1. TRAVEL FROM HA NOI TO CAT BA ISLAND
1.1 TAKE BUS FROM HA NOI OLD TOWN TO CAT BA ISLAND
We can arrang bus to pick you up from your hotel in Ha Noi old town to Cat Ba island
Departure time: 7:00 am / 10:00 am / 2:00 pm
Duration: 4 hours to arrive Cat Ba town
Route: Ha Noi with bus – Hai Phong with speed boat – Cat Ba with Bus
Package price: 14.00 usd per person per way
Contact: operator@catbagreentrail.com (Mr. Linh)
1.2 TAKE TRAIN FROM HA NOI AND THEN TAKE HYDROFOI TO CAT BA
You can take train to Hai Phong from Ha Noi at 120 Le Duan street, Hoan Kiem district, Ha Noi city It starts at 6:00 and arrives Hai Phong at 8:00. Train ticket price: 60.000vnd/person. And then you can take taxi(4km) to go to Ben Binh(Binh whaft) where you can take hydrofoil at 9:00 to go straight to Cat Ba island with cost 10.00 usd per person
1.3 TAKE PRIVATE TRANSPORT SERVICE
Our driver will pick-up you in Hanoi (hotel, airport, station…) by private car then depart to Hai Phong city (1 and half hours by new express way). Arrive Ben Binh(Binh whaft) in Hai Phong city, where a hydrofoil to cruise you to Cat Ba Island (45 minutes)
Price: private car 4 to 7 seats: 120.00USD per way, mini bus 16 seats: 150.00 USD perway
Hydrofoil ticket: 12.00 USD per person perway.
2. HAI PHONG CITY TO CAT BA ISLAND
2.1 TAKE HYDROFOI FROM BEN BINH(BINH WHAFT)
You can take hydrofoil to Cat Ba island by Mekong Hoang Yeng or CatBa Island Resort and Spa company. You should buy ticket inside their office to avoid mistake that offered by some unknown people.
Departure time at Ben Binh(Binh whaft): 7.00; 9.00; 13.00; 15.00
Duration: 45 minutes
Package price: 12.00 usd per person
2.2 TAKE HAI PHONG CAT BA BUS from Ben Binh (Binh whaft)
It takes you 1 hour and 30 minutes to Dinh Vu ferry station where a high speed boat will bring you to Phu Long (The speed boat also takes bicycle and motor bike). Then a bus takes you to Cat Ba Town.
Departure time: 06.20; 08.10; 09.30; 13.20; 15.10; 16.35
Package pric: 9.00 usd per person
3. NINH BINH – CAT BA:
You can take CAT BA DISCOVERY BUS to travel to Cat Ba island
Package price: 13.00 usd per person
Departure from Tam Coc – Ninh Binh 8.45; 13.00
Duration: 5 hours
4. SAPA – CAT BA:
You can take sleeping bus with KET DOAN BUS to travel to Cat Ba island.
Departure from Sa Pa at 8AM or 8pm, it takes 10 hours to arrive Cat Ba town
Package price: 20.00 usd per person
Duration: 10 hours
5. HA NOI – HA LONG CITY – TUAN CHAU ISLAND – CAT BA:
Take a car, motor bike or bicycle From Hanoi to to Tuan Chau island. There is Tuan Chau ferry to Gia Luan harbor- Cat Ba island, you can drive 30 minutes from Gia Luan harbor to Cat Ba town.
In the low season from September – April.
Departs from Tuần Châu – Cát Bà: 7h30’, 11h30’, 15h00’
Departs from Cát Bà – Tuần Châu: 9h00’, 13h00’, 16h00’
In the high season it departs in every 30 minutes (from 6.00 AM till 18.00 PM). It takes only 45- 50 minutes per ferry journey.
People: 3 usd per person
Motorbike: 1 usd per bike
Less than 9 pax Van: 20 usd per van
From 9 pax to 16 pax Van: 25 usd per van
6. BUS FROM CAT BA ISLAND TO OTHER CITY
6.1 BUS FROM CAT BA ISLAND TO HA NOI
Departure time: 9:00 am / 12: 30 pm / 4:00 pm
Duration: 4 hours to arrive Ha Noi Old Town
Price: 14.00 usd per person per way
Contact: operator@catbagreentrail.com
6.2 BUS FROM CAT BA ISLAND TO NINH BINH
Time: 8:00 am / 1:00 pm / 3:00 pm
Duration: 5 hours to arrive Ninh Binh/Tam Coc/Trang An
Package price: 14.00 usd per person per way
Contact: operator@catbagreentrail.com
6.3 SLEEPING BUS FROM CAT BA ISLAND TO SAPA
Departure time: 8:30 am and 4:00 pm
Duration: 12 hours to arrive SAPA
Package price: 20.00 usd per person
Contact: operator@catbagreentrail.com
6.4 BUS OR SPEED BOAT TO HAI PHONG CITY
If you want to travel to PHONG NHA, HUE, HOI AN, DA NANG, NHA TRANG, HO CHI MINH CITY or THAI LAN, KOREAN, SINGAPORE, … you can TAKE A FLIGHT at CAT BI AIRPORT in HAI PHONG CITY and it is easy to take a bus or speed boat from Cat Ba to Hai Phong city then take a taxi to the airport(around 7km)
Pleaese check the timtable and light at
6.4.1 BUS FROM CAT BA ISLAND TO HAI PHONG CITY
Departure time: 6 am, 7:45am, 9am, 12:30 pm and 3:45 pm
Duration:2 hours
Package price: 9.00 usd per person
Contact: operator@catbagreentrail.com
6.4.2 SPEED BOAT FROM CAT BA ISLAND TO HAI PHONG CITY
Departure time: 8 am, 10 am, 2 pm, 4 pm
Duration:45 minutes
Package price: 12.00 usd per person
Contact: operator@catbagreentrail.com