11 days in Hanoi from Sydney: the whole trip, every cost counted
A real trip planned by Trip720 for 2 adults leaving Sydney on 10 December 2026: Hanoi (8 nights), with flights, stays, transfers, food, activities and the visa.
Whole trip, home to home
A$4,291
for 2 adults; the lowest-cost version came to A$4,256
Priced on 2026-10-23; flight prices are estimates from recent fares. Your own dates, home town and budget change the plan and the total.
Day 1 · Travel day: Sydney → Hanoi 10 December 2026
- 17:35Set up your eSIM before you leave
- 18:05Leave home for Sydney airport
- 19:30Dinner at the airport
- 21:00Sydney (SYD) → Haiphong (HPH), 1 stop
Day 2 · Arrive in Hanoi 11 December 2026
- 06:25Meal on board
- 07:10Land at Haiphong airport (HPH)
- 08:25Train or coach from Haiphong airport to Hanoi
- 10:25Hanoi airport → accommodation
- 10:45Arrive at Hanoi Elpis Hotel
- 11:00Getting around Hanoi
- 11:00Rest after the long flight
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 13:30Free afternoon in Hanoi
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 3 · Hanoi 12 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Not to miss: Perfume Pagoda boat and cable car day trip
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 17:00Getting around Hanoi
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
- 20:30Evening: Old Quarter Weekend Night Market
Day 4 · Hanoi 13 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Day trip to Hoa Lư: Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex
- 10:00Getting around Hanoi
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 5 · Hanoi 14 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Not to miss: Tam Coc rowing boat and Hoa Lu ancient capital day trip
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 17:00Getting around Hanoi
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 6 · Hanoi 15 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00To Old Quarter
- 09:05Free time: Old Quarter
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 14:05To Hanoi Jeep Tour: City Highlights, Countryside & Train St
- 14:30Hanoi Jeep Tour: City Highlights, Countryside & Train Stabout 4 h · From 35.73 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 5.0★ (773 reviews)
- 19:05To Small Group Hanoi Street Food Tour with a Real Foodie
- 19:30Small Group Hanoi Street Food Tour with a Real Foodieabout 3 h · From 40.60 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 5.0★ (5512 reviews)
- 19:30Dinner: part of Small Group Hanoi Street Food Tour with a Real Foodie
- 22:35Back to your stay
Day 7 · Hanoi 16 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Day trip to Tam Đảo: Tam Dao Stone Church
- 10:00Getting around Hanoi
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 8 · Hanoi 17 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Not to miss: Vietnamese cooking class
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 12:30Getting around Hanoi
- 13:30To Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple
- 13:45Free time: Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple
- 16:15To Hanoi Train Street
- 16:35Free time: Hanoi Train Street
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 9 · Hanoi 18 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00To Hoa Lo Prison Museum
- 09:25Visit: Hoa Lo Prison Museum
- 10:00Getting around Hanoi
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 13:30To Temple of Literature
- 13:50Free time: Temple of Literature
- 16:20To Doan Mon Gate
- 16:35Free time: Doan Mon Gate
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 10 · Hanoi → Sydney 19 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Free morning in Hanoi
- 10:45Check out · Hanoi Elpis Hotel
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 15:40Accommodation → Hanoi airport
- 16:00Train or coach to Haiphong airport (HPH)
- 19:30Dinner at the airport
- 21:00Haiphong (HPH) → Sydney (SYD), 1 stop
Day 11 · Home again 20 December 2026
- 08:00Meal on board
- 12:30Meal on board
- 15:10Land at Sydney airport (SYD)
- 15:55Sydney airport → home
- 16:20Home again
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