,250
Dong Hoi
Dong Hoi2 stops$1,045
Hanoi
Hanoi1 stop$656
Da Nang
Da Nang1 stop$711
Nha Trang
Nha Trang1 stop$847
Hue
Hue2 stops$1,026
Dalat
Dalat2 stops$862
Haiphong
Haiphong1 stop$1,250
Dong Hoi
Dong Hoi2 stops$1,045

Book Cheap San Francisco to Vietnam Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Vietnam that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from San Francisco to Vietnam

Sat, Oct 4 - Wed, Oct 22
Philippine Airlines Logo
11:55 pm - 8:35 amSFO-SGN
18h 40m1 stop
Philippine Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 8:50 pmSGN-SFO
19h 15m1 stop
$654Philippine Airlines
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Mon, Sep 22 - Tue, Oct 28
China Southern Logo
4:37 pm - 11:00 amSFO-SGN
28h 23m2 stops
China Southern Logo
4:05 pm - 8:40 pmSGN-SFO
18h 35m1 stop
$655China Southern
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Wed, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 17
Asiana Airlines Logo
11:30 pm - 10:45 pmSFO-SGN
33h 15m1 stop
Asiana Airlines Logo
12:05 am - 3:30 pmSGN-SFO
29h 25m1 stop
$656Asiana Airlines
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Wed, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 25
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:20 am - 9:55 amSFO-HAN
19h 35m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:55 am - 5:30 pmHAN-SFO
20h 35m1 stop
$657Cathay Pacific
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Tue, Sep 30 - Wed, Oct 29
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:20 am - 10:05 amSFO-SGN
19h 45m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:35 am - 10:15 pmSGN-SFO
24h 40m1 stop
$659Cathay Pacific
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Wed, Sep 17 - Mon, Nov 10
China Airlines Logo
1:05 am - 4:35 pmSFO-DAD
25h 30m1 stop
China Airlines Logo
5:35 pm - 6:45 pmDAD-SFO
16h 10m1 stop
$711China Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Thu, Sep 18
China Airlines Logo
1:05 am - 4:35 pmSFO-DAD
25h 30m1 stop
China Airlines Logo
9:50 am - 7:55 pmDAD-SFO
24h 05m1 stop
$720China Airlines
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Thu, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 15
Vietnam Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 9:00 pmSFO-HUI
56h 10m2 stops
Vietnam Airlines Logo
9:35 pm - 6:40 pmHUI-SFO
59h 05m2 stops
$1,026Vietnam Airlines
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Sun, Sep 21 - Thu, Sep 25
Vietnam Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 9:50 amSFO-VDH
45h 00m2 stops
Vietnam Airlines Logo
10:25 am - 6:40 pmVDH-SFO
22h 15m2 stops
$1,045Vietnam Airlines
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Sun, Aug 31 - Sat, Sep 27
STARLUX Airlines Logo
12:50 am - 7:35 pmSFO-PQC
28h 45m1 stop
STARLUX Airlines Logo
8:35 pm - 8:30 pmPQC-SFO
37h 55m1 stop
$1,053STARLUX Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Vietnam flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Vietnam to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest San Francisco to Vietnam flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Vietnam from San Francisco found in the last 72 hours was to Ho Chi Minh City, at $810 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Francisco (SFO) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $810.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to Vietnam?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $1,289 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Vietnam?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Vietnam, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Vietnam is August, when tickets cost $788 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,464 and $1,340 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Vietnam?

The average price of all round-trip flights from San Francisco to Vietnam clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For San Francisco to Vietnam, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from Vietnam back to San Francisco, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Friday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Vietnam?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Vietnam, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Vietnam, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$288
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from San Francisco to Hanoi

FAQs - booking Vietnam flights

  • How can I get to island nations?

    If you are traveling to Vietnam from San Francisco and you plan to visit the island nations just off the border, you will want to fly into Ho Chi Minh City. This is the hub of the southern part of the country and will give you access to many international connections by air, train, and boat.

  • Do I need a visa to travel from San Francisco to Vietnam?

    Yes, citizens of the United States will need both a passport and either a valid visa or a pre-approval for a visa in order to enter Vietnam. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months past your planned departure date from Vietnam. You can apply for your Vietnam tourist visa online. In order to do this, the online processing fee is just under $20, but you will also pay a visa fee upon arrival in Vietnam. For single-entry visas, the fee is $25 and for multiple entries, it is $50.

  • Are there nonstop flights to Vietnam from San Francisco?

    Unfortunately, there are no nonstop flights from San Francisco to any destination in Vietnam available at this time. You can find journeys from San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh with one or two layovers, typically on Turkish Airlines. These layovers will usually be in Istanbul. You can also find journeys from San Francisco to Hanoi with two or three layovers, but these will be on multiple airlines. The layover locations for these routes will depend on the airlines you choose to fly with.

  • Which airport in Vietnam should I fly into if I want to visit other inland countries?

