Da Nang Airport Pick-Up for the Tet Holiday: Choosing a Car, Meeting Point and Flight Changes

The Tet Nguyen Dan holiday in the Dinh Mui year sees passenger numbers at Da Nang International Airport rise sharply, and the baggage reclaim hall and the car pick-up area are often crowded. Booking a pre-arranged car with a driver and sending your flight number early lets you plan your time: you do not have to queue for a taxi, and you can plan the family’s first-day pick-up more calmly.

What happens at the airport during the Tet peak

The Tet holiday brings a sharp rise in flights arriving from large cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City into central Vietnam. Two factors directly affect how long your trip takes:

• Longer waits at the baggage belt: Many passengers are bringing home large amounts of checked baggage for the family reunion, so the time from touchdown to collecting all your bags at Terminal 1 is often 30 to 45 minutes, noticeably longer than on an ordinary day.
• Knock-on flight delays: Winter fog in northern Vietnam, or the heavy number of take-offs and landings at Tan Son Nhat Airport, can easily cause delays. When you book a car in advance and give us your flight number, the driver monitors the flight’s progress and times the pick-up to match when you leave the terminal.

Booking a car ahead for Tet arrivals

A car booked in advance lets you plan your pick-up time, particularly if you are travelling with older people, small children or a lot of luggage to take home.

Where to meet the driver at Domestic Terminal T1 and International Terminal T2

Da Nang International Airport has separate pick-up areas for its two terminals:

• At Domestic Terminal T1: After collecting your checked baggage on the ground floor, walk through the arrivals doors and go straight across to the tourist car pick-up lane opposite. The meeting point is in the area between pillars 1 and 5. The driver will call you to guide you to the right pillar number and bring the car into the pick-up area.
• At International Terminal T2: Travellers coming home from abroad for Tet will find the driver waiting at the pick-up area in the international arrivals hall, holding a name board showing the name of the person who made the booking.

Under the airport’s rules, cars may only stop at the arrivals forecourt for a short time to avoid congestion. For this reason, collect all your luggage and walk to near the arrivals doors before calling the driver to bring the car in.

Choosing the car size for Tet gifts and spring blossom

Luggage needs at Tet are always greater than on an ordinary business or holiday trip. Besides suitcases of clothing, passengers often bring boxes of seafood, baskets of biscuits and sweets, or apricot blossom and peach blossom branches wrapped carefully:

• 4-seat car (sedan): Suitable for up to two or three passengers with two medium suitcases and one small gift box. The boot of this type of car is fairly limited and is not suitable for large blossom branches or several bulky parcels.
• 7-seat car (SUV or high-roof MPV): The best choice for a family of three to five people. The third-row seats fold down flexibly to create a spacious boot, which fits three or four large suitcases together with a gift box and tied blossom branches.
• 16-seat car: The ideal solution for a group of six to twelve people, a multi-generation family, or trips to neighbouring provinces such as Quang Nam, Quang Ngai or Hue with a lot of bulky items.

How Sun Travel coordinates airport pick-ups and schedule changes

To give careful service during the Tet peak, Sun Travel follows the customer’s flight schedule closely:

1. Send the booking details early: It is best to fix your car one to two weeks before the expected departure date. The information needed includes the flight date, the flight number, the number of passengers, the estimated number of bags and the exact drop-off address.
2. Follow the flight continuously: Our support team and drivers use aviation radar software to check actual take-off and landing times. If your flight is late, the free waiting time and any surcharge are set out in the trip terms on the route page.
3. Payment and cancellation: The payment method and timing are confirmed for each trip. If your plans change or the flight is cancelled because of the weather, simply send a message at least 2 hours before the pick-up time, and we will help you move the booking to the next flight or cancel it free of charge.

For more detail, see the Da Nang airport pick-up and drop-off service, the article on what to do when your flight is delayed, and the guide to choosing a car for a large group.