Cat Ba - Sa Pa (sleeping bus)

Sleeping bus takes you on the longest sea bridge in Vietnam, along Highway 5B Hai Phong - Hanoi (distance 135 kms, journey time: 2 hours)

Duration8-9 hours
Departure from Cat Ba town or Sapa town
Departure time 7.00 am; 12.30 pm; 16.00 pm
Vehicle Sleeping bus

1. Cat Ba Island - Hai Phong - Hanoi - Lao Cai - Sa Pa

Total journey time: 08 hours.
Pick up at the hotel in Cat Ba town: 7.00; 12.30; 16.00
Bus takes you to the west side of Cat Ba island ( 26 kms; in 40 minutes);
Get on Ferry from Cat Ba Island conects to mainland (20 minutes);
Sleeping bus takes you on the longest sea bridge in Vietnam (Tân Vu - Lạch Huyện), along Highway number 5B which is connects Hai Phong and Hanoi (distance 135 kms, journey time: 2 hours).
Continue to Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway (distance 265 kms, approximately 4 hours).
Continue from Lao Cai to Sa Pa town (winding road to the plateau; distance 35 kms, journey time, about 1 hour).
Finish the journey at sapa town bus station.

2. Sa Pa - Lao Cai - Ha Noi - Hai Phong - Cat Ba island

Total journey time: 08 hours.
Pick up at the hotel in Sapa Town: 17.00 pm; 19.30 pm
Sleeping bus takes from SaPa town down to Lao Cai city (35 kms; takes 1 hours). go to Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway (265 kms, takes 4 hours), passing through Hanoi.
Get on Hanoi - Hai Phong highway (135 kms, takes 2 hours).
Straight to Cat Ba ferry.
6.00 am, take the first ferry (20 minutes) to the west side of Cat Ba island.
7 am, take you through the main road of the island to Cat Ba town (26 kms; takes 45 minutes)
8.00 am, arrive Cat Ba Town, finish the journey.

Price: 500,000 VND/1 guest
(included: drinking water and a cool handkerchief)
Statistical:
- Total distance: 461 kms.
- Theoretical journey time: 8 hours.
- Reality journey time: 9-10 hours, depending on traffic situation.
Attention:
- In case of coming to Sa Pa town or Hai Phong city in the early morning, the car parked at the bus station, you can sleep in the bus until morning.
- On the journey, bus will stop at 03 points for eat and take a quick rest.