How to Get to Hanoi Center from the Airport

Hanoi Airport & How to Get to Hanoi center?

When planning your trip to Hanoi, Vietnam, we may wonder what is Hanoi airport’s name? How far is it from the airport to Hanoi center? And how to get from Hanoi Airport to Hanoi center? Thanks to its beautiful landscapes, its stable politics & safe destination,Vietnam has recently attracted an increasing number of travelers worldwidely. More & more direct flights to Ho Chi Minh city & Hanoi make travelling to Vietnam easier than ever before.The name of airport in Hanoi is Noi Bai with T1 terminal for domestic flights & T2 for international flights. Noi Bai airport is located outside Hanoi city and roughly 28km far from Hanoi center ( Hoan Kiem lake or Hanoi Old Quarter). In this blog, we would like to support you with the information of how to get to Hanoi center from the airport?

Airport pick-ups with signed names

There are different options to get to Hanoi center from Noi Bai airport up to your travel interest & budgets. We will list you from cheapest way to the most comfortable way with their own conditions so you can easily to have an overview and make your own mind.

1.Hanoi airport public buses

The cheapest way to get to Hanoi center is catching a public bus at Noi Bai airport (depart every 15-20  minutes).When you arrive, take your way further out to the public bus station where you can get on express Bus 86 for tourists to directly to the bus stations around Hanoi center, the bus number 07 to last stop at Kim Ma bus station ( 2,5 kms far from center) or bus number 17 following another route to last Long Bien bus station ( adjacient to Hanoi old quarter).The cost for this bus ticket is between 0,6 – 2 USD .You can easily realise these buses with its typical colors of yellow & red. It is quite cheap to go by public buses but takes you between 1 – 1-5 hours to get to the Hanoi center due to many stops between to drop & pick-up commuters. Take a notice of traveling by these buses that the bus seats are limited so that standing along the journey is quite normal. Also you are not allowed with big baggages due to limited spaces in buses. If you arrive at Noibai airport later than 21h00 pm, these buses are out of working hours so you have to choose another options.

2.Airliner buses or mini-buses

Better than public buses with fewer stops and faster to reach Hanoi center, you can do this choice of airliner buses with budget price of 2 usd-2.5 usd/pax.These airliner buses are operated by Vietnam airlines with last stop at number 01 Quang Trung street (walking distance to Hoan Kiem lake) or by Vietjet air with last stop at Tran Nhan Tong street ( 1 km far from Hoan Kiem lake).Travelling by these buses, you need to wait for a while because they need to collect their passagers of the flights and when dropping you at their last stops, you need to take a taxi or walk to your pre-booked hotels. You will have some adventures in a city with a lot of motobikes

Mini-bus of Vietnam airline

3.Taxis from airport to Hanoi

Another way to reach Hanoi center is catching taxis which are available right at the front door of Noi Bai airport.The cost for this taxi journey is roughly 20 – 25 USD, you will follow the taxi meter and pay at the end basing on the meter count in VND. If you travel to Vietnam first time, not get used to travel route, you may easily get into troubles with taxi scams (more happen with fake or unregistered taxi firms) such unreliable taxi meter running so fast or many taxi drivers will take a round route instead of shortest one to reach to your booked hotel. In the end, we are not sure how much you will have to pay. In order to avoid these scams, choose good taxi brands ( Hanoi Taxi Groups, Mai Linh Taxi, Hanoi airport taxi or directly order Ride-Hailing Apps (Grab, Xanh SM) for flexible & affordable rides.

Taxi service

4.Private Car Airport Transfers – Safe, Affordable & Hassle-Free Pick-Up Service

This private car of airport pick-ups is another choice if you are looking for stress-free & comforatble service.The price is quite reasonable ranging from 16-26 USD depending on the car type you choose ( 4 seat car for 1-2 paxs, 7 seat car for 3-4 paxs, 16 seat van for 5- 8 paxs). You should book in advance with us & provide us with your flight number, its arrival times, your names & your hotels in Hanoi. Near your travel date, our team will provide you with the car number & driver contact, also with our hotline !

Those are some proper ways to reach Hanoi center from Noibai airport when you organise your travel plan to Vietnam yourselves. If you book Vietnam Holiday Packages with us, this service is normally included in the package. For more information of Vietnam, its destinations or travel services, please, contact us at [email protected] or WhatsApp +84.988451530. We wish you an enjoyable holiday in Vietnam!