Days · Hanoi
Hanoi in 3 days
Mornings outside, middays indoors, evenings on the street; the last day ends with the bags already in the car.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
9km
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Your constraints
Day 1 — Ba Đình morning, a 12:30 lunch table
leave byLeave Temple of Literature by 10:40 to keep the 12:30 last seating.Leave Temple of Literature by 10:40 AM to keep the 12:30 PM last seating.
9 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum stays under 29 min.
- 07:30–07:42Ride-hail car to the visitor reception
- 07:42–08:47Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum
- 08:47–08:53Walk through the complex
- 08:53–09:13One Pillar Pagoda
- 09:13–09:31Walk south (little shade)
- 09:31–10:21Temple of Literature
- 10:21–10:35Car to Hoàn Kiếm
- 10:35–12:30Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Hoàn Kiếm)
- 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (Hoàn Kiếm)hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi ₫50,000 (≈ US$2) (Ride-hail car to the visitor reception) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Hoàn Kiếm).Taxi ₫50,000 (≈ US$2) (Ride-hail car to the visitor reception) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 PM (Hoàn Kiếm).
- L1Taxi ₫45,000 (≈ US$2) (Car to Hoàn Kiếm) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Hoàn Kiếm).Taxi ₫45,000 (≈ US$2) (Car to Hoàn Kiếm) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 PM (Hoàn Kiếm).
- L2Shorten Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum to 45 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Hoàn Kiếm).Shorten Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum to 45 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 PM (Hoàn Kiếm).
- L2Shorten Temple of Literature to 45 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Hoàn Kiếm).Shorten Temple of Literature to 45 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 PM (Hoàn Kiếm).
Switches if the ground changes
- crowd Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum → One Pillar Pagoda (6′)
- heat Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum → Café on Điện Biên Phủ (AC) (8′, then 22′ p90 to the anchor)
- heat Temple of Literature → Café on Điện Biên Phủ (AC) (8′, then 22′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 4.7 = PFL 2 + OFL 2.7 · walk 2 km (1.2 mi)1.2 mi (2 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 4.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 9′ · relax L2 · yield 17.8 · option value 1.74
Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 83′
β vs α: time risk 15% → 4%; margin +20 min; -₫35,000.
Taxi ₫50,000 on "Ride-hail car to the visitor reception": time risk 73% → 4%.
trace: generated 96 · rejected p_late>0.15×37, p50_after_latest_arrival×10 · frontier 42 · seed 526388814 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Hotel or AC café 13:00–16:00; West Lake at sunset if energy allows.
Day 2 — The lake at sunrise, Old Quarter, bún chả
- 06:30–06:38Walk to the lake
- 06:38–07:08Ngọc Sơn Temple
- 07:08–07:23Walk north through the Old Quarter
- 07:23–08:03Đồng Xuân market
- 08:03–08:30Walk south past the lake
- 08:30–09:15Bún chả Hương Liên
Why this route?
DFL 3.6 = PFL 3.6 + OFL 0 · walk 3.6 km (2.2 mi)2.2 mi (4 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L0 · yield 16 · option value 0
trace: generated 20 · rejected none · frontier 3 · seed 526388814 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Evening: Old Quarter street food from 17:00; weekend walking streets around the lake.
Day 3 — West Lake, car to Nội Bài at 12:00
leave byLeave Quán Thánh Temple by 11:20 to keep the 12:00 boarding.Leave Quán Thánh Temple by 11:20 AM to keep the 12:00 PM boarding.
61 min of buffer left.
- 08:30–09:02Walk north-west via Quán Thánh
- 09:02–09:32Trấn Quốc Pagoda
- 09:32–09:40Walk along Thanh Niên
- 09:40–10:00Quán Thánh Temple
- 10:00–10:12Car back to the hotel for the bags
- 10:12–12:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Nội Bài
- 12:00–13:00Car to Nội Bài at 12:00hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi ₫40,000 (≈ US$2) (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to Nội Bài at 12:00.Taxi ₫40,000 (≈ US$2) (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to Nội Bài at 12:00 PM.
Why this route?
DFL 3.5 = PFL 3 + OFL 0.5 · walk 3 km (1.9 mi)1.9 mi (3 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 61′ · relax L1 · yield 10 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 15′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -43 min; -₫50,000.
trace: generated 12 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 526388814 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Nội Bài: allow 2.5–3 h before an international departure.
Meals, swaps, bookings and questionsHide
Each day: cost, carry, rain swap
Day 1 — Ba Đình morning, a 12:30 lunch table
- Spend
- ₫300,000–600,000 (≈ US$12–25): mausoleum free, Temple of Literature about ₫70,000 (≈ US$3), cars ₫30,000–60,000 (≈ US$2–3) a ride, lunch ₫150,000–300,000 (≈ US$6–12)
- Carry
- Long trousers or skirt and covered shoulders · No large bag or camera you do not want to deposit · Passport copy · Water and a hat
- If it rains
- Check the mausoleum is open (not Monday or Friday); in heavy rain go to the Hồ Chí Minh Museum and Temple of Literature halls, mausoleum another open morning.
Day 2 — The lake at sunrise, Old Quarter, bún chả
- Spend
- ₫200,000–450,000 (≈ US$8–18): Ngọc Sơn about ₫30,000–50,000 (≈ US$2), bún chả ₫60,000–140,000 (≈ US$3–6), coffee ₫40,000 (≈ US$2), street-food evening ₫100,000–200,000 (≈ US$4–8)
- Carry
- Small notes (₫10,000–50,000) · Tissue for toilets · Crossbody bag with a zip
- If it rains
- Lake at sunrise only if dry; otherwise Hỏa Lò Prison Memorial and a water puppet show, Old Quarter food after the rain stops.
Day 3 — West Lake, car to Nội Bài at 12:00
- Spend
- ₫350,000–650,000 (≈ US$14–25): pagodas free or about ₫10,000–20,000 (≈ under US$1), coffee ₫40,000 (≈ US$2), car to Nội Bài ₫250,000–400,000 (≈ US$10–16) per car
- Carry
- Passport · Bags packed and at the desk before 08:30 · Đồng for the car and a last mealPassport · Bags packed and at the desk before 8:30 AM · Đồng for the car and a last meal
- If it rains
- Skip West Lake, take a lakeside café near the hotel and leave for Nội Bài 15 minutes earlier — rain slows the airport road.
The solver above does not move these swaps in for you; they are the manual fallback when the forecast turns.