Ninh Binh is a small town in the South of Hanoi. It is not only popular with Hoa Lu ancient temples, Tam Coc river, but also Trang An complex (including Bai Dinh pagoda - the biggest pagoda in the South East Asia and Trang An ecolodge tourism). You also can have chance to visit Cuc Phuong national park, Dancing Cave which are well-known nowaday.
It's only 3 hours on our bus riding from Hanoi, it's so easy and convenient to decide where & what you wanna do next.
BUS TO NINH BINH
Getting to Ninh Binh by bus is the easiest and cheapest way. Booking the ticket with Vietnam Local Bus, you do not need to worry anything because:
- Vietnam Local Bus has pick up service from your hotel to bus station with English speaking guide.
- Vietnam Local Bus has contact with many good buses at the bus station, you will not have to worry about your belongings.
- Easy to purchase ticket, you can book online 1 day, 2 days or longer in advance if you travel during Vietnam holiday time.
- Vietnam Local Bus works with a lot of bus companies for years, so we always have available seats. Even you go on our holiday, as long as you let us know before 48 hours (on holiday time).
- Flexible and convenient in payment, you can pay online by Visa, Master, American Express card (3.7% bank fee will be added), Paypal, Western Union
- You can check all detail, useful information from our website: vietnamlocalbus.com before you decide to take your ticket.
- Vietnam Local Bus will not charge you if you change departure date, as long as we are informed 24 hours in advance by confirmation to you. Here is all information of our bus that you need to know.
BUS FROM HANOI TO NINH BINH
TIME TABLE
| SCHEDULE | PICK UP TIME | ARRIVAL TIME | PRICE |
| HANOI TO NINH BINH | Every hour from 8.00 am to 16.30 | After 3 hours | 15 USD |
| 18.00 or 20.30 | After 3 hours | 15 USD | |
| INFORMATION |
- Pick up: from hotel in the Old Quarter - Drop off: Ninh Binh city center - Duration: 3 hours - Bus type: Seating bus |
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HOW IT WORKS
BUS FROM HANOI TO NINH BINH SCHEDULE 1
- 8:00 am – 16:30 pm (leaving every hour): Our guide and car/ taxi pick you up at the hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter then takes 30 minute to the bus stop where you will have to wait for the bus. It takes about 3 hours to Ninh Binh city.
- After 3 hours : Arrive in Ninh Binh city, you can be dropped off at your hotel in the center or at the bus office in Ninh Binh city center.
PRICE: 15 USD/ PERSON
Included: English speaking guide, car or taxi to bus station in Hanoi, bus ticket to Ninh Binh.
Excluded: Insurance, meals , drinks, tip to guide, personal expenses.
BUS FROM HANOI TO NINH BINH SCHEDULE 2
- 18.00 or 20.30: Our guide and car/ taxi pick you up at the hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter then takes 30 minute to the bus stop where you will have to wait for the bus. It takes about 3 hours to Ninh Binh city.
- After 3 hours: Arrive in Ninh Binh city, you can be dropped off at your hotel in the center or at the bus office in Ninh Binh city center.
PRICE: 15 USD/ PERSON
Included: English speaking guide, car or taxi, bus ticket to Ninh Binh.
Excluded: Insurance, means , drinks, tip to guide, expense personal.
BUS ROUTINE HANOI TO NINH BINH
Hanoi Oldquarter – Giap Bat bus staion – Thuong tin district – Phu Xuyen District (shortbreak) – Ha Nam province - Ninh Binh city (last stop).
BUS FROM NINH BINH TO HANOI
TIME TABLE
| SCHEDULE | PICK UP TIME | ARRIVAL TIME | PRICE |
| NINH BINH TO HANOI | Every hour from 8.00 am to 16.30 | After 3 hours | 15 USD |
| 18.00 or 20.30 | After 3 hours | 15 USD | |
| INFORMATION | - Pick up: from hotel in the Old Quarter - Drop off: Ninh Binh city center - Duration: 3 hours - Bus type: Seating bus |
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HOW IT WORKS
BUS FROM NINH BINH TO HANOI SCHEDULE 1
8:00 am – 16:30 pm (Every hour), we pick you up at your hotel in center of Ninh Binh city then you get on seatting bus heading to Hanoi. It is 2 hours from Ninh Binh to Hanoi including 1-2 stops on the way for stretching your legs and bathroom. You will arrive in Hanoi about 17.30, this bus will drop you at the bus stop. Finish your bus journeyy
PRICE: 15 USD/ PERSON
Included: Car or taxi from your hotel to the bus, bus ticket to Hanoi.
