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Hue in October

Better avoidedBest time: February – April

Better avoided: October is outside the recommended season (February – April). Against it: Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast. Mid-Autumn Festival (Tet Trung Thu) can fall this month.

The season opens in February, 4 months away. Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast: usually over after December.

2 days in Hue in October · from ₹8,411 for two

Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra

See the day-by-day plan

The weather in October

What the season does to Hue this month.

Worth knowing

Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast

⚠️ From September to December typhoons and heavy rains hit central Vietnam, worst in October and November. Hoi An's old town and parts of Hue flood most years, flights are cancelled when a storm passes, and floods can cut the railway and roads for days (they did in late 2025). Keep a spare day, book refundable trains and rooms, and follow the storm warnings.

What’s on in October

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

  • Mid-Autumn Festival (Tet Trung Thu)dates shift yearly

    The children's festival of the full moon: lanterns, lion dances and mooncakes. Hanoi's Hang Ma street and Hoi An's old town are full of lanterns in the week before.

What it costs

For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.

Budget

₹8,411 for two

  • Room a night₹1,470
  • Food a day, each₹962
  • Main sight entry, each₹740

Mid-range

₹18,684 for two

  • Room a night₹4,050
  • Food a day, each₹2,220
  • Main sight entry, each₹740

Luxury

₹44,248 for two

  • Room a night₹12,880
  • Food a day, each₹5,180
  • Main sight entry, each₹740

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 Da Nang (DAD), 80 km away

Then: Bus · 2h 45m (Bus or limousine through the Hai Van tunnel)

Flights from India: from 5 cities, one way from ₹14,500

Fly into Hanoi (HAN), 539 km away

Then: Flight · 3h 45m (Vietnam Airlines / VietJet to Phu Bai (HUI))

Flights from India: from 7 cities, one way from ₹9,000

Plan from Da Nang airport (DAD)

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.

Elsewhere in Vietnam in October

Instead in season this month.

Nearby in Central Vietnam:

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