Sapa to Cat Ba Island

By bus the journey from Sapa to Cat Ba Island is scheduled to take 9 hours 55 minutes.

Bus Times from Sapa to Cat Ba Island

There are currently 5 services a day with G8 Sapa Open Tour from Sapa to Cat Ba Island available to book online.

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Travelling on a direct service from Sapa to Cat Ba Island is a quicker option than booking separate services from Sapa to Hanoi and then from Hanoi to Cat Ba. Many travellers will already have visited Hanoi on their way to Sapa and choose not to spend anymore time in Hanoi before moving onto the coast.

Sapa Bus Stop

G8 Sapa Open Tour services from Sapa to Cat Ba Island depart from G8 Sapa Open Tour Office, Đường Nguyễn Đăng Khuê, Phường Hàm Rồng TT. Sa Pa, Đường N2, phường, Sa Pa, Lào Cai 330000, Vietnam.

Cat Ba Bus Stop

G8 Sapa Open Tour services from Sapa to Cat Ba Island terminate from at the Cat Ba Local Office, 229 Một Tháng Tư, street, Cát Hải, Hải Phòng 187300, Vietnam.

Boat Trips from Cat Ba Island

Cat Ba is an island in Lan Ha bay, which is one of three coastal areas in Northern Vietnam with lots of limestone karst islands rising dramatically from the sea and communities living on floating platforms making a living from farming fish as well as providing drinks and food to people on passing tour boats.

Lan Ha Bay

Lan Ha Bay is much less busy than the more famous Ha Long Bay, although just as beautiful. As well as avoiding the crowds by going to Lan Ha Bay the distances you need to travel from Cat Ba Island to reach the areas with the best scenery are less which makes the boat trips out of Cat Ba cheaper and there is less time spent travelling to reach the main attractions.

Boat Trips from Cat Ba Island

There are lots of different types of boat trips you can do from Cat Ba on different types of vessels from 3 day, 2 nights trips taking in Lan Ha Bay, Ha Long Bay and the more distant Bai Tu Long Bay, to half day trips around the bay including a stop at Monkey Island. The most popular trip from Cat Ba Island is the full day tour with snorkelling, canoeing, and lunch included which cost around 750,000 VND depending upon where you book it.

Shop Around

There are lots of tour agencies in Cat Ba town, and most hotels will offer to organise boat trips. The best thing to do is to ask around about prices and options. Tour boats only go out if there is enough customers and you may need to wait until 21:00 in the evening to know whether your tour for the next day is confirmed.