How to get from Halong to Cat Ba Island?

By Mr Hoang Dinh - January 15, 2021
How to get from Halong to Cat Ba Island?

Halong is a beautiful, colorful city in the western part of the Gulf of Tonkin which is in the northeastern Vietnam. It is famous for Halong Bay.
In 1994, Halong Bay was recognized by Unesco as the world heritage. Every year, there are millions of domestic and foreign tourists come to visit and admire the charm of Halong Bay.

Meanwhile, Cat Ba island is known as the pearl of Gulf of Tonkin. Every year, Cat Ba island attracts a lot of domestic and international tourists to visit and relax. The combination of Halong Bay and Cat Ba island will bring a lot of interesting experiences. Visitors could visit both charm of Halong Bay and Cat Ba biosphere reserve.

So from Halong Bay to Cat Ba Isand, which means of transportation is the most suitable for your trip?

This is the detail information:

1/ From Halong Bay to Cat Ba by highway Halong – Hai Phong

The highway Halong to Hai Phong is very important and meaningful to connect two these areas. The distance is reduced from 75km to 25km, therefore the travel time is really much reduced. This highway is only for four wheel vehicles.
Arrive in Hai Phong, tourists have to go to Got pier ( another 15km) to cross the sea by ferry or use cable car to Cat Ba island. And from there, take bus or taxi to Cat Ba town center about 25km.
The travel time following this route will take 2 hours. If clients combine with some visitings in Hai Phong city, this way will be great to go from Halong to Cat Ba island.

from halong to cat ba by highway

2/ From Halong Bay to Cat Ba by ferry Tuan Chau – Gia Luan pier

From Halong to Cat Ba by Tuan Chau ferry, that is a really good choice to connect 2 destinations easily. Tuan Chau ferry has capacity of 200 persons with many vehicles per each time. It is fully equipped with lifesaving equipment, firehose systems, medicals, toilets, communication system and food service to meet the needs of passengers during the trip from Tuan Chau to Cat Ba or vice versa.

This mean of transportation will reduce the distances from Halong Bay to Cat Ba island. From Halong city to Tuan Chau ferry is about 12km. Take 1 hours on the ferry to enjoy the beautiful landscapes of Halong Bay then arriving Gia Luan pier. From Gia Luan Pier to Cat Ba town is about 25km. Many buses there for your choice.
Therefore, many tourists, passengers choose Tuan Chau – Gia Luan ferry for their trip to connect Halong Bay and Cat Ba island.

From Halong Bay to Cat Ba island by ferry

Ferry time schedule:

Peak season ( 25 April – 5 Sept):

  • Time table for Tuan Chau to Gia Luan: 7.30 – 9.00 – 11.30 – 13.30 – 15.00
  • Time table for Gia Luan to Tuan Chau: 9.00 – 11.30 – 13.00 – 15.00 – 16.00


Low season ( 6 Sept – 24 April)

  • Time table for Tuan Chau to Gia Luan: 8.00 – 11.30 – 15.00
  • Time table for Gia Luan to Tuan Chau: 9.00 –13.00 –16.00


Travel time: 45 minutes
Price: 80.000 VND/pax ( with motorbike: 90.000 VND)
 

>>> Reference how to get from Hanoi to Cat Ba


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