Banknotes from ATMs

Hi everybody,
this question is for those who have withdrawn money from an ATM at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

On arrival, if I withdraw VND from one of the airport ATMs, what kind of denomination will I get ?
500,000 / 200,000 or 100,000 notes ?
Because 10,000,000 in 100,000 notes will be quite inconvenient to carry .. :D ..

Thanks !..

Just God knows that but normally 500,000 note. There are many ATMs in HCMC so you do not need to withdraw so much money like that.

hehe ...
thanks DinHo for a quick reply .. :) ..

Generally you get 500,000 note unless you withdraw small and odd amount.

ATMs in Vietnam are plentiful but they are not free. Fee is generally 20K/40K per transaction (max is usually 2mil). Some ATMs, particularly foreign banks, allow you to withdraw higher but the fee could be higher too. HSBC charged me 50K for 2.5million withdrawal (about 10K for each additional 500K above 2million).

thanks getyoung
for the info about 500K notes, which is comforting ...

50K fee for 2500K withdrawal, that's 2% right there .. :) ..

A couple of months ago I was generally withdrawing 3-4 million at a time and getting it in 500,000 notes. I would then go back into the bank and change at least half of it into 100,000 notes, as I find they are the most practical for small purchases - cheap meals, drinks, taxi's etc. The 500,000's are good for paying for hotels etc.

Thanks Dale164,

it is so true about big notes, especially annoying when the taxi or the Xe Om declare that they don't have the change for it .. :)) ..

This topic has been automatically locked due to inactivity. Email community@lonelyplanet.com if you would like to add to this topic and we'll unlock it for you.