    If you want to start in Vietnam and then head into Laos, Cambodia, or Thailand, your best bet is to fly into Hanoi. This is the main hub of transportation around that area and will easily connect you to the main cities in the other countries via air, rail, or bus.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Vietnam?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San Francisco to Vietnam.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Francisco to Vietnam?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Francisco to Vietnam is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Francisco to Vietnam?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from San Francisco to Vietnam with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to Vietnam?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from San Francisco to Vietnam up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Vietnam?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Vietnam is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $919 on average. Morning departures are around 2% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Vietnam is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,048.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Vietnam

  • If you are flying from San Francisco to Vietnam and you are on a budget, you will most likely want to fly into the city of Hanoi. Flights to Hanoi are typically significantly cheaper than flights to the rest of the country. Flights to Hanoi cost around a little less than flights to other Vietnamese destinations.
  • If you are traveling from San Francisco but you want to visit the southern portion of Vietnam, your best option to save money is to fly into Ho Chi Minh City. While these flights are more expensive than flights to Hanoi, they are cheaper than most of the other destinations in the southern part of the country.
  • If you are flying long-haul from San Francisco to Vietnam, you may want to unwind a bit before you step on the plane. To do this, you can visit one of the San Francisco Airport’s two yoga rooms. These yoga rooms are located in Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 and are open 24h a day, so no matter when your flight is, you will have the opportunity to relax beforehand.
  • If you are flying to Vietnam from San Francisco, you will most likely be flying on Turkish Airlines or via multiple airlines. In order to give yourself enough time to be stress-free during any layovers, you will want to make sure you have at least an hour and a half during each stop to make it to your next flight on time.
  • If you want to rest a bit after your long flight, you can purchase a priority pass in order to gain access to one of the airport lounges.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Vietnam

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Vietnam? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
9.0
STARLUX AirlinesOverall score based on 207 reviews
8.8Food
9.0Boarding
9.3Crew
9.0Comfort
8.9Entertainment
Airline reviews

The airplane so clean and they have a nice crew

8.0 ExcellentRon, Jul 2025TPE - LAX
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The airplane so clean and they have a nice crew

it they come out with resent movie and good food

The crew could have been kinder and less pushy. The premium economy seats don't have enough cushion. The seats are to hard and the flight became painful and uncomfortable after an hour of flying.

Aircraft is new and toilets are spacious, but toilets are quite filthy. They should clean more often. They have a long list of drink offer but are actually not available during meal. They said they’ll come back with them and you don’t get them until after dinner which means you eat your meals without any drinks if you were to get something that they don’t have on the cart. They are strict about removing headphones during take off and landing which is new to us since the movies did not get turned off. Instead, we we’re forced to watch their commercials during that time. We probably would fly with them again but not with the cost we spent. For the record, I work in tourism and travel a lot for inspections.

Our transit in Taipei was disappointing. The ground crew could not tell us where the lounge was located, so we wasted 15 minutes trying to find it. The airline has a great review, but our experience says otherwise.

Greetings when you arrive on the plane and good bye when you leave. Very attentive flight attendants.

Serve me a meal, I fell asleep during the flight. So they passed me twice.

Seats are not table comfortable. Crew members are pretty good. Can be much better!!

Very pleasant overall, although the movie selection could have been better.

I usually have ear problems when planes land. But the landing was so smooth I didn’t even notice it landing! The service was excellent!

Staff show very stress with delayed flight more than passenger.

Very good service and food. Crew was professional and considerate. Cabin and restrooms were kept clean

Flight Attendants could have been nicer and food portions could be bigger.

Great experience, comfort and food is delicious. Always great service and one time

The food from Los Angeles to Taipei made me throw up. The flight is also not comfort. But the staffs are very friendly and nice.

I have never heard of EVA air before but I am so happy my wife and I were able to flight on their planes twice. Everything on these flights just felt better than their competitors. As someone with longer legs any bit of extra leg spaces is appreciated. The different options for food and drinks were also a plus. They were extra careful to make sure my wife's eating restrictions were taken care for. They had a before take off and landing announcements on the built in tablets for each seat and it gave out information that was very helpful. Such as what and how to declare your items in the specific country you landed in, any odd items that may be illegal to bring it (and even the reasoning why) and any other information you might need to make your post flight experience better. Oh and the seats were more comfortable, had more ability to lean and the headrest was much better for flight sleeping. The only downside was there were "forced" ads on the tablet at take off for maybe 5-10 minutes but honestly, this flight was the cheapest option and had all the benefits listed above that is such an easy trade off. Im keeping an eye out for EVA air going forward.

Aircraft was late getting to the gate - probably due to weather. We left the gate one hour late and had to wait another hour since we lost our slot in the takeoff queue. Our box was very wet and was falling apart when we got to Clark. It appears that luggage was exposed to weather in TPE while waiting to be loaded. Crew, however, handled the delay well and was able to provide planned service.

I appreciate the email reminders for online check-in which made my entry to the lines less stressful. The flight was on schedule and on time. The baording staff were proactively helpful and approachable. The airplane inflight food, entertainment and comfies as well as provisions are excellent even in the economy seating. The airline transfer was smooth and easy! Luggage safe and intact! Thank you EVA airline for making my trip a reliable safe and comfortable experience.

