11 guides
Hai Phong Travel Guide: Getting There From Hanoi, What to See, Where to Stay and What to Eat Hai Phong is the port city east of Hanoi. Trains take two and a half hours, and Cat Bi airport has international flights of its own. This guide covers how to get there, what there is to … Read more
Cat Ba Island Travel Guide: Getting There from Hanoi, Ferries, Weather and Where to Stay Cat Ba sits right beside Ha Long Bay, and you have to cross water to reach it. From Hanoi it takes about half a day. You get the same limestone seascape with far fewer boats on it. Here is how … Read more
Hanoi to Sapa: Buses, the Night Train, and What Time You Actually Arrive It is 313km from Hanoi to Sapa: six hours by bus, or overnight by train as far as Lao Cai. Using operator timetables and road data, this sets out when each pickup point leaves, what time you actually get off, and the … Read more
Northern Vietnam Travel Guide: Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Sapa, Ninh Binh and Ha Giang Hanoi is the base, and everything else is a round trip from it, anywhere from 3 hours to Ninh Binh up to 14 hours to Ha Giang. Those hours are what set your route, not the map. Last updated: August 2026 … Read more
Noi Bai Airport to Hanoi: fares, pickup points and what changed in August 2026 Noi Bai publishes no flat fare, only a per-kilometre rate. And app cars no longer pull up outside the terminal. Last updated: August 2026 Summary Distance About 27 to 30 km to the Old Quarter, 40 to 60 minutes by road … Read more
Where to Stay in Hanoi: Best Areas and Hotels Hanoi is not one city to sleep in but six, and choosing badly costs you sleep rather than money. Last updated: July 2026 The short answer, before the detail First-timers Old Quarter, but the Lò Sũ / Hàng Thùng side Best value French Quarter grid, M … Read more
