Base price
2,000,000 VND
about 79 USD, per traveler
Transport only, Ho Chi Minh City to Moc Bai and back in a private SUV or shared van, with driver, fuel, tolls, and fixer fees included.
Realistic total
5,300,000 VND
about 197 USD, transport + visas
The bundle most riders take: transport, the 90-day e-visa, and the Cambodia visa, with the handling done for you.
Top package
6,000,000 VND
about 225 USD, everything included
Adds onsite guided assistance at both borders, the option most first-time runners pick. Pay on arrival either way.
The short answer
What a visa run from Ho Chi Minh City costs in 2026
The base price is 2,000,000 VND per traveler for the car run, and most people add the 90-day e-visa on top. The realistic total for a fully sorted day lands between 3,000,000 and 6,000,000 VND depending on the package.
In dollars, 2,000,000 VND is about 79 USD at the rate the booking form uses. The e-visa add-on is 2,400,000 VND for single entry, roughly 95 USD, or 3,100,000 VND for multiple entry, about 122 USD. The Cambodia visa add-on is 1,100,000 VND, around 43 USD, and onsite guided assistance is 700,000 VND, close to 28 USD.
These figures come straight from the booking form and the prices page, so what you read here matches what you pay. The day itself runs about 12 hours door to door: pickup before sunrise, the crossing mid-morning, and back in Saigon by early evening. The two government fees, for the Vietnam e-visa and the Cambodia visa-on-arrival, are separate and itemized before you pay.
Line-item pricing
The full price table, VND and USD
Every price below matches the booking form on the home page. USD figures are approximations at the form's current rate.
| Item | VND | Approx USD |
|---|---|---|
| Car transportation, per traveler | 2,000,000 | 79 |
| Vietnam 90-day e-visa, single entry | 2,400,000 | 95 |
| Vietnam 90-day e-visa, multiple entry | 3,100,000 | 122 |
| Cambodia visa at Bavet, per traveler | 1,100,000 | 43 |
| Onsite guided assistance, add-on | 700,000 | 28 |
| Transport + Vietnam e-visa + Cambodia visa | 5,300,000 | 199 |
| Full bundle with guided assistance | 6,000,000 | 229 |
Transportation is priced per traveler, and the booking form multiplies it by the size of your group. The e-visa tiers are add-ons, not replacements for the transport. If you already hold a valid Vietnam visa and only need the exit-and-return loop, transport only is enough, though most riders prefer coming home with a fresh 90-day stamp.
For travelers who already have an e-visa application started and just need it escalated after Cambodia stamps them out, the push service runs from 25 USD for the 4-day tier up to 125 USD for the 1-hour tier.
One question comes up before every booking: whether the money is better spent on the run at all, or on an in-country extension instead. The short version is that an e-visa cannot be extended in Vietnam, so the run is the only route for most people. Visa run vs visa extension lays out who qualifies for each and what the day costs.
Prices can move. The booking form stays the source of truth, and this page is checked against the current form pricing, not a cached number from last season.
Where the money goes
What the government charges, what our desk charges, and what the difference buys
Anyone who checks this page against the immigration portal hits the same gap. The portal charges 25 USD. Our 90-day e-visa add-on is 2,400,000 VND, about 95 USD. That reads like a fat markup until you know what the second number covers.
The short version: the government price buys the visa. The rest pays for the filing, the watching, and the fixing, done while you are standing at a border counter instead of sitting at a laptop back in District 1.
| Where you file it | What you pay | What you get back |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam's own portal, evisa.gov.vn | 25 USD single entry 50 USD multiple entry | The visa itself, decided in 3 to 5 working days, valid at the designated border gates with Moc Bai on the list. You build the form, watch the inbox, and find out for yourself if a photo bounces. A 30-day and a 90-day visa cost the same, so take the 90. |
| An online visa site | 80 to 200 USD for the same visa | The 25 USD government product with "express" and "guaranteed" on the label, sometimes with the government fee billed again at checkout. Nobody there is standing at the counter with you. |
| Our desk, as an add-on to the run | 2,400,000 VND single 3,100,000 VND multiple about 95 and 122 USD | The work around the visa: the filing that goes in the moment your exit stamp lands, somebody watching the queue through the working day, and a fix for anything that bounces while you are still near the border. The government's own fee sits on your itemized quote as its own line. |
What sits between 25 USD and 95 USD
Not a markup on the visa. The government's share is fixed and nobody discounts it. What changes from one provider to the next is who does the work around the application.
