A Vietnam trip from India costs roughly ₹35,000 to ₹55,000 per person for 7 days on a budget, ₹62,000 to ₹1,05,000 mid-range, and ₹1,45,000 or more for luxury, including return flights, the e-visa, hotels, food, transport and travel insurance. A 5-day trip runs about ₹5,000 to ₹20,000 less per person at the budget and mid-range tiers, and ₹30,000 to ₹85,000 less at luxury where hotel nights dominate the bill, because flights and the visa cost the same regardless of trip length. This guide breaks the full Vietnam trip cost from India into line items you can total up yourself, in INR, with every figure sourced and dated, so your Vietnam trip budget from India is built on real 2026 prices rather than a package seller’s round number.
What a Vietnam trip costs from India
The Vietnam travel cost per person depends on three choices: how long you go for, how you like to travel, and whether you split rooms as a couple. The snapshot below covers the common cases; every range is derived from the line-item prices in the next section (figures last reviewed 2026-07-09).
Trip | Budget | Mid-range | Luxury |
5 days, per person | ₹30,000-45,000 | ₹52,000-85,000 | ₹1,15,000-2,35,000 |
7 days, per person | ₹35,000-55,000 | ₹62,000-1,05,000 | ₹1,45,000-3,20,000 |
5 days, per couple | ₹52,000-80,000 | ₹90,000-1,42,000 | ₹2,00,000-3,80,000 |
7 days, per couple | ₹60,000-93,000 | ₹1,05,000-1,72,000 | ₹2,30,000-4,70,000 |
For context, the rupee goes a long way in Vietnam: ₹1 bought about 275-278 Vietnamese dong at the 2026-07-08 mid-market rate (Xe). Street food, local transport and even 4-star rooms cost noticeably less than in most international destinations Indians fly to.
The full cost breakdown, line by line
A Vietnam budget has nine real line items: flights, the e-visa, hotels, food, in-country transport, activities, connectivity, travel insurance and a small contingency. The table prices the first eight lines per person for a 7-day trip; keep the ninth, a contingency of roughly 5%, on top (it is built into the trip totals above). The sections after the table explain each line and cite the sources.
Cost line (7 days, per person) | Budget | Mid-range | Luxury |
Return flights from India | ₹16,000-22,000 | ₹22,000-32,000 | ₹35,000-55,000 |
Vietnam e-visa (single entry) | about ₹2,390 | about ₹2,390 | about ₹2,390 |
Hotels (6 nights) | ₹4,200-10,800 | ₹15,000-30,000 | ₹54,000-1,50,000 |
Food and drink | ₹4,200-6,300 | ₹8,400-14,000 | ₹21,000-42,000 |
Getting around Vietnam | ₹2,500-4,000 | ₹5,000-9,000 | ₹10,000-18,000 |
Activities and entry tickets | ₹3,000-5,000 | ₹8,000-14,000 | ₹20,000-45,000 |
eSIM / connectivity | ₹350-900 | ₹500-1,000 | ₹1,000-2,600 |
Travel insurance (7 days) | ₹600-3,000 | ₹600-3,000 | ₹600-3,000 |
Flights from India
Return fares from Indian metros to Vietnam run ₹18,000 to ₹55,000 depending on city, carrier and season, with Kolkata and Chennai the cheapest departure cities at ₹18,000-28,000 return and fares booked 90 to 120 days ahead running 25-40% below last-minute prices (VietnamTour.in). On the cheapest dates, live route data has shown one-way fares from about ₹10,500 and return fares from about ₹11,200 (KAYAK India). Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata have nonstop flights to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City of about 4 to 5 hours, with VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines and IndiGo flying the routes most frequently (Viet Long Travel). Flights are the single biggest line in the budget, so this is where booking 3 to 4 months out earns its keep.
Vietnam e-visa fee
The official e-visa costs USD 25 for single entry and USD 50 for multiple entry, is processed in 3 working days, and is valid for up to 90 days (Vietnam Immigration Department). At mid-2026 exchange rates that is about ₹2,390 per person. Apply only on the government portal; agency sites charge multiples of the official fee. For the document checklist, photo rules and how the fee is paid, see our full guide to Vietnam visa fees for Indians .
