Last updated: August 2026
A round at a Hanoi championship course runs roughly 1,850,000 VND on a weekday and about 3,200,000 VND at the weekend. That gap catches most visitors out, and so does what the fee already covers.
Quick Answer
Budget around 1,850,000 VND for a weekday round and 3,200,000 VND for a weekend one at BRG Kings Island Lakeside, the benchmark most Hanoi courses price against. Caddie and buggy are normally included in that figure, which is not the case in most of Asia. Over a three or four day trip, green fees are usually the largest single line in the budget, ahead of hotels.
Why does a weekend round cost nearly double?
Because Hanoi courses are built around domestic members, not visitors. Monday to Friday the tee sheet is quiet and clubs price to fill it. Saturday and Sunday it fills with Hanoi members and corporate groups, and the rate roughly doubles: 1,850,000 VND becomes about 3,200,000 VND at Kings Island Lakeside.
That ratio is unusual. Da Nang is nothing like that steep: weekend rates there sit above weekday ones, but nowhere near double. In Hanoi the doubling applies across the better-known clubs rather than at one or two of them.
The practical consequence is simple: if your dates are flexible at all, move the golf to midweek. GoGolfVietnam is a golf tour operator based in Da Nang, and for Hanoi trips we build the itinerary around weekday tee times wherever the flight schedule allows. On a four-round trip that decision alone changes the total by several million dong.
What is actually included in a Hanoi green fee?
More than most visitors expect. At Kings Island and the other established Hanoi clubs, the quoted green fee normally includes caddie and buggy. Golfers arriving from Europe, the UK or the United States often budget for these separately and end up over-estimating the trip by a wide margin.
Two things are still separate, and both are cash on the day:
- Caddie tip. Not included, expected rather than optional, and paid directly to the caddie.
- Food, drinks and the pro shop. Clubhouse lunch, halfway house, anything you buy on the course.
Club rental is also extra where you need it. If you are weighing whether to fly your clubs at all, that is a separate calculation from the green fee itself.
| Line item | 2026 benchmark | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday green fee | ~1,850,000 VND | Caddie and buggy included |
| Weekend green fee | ~3,200,000 VND | Roughly double the weekday rate |
| Caddie tip | Not included | Cash on the day, expected rather than optional |
| Club rental | Not included | Only if you are not bringing your own |
| Food and drinks | Not included | Clubhouse, halfway house, pro shop |
| Transfers and hotel | Quoted per trip | Varies by district and season |
What does a three or four day golf trip to Hanoi cost?
Green fees dominate. Two weekday rounds at benchmark rates put you around 3,700,000 VND before anything else; two weekend rounds put you closer to 6,400,000 VND. Everything else in the trip sits underneath that number rather than above it. Across the Hanoi trips GoGolfVietnam quotes, green fees typically account for more of the total than accommodation does, which is the reverse of what most first-time visitors assume.
The other lines to plan for are the hotel, airport and course transfers, caddie tips across each round, and meals. Hanoi hotel rates swing widely by district and season, so we quote those per trip rather than publishing a figure that will be wrong by the time you read it.
The same applies to the courses themselves. Several Hanoi clubs price by arrangement and change rates seasonally, so rather than publish a table that goes stale, we quote each trip against live rates at the time you book. If you want the shape of a full itinerary first, the full picture of golf around Hanoi covers which courses suit which kind of trip.
When is it cheapest to play in Hanoi?
Two levers matter, and only one of them is the calendar.
The bigger lever is the weekday-weekend split described above. It moves the number more than any season does. The second is the northern Vietnamese winter: Hanoi genuinely gets cold between December and February, unlike Da Nang, and demand softens accordingly. Layers matter in a way they never do in Central Vietnam.
Our team’s honest read is that midweek in spring or autumn gives you the best combination of playable weather and sensible rates. Two courses worth pricing against each other are the Kings Island layouts across the lake and the city courses closer in, which suit a shorter stay. You can see how they compare across every course we book around the capital.
How do you bring the number down?
Three levers, in the order they actually matter.
Move the rounds to midweek. This is worth more than everything else combined. Two rounds shifted from Saturday and Sunday to Tuesday and Wednesday saves roughly 2,700,000 VND at benchmark rates, which is more than most people save on the hotel across the whole trip.
Play more rounds at the same club. Multi-round arrangements at one venue usually price better than the same number of rounds spread across four different clubs, and you lose less of the day to transfers between them.
Fly with your own clubs if the airline makes it cheap. Rental adds up quickly across four rounds. Whether it is worth the baggage fee depends on your airline more than on the club.
What does not move the number much: the season. Hanoi rates do soften through the northern winter, but not by enough to offset playing in genuine cold. Our team would rather put a group on a midweek tee time in October than a weekend one in January. When you have your dates, a trip priced against live rates will tell you the real number for those days rather than an average.
Questions we get about Hanoi golf costs
1. Is a Hanoi green fee really double at the weekend?
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At the benchmark courses, close to it. A weekday round at BRG Kings Island Lakeside is around 1,850,000 VND and the weekend rate is around 3,200,000 VND. The gap is much wider than in Da Nang, where weekend rates rise but nothing like double.
2. Does the green fee include a caddie and a buggy?
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At the established Hanoi clubs, yes. Caddie and buggy are normally inside the quoted fee, which surprises visitors from Europe and the United States who budget for them separately. The caddie tip is still extra and paid in cash on the day.
3. Is golf in Hanoi more expensive than Da Nang?
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On a weekday the two are broadly comparable. At the weekend Hanoi is noticeably more expensive because of the size of the weekend premium. If your dates are flexible, midweek closes most of that gap.
4. Which months are cheapest to play in Hanoi?
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Demand softens through the northern winter, roughly December to February, but Hanoi genuinely gets cold in those months, unlike Central Vietnam. Midweek in spring or autumn is the better trade between weather and rate.
5. Why do you not publish a full price list for every Hanoi course?
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Because several clubs price by arrangement and adjust rates seasonally, so a published table would be wrong within weeks. We quote each trip against live rates for your specific dates instead.
GoGolfVietnam is a golf tour operator based in Da Nang, and we price Hanoi trips against live club rates for the dates you give us.
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