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Grey granite Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum with columns, the Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh inscription and honour guards in whiteHoan Kiem Lake from above: the red The Huc Bridge to Ngoc Son Temple, the Turtle Tower mid-lake and trees along the shoreNeo-Gothic twin-tower facade of St Joseph’s Cathedral in Hanoi with a Virgin Mary statue and flowers in front

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
all 5 free
Duration
5 h 30 min · 09:30–15:04
Start and finish
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum → Tran Quoc Pagoda
On foot
≈ 17 min in total
Transport
2 rides, ≈ 42 min
Lunch
around 12:17
With kids
fine: short walks

The plan, stop by stop

Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.

Hanoi09:30–15:04 · 5 places · 5 h 30 min

  1. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

    · 1 h · Free

  2. 21 min · transport or taxi
  3. Hoan Kiem Lake

    · 1 h · Free

  4. 6 min on foot
  5. St Joseph's Cathedral

    · 20 min · Free

  6. Lunch · 1 h
  7. 11 min on foot
  8. Hanoi Train Street

    · 45 min · Free

  9. 21 min · transport or taxi
  10. Tran Quoc Pagoda

    · 30 min · Free

Go · start

Add nearby

Places near the plan — Yes puts one into the day and the times update.

What the route costs

All 5 stops are free — you pay only for museums inside, if you go in, and for lunch.

1Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum541 hFree
2Hoan Kiem Lake461 hFree
3St Joseph's Cathedral4920 minFree
4Hanoi Train Street5245 minFree
5Tran Quoc Pagoda4230 minFree
Total3 h 40 min5 of 5 free

Sources and fact-check

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