Hoi An to Hue

By bus the journey from Hoi An to Hue is scheduled to take 3 hours.

Bus Times from Hoi An to Hue

There are currently 7 services a day with G8 Sapa Open Tour from Hoi An to Hue available to book online.

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There are two ways to get from Hoi An to Hue. 1. Take a direct bus. 2. Travel by road to Da Nang and then take a bus or train to Hue. Travelling on a direct bus is the fastest of the two options.

Hoi An Bus Stop

G8 Sapa Open Tour bus services from Hoi An to Hue depart from the G8 Open Tour Quảng Nam Office, 134 Tôn Đức Thắng, Tân An, Hội An, Quảng Nam, Vietnam.

Hue Bus Stop

G8 Sapa Open Tour bus services from Hoi An to Hue terminate near the Century Riverside Hotel Hue.

Imperial Citadel in Hue

The Imperial Citadel in Hue is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Vietnam, and 1 of 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country.

Construction of the Imperial Citadel

Construction on the Imperial Citadel began in 1804 at the start of the Nguyen Dynasty, which was the last Imperial Dynasty of Vietnam. The capital city was moved from Hanoi to Hue in a clean break with the past to signal the creation of a newly unified country under Nguyen rule.

Last Emperor

Hue remained the capital city until 1945 when the last Emperor abdicated. During that time the Nguyen Emperors had become ‘puppet’ rulers with real power being exercised by the French colonialists.

Reconstruction of the Imperial Citadel

The Imperial Citadel occupies a massive site covering approximately 10 square kilometres, all of which is surrounded by a wall and a moat. The citadel itself, however, was largely destroyed during a series of armed conflicts during the 20th Century. Ever since the end of the Vietnam War the citadel has been slowly reconstructed and there is a lot for visitors to see now.

Battle of Hue

Most damaging of all was the Battle of Hue in 1968 during the Tet Offensive when American troops fought a combined force of North Vietnamese Army soldiers and insurgents from the Viet Cong. Fighting actually took place within the citadel and much of it was completely destroyed. An estimated 150 out of the 160 buildings which were originally in the citadel were levelled during about 2 months of fighting.