File it yourself and that work is yours to carry across the border in your head. The entry port on the form has to be the port you actually use. The entry date has to be today or later, never before. The photo has to be 4x6 cm on a plain light background with no glasses. The name has to match the passport, diacritics included. Get one of those wrong and the rejection arrives days later, after you have already exited.
Through the desk, those same steps happen while you are still near the border:
- 1.The application goes in the moment your exit stamp is in the passport, not the next morning from a hotel lobby on the Cambodia side.
- 2.Somebody watches the queue through Vietnamese working hours and escalates when it stalls. Immigration decides e-visas Monday to Friday, which is why a rush tier only pays off on a weekday exit.
- 3.A rejected photo or a mistyped passport number gets fixed that afternoon, while the fix is still cheap and Moc Bai is still half an hour behind you.
- 4.The approval PDF arrives in a WhatsApp thread you already have open, and the re-entry uses that exact entry date and port.
Plenty of people should file it themselves and keep the difference. If you have a laptop, three clear days before your run, and you have done it once before, the portal is fine. The car does not care who filed the paperwork, and transport-only is a normal booking, not a downgrade.
The desk earns its fee in three situations: a run booked inside a week, a passport or photo that has already been bounced once, and anyone who cannot be offline for the days a resubmission takes. There is also the push service, from 25 USD, for a filing you started yourself that has gone quiet. It works off your existing application number and only bills if it moves.
Included vs separate
What the price includes, and what you pay at the border
The 2,000,000 VND transport price covers the private SUV or shared van, a bilingual driver, fuel, QL22 tolls, the Tay Ninh fixer fees on both sides of the border, cold water and towels, and WhatsApp updates from pickup to drop-off. The fixers are the part people forget to budget for on a DIY run: they queue the Cambodia visa counter for you, check your paperwork, and keep the crossing under two hours on a normal day.
What is not in that price is the government side of the paperwork. The Vietnam e-visa fee charged by the immigration system is separate, and the Cambodia visa-on-arrival fee at Bavet is separate. Both are itemized before you pay, so nothing is folded in quietly.
On the Cambodia side, the visa-on-arrival fee at Bavet is paid in US dollars at the counter for most nationalities. That is why the practical advice is to carry clean USD bills. Smaller notes and recent bills get accepted more smoothly than old or damaged ones. The Cambodia visa add-on on the form covers the arrangement and the queueing; the government fee at the counter is still yours to pay in cash.
On the Vietnam side, the 90-day e-visa government fee is separate from the handling fee the desk charges. The desk fee buys the upload, the submission the moment your exit is stamped, the monitoring, and the chasing until approval. The government fee itself is what the immigration portal charges for the visa. There are no reliable ATMs at the border, so arrive with the cash you need.
Bundle math
Where the bundles actually save money
Buying transport, the Vietnam 90-day e-visa, and the Cambodia visa separately comes to 2,000,000 plus 2,400,000 plus 1,100,000, which is 5,500,000 VND. The Transport + Visas bundle costs 5,300,000 VND. That is 200,000 VND back in your pocket, roughly 8 USD, for booking them together.
The full bundle works the same way. Transport, e-visa, Cambodia visa, and guided assistance bought separately is 5,500,000 plus 700,000, which is 6,200,000 VND. The full bundle is 6,000,000 VND. Again, 200,000 VND saved, about 8 USD, with the guided assistance folded in.
So both bundles save a flat 200,000 VND against a la carte. The real difference between them is not the price gap, it is the guided assistance. For a first border run, that 700,000 VND add-on usually pays for itself in skipped mistakes and a crossing that stays under two hours. People who have done the run before often skip it.
The bundles do not change the government fees. The Vietnam e-visa fee and the Cambodia visa-on-arrival fee are fixed costs set by the two governments. What the bundle saves you is the handling and coordination, which is where the actual risk of a botched run lives. And the 90-day e-visa, at 2,400,000 VND, replaces the old pattern of running to the border every 30 days. Fewer runs with a longer visa usually wins on price for anyone staying a season in Saigon; the FAQ page compares that in more detail.
Ways to do the run
Private car vs shared van vs DIY bus vs motorbike
The 2,000,000 VND transport price covers a private SUV or a shared van seat, your choice, with the driver handling QL22 both ways. The route is about 80 kilometers from central Saigon, roughly two hours each way, so the drive is not the hard part of the day. The border is, and that is where the options really differ.
With the service, the day is scripted: pickup before sunrise, the driver and Tay Ninh fixers handle the crossing order, lunch happens on the Tay Ninh or Cambodia side, and you are back in the city by early evening. The cost is fixed, the WhatsApp updates keep you oriented, and the only cash you need is for the government fees at the counters.
