Frequently Asked Questions

Find quick answers about transport, motorbikes, safety, and other essentials for your trip to Ha Giang & Cao Bang with Lazy Cat.

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How do I best get to Cao Bang City or Ha Giang City from Hanoi?

To both Ha Giang & Cao Bang there is only one mean of transportation – the roads. No flights or train exist.

If you are coming from Hanoi, there are many day and night buses from Bến Xe Khách Mỹ Đình (My Dinh bus station). Most day buses depart regularly from 5 to 12 am with a few afternoon options and most night buses depart regularly from 6 to 9 pm. Almost all are sleeping coaches of same standard, and price is VND 200,000 on all of them.

There are also so-called VIP vans or mini-buses where seats cost some VND 300-400,000. They leave from different locations in Hanoi and is easiest booked online.

The journey will take around 6,5 hours and they will stop at a restaurant half way where there will be restrooms, snacks and food.

Private car or van can also be rented but is relatively costly. If interested ask us for a quotation stating number of people

How do I best get to Cao Bang City or Ha Giang City from other cities?

To both cities you may connect from several other cities. They are daily scheduled but normally only with one or two connections. Ha Long City, Hai Phong (connection from Cat Ba Island), Ninh Binh all have a daily evening connection. They do not have day time bus options.

From Sa Pa to Ha Giang there is two connections; one is a local day bus at 7.30 am and a sleeper bus at 8.30 pm.

All the above buses are not yet offering online bookings. A local travel agent, your hotel/hostel or you physically going to the bus station is how you may get tickets.

Is it true that one can have a free dorm bed if coming on a night bus at QT?

On most night buses you will arrive very early. So far, but only in Ha Giang, we offer free dorm bed between 3 to 8 am for QT rental/tour customers (only) at QT Guest House, located 50 m from our rental shop and 350 m from the bus station in Ha Giang. For Cao Bang this option is not yet available.

Availability depends on prior booking and seasonal numbers of customers utilising this service.

If arriving on a night bus, ask the bus driver to drop you at QT Nha Nghi (guest house) if he is in a good mood he will. Otherwise ask to be dropped at Bến Xe Khách Hà Giang – Ha Giang Bus Station which is just 350m from QT Guest House. Ring the doorbell on arrival.