Cat Ba is a beautiful and extremely poetic island in Hai Phong city, which is always on the list of the most worthy destinations in the North. But how to go from Hanoi to Cat Ba island to be reasonable, suitable with time and budget for the trip? Visitors can consider the following ways.
All the way from Hanoi to Cat Ba island for tourists
Option 1: Go straight from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island
The most time-saving and effortless way to go from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island is to go straight. There are many high-quality tour bus companies to choose from such as: Cat Ba Express, Interbuslines, Fullmoonparty, Goodmorning … Time for the distance is about 3.5 – 4 hours.
Specifically:
– Cat Ba Express: Every day there are 03 buses to Cat Ba departing at 7:30 am, 10:45 pm, 14:00 pm. Full facilities: free wifi, mineral water, cakes, cold towels …
Car directly welcomes visitors from Hanoi to Cat Ba
– Universe Noble: 34-seat car, comfortable reclining seat, very quiet ball-cushion car. The bus runs on the Hanoi – Hai Phong highway, to Tan Vu – Lach Huyen bridge to Cat Hai island and drop off at the Got ferry. Then travel by private high-speed train to Phu Long for 10 minutes. Ticket price is about 280,000 VND / way.
– Transport Hoang Long: Car takes to Dinh Vu ferry (Hai Phong) then board the company’s high-speed train for another 25 minutes to go to Cai Vieng wharf (Cat Ba island). Continue to move by car company to the center of Cat Ba town. Ticket price 240,000 VND / way.
– Monkey Island Resort’s shuttle bus : Car picks you up from Hanoi to Pha Binh station (in Hai Phong city) and is supported to buy high-speed train tickets to go from Binh station to Cat Ba city center. The price of this service is about VND 2,200,000 for a group of 2 people. The car has a fixed pick-up time, please contact to actively move.
Option 2: Hanoi – Hai Phong – Cat Ba
Moving from Hanoi to Hai Phong
Although Hanoi and Hai Phong both have airports, with this short travel distance, motorbike or bus, train is the most reasonable means of travel.
– Motorbike: If you travel by motorbike, you will have to take Highway 5A, travel time is about 2 – 2.5 hours.
+ Route 1: Take the highway Hanoi – Hai Phong
+ Route 2: Passing NH5 and NH5B
– Passenger car: Some passenger cars move Hanoi – Hai Phong route for tourists to refer to as Hoang Long, Hai Au, Hoang Ngan, Anh Huy Dat Cang, Ngoc Huyen bus, Hai Phong VT Bus …
Train: From Hanoi, there are trains from Hanoi, Gia Lam, Long Bien stations to Hai Phong. Ticket price is about 60,000 – 90,000 VND. Travel time from 2.5 to 3 hours.
Visitors can also choose train as the means to the red phoenix flower city
Moving from Hai Phong to Cat Ba
Option 1: Buy a ticket from Hoang Long transport company to go from Hai Phong city to Cat Ba town. The car departs from the company’s headquarters at the address: No. 4 Le Thanh Tong – Hai Phong, it takes about 25 minutes to go to Dinh Vu ferry. Then board the company’s high-speed train for 25 minutes to get to Cai Vieng wharf (on Cat Ba island). Continue to move by car company to the center of Cat Ba town. Total travel time is about 1 hour, ticket price from 150,000 / person. Telephone: 0313.552866.
Option 2: From Dinh Vu ferry terminal ( Hai Phong city ), buy a ferry ticket to Cat Hai island. On arrival, continue to move to Got ferry terminal on Cat Hai island (about 7km more) and then board the ferry to Cai Vieng wharf. From there, move about 40 more minutes, you will reach the center of Cat Ba Town. The advantage of this approach is that it is cheap but it takes a lot of time, 3 hours.
Got ferry
Specifically, means of transport to the island:
– Take high-speed train from Binh pier: Ticket price 200,000 – 250,000 / person, about 45 minutes to get to Cat Ba island.
– Take the road across Tan Vu Bridge (the bridge connecting the highway Hanoi → Hai Phong to the Got pier in Cat Hai district): Go across the bridge to Ben Got, board the ferry to Cai Vieng wharf or high-speed train to Phu Long wharf. , then continue to move to the center of Cat Ba island by bus.
Note: The most economical way to go from God to Cai Vieng:
+ Take the ferry from God station: VND 12,000 / person, time from 20-30 minutes.
+ Take the expressway from God wharf to Phu Long wharf (Cai Vieng): VND 50,000 / person, it only takes about 8-10 minutes.
Option 3: Hanoi – Ha Long – Cat Ba
Tourists tend to combine Ha Long and Cat Ba, so the transfer point is Tuan Chau ferry which is often overloaded, so book early. Last trip on Tuan Chau ferry to Cat Ba Island is at 3pm, ticket price is 220,000 VND / person.
Moving from Hanoi to Ha Long
Option 1: Take the Monkey Island Resort 1 day tour service
Monkey Island Resort has a car to pick you up at your hotel in the old town area to depart from the Tuan Chau tourist train station. Itinerary Hanoi – Tuan Chau takes about 3.5 hours, on the way, the car will stop for about 30 minutes at the resting point in Hai Duong city for you to shop and relax. After 4 hours of visiting, the company’s car continues to pick you up from Gia Luan station to the center of Cat Ba island (45 minutes). Package price is about 850,000 VND / person.
Option 2: Passenger car.
Passenger bus to Ha Long departs from My Dinh bus station with the earliest departure from 6 am and the last one at 17 pm. The trips are from 5-15 minutes to Bai Chay bus station in Ha Long. Ticket prices range from 120,000 VND / person – 180,000 VND / person.
Option 3: Motorbikes can go for one of 2 hours:
– From Hanoi, follow road 5 to Sai Dong junction, you go to Bac Ninh, from Bac Ninh, follow road 18 through Pha Lai – Chi Linh – Dong Trieu – Uong Bi – Ha Long. The total route is about 155km.
– Noi Bai Airport – Bac Ninh – Highway 18A passing Pha Lai – Sao Do – Dong Trieu – Uong Bi – Ha Long is about 160km.
Motorbike trip to Ha Long
Option 4: Take HALONG EXPRESS tourist train departing from Gia Lam station, it takes about 5 hours to Ha Long for about 100,000 VND / way / person.
Moving from Ha Long to Cat Ba
From Tuan Chau Island, tourists can buy ferry tickets to Gia Luan on Cat Ba island. From Gia Luan pier, about 45 minutes to go along the way across the island to reach Cat Ba town. Travel expenses: VND 20,000 (pedestrians), VND 40,000 (motorbike), VND 100,000 (car under 9 seats), VND 140,000 (car with over 7 seats).
Tuan Chau Ferry – Cat Ba – The only sea road in Vietnam connecting the two heritage regions
In addition, if you want to travel by high-speed train, it only takes about 20 minutes to go from Tuan Chau to Gia Luan station with fares from VND 120,000 / person.
Above are all the ways to move from Hanoi to Cat Ba island for people who have not had experience coming here. Hopefully, with the above useful information, you will have a convenient and suitable trip to Cat Ba with your time.
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