Regretful because waiting for prices
After the famous Korean group confirmed the concert in Hanoi on October 24-25, 2026, many round-trip flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi increased from 1-2 million VND.
Immediately after the announcement, for many fans like Ms. Yen Le (Binh Thanh ward, Ho Chi Minh City), besides the concert ticket hunt, there is another arduous journey called air tickets.
Right on the morning of announcing Big Bang's concert in Hanoi, I checked out the routes, almost all airlines adjusted ticket prices. After 40 minutes, the Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi route of low-cost airline Vietjet Air increased from 350,000 VND/trip to 1.3 million VND/trip," Ms. Le regretted that she had chosen a suitable price but had not paid at that time.
With about 2 months until the concert, Ms. Yen Le searched for cheap tickets in vain.
For people in other areas like me, I have to add travel, food and hotel expenses for about 4 days and 3 nights. I only have a budget of less than 4 million VND for air tickets. However, the Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi route has now nearly doubled, more than 2.3 million VND/way," Ms. Le shared.
With the same mood, Ms. Phuong Trinh (Ban Co ward, Ho Chi Minh City) agreed to bet on a flight from Hanoi back to Ho Chi Minh City.
At the end of June, I booked a departure plane ticket. On the morning of October 24, I will fly the 7 am flight, Vietnam Airlines national airline with a price of 1.9 million VND. This is a fairly high price, normally the price is only about 1-1.3 million VND/departure. I booked before the departure, the return flight will be calculated later," Ms. Trinh said.
According to her, the price is unlikely to decrease as the concert date approaches.
Having traveled to provinces and cities many times to see concerts, I learned from experience that the sooner you buy, the better because the ticket price is likely to continue to increase. Buying tickets early yourself is still more guaranteed when you go to buy through a third party close to the time of the music night," Ms. Trinh shared.
To optimize costs, many people have chosen the option of changing destinations and combining other means of transport.
Ms. Hoang Ha Mi (Hiep Binh ward, Ho Chi Minh City) bought a plane ticket from Ho Chi Minh City to Hai Phong City for only about 637,000 VND.
I have to sit and wait for tickets at noon to get a 0-dong ticket for the departure and choose the option to go to Hai Phong. From there, I will have more experience of taking the train to Hanoi or driving a limousine in the range of 200,000 - 250,000 VND/departure. Because I brought little luggage, the above ticket price does not include baggage," Ms. Mi said.
According to Lao Dong's survey in two days (August 9, 10), airfares for the Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi route from October 23-26 have been adjusted.
For the 6:05 - 8:15 flight time frame, low-cost airline Vietjet Air on August 9 has a price of 2,353,001 VND. However, on August 10, airfares for the same time frame increased by 972,109 VND, to 3,225,110 VND.
For the 16:45 - 18:55 flight time frame, low-cost airline Vietjet Air on August 9th had a price of 2,353,001 VND. However, on August 10th, airfares for the same time frame increased by 1,379,387 VND, to 3,732,388 VND.
For the flight suggested by Agoda as the cheapest on the search day 9.8 belonging to Vietnam Airlines, at the time frame of 5:00-7:10, the price is anchored at the threshold of 2,088,660 VND.
On August 10, the above time frame increased by 1,197,520 VND, to 3,286,180 VND.
Rising demand for accommodation
Not only air tickets, the demand for accommodation around the concert venue area is also increasing sharply. A survey on Agoda shows that many hotels and homestays near My Dinh Stadium area only have 1-2 rooms available, even fully booked for October 24-26, 2026.
Contacting some hotels and homestays, representatives of accommodation establishments said: "We ran out of rooms as soon as there was information about the concert. All 88 rooms of My Dinh establishment have been sold out. The room booking feature is no longer displayed on booking platforms.
Accommodation locations around My Dinh area are all booked early by fans, ensuring convenience when traveling. Although the establishment has prepared in advance, it is still quite surprising to receive a full booking 3 months before the concert takes place.
