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Hoi An Entrance Ticket Prices 2026: Every Fee, Explained
One 120,000₫ ticket opens five of Hoi An’s twenty-two heritage sites. Everything else — My Son, the Memories Show, the craft villages — is priced separately. Here is every fee, checked against current sources.
The Hoi An entrance ticket confuses almost every first-time visitor: you do not need one to walk through the Ancient Town, but you do need one to step inside the old houses, assembly halls and museums — and nobody explains that at the booth.
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№ 01The Ancient Town ticket, explained properly
Hoi An’s Ancient Town is a living neighbourhood, not a gated park. Walking the lanes, crossing the bridges, eating, shopping and photographing lanterns at night costs nothing. What the ticket buys is entry to the interiors — the merchant houses, the Chinese assembly halls, the small museums and the Japanese Covered Bridge.
One ticket costs 120,000₫ for a foreign adult and comes as a strip of five tear-off tabs. Each tab admits you to one of the town’s 22 ticketed heritage sites, and staff tear one off as you enter. You pick which five — there is no fixed route.
What counts as one of the 22
- The Japanese Covered Bridge — the emblem on the 20,000₫ note, and the busiest tab on the ticket.
- Assembly halls — Fujian, Cantonese and Chaozhou, built by Chinese trading communities.
- Old merchant houses — Tan Ky and Phung Hung are the two most visited, still lived in by descendants.
- Museums — Trade Ceramics, Sa Huynh Culture and Folk Culture, all small and quick.
- Temples and communal houses — Quan Cong Temple among them.
Children, validity and where to buy
Children are priced by height, not by age, which catches families out. Under 1 metre enters free; between 1 and 1.4 metres pays 50,000₫. Above that, full price.
The ticket is printed as valid for 24 hours. In practice most visitors buy one ticket on arrival and use the remaining tabs across several days without trouble, but that is custom rather than a written rule — do not plan a five-day itinerary around it.
There are 11 booths around the old town, including one behind the Japanese Covered Bridge, one at the An Hoi Bridge and one on Hai Ba Trung Street. They sell from 07:00 to 21:30 in summer and to 21:00 in winter. The heritage sites themselves keep shorter hours, roughly 08:30 to 17:30, so a ticket bought in the evening is really for the next morning.
Da Nang’s official tourism portal now describes a revised 2026 structure with an 80,000₫ option alongside the 120,000₫ one, and a validity of up to three days. Independent operators and local guides still quote the single 120,000₫ / five-tab / 24-hour ticket. The two systems may be running side by side during the transition, so ask what you are being sold before you pay — and keep the receipt.
Ticket inspection is concentrated at the entrances to the heritage buildings during the day. From late afternoon the town fills with people who never bought one, and that is entirely normal — if all you want is the lanterns, the riverside and dinner, you do not need a ticket at all.
№ 02Every entrance fee in one table
Prices below are for foreign adult visitors in 2026 unless noted. Vietnamese residents pay less at several sites.
| Attraction | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient TownAdult, foreign visitor | 120,000₫ | 5 of 22 heritage sites |
| Ancient Town — child1–1.4 m tall | 50,000₫ | Under 1 m free |
| My Son Sanctuary | 150,000₫Vietnamese 100,000₫ | Electric shuttle + Apsara dance |
| Hoi An Memories Show | 600,000–1,200,000₫Children half price | ECO / HIGH / VIP seating |
| VinWonders Nam Hoi An | 650,000₫450,000₫ after 14:00 | Theme park + wildlife safari |
| Thanh Ha Pottery Village | 35,000₫Child 15,000₫ | Village entry + workshops |
| Tra Que Vegetable Village | 35,000₫Some agents quote 20,000₫ | Entry + farming activities |
| Cam Thanh basket boat | 150,000₫120,000₫ boat + 30,000₫ entry | Coconut palm water tour |
| Hoi An Silk Village | 50,000₫ | Silk-making demonstration |
| Cu Lao Cham island | 150,000–400,000₫Wooden boat vs speedboat | Return transfer + eco fee |
№ 03My Son Sanctuary
My Son is a separate trip and a separate ticket — a cluster of red-brick Cham temples in a jungle valley about 45 km southwest of Hoi An, built between the 4th and 14th centuries and on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
The price is better value than it first looks: it includes the electric shuttle from the gate to the temple valley — about 2 km you would otherwise walk in full sun — and the Apsara dance performance, usually staged around 09:30 and 14:30. The evening “My Son Legend” show and private guides are extra.
Tour buses from Da Nang arrive mid-morning and the valley is narrow. Riders who leave Hoi An around 06:00 reach the gates before the coaches and have the G and B temple groups almost to themselves. The site closes around 17:00–17:30.
№ 04Shows, theme parks and craft villages
None of these are covered by the Ancient Town ticket. Each is its own gate and its own fee.
Hoi An Memories Show
An outdoor spectacle telling four centuries of Hoi An’s history with more than 500 performers. The main show starts at 20:00 and runs about an hour; smaller performances circulate the park from 17:00. Usually dark on Tuesdays. Read our full guide to the Memories Show before booking a seat class.