I was sleep when they brought the food. They had put a note on my seat. There was no food when I asked for food later. There was just one main meal served in this 14 hours flight. They offered me sandwich with ham which I don’t eat since I am pescatarian. Long story short I had to wait to get to TPE to get something to eat. I am extremely disappointed from the service. I have been flying EVA since I was 1 year old. Perhaps no more EVA for me. Seems EVA glorious day is long gone

The app was awful. No accurate info. Paying for internet is a negative (Delta is free). The crew was very nice for the most part although you are not guaranteed to get good service. Some crew would ignore requests for things as simple as a cup of water if you were sleeping when the first serving was made. Food was great. Male crew member was exceptionally kind and responsive.

I love my Delta crew, they were so welcoming and helpful.

Overall was a lovely experience. The crew were kind and courteous throughout the entire flight.

Sat next to a woman who had her period. Blood was on her seat and on the arm rest between us. I ended up having period blood on my jacket and shoes. Very gross!

Better organization of boarding procedures. Terrible leadership guiding people to gates.

I did not like how the plane landed. It was not smooth.

China Airlines crews are very excellent doing their job. Very friendly and hardworking. I will always choose China Airlines over and over. Thank you all for making my flight comfortable. God bless to all the staff. :)

Most relaxing long distance flight I have been on. And I have flown on many.

Not great, will likely try to fly another or maybe I should have upgraded my ticket? Needed Air…

I don’t think I’ll be flying them again. Tight seats, no flowing air or air nozzles that you can turn air on you, for those who could have motion sickness this would be your worst nightmare. The pilot was great and experienced (which is what you want when flying 12 hours) overall I’m thankful knowledgeable pilots!

I would like to commend the staff from this flight. They all looked happy and I can tell they love what they are doing and constantly smiling while serving the passengers. Special mention to the guy FA in our section. I did not get his name but he is so far the best F.A I have ever encountered!

Paid a premium a have a shorter transit time in Hong Kong, but Cathay pacific rebooked me and ended up waiting for 10 hrs in Hong Hong airport.

If I had blood clots, that window seat would've killed me for certain.

Flight was delayed at the last minute for six hours. Instead of delaying it to a normal hour, they moved it to 10 pm to essentially make it a redeye. There was no compensation or benefit offered for this inconvenience. Once on the plane, Inpaid for WiFi twice with both times it not working because of a “weak WiFi signal”, according to the flight attendants. They also chose the farther possible gates in both airports from the entrance/exit, even though they were one of the few active flights left so late in the evening. Overall it was pretty horrible.

I've stomach problems after 2 hours of flight, Iris, the flight purser not only did her best to make me feel comfortable, she went above and beyond providing pain relievers medicines and ointment. She look and found a doctor passenger on the flight to provide advise. She even report on ground staffs about my condition and provide wheelchair upon arrival. Kudos to her and Cathay Pacific!

Everything was fine and I have no complaints or things to note.

Highly impressive. On time. Smooth and fast boarding and disembarkment. Really great service

The economy seats are much indeed roomier. Meals needs improvement.

It was okay overall but the food was very, very bad.

flight delayed 45 mins - missed connection - 1 hr layover became 8 hr layover waiting for next flight -

Fast boarding flight on time boarded plane back to front instead of stupid zone groups like US airlines do...

2 hours delay, time changes started already 2 days before the flight

Average, not more then that. Cannot compete with Singapore Airlines

I bought the front row seat and made and early online check in but they changed my seat to the back row without prior notice. The inflight meal was too poor, only a piece of small finger food. The boarding is a disaster, everyone is stuffed in a bus in chaos. Doesnt worth the money at all.

Poor. Flight was delay without prior notice. Poor boarding. Poor meal service. Plane was dirty and smelly. Does not worth the money.

Overall very nice airline. The seats were cloth unlike leather seats I am accustom to on planes. The food was adequate. I had to use a paper boarding pass as they do not like electronic boarding passes. I scanned my electronic pass, but the gate agent requested the paper pass. Luckily I had a paper pass, although my electronic pass worked and when the paper pass was scanned it stated I was already on board.

I am a bit upset with the check in counter, I signed up a wheelchair for my mom so they wouldn’t grant us her boarding pass. We got to the airport a couple of hours earlier and they had us wait and no one ever gave us her boarding pass or the wheelchair, I had to go back and complain when it was already time for our flight to board. Since we got their earlier, I could have easily pushed my mom myself and we could have relaxed and went to the lounge while waiting… when I finally got someone to help us he couldn’t explain how and why they dismissed us in the first place.

Was on holiday with my partner and we booked with Vietnam airlines as it not meant to be a budget airline. They separated us and made us sit at either end of the plane. Not the way I planned to spend my time on my holiday separate from my loved one. How can they separate people on the same booking. They know we are together and spending quality time together.

I had sometimes my trips with Vietnam Airlines and I like it 😊

The check-in process was great, and I cannot remember the name of the supervisor, but he was good and told us about the transit process very correctly and efficiently and kindly. We were given down access and the overall process was very efficient.

The plane had a technical problem it would delayed 10 hours but they just gave limited information and put all passengers into the Miracle lounge. Ther were not enough chairs and so on.

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