Halong Travel Guide -
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I.
Hanoi - Halong
Tourists can
arrive in Halong by:
- High-class
minibus from Hanoi to Baichay bus station,
departs from Gia Lam bus station, Hanoi
every 20 minutes. The bus journey takes
about three and a half hours.
- One slow
train a day. Departure from Yen Vien station
(Hanoi) at 5.15am.
Seven hours journey time. Tel: 04.845369.
- Helicopter:
Belonging to Northern Flight Services
173 Truong Chinh Road, Hanoi
Tel: 04. 5633110
Departure: from Bach Mai Airport (Hanoi) to
the Guesthouse of Marine Navigation
(Baichay).
- From
Hochiminh City and other provinces in the
south, tourists can travel to Halong via
Hanoi by land, rail and air.

II. Haiphong - Halong
There are
buses from Haiphong to Baichay every day.
The bus journey takes about two hours.
- There are 4
slow boat trips and 2 fast trips, per day,
departing from Binh Mooring Stage (Haiphong)
to Halong.
Binh Mooring Stage, Haiphong
Tel: 031.842927
- Departure
from Halong to Haiphong
Hon Gai Port, Halong City
Tel: 033.825187
III.
Halong - Catba
Thong Nhat
ship: 1 trip per day
Departure from Hon Gai Port
Tel: 033.825187
Stops at Cat
Hai (2 hours) - transfer to another ship for
Cat Ba (1 hour).
Departure from
Baichay Tourist Wharf: the ship goes
directly to Cat Ba.
IV. Mongcai - Halong
- Buses depart
Mongcai to Halong every 30 minutes. The bus
journey takes about four and a half hours.
Tel: 033.881226.
- 1 hydrofoil
trip per day.
Departure from
a mooring stage in Baichay (400m west from
Baichay ferry, in front of the Van Hai
hotel) traveling via Halong, Vangia Port,
and mooring at Muingoc Landing Stage.
The journey takes 1 hour 30 minutes.
Tel: 033.883988
V.
China - Halong
- From Dong
Hung Border gate:
Through the border gate to Mongcai, then by
one of the routes, via land or water to
Halong.
- From Bang
Tuong Border gate:
From Lang Son, pass through the border gate,
then to Bacninh by road No 18A or rail from
Langson railway Station to Kep railway
station (Bac Giang) to Hanoi and then to
Halong.
- Or from
Langson, tourists can follow Road No. 4B to
Tien Yen. From Tienyen turn onto Highway 18
to Halong.
- From HaKhau
Border gate: pass through the border gate to
Laocai and from Laocai go on to Hanoi and
then Halong.
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