Hotels by tier
Rooms are Vietnam’s best bargain: dorm beds cost USD 5-10 a night in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, guesthouses and budget hotels ₹1,500-3,000, and decent 3-star rooms ₹2,500-5,000 (Never Ending Footsteps; VietnamTour.in). Clean, central mid-range properties sit around USD 20-60 a night, while genuine luxury starts near USD 100-110 and runs to USD 500+ for beachfront resorts (Day Trips Vietnam; Budget Your Trip). Couples should read hotel lines per room, not per head, which is why the per-couple totals above are well under double the solo cost.
Food and drink
Eating well in Vietnam is cheap: a bowl of pho or a banh mi costs ₹100-250, and a street-food day rarely crosses ₹900 per person (VietnamTour.in). Benchmark daily spends, including meals, run about USD 26 a day for budget travellers, USD 70 mid-range and USD 195+ for luxury, all-in (Budget Your Trip). Plan ₹600-900 a day if you eat local, ₹1,200-2,000 for a mix of street food and restaurants, and ₹3,000+ a day for fine dining and cocktails.
Getting around within Vietnam
Moving between cities costs USD 8-18 by sleeper bus on typical routes, USD 20-35 for long hauls like Hanoi to Da Nang, and USD 25-60 by domestic flight when booked 2 to 3 weeks ahead (Day Trips Vietnam). Inside cities, Grab rides cost 30,000-70,000 dong (about ₹110-255), and an airport transfer to central Hanoi runs USD 10-15 (Day Trips Vietnam). Which mix you choose depends on your route; our guide to plan a Vietnam trip on a budget covers the transport levers in detail.
Activities and entry tickets
The headline experiences are affordable if you book group departures: a Ha Long Bay day cruise with Hanoi transfers costs USD 45-100, overnight cruises run from about USD 108-120 in the budget class to USD 250-450 for luxury boats (Halong Bay Lux Cruises; Halong Bay Tours). A full-day Ninh Binh group tour costs USD 38-50 (Hanoi Explore Travel), and in the south, Cu Chi tunnels entry is 125,000 dong (about ₹450) with half-day tours at USD 16-25 (Vietnam Adventure Tour). Budget travellers can do two big experiences in ₹3,000-5,000; mid-range trips with a cruise and two tours land near ₹8,000-14,000.
eSIM and connectivity
A tourist eSIM costs from USD 4 for a small starter pack, about USD 18 for 10 GB over 30 days, and roughly USD 30 for a 7-day unlimited plan (Airalo; Traveltomtom). Budget ₹350-900 per person for a typical week; local SIMs at the airport are similar money for more data.
Travel insurance
Travel insurance for a 7-day Vietnam trip typically costs about ₹600-3,000 per person in the Indian market, depending on age, plan and sum insured (Dook International). That makes it one of the smallest lines in this table, and the only one that pays you back when the trip goes wrong. Zurich Kotak General Insurance, an IRDAI-registered Indian general insurer, covers Vietnam under its Smart Travel plans; see travel insurance for Vietnam for what a Vietnam policy covers and a quote for your exact dates and ages.
5-day Vietnam trip cost: budget, mid-range, luxury
A Vietnam 5 day trip cost from India lands between ₹30,000 and ₹45,000 per person on a budget, ₹52,000-85,000 mid-range, and ₹1,15,000-2,35,000 for luxury, using the same line items with 4 hotel nights and one fewer paid activity. Five days comfortably covers one region, either Hanoi with Ha Long Bay and Ninh Binh, or Ho Chi Minh City with the Mekong and Cu Chi.
5 days (4 nights) | Budget | Mid-range | Luxury |
Per person | ₹30,000-45,000 | ₹52,000-85,000 | ₹1,15,000-2,35,000 |
Per couple | ₹52,000-80,000 | ₹90,000-1,42,000 | ₹2,00,000-3,80,000 |
The couple numbers are less than double the solo cost because the room, airport transfers and eSIM hotspot are shared; on a mid-range trip that saves a couple roughly 10-20% per head.