The DIY bus version is cheaper on paper and slower in practice. You still pay for the bus fare to Moc Bai, the Cambodia visa at Bavet, the Vietnam e-visa, and your own meals, and you queue by yourself at each counter. Bus fares change often enough that quoting one here would be guesswork, and this page does not do guesswork. The trade is predictable though: you save on the car and spend more of your own time, carrying the risk of a mistake at the border with no fixer to catch it.
The motorbike run is the cheapest of all and the most tiring. Riders take QL22 out of the city, park at Moc Bai, cross on foot, and ride back the same day. It works, plenty of expats do it, and it costs little more than fuel. It also means a four-hour round trip on a highway in the heat, border parking fees, and no one watching your bike while you queue.
The middle ground is the shared van seat on the service: the same 2,000,000 VND transport price with the same fixer support, just with other riders along for the day. For solo travelers it is the sensible buy. For couples and families, the private car makes the day feel like a day trip instead of an errand. The prices page shows the current per-traveler rate either way.
Payment and packing
How to pay, and what to carry
Payment for the service happens on arrival, in cash or by bank transfer. You do not hand over money before the car shows up, which keeps the risk on the operator's side, not yours. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before departure.
Cash is the part that needs actual thought. The Cambodia visa-on-arrival fee at Bavet is paid in US dollars at the counter for most nationalities. Bring clean, unfolded bills. Border staff handle a lot of notes in a day and old or damaged bills get refused more often than you would expect. The Vietnam e-visa government fee is handled through the desk, but a small buffer of VND for lunch, water, and the return leg is sensible.
Passport photos are worth carrying even if you do not use them. The Cambodia visa counter can ask for one depending on the day, and two spares in your bag turn a possible delay into a non-event. Along with the photos, the standard kit is your passport, your current visa paperwork, and the confirmation from the booking form.
The e-visa desk handles the Vietnam side while you are at the border. Standard processing runs 3 to 4 days, fast is 1 to 2 days, and rush tiers go as quick as 1 hour, with the price stepping up with the speed. The push service, for people who already filed their own application, starts at 25 USD for 4-day processing and goes up to 125 USD for the 1-hour tier. Details live on the prices page.
FAQ
Quick answers on cost
What is included in the 2,000,000 VND transport price?
Private SUV or shared van, bilingual driver, fuel, QL22 tolls, Tay Ninh fixer fees, cold water and towels, and WhatsApp updates. Government visa fees are separate and itemized before you pay.
Why does the e-visa add-on cost more than the government fee?
Because the government fee buys only the visa. Vietnam's portal charges 25 USD for a single-entry 90-day e-visa and 50 USD for multiple entry, decided in 3 to 5 working days, and it sells no rush option at any price. Our add-on is 2,400,000 VND single or 3,100,000 VND multiple, and that covers filing the moment your exit stamp lands, monitoring the queue, and fixing anything that bounces. Prefer to file it yourself? Our transport price works with your own visa.
Can I pay the 25 USD myself and still book the car?
Yes. The run and the visa application are separate purchases. Plenty of riders cross on a visa they filed themselves and book transport only. Just make sure the approval is in hand before you re-enter at Moc Bai, with the entry port and the entry date matching your plan.
Do the bundles really save money?
Yes. Separately, transport plus the 90-day e-visa plus the Cambodia visa is 5,500,000 VND. The bundle is 5,300,000 VND, and the full bundle is 6,000,000 VND against 6,200,000 VND a la carte. You save 200,000 VND either way.
Can I do the run without buying the e-visa through you?
Yes. Cross, get your exit and entry stamps, and keep using any remaining validity on your current visa, or apply for a new e-visa yourself. If your own application is stuck, the push service from 25 USD may be enough.
Is the 1-hour rush tier worth it?
Only if you genuinely need the visa the same hour. It costs 125 USD against 25 USD for the 4-day tier, and both give the same 90-day validity. If your plans are not urgent, the slower tiers are the sensible buy.
Where should I go next?
The Moc Bai route guide covers border hours and the crossing step by step, the Cambodia visa at Bavet guide covers the Cambodia side, the US, UK and Australian passport guide covers what each nationality brings to the border, and the FAQ answers the rest.
Connected routes
Costs at other borders
Moc Bai is the right border for Ho Chi Minh City, but the network covers the other big routes too. If you are comparing cities or planning a trip north, the cost pages for the sister sites use the same line-item style:
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