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Hanoi with kids: route in order

Hoan 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 frontA garden path between trimmed hedges leading to the red-and-white Khue Van Cac pavilion in Hanoi

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
3 of 5 free; paid: Temple of Literature, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
Duration
6 h 20 min · 09:30–15:46
Start and finish
Hoan Kiem Lake → Tran Quoc Pagoda
On foot
≈ 17 min in total
Transport
2 rides, ≈ 39 min
Lunch
around 12:15
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.

Hanoi09:30–15:46 · 5 places · 6 h 20 min

  1. Hoan Kiem Lake

    · 1 h · Free

  2. 6 min on foot
  3. St Joseph's Cathedral

    · 20 min · Free

  4. 19 min · transport or taxi
  5. Temple of Literature

    · 1 h · 70,000 VND, under-16s free

  6. Lunch · 1 h
  7. 11 min on foot
  8. Imperial Citadel of Thang Long

    · 1 h 30 min · 100,000 VND

  9. 20 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

3 of 5 are free; 2 charge entry — prices below, check them on site.

1Hoan Kiem Lake461 hFree
2St Joseph's Cathedral4920 minFree
3Temple of Literature431 h70,000 VND, under-16s free
4Imperial Citadel of Thang Long391 h 30 min100,000 VND
5Tran Quoc Pagoda4230 minFree
Total4 h 20 min3 of 5 free

Sources and fact-check

  • Prices, opening hours and time on site come from each place's page, with its own sources and check date

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