How to get from Hanoi to Cao Bang?

Cao Bang is a province in the northeastern region of Vietnam. About 300km from Hanoi, it is the top land of the country where the nature puts on spectacular displays, majestic mountains. Not only that Cao Bang attracts tourists by its historical places. That many people choose Cao Bang for their holiday trip.

To travel to Cao Bang by some means of transportation:
 

This is the detail information:

1/ Hanoi to Cao Bang by local bus

Currently, there are two types of bus from Hanoi to Cao Bang: seat bus and sleeping bus. Mostly the buses depart from My Dinh bus station. Every day, there are about 22 buses starting from 5.00 AM to 9.00PM

• Price: 170.000 – 200.000 VND/pax
• Travel time: 7 – 8 hours
• Time schedule: 5.00 AM – 21.00
• Advantages: low cost, safe
• Disadvantages: passengers have to take taxi to bus station and from Cao Bang bus station to hotel or their destinations.
  In case of the bus broken, you may miss the travel plan.
  Could not communicate with driver to get off the right place, If not, you may lose the way.
  Not many tourist choose the local bus

>>>Reference to book the bus: vexere.com
or directly bus companies at bus station such as: Hien Loi, Thanh Ly, Khanh Hoa

2/ Hanoi to Cao Bang by high quality bus – Limousine

Recently, High quality bus – Limousine is the favorite transportation and considered as VIP bus. Only 9 seats in the bus, are designed and easily controlled for the most comfortable as a sofa. Included other facilities: wifi, USB port, reading lamp, that makes the passengers comfortable and feel as they are at their home.

• Price: 250.000 – 300.000 VND/pax
• Travel time: 6-7 hours
• Time schedule: from 6.15 AM – 17.30 daily
• Advantages: clean and nice buses, No stop on the way to take more passengers, the routes are guaranteed.
• Disadvantage: Not proactive in time and still have to take taxi to the pick-up point.

>>>Reference to book the high quality bus: vexere.com
Or directly with the bus companies:
Duc Huong Limousine
Tel: 0886506666
Price: 250.000 – 300.000 VND/pax
Travel time: 6-7 hours
Time schedule: From 6.15 – 17.30 daily ( 8 buses per day)

Duc Ngoc Limousine
Tel: 02036797979
Price: 250.000 – 300.000 VND/pax
Travel time: 6-7 hours
Time schedule: From 6.00 – 16.30 daily ( 4 buses per day)

3/ Hanoi to Cao Bang by taxi

This is an easy means of transportation but not a good choice for a mountainous roads, the vehicle is not suitable, the driver does not have much experience in this road. Addition, the cost is high than the private car. Or even much higher if you get the wrong taxi. Not many tourists choose this kind of transfer. Average price is from 3.500.000 VND/way

4/ Hanoi to Cao Bang by motorbike

This is the vehicle that many young people are interested in. Especially, people are adventurous and thrilling experience. However, to ride from Hanoi to Cao Bang needs a good preparation, health and riding skills, good motorbike because this route is very complicated with passes, steeps, snaky and lots of traffics. Also brings the motorbike repair tools as not many repair shops on the way.

• Motorbike rental: 12 – 15 USD/day. Not included gasoline
• Travel route: could be 2 ways:
  - From Hanoi to National Road 3 – Thai Nguyen – Bac Kan: This route is not really good with many narrow bad road, but it is spectacular view with Giang and Gio passes
  - From Hanoi to Lang Son – Cao Bang, the road is good. Only to bad sessions are in Na Sam and That Khe
• Travel time: 7 hours
• Advantages: Proactive in time, low cost, could stop anywhere on the way for photos and enjoy the beautiful landscapes
• Disadvantages: Really tired for 7-8 hour riding. For amateurs, this is dangerous as there are lot of bends and edges as well as big trucks

>>>Reference to rent motorbike in Hanoi:
Flamingo Travel:
Add: 66 Dao Duy Tu str, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Tel: +84 243 926 0938
Web: flamigotravel.com.vn

Motogo
Add: 1 Trang Tien str, Hoan Kiem,  Hanoi
Tel: 0966 456 969
Web: Motogo.vn

5/ Hanoi to Cao Bang by private car

Private car for travelling along distance in 7 hours is a great choice. To visit Cao Bang, tourists need at least 2-3 days, and also need a professional driver or tour guide who know well the destinations to help  you to visit all the beautiful places in Cao Bang.

• Travel time: 7 hours
• Price: 2.000.000 VND/day ( for at least 2 day trip)
• Advantages: Proactive in time, safe, and your travel routes are guaranteed, private space, no wasting time for waiting.
• Disadvantages: High cost than other public transportations.

>>>Reference to book the private car from Hanoi to Cao Bang