Transportation from/to Halong Bay

Aside from many tourists who comebacks from Halong Bay to Hanoi to spend one night before moving to other destinations in Vietnam such as Sa Pa, Mai Chau or Ninh Binh, there are also those who plans to finish their Vietnam trip with Halong Bay and wants to get directly to Noi Bai airport for a flight back home. For the later, these transportation insight cannot be ignored.

Many tourists visiting Halong Bay cannot leave Cat Ba Island out of their trip plan as this famous island is embraced by Lan Ha Bay, the pristine part of Halong Bay zone, thus tempting people come and explore its nature life. And this is how you can move to Cat Ba Island after coming back to Halong City after a cruise trip.

Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong province is two adjacent provinces that shares the same sea area. As you may know, Cat Ba Island and Lan Ha Bay are, according to the administrative boundaries, officially belong to Hai Phong province but popularly known as a part of Halong Bay zone. Therefore, Halong City can be reached easily from Hai Phong City in no time.

Travel to Halong Bay from Hanoi is the most common option chosen by many tourists as Hanoi itself is a charming city that people want to spend at least 2 or 3 days to explore before transfer to Halong Bay. Also, as the capital of Vietnam and home of many Halong Bay tour operators, Hanoi provides many convenient means of transportation to Halong Bay.

Enjoy the ride to Halong Bay on a comfortable drive through the Vietnamese countryside. Rental cars are becoming famous for visitors, as it is affordable and time efficient as compared to bus.

Traveling by buses is the most common way to visit Halong Bay and its surrounding areas. For just about 4 hours of scenic drive west of Hanoi to Quang Ninh Province, you will get to Halong in no time.