7-day Vietnam trip cost: budget, mid-range, luxury
The Vietnam trip cost for 7 days from India is ₹35,000-55,000 per person on a budget, ₹62,000-1,05,000 mid-range, and ₹1,45,000-3,20,000 luxury, and it is the better-value duration because the two fixed costs, flights and visa, spread over more days. Seven days is enough for two regions, typically Hanoi plus the central coast (Da Nang and Hoi An) with one internal flight or sleeper bus.
7 days (6 nights) | Budget | Mid-range | Luxury |
Per person | ₹35,000-55,000 | ₹62,000-1,05,000 | ₹1,45,000-3,20,000 |
Per couple | ₹60,000-93,000 | ₹1,05,000-1,72,000 | ₹2,30,000-4,70,000 |
What moves your total up or down
Four levers move a Vietnam budget more than anything else: when you go, the route you pick, how early you book, and the exchange rate. Vietnam’s cheapest fares and rooms cluster in the low season; for the month-by-month picture see best time to visit Vietnam . Route matters because every extra region adds an internal flight or a long bus leg; our Vietnam itinerary for 3, 5 and 7 days shows which routes fit which trip length. Booking international flights 90 to 120 days out (VietnamTour.in) and domestic legs 2 to 3 weeks out (Day Trips Vietnam) keeps you at the bottom of the fare ranges above. And because hotel and tour prices are dollar-linked while your spending is in rupees, a few percent of INR movement shifts a luxury budget by thousands; hotel rates themselves have been rising 5-12% a year in hotspots like Hanoi’s Old Quarter and Hoi An (Day Trips Vietnam).
Most of this money is prepaid: protect it
Roughly two-thirds of a mid-range Vietnam budget is paid out weeks before you fly: return flights, the non-refundable e-visa fee, most hotel bookings and any prebooked cruise or tours are all committed at booking time. On a ₹80,000 mid-range trip, that is upwards of ₹50,000 sitting in other people’s accounts before you pack a bag. If a covered event then forces you to cancel, trip-cancellation cover in a travel policy reimburses your prepaid, non-refundable trip costs; Zurich Kotak’s Smart Travel trip-cancellation cover responds to listed perils including severe weather, natural calamity, and cancellation or rescheduling by the airline, among others. Given that a week of cover costs about the same as one nice dinner in Hoi An, it is the cheapest line in the table to keep and the most expensive one to skip.
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FAQ
Q: How much does a Vietnam trip cost from India?
A: Between ₹62,000 and ₹1,05,000 per person for a typical 7-day mid-range trip, including flights, e-visa, hotels, food, transport, activities and insurance; budget travellers can do 7 days in ₹35,000-55,000. The tier tables above show 5-day and luxury variants line by line (figures last reviewed 2026-07-09).
Q: How much does a Vietnam trip cost for a couple?
A: A couple should budget ₹1,05,000-1,72,000 for a 7-day mid-range trip, or ₹60,000-93,000 travelling budget-style. The Vietnam trip cost for couple travel works out 10-20% cheaper per head than solo because the room, transfers and data are shared.
Q: Is Vietnam cheaper than Thailand for Indians?
A: They are broadly comparable, and Vietnam often edges ahead on hotels and food while Thailand can win on flash-sale airfares from India. The bigger driver of your total is travel style and season, not the choice between the two countries.
Q: What is the visa cost for Vietnam?
A: USD 25 (about ₹2,390) for the official single-entry e-visa, or USD 50 for multiple entry, paid on the government portal (Vietnam Immigration Department). Our guide to Vietnam visa fees for Indians covers the process, documents and payment step by step.
Q: When is Vietnam cheapest to visit?
A: Fares and rooms are cheapest outside the December-February peak and Indian holiday windows, with the low-season months bringing the best hotel deals. See best time to visit Vietnam for the month-by-month weather and price picture.
Q: Does the budget include travel insurance?
A: Yes. Cover for a week in Vietnam typically costs ₹600-3,000 per person in the Indian market (Dook International), a small fraction of the trip, and it is listed as its own line in the breakdown above. See travel insurance for Vietnam for what it covers and a quote.