Excluded: Insurance, meals, drinks, tip to guide, expense personal
BUS FROM NINH BINH TO HANOI SCHEDULE 2
19.00: We pick you up at the hotel in center of Ninh Binh city and get on the bus bus to come back to Hanoi. It also takes 3 hours riding. There are 1-2 stops on the way for break and bathroom.
You will arrive in Hanoi around 9.00 pm at the bus stop from where you take the bus back to your hotel on your own.
PRICE: 15 USD/ PERSON
Included: car or taxi, bus ticket to Hanoi.
Excluded: Insurance, means , drinks, tip to guide, expense personal.
BUS ROUTINE NINHBINH TO HANOI
Hotel – Ninh Binh bus sattion – Ha Nam province –Phu Xuyen district ( shortbreak) – Thuong Tin district – Giap Bat bus staion ( last stop).
Note: Taxi from Giap Bat bus station to Hanoi old quarter around 90.000 VND/ 4 seats taxi. You should choose these taxi companies, they are more trustful:
Thanh Cong Taxi: 043257575, Mai Linh Taxi: 0438333333, Thanh Nga Taxi:0438215215.
TRAVEL TO NINH BINH BY DIFFERENT WAYS
Here is the answer that all travellers want to know: There are 4 different ways to get to Ninh Binh from Hanoi:
1/ HANOI TO NINH BINH BY MOTORBIKE
You can rent motorbike in any travel agencies in Hanoi to slowly driving to Ninh Binhcity and back . For a good quality for roads motorbike, it costs about 10 USD per day which can be for 2 people sit on. You should drive slowly to enjoy landscapes and stop for photos shooting on the way.
Note: You should give your passport to agency, read the contact carefully and choose good motobike, furthermore you should check careful with their mechanic service conection in case your motobike is broken on the way.
!!! Warning: You should be carefully before renting because roads to Ninh Binh are very dangerous with traffic jam.
!!! Warning: You should be carefully before renting because roads to Ninh Binh are very dangerous with traffic jam.
2/ HANOI TO NINH BINH BY TOURIST BUS
You can book and join a tourist bus from companies who organise tours to Ninh Binh but it really depends. Because tour from Hanoi to Ninh Binh very popular. Therefore, sometimes you can book - sometimes you can not. And it can be cancelled in a short advance when they cant collect enough customers to make their tour run.
3/ HANOI TO NINH BINH BY PRIVATE CAR OR TAXI
This option seems to be the most convenient one for you if you have a group of at leasts 3 - 4 people join with you. If not, it is kind of very expensive to go alone or too small group.
4/ HANOI TO NINH BINH BY LOCAL BUS - DO IT YOURSELF
You can take a taxi to My Dinh, Giap Bat, and Nuoc Ngam bus station to book ticket. Bus timetable is very flexible. Purchasing bus ticket by yourself, it means you have to arrange everything you do by yourself: taxis, contact driver, finding the right bus among hundreds buses in station... It is not very easy when you dont speak the language and local people here don’t speak English too.
!!!Warning:
- At bus stations, there are many gangster men who are willing to cheat you to get you on a terrible or wrong bus, you have no idea where you are going to as you can not communicate to local people. Till you realise it, you are far away from the big city.
- There are a lot of buses, neither do you know them, nor do they know you. If there is anything happens to your belongings, you have noone to ask for help.
- During festivals time in Vietnam (Independence holiday, King ceremony holiday, New Year holiday...), local people often plan their holiday in advance. Bus tickets to Ninh Binh fully booked very soon. Therefore it is difficult for you to purchase ticket by yourself if you have a narrow plan.
BEST TIME TO VISIT NINH BINH
You can visit Halong Bay all year, but the best time to visit Ninh Binh is in summer, Auntum, Spring (March to October) to see clearly of islands, islets, caves, floating villages view.
In the winter, there are still a lot of people do, but the view is very mysterious.
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