Tam Coc is not so far from Hanoi and it is a beautiful place around to Hanoi to visit. Recently, it is like a must-see destination for North Vietnam. So many travellers want to know how to travel from Hanoi to Tam Coc ( Ninh Binh). There are some ways to travel from Hanoi to Tam Coc like train, bus or even motorbike.
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Tam Coc is not so far from Hanoi. It is just about 110 km from Hanoi and we can get to Tam Coc from Hanoi easily by train, bus or motorbike. It is worth visiting Tam Coc with the beauty of karst mountains dotted among the villages and rivers. There are many places around Tam Coc worth visiting like Trang An, Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Bai Dinh Pagoda, Bich Dong Pagoda, Thung Nang. Considered as dry Halong Bay, Tam Coc is worth visiting. See the best ways to travel from Hanoi to Tam Coc as below:
From Hanoi you can buy a train ticket at Hanoi Railway Station for the train to Ninh Binh where Tam Coc located. It will take about more than 2 hours from Hanoi to Ninh Binh Railway Station. From Ninh Binh Town to Tam Coc is about 5 km so you can get a taxi or a motorbike taxi. If you wish to walk then there is no matter.
Travel from Hanoi to Tam Coc by train
More information when you travel by train from Hanoi to Tam Coc ( Ninh Binh)
Travel by train from Hanoi to Ninh takes about 2.5 hours.
Hanoi Railway Station is at 120 Le Duan, Hanoi.
Ninh Binh Railway Sation is at 01 Hoang Hoa Tham, Ninh Binh.
1 way ticket price is about 4 to 7 USD and it is a seat ( not bed).
There are 6 trains everyday.
Travelling by train is an interesting experience but be careful with pickpocket on train, prepare for your food before getting on the train as there are not many things to eat on train and they are not cheap.
You may travel from Hanoi to Tam Coc by a local bus. There are some buses from Hanoi to Ninh Binh then from Ninh Binh you can take a taxi to Tam Coc. There are local buses and Limousine so there are options for you to choose.
There are several buses from Hanoi to Ninh Binh starting from Nuoc Ngam Station such as Hoang Long, Non Nuoc Ninh Binh, Grouptour… etc.
More Information for travelling by bus from Hanoi to Tam Coc
Bus from Hanoi to Ninh Binh takes about 2.5 hours. From Ninh Binh, you can take a taxi to Tam Coc.
The ticket price is about 5 USD. That is cheap but not very comfortable especially in the holiday period.
You may get a problem with communication as not many people can speak English.
Most passengers on bus are local people so that is a good experience.
Be ready at the bus station for about 1 hour before your departure time as the bus may change the departure time and will not responsible if you arrive late.
Be careful with pickpocket especially at stations. If you are not an expat, please make sure you are good at travel on your own in most of Asian countries.
With the increase of tourist number recently, now there are many good limousine bus companies has route from Hanoi to Ninh Binh and Tam Coc. So that is easy for you to book a bus from Hanoi to Tam Coc or other areas in Ninh Binh. Some limousine bus companies are Binh Minh Limousine, Huu Binh Limousine, Duy Khang Limousine, Binh Hoai Limousine, Trang An Limousine. They pick up from some places in Hanoi and they are good buses to travel with as there are many tourists on bus. Most of them travel to Ninh Binh for tourism purposes so you can communicate well with them.
Travel from Hanoi to Tam Coc by Limousine
More Information for travelling by limousine bus from Hanoi to Tam Coc
The ticket price for Limousine bus from Hanoi to Tam Coc is about 7 to 10 USD.
It takes about 2.5 hours to travel from Hanoi to Tam Coc.
The bus will drop you at some tourist places in Ninh Binh including Tam Coc.
You can book bus ticket online with those buses, hotels or from travel agents easily.
Communication is not a problem on the bus because those bus serve tourists quite often.
You do not have to worry much about scams as the bus will drop you at tourist places in Ninh Binh and you do not have to go to the bus station which is not safe in Vietnam.
Motorbike is not for every tourist to travel in Vietnam as the traffic in Vietnam is not so good and people in Vietnam do not follow the traffic rules very strictly especially in the country. So we do not recommend for tourists except you are in an expat. If you travel in Vietnam by a motorbike, you need to understand quite well about Vietnam and about the habit of Vietnamese. If not, you may get problem.
Travel from Hanoi to Tam Coc by Motorbike
More Information for travelling by motorbike from Hanoi to Tam Coc
There are many motorbike rental shops in Hanoi so that is easy for you to rent. Your hotels may help you to rent a motorbike.
The cost to rent a motorbike for a day is about 10 USD.
Travel by motorbike in general is not recommended for everyone.
The route is easy but traffic is a problem.
You can travel from your hotel directly to Tam Coc and you can use your motorbike to travel around when you stay in Tam Coc.
We must say that Tam Coc is very worth visiting. It is not so far from Hanoi ( only 110 km from Hanoi) so that is easy to take a trip to Tam Coc even you do not have much time. You can take an overnight trip to Tam Coc or one day trip. You can get back to Hanoi in the late afternoon for a day trip from Hanoi.
Tam Coc is considered as dry Halong Bay as its beauty is like Halong Bay with thousands of limestone mountains. There are many tourists really like Tam Coc even better than Halong Bay because Halong Bay has become more and more crowded recently. Tam Coc – Besides the beauty of nature, there is local life and culture so travellers will have more experience on their holiday to Vietnam.
See some tour to Tam Coc as below:
Hoa Lu Tam Coc Day Tour: https://www.incredibleasiajourneys.com/tours/vietnam-group-tours/hoa-lu-tam-coc-day-trip.html
Tam Coc – Hang Mua Day Tour: https://www.incredibleasiajourneys.com/tours/vietnam-group-tours/hoa-lu-hang-mua-tam-coc-day-tour.html
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