How to go → HUE to CAT BA Island? ☀️

1. Train+Bus to Cat Ba Island
2. Bus from Hue to Cat Ba
3. Flight + Bus to Cat Ba
4. Private Car to Cat Ba
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Travel from Hue to Cat Ba Island by train, bus, plane, taxi + ferry.

• • Travel distance from Hue to Cat Ba Island is about 950 km by land. The best and most fastest way is to travel by plane to Hanoi and from Hanoi you can take a tourist bus + ferry to Cat Ba Island (via Hai Phong or Tuan Chau). Travel by plane + bus/ferry from Hue to Cat Ba (via Hanoi) takes totally about 10-12 hours and it costs about $40-70/pp. There is no flight from Hue to Cat Ba Island, Hai Phong has the closest airport, there are flight from Da Nang to Hai Phong. Travel by train is also possible, you can take a train from Hue to Ninh Binh or Hanoi and from Ninh Binh you can travel by bus to Cat Ba Island. Sleeper intercity buses are also available, but this option is not so comfortable and takes a lot of time. Book and buy your tickets or flights from Hue to Cat Ba (Ha Long Bay) online. Before you arrive to Cat Ba Island, read carefully this article: Weather in Cat Ba.

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• • Ha Long Bay is one of the most visited tourist spot in the north of Vietnam. You can visit there the one of the most visited islands in this area – Cat Ba Island. Cat Ba Island offers lots of attractions for tourists, eg. cruises, kayaking, trekking or cycling and boat trips. Cat Ba Island is also a good starting point for exploring another beautiful karst islands and remoted beaches in Ha Long Bay. From Hue to Cat Ba Island (Ha Long Bay) you can travel by various ways – flight+bus/ferry, train+bus/ferry or bus+ferry. The most comfortable option is to take a flight to Hanoi or Hai Phong and bus+ferry to Cat Ba. Cat Ba Island has no airport, the closest airport is in Hai Phong. From Cat Ba you can also travel to Hanoi, there are some tourist buses to this capital of Vietnam.

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How do I get from Hue to Cat Ba Island?

1. TRAIN + BUS from Hue to Cat Ba (via Ninh Binh)

A cheap land transport option from Hue to Cat Ba Island is a train and bus transfer via Ninh Binh. You can also use this transport option via Hanoi, but Ninh Binh is a very interesting place to visit, about 90 km before Hanoi. This transfer option has 2 steps, first a train trip from Hue to Ninh Binh and then a bus trip from Ninh Binh to Cat Ba via Hai Phong.

Trains depart from Hue Railway Station and arrive at Ninh Binh Railway Station, a short distance from the city center, see the map of Vietnam Railways. The train trip to Ninh Binh from Hue takes about 11-13 hours and tickets cost between $15-75/pp (seats are the cheapest option).

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You can choose a seat or a sleeper on regular trains, and then there are tourist sleeper trains such as Violette Express Train, Livitrans Express, Lotus Train or Laman Express. It is advisable to choose a sleeper for this longer route. In the second step, you can use buses of various companies that run from Ninh Binh to Cat Ba.

The bus transfer also includes a short ferry transfer to this island, most buses go via Hai Phong and the port of Ben Pha Got. There are ferries from this port to Ben Pha Cai Vieng. Then you continue by bus again, usually to the Cat Ba city in the south of the island.

Bus transfers from Ninh Binh to Cat Ba are offered by Daiichi Travel, Ninh Binh Interbus, Vietnam Luxury Travel, Grouptour, Sapa Discovery Travel, Techbus VN, Duc Duong and others. The bus transfer from Ninh Binh to Cat Ba takes about 4-5 hours and tickets cost between $7-15/pp. You can easily find and buy train and bus tickets online in advance.

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2. SLEEPER BUS from Hue to Cat Ba Island

Another cheaper option for transportation from Hue to Cat Ba is a transfer by intercity sleeper bus. There are usually modern and comfortable sleeper buses from Duy Khanh Transport, Daiichi Travel, Vietnam Travel Bus, Sapa Discovery Travel, Duc Duong, Vietnam Easy Go Travel and Vietnam Luxury Travel, and others.

Buses can depart from various places in Hue or from the company’s branches and then arrive at various places on Cat Ba. The transfer also includes a short ferry transfer to Cat Ba. You can see all the information about departure points in Hue and arrival points on Cat Ba when searching for tickets online.

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Sleeper bus and ferry transportation from Hue to Cat Ba via Hai Phong takes about 12-17 hours, but the travel time indicated when booking may vary and buses may sometimes be delayed. You can easily search for and buy bus tickets to Cat Ba Island from Hue online in advance.

Most companies accept tickets from a smartphone or tablet, these tickets have a QR code and you can prove this when boarding the bus. Please arrive at the departure point in Hue at least 30 minutes before the bus departs. The bus transfer to Cat Ba is popular among solo and low-cost travelers.

3. FLIGHT + BUS from Hue to Cat Ba (via Hanoi)

If you would like to use a flight transfer from Hue to Cat Ba, you can fly to Hanoi and then use a bus or private transfer to Cat Ba. This transport option has 2 steps, first a direct flight from Hue to Hanoi and then a bus transfer from Hanoi or from Noi Bai Airport to Cat Ba.

Flights are operated from Phu Bai Airport in Hue to Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, see the map of Vietnamese airports. Flights to Hanoi are offered by Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air or Bamboo Airways. The flight transfer from Hue to Hanoi takes about 1.5 hours and the flights cost between $30-60/pp, these are the prices for Economy class flights.

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In the second step, you can then use a bus transfer directly from Noi Bai Airport to Cat Ba. This transport option is offered by Daiichi Travel, Grouptour, Ha Giang Limousine Bus, Cat Ba Limousine. Bus transport from Hanoi to Cat Ba takes about 4.5-5 hours, depending on the company and the route operated.

Some of these transfers are operated with a transfer in Hanoi and then another bus to Cat Ba Island. You can also use various private cars/taxis from Noi Bai to Cat Ba, but this is a significantly more expensive transport option. You can easily search for and buy flights to Hanoi and tickets from Hanoi to Cat Ba online in advance.

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4. TAXI / CAR from Hue to Cat Ba (via Hanoi)

If you would like to use a private transfer by car or minivan from Hue to Cat Ba, this option is also available. However, you must first go from Hue to Hanoi and then use another private company for transport to Cat Ba. A private transfer by a comfortable vehicle with a driver has 2 steps and the total transfer time can be approximately 16-17 hours.

However, this time can vary and depends on how long you stay in Hanoi. Private car transport from Hue to Cat Ba via Hanoi is offered by Hue Happy Travel, Booking Car, Saigon DMC, Ouros Travel, PacknGo, Linh Chau Transport, Cat Ba Express.

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Most of these verified companies offer smaller classic vehicles or for groups of travelers it is possible to use larger SUVs or minivans. Minivans can be a suitable option especially if you are traveling in a group of several people at once. Private car/taxi with driver from Hue to Cat Ba via Hanoi costs in total between $500-800/car, these prices vary by vehicle type.

If you use a smaller classic car, this option is always cheaper than if you use a larger SUV or minivan. You can easily and independently search and book your private car/taxi from Hue to Hanoi and from Hanoi to Cat Ba online in advance.

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