Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) runs from two passenger terminals on the Cam Ranh peninsula, about 35 km south of Nha Trang. The first is an older domestic building that handles flights within Vietnam. Beside it stands the larger international Terminal 2, which opened in 2018 to cope with rising leisure traffic from East Asia. The two buildings sit close together, a short walk or a brief shuttle hop apart, but they are operated separately, so the terminal you use depends entirely on whether your flight is domestic or international.
Which terminal is yours?
Check your terminal before you leave for the airport, because domestic and overseas flights do not share the same building. Domestic services to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang depart from the original terminal. Anything crossing a border, whether a scheduled flight or a holiday charter, uses Terminal 2. Your boarding pass or booking confirmation states which one you need, and signage on the access road points the way. If you are connecting from a domestic arrival onto an international departure, allow extra time to move between the two.
Facilities at a glance
| Facility | Where to find it |
|---|---|
| Check-in & airline desks | In each terminal, landside before security |
| Duty-free & shops | After security in the international terminal |
| Cafés & restaurants | Both landside and airside |
| Taxi, transfer & car-hire desks | At arrivals |
| ATMs & currency exchange | Landside in the public areas |
| Free Wi-Fi | Throughout both terminals |
Arrivals versus departures flow
Departing passengers check in landside at the airline desks, clear security, and then reach the gate areas, where the international terminal adds duty-free shops and a wider choice of seating. Arriving passengers walk the other way: through immigration and baggage reclaim on an overseas flight, then out into the arrivals hall. That hall is where the ground-transport desks line up. You can pick from these without leaving the building:
- Metered airport taxis from the rank just outside the doors.
- Pre-booked private transfers, with a driver and name board waiting inside.
- Car-hire and car-with-driver counters for onward travel.
- Cash from the ATMs and a currency-exchange booth before you head off.
For the full run-down of getting into town, see our guide to reaching Nha Trang from the airport.
Services & accessibility
Beyond the basics, both buildings offer ATMs, a place to change money, cafés pouring Vietnamese coffee, and free Wi-Fi across the public areas. Travellers with reduced mobility can request assistance, though this is arranged through your airline rather than the airport, so book it when you reserve your seat or at least 48 hours ahead. Opening hours for individual shops and food outlets shift with the flight schedule and are reviewed periodically, so confirm anything time-sensitive on the airport's official channels close to your travel date.