How to get to Cat Ba Island and Lan Ha Bay

Airport

• • Noi Bai Airport (Hanoi Airport): About 180km to Cat Ba Island, 4-hour transfer by cars

• • Cat Bi Airport (Hai Phong Airport): About 30km to Dong Bai harbor, about 20 minutes transfer by ferry to Cai Vieng Harbor, 25 km coastal road to the central of Cat Ba Island.  About 1 hour 30 minutes by car and ferry totally.

Hanoi to Cat Ba Island (150km)Shuttle bus and Private car: this is the most popular mode of transport to get to Cat Ba Island from Hanoi which takes about 3 hours. Most of the cruise packages will include shuttle bus with pick up and drop off at hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter and nearby. The quality of shuttle buses has changed a lot, the introduction of premium transfer service (limousine van) provided a much better experience when you have better comfortable seats, free Wi-Fi, modern facility and very relaxing space on the bus, each has only 7 seats for a small group. It works well to ease the long driving time at a reasonable budget. The road system also has been changed to support better transfer to Cat Ba with a short break on the way.

Train from Hanoi: It takes 3 hours by train from Hanoi city to Hai Phong city. From Hai Phong railway station to Dong Bai harbor is about 27km, around 40 minutes by car. If you take the train from Hanoi city to Hai Phong city, then it can be good for ones who would like to visit Hai Phong city center. And it needs a careful organized program to be able to be at Dong Bai harbor to get in Cat Ba Island on time. In this case it’s better to ask our travel support to organize precisely.

Ninh Binh to Lan Ha Bay, Cat Ba Island

• • Getting from Ninh Binh to Lan Ha Bay can be easy by hiring a private car (around 4,5 hours). There are also shuttle bus, limousine van from Ninh Binh to Cat Ba Island. Depart from Ninh Binh from around 6:00 to 7:30 am and from Cat Ba Island departs from 12:30 to 13:00. These bus shuttles work well with an overnight cruise time frame. You can contact our travel support to better organize your trip