By bus or minivan the 160 km journey from Hanoi to Halong Bay is scheduled to take around 3 hours.
Bus Times from Hanoi to Halong Bay
There are currently 28 bus services a day with Grouptour from Hanoi to Halong Bay available to book online.
| Hanoi | Halong Bay | Ticket |
| 06:10 | 09:10 | $16 USD |
| 06:45 | 09:45 | $12 USD |
| 07:10 | 10:10 | $16 USD |
| 07:40 | 10:40 | $12 USD |
| 08:10 | 11:10 | $16 USD |
| 08:40 | 11:40 | $12 USD |
| 09:10 | 12:10 | $16 USD |
| 09:40 | 12:40 | $12 USD |
| 10:10 | 13:10 | $16 USD |
| 10:40 | 13:40 | $12 USD |
| 11:10 | 14:10 | $16 USD |
| 11:40 | 14:40 | $12 USD |
| 12:10 | 15:10 | $16 USD |
| 12:40 | 15:40 | $12 USD |
| 13:10 | 16:10 | $16 USD |
| 13:40 | 16:40 | $12 USD |
| 14:10 | 17:10 | $16 USD |
| 14:40 | 17:40 | $12 USD |
| 15:10 | 18:10 | $16 USD |
| 15:40 | 18:40 | $12 USD |
| 16:10 | 19:10 | $16 USD |
| 16:40 | 19:40 | $12 USD |
| 17:10 | 20:10 | $16 USD |
| 17:40 | 20:40 | $12 USD |
| 18:10 | 21:10 | $16 USD |
| 18:40 | 21:40 | $12 USD |
| 19:10 | 22:10 | $16 USD |
| 20:00 | 23:00 | $16 USD |
Buy Tickets from Hanoi to Halong Bay
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Hanoi Bus Stop
Grouptour services from Hanoi to Halong Bay depart from Hanoi Grouptour Office at 16 Hang Chinh Street in the Old Quarter.
Halong Bay Bus Stop
Grouptour services from Hanoi to Halong Bay terminate at Terminal 2 of Tuan Chau International Marina.
About Travel to Halong Bay
Ferry services around Halong Bay depart from the marina on Tuan Chau Island and the Tourist Ferry Pier in Halong Town.
Tourist Ferry Pier in Halong Town
Unless you have a specific ferry or tour to take from Tuan Chau Island your best option is to head to Bai Chay Bus Station and take a motorbike taxi from there to the Tourist Ferry Pier in Halong Town as there a wider range of services operating from that pier.
Take a boat around Halong BayMany Different Tours
There are many islands in Halong Bay (1,969) some large, some small and a very wide range of different cruise and tour options on sale. Depending upon your budget, how much research have done about where you want to go, and what you want to see, you may be best off initially going to Cat Ba island which is located in the bay and explore the other islands from there.