Da Nang Golf Trip from the Philippines: Flights, Costs, and What to Know Before You Book

Last updated: August 2026

Manila to Da Nang takes under three hours, non-stop, and Philippine passport holders walk in visa-free for up to 21 days. Three carriers fly the route, so a Friday-out, Monday-back golf weekend is a scheduling question rather than an annual-leave one. What surprises most Filipino golfers is not the flight, though. It’s the bill at the end of the round.

How do you get from Manila to Da Nang?

Three airlines fly Manila–Da Nang non-stop: Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, and AirAsia Philippines, which added the route in March 2026. Between them there are more than twenty departures a week, spread across morning and evening slots, so most groups can pick a Friday evening out and a Monday morning back without touching a second day of leave.

Flight time is roughly two and a half to three hours depending on carrier and routing, which puts Da Nang closer to Manila than a lot of domestic golf trips feel once you count the drive to Tagaytay or Batangas on a bad traffic day.

One correction worth making, because it trips people up: Cebu Pacific flies the route from Manila. There is no non-stop Cebu-to-Da Nang service in 2026. Groups splitting from Cebu, Davao or Iloilo connect through Manila, which usually means an overnight or an early domestic leg. Worth building into the itinerary rather than discovering at booking.

Do Filipino golfers need a visa for Vietnam?

No. Philippine passport holders enter Vietnam visa-free for stays of up to 21 days under the long-standing ASEAN bilateral arrangement, which covers any realistic golf trip. No portal, no application fee, no approval letter.

Two conditions still catch people at check-in. Your passport needs at least six months of validity beyond your intended exit date and two blank pages, and airlines on this route do ask for proof of onward travel. A return ticket satisfies that. If you’re planning to stay longer than 21 days, that’s the point where an e-visa enters the picture, and it’s a different process entirely.

How do Da Nang green fees compare with Manila and Tagaytay?

Here is the honest version, because the cheaper-golf-abroad pitch does not survive contact with an actual invoice. Da Nang green fees run USD 90–320 across the seven main courses, and the mid-range layouts most visiting groups play sit around USD 120–210 on a weekday. That is not cheaper than a premium Philippine club. It is broadly comparable, and at the top end it is more expensive.

What changes is what the number buys. In Vietnam the caddie fee and a shared buggy are inside the green fee. At Tagaytay Highlands, for a concrete example, the caddie runs ₱700 and the cart ₱700, both compulsory and both settled at the club on the day, on top of whatever the green fee was. Our team has watched more than one Philippine group work this out at the counter after the round rather than before.

So the pitch is not that Vietnam is cheap. It’s that seven courses of genuine tournament standard sit within about 45 minutes of one another, caddie service is bundled and taken seriously, and you can play four different layouts in four days without changing hotel. That’s a harder thing to assemble around Manila. For the full course-by-course table, our 2026 Da Nang green fee price list has weekday and weekend rates side by side.

What should you sort out before you fly?

Three practical things, in the order they usually bite.

Money first. Philippine peso does not exchange directly to Vietnamese dong at most counters in Da Nang, so bring US dollars to change on arrival or draw dong from an ATM. Green fees and pro-shop purchases go on card without trouble at every course we book. Caddie tips do not: that is cash, in dong, handed over at the end of the round, and USD 15–20 per caddie is the going rate.

Clubs second. Every carrier on this route takes a golf bag as sports equipment for a fee, but the fee and the weight allowance differ enough between Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines and AirAsia that it’s worth reading your own booking rather than assuming. For a three-round trip, renting on the ground at USD 30–40 a day often works out close to even once you’ve paid both ways, and it saves the transfer hassle. Rental sets are available at every course.

Tee times third. Our guests usually underestimate how far ahead the good slots go during the October–March peak. Morning tee times at Hoiana Shores and BRG in February and March are frequently gone weeks out. If your dates are fixed, lock the tee sheet before the flights, not after.

Which Da Nang courses suit a Philippine group?

Most groups from Manila play three or four courses in one trip, and the sensible mix pairs one premium round with two mid-range ones rather than four expensive tee times back to back.

Hoiana Shores is the championship links, right against the sea south of Hoi An, and at USD 220–300 on a weekday it’s the round you build the trip around, not the one you repeat. Montgomerie Links and Vinpearl Golf Nam Hoi An sit in the value band and both take mixed handicaps well. BRG Da Nang has two contrasting layouts on one site, a coastal links and a target-style course, which is a neat way to give a group variety without a long transfer.

A note on Ba Na Hills Golf Club, since the name misleads people: the course sits at the foot of the mountain, not up on it, so the temperature is the same as anywhere else in Da Nang. It is a strong layout, but book an early tee time or play it under lights rather than expecting mountain air. The cable-car resort on the summit is a separate place entirely.

When should a Filipino group actually fly over?

October through March is the window. Cooler, more settled, and it is Central Vietnam’s genuine peak golf season, which means tee sheets fill early rather than sitting empty. Book further ahead than you would at home, especially around February and March after Tet, which is the best stretch of the year.

We won’t sell you the escape-the-weather angle that works for Australian or British golfers, because it isn’t true here. The Philippines and Central Vietnam sit in the same Pacific typhoon corridor. If you’re looking at July through October, check conditions at both ends, not just at home, and keep the itinerary loose enough to shuffle a round. Rain policy at the courses is straightforward: heavy rain or lightning stops play, and you resume when it clears. A refund only comes into it if the course actually floods and closes.

How many days do you need?

Four days, three nights is the shape that fits a Philippine long weekend best. That gives three rounds, one afternoon in Hoi An, and no day where you’re rushing a tee time to make a flight. It’s the itinerary most groups from Manila end up booking, and it’s the basis of our three-round Da Nang itinerary over four days.

Stretch it to five days, four nights and Hue becomes possible: the Imperial Citadel, the tombs along the Perfume River, and Laguna Golf Lang Co on the way. Worth it if the group includes non-golfers or anyone who wants more than the drive between hotel and clubhouse. That version is the five-day itinerary that adds Hue.

Two nights is doable but tight. You land, play, play, fly home, and the second round is usually the one that suffers. We normally recommend three nights as the floor. If you’re weighing it up, we’ve written separately on how many rounds realistically fit into a short Central Vietnam trip.

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GoGolfVietnam is a golf tour operator based in Da Nang, arranging tee times, transfers and hotels for visiting groups across Central Vietnam.