VinWonders Nam Hoi An
Theme park, water park and wildlife safari on the coast road toward Tam Ky. Arriving after 14:00 drops the adult ticket to 450,000₫, which is the sensible move in hot months anyway. Children under 100 cm enter free; anyone under 140 cm needs an adult with them.
Thanh Ha Pottery Village
Three kilometres west of the old town along the river. The ticket covers village entry and watching the wheels; most workshops will let you throw a pot yourself for a small extra. Skip it in the October–November flood weeks, when the kilns stop.
Tra Que Vegetable Village
A working herb village between the old town and An Bang Beach, fertilised with seaweed dredged from the lagoon. The full-price ticket includes hands-on farming; cooking classes and herbal foot baths are booked separately. It is an easy flat ride — see our Hoi An cycling routes for the back lanes.
№ 05Six ways to spend less
- Do not buy a ticket on your first walkWander the streets, eat, look around. Buy only when you have decided which interiors you actually want to see.
- Choose your five deliberatelyOne assembly hall, one merchant house, one museum, the bridge, and one wildcard gives you the full range. Two assembly halls in a row start to feel identical.
- Measure the children before you queueHeight, not age, sets the price. A child at 1.38 m pays 50,000₫; at 1.42 m pays full fare.
- Go to VinWonders after 14:00The same park for 450,000₫ instead of 650,000₫, and you skip the worst of the midday heat.
- Reach My Son before the coachesLeaving at 06:00 costs nothing extra and transforms the visit. The shuttle and the dance are already in your ticket — use both.
- Ride between the sights instead of booking taxisThanh Ha, Tra Que, Cam Thanh and An Bang are all within 5 km of the old town. A day’s bike rental costs less than two one-way taxi fares.
Buy the ticket for the houses, not for the town. The town is free — that is the whole point of Hoi An.— Anh Khoa, dan Hoi An
№ 06Getting between the sights
The Ancient Town is walkable and largely car-free during pedestrian hours. Everything else on this page is not: My Son is 45 km out, VinWonders is 30 km down the coast, and the craft villages sit 3–5 km from the centre in three different directions.
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We are a two-minute walk from the old town, which means you can leave the bike at the shop, walk in with your ticket, and pick it back up for the run out to Tra Que or the beach. Free delivery to hotels in the centre, helmets and raincoats included, and a licence check we do honestly rather than after the fact.
- Electric bikes and 50cc — no motorcycle licence needed, enough range for An Bang, Tra Que and Cam Thanh. See the e-bike.
- Automatic scooters — the sensible choice for My Son or the Hai Van Pass. Scooter rental.
- Bicycles — flat ground the whole way to the beach; the cheapest way to do the villages. Bicycle rental.
- Free hotel delivery in the centre, and free cancellation any time before pickup.
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Pair your entrance ticket with a guided walk
The ticket covers five heritage sites — but without context an ancient house is just an old house. A two-hour walk with a local guide (from ~$12, ★4.9) is the difference between nice lanterns and actually understanding why a Japanese bridge has a Chinese temple attached to it.
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Tell us where you want to go and we will suggest the bike that suits the route — and deliver it to your hotel.
84 Phan Chau Trinh, Hoi An · +84 935 206 306Questions we get asked at the counter
Do I need a ticket just to walk around Hoi An Ancient Town?
No. Walking the streets, crossing the bridges, shopping, eating and watching the lanterns at night are all free. The 120,000₫ ticket is only needed to go inside the 22 ticketed heritage buildings — the old houses, assembly halls, museums and the Japanese Covered Bridge.
How much is the Hoi An entrance ticket in 2026?
120,000₫ for a foreign adult, which covers entry to five of the 22 heritage sites. Children under 1 metre tall enter free and children between 1 and 1.4 metres pay 50,000₫. Note that Da Nang’s official tourism portal also describes an 80,000₫ option for 2026, so confirm what you are buying at the booth.
How long is the Hoi An ticket valid for?
The ticket is printed as valid for 24 hours from purchase. In practice visitors commonly use the remaining tabs over several days of their stay without being challenged, but this is customary tolerance rather than an official rule.
Is My Son Sanctuary included in the Hoi An ticket?
No. My Son is a separate site about 45 km from Hoi An with its own ticket at 150,000₫ for foreign adults and 100,000₫ for Vietnamese visitors. That price includes the electric shuttle to the temple valley and the Apsara dance performance.
Which five attractions should I choose with my ticket?
A good spread is the Japanese Covered Bridge, one Chinese assembly hall such as Fujian, one old merchant house such as Tan Ky, one museum, and one temple or communal house. Visiting several assembly halls in a row tends to feel repetitive.
What is the cheapest way to reach the villages and beaches around Hoi An?
Renting your own bike. Thanh Ha, Tra Que, Cam Thanh and An Bang Beach all sit within 5 km of the old town, and a full day of bicycle or e-bike rental costs less than two one-way taxi fares. Bicycles start at 50,000₫ a day and e-bikes at 100,000₫.
Updated July 2026 by Anh Khoa Hoi An, 84 Phan Chau Trinh. Entrance fees are set by site operators and the Da Nang city authorities and can change without notice — the figures here were cross-checked against multiple current sources at the time of writing, but always confirm at the ticket booth. Hoi An has been administered as part of Da Nang City since the merger with Quang Nam province in July 2025, so you may see either name on older signage and tickets.
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