Travel To Lan Ha Bay From Hanoi

When to visit Lan Ha Bay

Located in North Vietnam, Lan Ha Bay is impacted by the tropical monsoon climate with 4 distinct seasons such as spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Because of the cool weather, visitors can travel to Lan Ha Bay at any time. However, the best time to visit Lan Ha Bayis from April to June in the summer. At this time, tourists will want to enjoy the cool atmosphere of this place and immerse in the sea to escape the heat of the summer. When coming Lan Ha Bay in summer, tourists can take part in many exciting activities such as diving into the sea to watch the coral reef or kayaking to explore the bay. In particular, the Lan Ha Bay trip from July to September will be difficult because of the hot weather with heavy rains and storms which cause a lot of fluctuations on the sea.

General Information About Lan Ha Bay

Situated between the southern part of Halong Bay, Quang Ninh Province and the eastern part of Cat Ba Island, Hai Phong city, Lan Ha is a very gently arc-shaped bay with about 400 islands creating a huge natural picture. Lan Ha Bay attracts visitors by the gentle name to the subtle “Lan Ha” from the beginning. This name evokes the image of a beautiful orchid flower in the summer. The charming and fragile beauty from this name has aroused curiosity for tourists.

Besides the beautiful and untouched beaches, Lan Ha Bay also attracts visitors by the magnificent limestone mountains around the bay. The tourism yacht will take visitors to enjoy the beauty of the bay when it passes through the limestone mountains with the unique shapes. If you do not want to visit the bay by boat, adventurous travelers can go on colorful kayaks to explore the bay. Lan Ha beauty will appear very lively and close.

In addition, Lan Ha Bay also has Van Gia fishing village existed over 100 years old with hundreds of families living by fishing, aquaculture and tourism services. With the gentle sea air, delicious and fresh seafood as well as the friendly and strong people of the sea area, Lan Ha Bay brings the memorable experience to visitors when they arrive here.

The way to travel from Hanoi to Lan Ha Bay

How far is Lan Ha Bay from Hanoi?  If you want to come to Lan Ha Bay, you need to reach Cat Ba at first. The reason is that Lan Ha Bay is located near Cat Ba island. The distance to Lan Ha Bay is very difficult to determine because you have to travel a long way by sea apart from traveling by road to Hai Phong. It often takes about 45 minutes to move to Cat Ba Island. However, not including the way by ferry, the distance from Hanoi to Lan Ha Bay, Cat Ba is about 160km.

Motorbike

Hanoi – Hai Phong: You start from the central Hanoi, follow the Vinh Tuy bridge or Thanh Tri bridge because it is easier to go. When crossing the Red River, you take the new Highway 5 to Hai Duong. Then, you go further 40km to Hai Phong.Hai Phong – Cat Ba: You start from the old road 5 or Hanoi – Hai Phong expressway. After you go to Hai Phong city center, turn left to come Chua Ve port. Note that you do not go into the city center. At the Chua Ve port’s intersection, turn right for 10 km to Dinh Vu ferry. Another note is that you do not go wrong to Dinh Vu Port.Here, you buy tickets to the Got ferry station. About 45 minutes is going to the ferry. Then you move within 30 minutes and go down the ferry between Cat Hai and Cat Ba island. Sitting on the ferry for another 30 minutes, you will reach Cat Ba.

Passenger car

In addition, you have another option that is travel by passenger car and high-speed train. From Hanoi, you catch the Hoang Long passenger car to go to Hai Phong. Here, this car also offers the high-speed train service to Cat Ba island for you. If you want to go by yourself, you can take a speedboat in Binh Station. After taking a bus to Lac Long Bridge, you will walk to the station for 5 minutes. Then you will buy the high-speed train tickets to come to Cat Ba. When reaching Cat Ba, you can rent a cruise ship to go all over Lan Ha Bay to explore its beauty.

We hope that our guide will help you move easily to Lan Ha Bay from Hanoi. If you want to know more information about Lan Ha Bay tours, feel free to contact us via our website. Share this article if it is useful to you. Have a nice trip!