Getting there Phu Quoc – How to go to Phu Quoc
If you depart from Europe, US, Australia, you can fly direct to Ho Chi Minh or Hanoi with Vietnam Airlines or from Asia with Malaysian airlines, Thai Air and China airlines.
Or you can take regional low cost airlines from Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong with Air Asia.
From 2014 you can fly direct with Vietnam Airlines from Singapore, and Siem ReapFrom and visa for Vietnam is not required for this flight.
If you wanna reach the island by boat , you can take the boat from Ha Tien or Rach Gia in the south of Vietnam. The trip will take 1 hour from ha Tien and 2 hour and half from Rach Gia and the price is 5-15 US dollars for one way. See also: How to Get From Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville
Phu Quoc island is now visa free for up to 30 days. It’s valid if you fly via Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh not leaving the transit area or if you fly direct to Phu Quo. If passenger leave the transit area, you need visa except Japan, Russia, Korea, Scandinavian countries and Asean for 15 days visit.
If you need to enter in Vietnam you can ask visa for up to 30 days and you can request this online to www.vietnamvisasite.com that will cost 18 US dollars and than 45 US dollars on arrival at airport in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh.
Maybe in coming future will be visa free for tourists also from Australia, France, Germany, UK and India.
In Phu Quoc there is no money exchange at the airport so we raccomended that you bring Dong money because you’ll need to pay the phu quoc island entry tax of 20000 Dong and more less 140000 for a taxi from phu quoc airport to your hotel.