How to get from HANOI to NINH BINH?

Northern Vietnam
Jul 23, 2017 · 3 min read

Ninh Binh is a good place for stop, if you travel from the north to the south of Vietnam.

Many travelers from Hanoi want to visit Ninh Binh town and nearby places (Tam Coc, Trang An, Cuc Phuong National Park..). Ninh Binh is 85 km from Hanoi. There is a beautiful karst scenery in Tam Coc and Trang An, Hoa Lu historic city and other interesting places to visit. For example Cuc Phuong National Park and Van Long Nature Reserve.

Ninh Binh - tourist boat trips, historical sites and beautiful karst sceneries.

The boat trips in Tam Coc or Trang An Scenix complex take about 2 hours and here you will see many tourists and travellers and also very nice karst sceneries and historical sites. Boat rides and cycling in this area are the main tourist attraction in Ninh Binh. The best option hot to get to Ninh Binh is to use a train or bus connection (very cheap). It is not a big problem to find an accommodation in Ninh Binh town and nearby places.

1. From Hanoi to Ninh Binh by train

- travel by train in Vietnam is quite an interesting experience
- from Hanoi to Ninh Binh it takes about 2,5 hours
- the trains are comfortable and refurbished, you can buy food
- see the Vietnam railways map (March 2017)
- there are 6 trains every day of Vietnam Railways from Hanoi to Ninh Binh
- one-way train ticket costs about 70 000–80 000 viet.dongs ($4, Seat)
- train station in Hanoi - Hanoi Railway Station (120 Le Duan)
- train station in Ninh Binh - Ninh Binh Railway Station (1 Hoàng Hoa Thám)
> book and buy train e-tickets online on Baolau or 12go.asia, secured online payment
- lots of tourists travel to the southern Vietnam - recommended - book your train tickets online!
- you will receive your e-ticket by email, ready to print or carry in your mobile phone or tablet and present when boarding the train

Train in Vietnam, modern and clean. Seats and 4-berth cabin (photo: Baolau)

2. From Hanoi to Ninh Binh by bus

- lots of buses run from Hanoi to Ninh Binh (tourist or small local buses)
- travel by bus takes about 2,5 hours
- bus ticket price - between 80–150 000 viet.dongs ($4–6)
- various bus companies - Hoang Long (trusted, certified company), and many other smaller companies
- several buses go directly to Tam Coc or Trang An from Giap Bat station in Hanoi
> book and buy bus e-tickets online on 12go.asia, secured online payment
- you will receive your e-ticket by email, ready to print or carry in your mobile phone or tablet and present at the ticket counter of the station before boarding the bus

3. From Hanoi to Ninh Binh by taxi

- you can go by taxi from Hanoi to Ninh Binh, price should be about $50–70 for one-way trip

4. Ninh Binh on the motorbike

- it is very easy route on the motorbike from Hanoi to Ninh Binh
- recommended place for visit on this route: Perfume Pagoda (Chùa Thiên Trù - historical buddhist place)
- there are lots of motorbike rentals in Hanoi (1 day costs about $7–15)
- recommended reliable rental of motorcycles in Hanoi: Rentabike.vn

From Hanoi to Ninh Binh, this route has about 100 km.
Tam Coc in Ninh Binh.
Northern Vietnam

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Traveling in northern Vietnam. Information, interesting places, photo galleries, maps. Homestay and trekking in northern Vietnam. https://north-vietnam.com

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