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Hanoi in March

Great monthBest time: October – April

Great month: March is in the middle of the recommended season (October – April). Perfume Pagoda festival (Chua Huong) can fall this month.

The season runs to the end of April, next month.

3 days in Hanoi in March · from ₹15,126 for two

Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra

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What’s on in March

Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.

  • Perfume Pagoda festival (Chua Huong)dates shift yearly

    Pilgrims by the tens of thousands take rowing boats up the Yen stream to the cave pagodas of Huong Son, 60 km south-west of Hanoi, from the 6th day of the first lunar month to the end of the third. Go on a weekday; the first weeks after Tet are the busiest.

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

Plan from Hanoi airport (HAN)

Routes compared

Entry rules

E-visa before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹2,380

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

About HanoiVietnam month by month

Elsewhere in Vietnam in March

Also in season this month.

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