Make it a trip · Hanoi, Vietnam
What Hanoi costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Old Quarter.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Arriving
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Bus 86 from Noi Bai to the Old Quarter Fixed
About an hour, ending at Hanoi Railway Station. Grab costs 200,000 to 300,000.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi food and transport prices (2026-07)
₫45,000 Book an airport pickup -
Visa free for 45 days Fixed
For GB, DE, FR, NL passports.
Tourism only. Longer stays need an e-visa.
Source: Emerhub, Vietnam visa exemption 2026 (2026)
Free -
Visa free for 30 days Fixed
For SG passports.
ASEAN exemption.
Source: Emerhub, Vietnam visa exemption 2026 (2026)
Free -
E-visa Fixed
For AU, NZ, US, CA, IE passports.
US$25 single entry, up to 90 days. Apply only on the official evisa.gov.vn site; the fee is not refunded if refused.
Sources: Emerhub, Vietnam visa exemption 2026 (2026), Tonkin Travel, who is exempt from a Vietnam visa (2026)
US$25
Getting around
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Grab motorbike ride across the centre, from Range
Usually 26,000 to 47,000 VND. Grab cars cost about 50,000 for the same trip.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi food and transport prices (2026-07)
₫26,000 -
Scooter hire, per day Fixed
About US$4. Traffic is intense; you need a licence and international permit to be insured.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi food and transport prices (2026-07)
₫105,000 Rent a scooter
Eating and drinking
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Bún chả, from Range
Usually 45,000 to 70,000 VND. Grilled pork with noodles, Hanoi’s lunch classic.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi food and transport prices (2026-07)
₫45,000 -
Egg coffee Fixed
At Café Giang, where it was invented.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi food and transport prices (2026-07)
₫35,000 -
Bia hơi, fresh beer, a glass, from Range
Usually 5,000 to 10,000 VND. On tiny plastic stools on Ta Hien.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi food and transport prices (2026-07)
₫5,000
At the supermarket
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Bowl of phở, from Range
Usually 60,000 to 80,000 VND. At a famous shop. Street stalls charge less.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi food and transport prices (2026-07)
₫60,000
Doing
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Water puppet show Fixed
About 50 minutes at the Thang Long theatre.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi tours (2026-09)
₫100,000 Get tickets -
Street food tour, from Range
Usually 510,000 to 900,000 VND. Two to three hours with a guide.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi tours (2026-09)
₫510,000 Get tickets -
Ha Long Bay day cruise, from Range
Usually 900,000 to 1,800,000 VND. With transfers from Hanoi. Overnight cruises cost 2.8 to 5.1 million.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi tours (2026-09)
₫900,000 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, from Fixed
About US$6.50.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi food and transport prices (2026-07)
₫170,000 Find a hostel -
Three-star hotel, from Range
Usually 520,000 to 1,170,000 VND. About US$20 to 45.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Hanoi food and transport prices (2026-07)
₫520,000 Find a hotel
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