Hanoi airport to Hanoi center by bus

Noi Bai Airport's location in Soc Son District about 28 miles north of Hanoi's city center allows guests to arrive in the city center within 40 minutes of exiting from the airport's departure area.

Distance: 40 km
Duration: 40 - 1 hour (depend on traffic)

Two bus services connect Noi Bai Airport with stations in Hanoi. Turn right as you exit the airport terminal for the bus stop. Operating hours for the bus run from 5am to 10pm. Each bus takes about an hour to arrive at its respective bus station, and costs VND 5,000 (about $0.30) per ride. New buses stop by about every 20 minutes.

Bus number 7 runs from Noi Bai to Kim Ma bus station, on the western side of Hanoi (Location: 21.032056N, 105.829437E, Geohack). Bus number 17 runs from Noi Bai to Long Bien bus station, on the northeast side of the Old Quarter

For the return trip from Hanoi to Noi Bai, go to Tran Quang Khai east of the Old Quarter to ride either buses 7 and 17; the route to the airport costs VND 5,000.

The bus is the cheapest way to Hanoi, but also the most crowded and the one that takes the most time.

Minibus: Several "minibus" lines travel from Noi Bai Airport to Hanoi city center. Turn right as you exit the airport terminal for the bus stop. Kumho Viet Thanh, Vietnam Airlines, and Jetstar operate their own buses that serve three different stops in Hanoi:

Jetstar offers both drop-off at, and pick-up from, the Jetstar office at 206 Tran Quang Khai Street. More information from the Travelfish blog here: Jetstar check-in and airport bus in Hanoi (offsite).

Vietnam Airlines offers both drop-off at, and pick-up from, the Vietnam Airlines office at 1 Quang Trung Street, about 1km away from Hanoi Old Quarter. Ticket price is $2 one way.

Kumho Viet Thanh offers both drop-off at, and pick-up from, 204 Tran Quang Khai Street 

Instead of leaving at specified times, the buses wait until all seats are taken, then leave for the destination. Expect to pay about VND 32,000 (US$2) per trip.

For the return trip from Hanoi to Noi Bai, the Jetstar and Vietnam Airlines buses schedule their departures according to their flights leaving the airport. Both ways take about as long as the bus, if you factor in the waiting time.

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