Hoi An Old Town lanes

Phố cổ Hội An (Trần Phú · Nguyễn Thái Học · Bạch Đằng)

When the lanterns come on, the mustard-yellow lanes become another town

⚠ Oct–Nov flood risk

Hours

Pedestrian zone 09:00–21:30 in summer, 09:00–21:00 in winter (Phan Chau Trinh St from 17:30); heritage sites 08:00–17:00 (Jan 2026 notice)

Tickets

The official notice says buy the ticket before entering: VND 120,000 for foreigners (bridge or Quan Cong Temple, plus a museum and three other sites), or an 80,000 version with two fewer sites; valid up to 3 days of your stay. Checks are patchy, but you need it to enter any site

Address

The grid of Tran Phu, Nguyen Thai Hoc and Bach Dang streets running parallel to the river, Hoi An ward (formerly Minh An)

A trading port from the 15th to 19th centuries that kept nearly all its old houses, which won it UNESCO status in 1999. Three or four streets run parallel to the river, lined with mustard walls, dark wooden shutters and mossy tiled roofs, with assembly halls, merchant houses and small museums tucked between. By day every lane has someone in an ao dai posing under the bougainvillea; at dusk the shops light their silk lanterns one by one and the mood flips completely. Cars and motorbikes are kept out at set hours, so walking is easy.