How to get to Halong Bay and internal transportation
How to get there
The 155km route Hanoi - Bac Ninh - Halong City : this is the shortest road leading to Halong Bay from Hanoi which takes about 3.5 hours by cars or coaches.
Seaplane
Curently, besides some common transport, visitors from Hanoi to Halong have had one more modern and luxury mean of transport called seaplane from Hai Au Airline. There are two seats for the pilots and 12 seats for travellers with wide windows in the seaplane. It is believed to allow you to not only save time but also enjoy the beautiful landscapes and record the memorable moments of Halong Bay at the height of 150 to 3000m above the sea level.
Transportation
- 886 Taxi – Mong Cai: 033 886 886.
- Ha Long Taxi: 033 62 62 62.
- Hòn Gai Taxi: 033 84 84 84
- Mai Linh Taxi: 033 628 628
Boats to visit Halong Bay
1. Daily boats: Visitors will buy boat ticket and entrance ticket separately. It’s advisable to hire a private boat if you go with your family or in a group. There are two types of entrance ticket including 4 hour tickets and 6 hour ticket. The boat hiring fee does not include entrance ticket.
2. Overnight boats:
There are numerous options of boats when you want to overnight on Halong Bay like 3 stars, 4 stars or 5 stars boats with different programs and service quality.
While in a big boat, you will have chance to meet with different people, a small one can give you your private space.

There are a lot of overnight cruise serving you to explore this Wonder

All of visitors explore Halong Bay with overnight cruises like taking a kayak
Clairechell38 :
We had a nice transfer for 8 persons. Our driver Nam was smiling and helpful even though he did not speak much English. The driver had a cool head and drove smoothly in the trafic. Anh has been great on follow up, calling us before, under and after to check if everything is ok
I was staying in Vietnam for 4 days and have already taken this service ever since I arrived at the airport. The services were exceptional. I went to many rural areas outside Halong, visiting the temples, and hunting for spots with beautiful scenery. Some of the roads of course been terrible, but I was really enjoying the trip due to the awesome driving skills by our driver and the car was really comfortable. Very highly recommended transportation services with reasonable price.
Anthony66 :
The guy who drives the car is really nice and the service was super fast.He was at the airport at the hour we had told him waiting for us and he brought us to our hostel in a moment. It is better to hire him than taking public transport, because it takes much more time to arrive that way. I recommend it to anyone visiting Halong!
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