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Hanoi in December
Good month: December is in the middle of the recommended season (October – April). Against it: Hanoi's Cool, Grey Winter.
The season runs to the end of April, 4 months away.
3 days in Hanoi in December · from ₹15,126 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
The weather in December
What the season does to Hanoi this month.
Heads up
Hanoi's Cool, Grey Winter
Hanoi's winter is cool (often 12-18 °C) and grey, with drizzle; few buildings are heated. Bring a jacket. Further south (Hoi An, Saigon, Phu Quoc) it is warm.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹15,126 for two
- Room a night₹1,840
- Food a day, each₹1,196
- Main sight entry, each₹260
Mid-range
₹36,288 for two
- Room a night₹5,520
- Food a day, each₹2,760
- Main sight entry, each₹260
Luxury
₹88,841 for two
- Room a night₹16,560
- Food a day, each₹6,440
- Main sight entry, each₹260
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Vietnam yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Hanoi (HAN)
Flights from India: from 7 cities, one way from ₹9,000
Fly into Da Nang (DAD), 606 km away
Then: Flight · 3h 45m (Vietnam Airlines / VietJet / Vietravel)
Flights from India: from 5 cities, one way from ₹14,500
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹2,380
- At least a week before you fly, apply for the e-visa on the official portal, evisa.gov.vn: passport scan, a recent photo, your entry date and the airport you will land at. The fee is US$25 single entry or US$50 multiple entry (for a side trip to Cambodia or Laos), paid by card and not refunded if refused.
- Approval usually takes 3 working days. Download the e-visa, check every letter of your name and passport number and the dates, and print it.
- At immigration, show your passport and the printed e-visa. There is no arrival card. Enter through the airport or border post named on the e-visa.
- Flying straight into Phu Quoc from abroad and staying on the island: no visa is needed for up to 30 days, but you need one to go on to the mainland. India's embassy in Hanoi advises getting the e-visa anyway, in case you have to reach the mainland in an emergency.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with two blank pages; Printed e-visa approval letter; Return or onward ticket; Hotel bookings for the stay.
Use only evisa.gov.vn (the Vietnam Immigration Department's portal); look-alike sites charge two to four times the fee. The e-visa cannot be extended inside Vietnam, so choose its dates and single or multiple entry carefully.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Vietnam in December
Also in season this month.
- Ha Long Bay · great month
- Ninh Binh (Tam Coc & Trang An) · great month
- Mui Ne · great month
- Phu Quoc · great month
- Vung Tau · great month
- Ben Tre (Mekong Delta) · good month
- Can Tho (Mekong Delta) · good month
- Cu Chi Tunnels · good month
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Hanoi in December, day by day, priced for your group.