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Hanoi: Noi Bai airport, the train station and where buses leave
From Noi Bai airport, express bus 86 runs from both terminals to the Old Quarter and Ga Hà Nội every 45 minutes, for 50,000₫; city buses 07 and 109 are cheaper and slower. Trains south and to Lao Cai for Sapa leave Ga Hà Nội on Lê Duẩn street. Buses and vans to Sapa, Ha Giang, Ninh Binh and Ha Long mostly start at Old Quarter company offices, and many also pick up at Noi Bai.
Hanoi at a glance: airport, station, bus stations
| Region | Hanoi, the capital; unchanged by the 2025 province merger |
|---|---|
| Airport | Noi Bai International Airport (HAN): Terminal 1 domestic, Terminal 2 international |
| Usual way in | Air into Noi Bai, train into Ga Hà Nội, bus into a company office or bus station |
| Stations and terminals | Ga Hà Nội; Bến xe Mỹ Đình, Giáp Bát and Nước Ngầm |
Noi Bai airport to the Old Quarter: bus 86 and the city buses
By air. Noi Bai is north of the Red River. Domestic flights use Terminal 1, international flights Terminal 2.
By train. Trains from Huế, Đà Nẵng, Ho Chi Minh City and Lao Cai arrive at Ga Hà Nội on Lê Duẩn street. The Lao Cai trains also stop at Gia Lâm, on the east bank, 22 minutes before Ga Hà Nội on the timetable.
By bus. Long-distance buses end either at a bus station or, more often for routes visitors use, at their company's own office in or near the Old Quarter. The ticket gives the address.
Noi Bai International Airport
Noi Bai is north of the city, with two passenger terminals: Terminal 1 for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international flights.
Bus 86 is the express airport bus run by Transerco's Hanoi BRT Fast Bus Enterprise.
The operator's site gives the stops:
- Into town: Terminal 2 arrivals (first floor, column 14), Terminal 1 arrivals (column 12), Long Biên interchange, 162 Trần Quang Khải, the Opera House, the Melia hotel and Ga Hà Nội.
- To the airport: Ga Hà Nội, 59 Lý Thường Kiệt, the Bờ Hồ post office by Hoan Kiem Lake, 23 Hàng Tre, the Long Biên interchange, Yên Phụ, Quảng An market and Âu Cơ, then both terminals.
For October 2026 the operator lists a bus every 45 minutes, the first leaving Ga Hà Nội at 05:30 and the last leaving Noi Bai at 22:00, about an hour each way, for 50,000₫. The route does not take monthly passes.
City buses 07 (to Cầu Giấy) and 109 (to Bến xe Mỹ Đình) are ordinary subsidised routes, cheaper and slower. Since 1 November 2024 Hanoi's subsidised fares go by distance, from 8,000₫ under 15 km to 20,000₫ over 40 km.
Straight from the airport. Many companies that run buses to Sapa, Ha Giang, Ninh Binh and Ha Long pick up at Noi Bai itself, so you need not go into the city at all: the route pages list which.
Trains, buses and flights out of Hanoi
By train. The domestic services below leave from Ga Hà Nội. The October 2026 railway timetable:
- Five SE trains a day to Ho Chi Minh City: SE7 06:00, SE5 08:00, SE9 13:00, SE3 19:20, SE1 21:45.
- SE19 at 19:45 to Đà Nẵng.
- Two night trains to Lao Cai for Sapa: SP3 at 22:00 and SP7 at 22:40.
The international Nanning service boards at Ga Gia Lâm; see the Vietnam–China border guide for its announced timetable and entry rules.
By bus and limousine van. For the routes most visitors take, the departure point is the company's office, not a bus station. For October 2026 these clustered on the east side of the Old Quarter and around Hoan Kiem Lake: Trần Quang Khải, Trần Nhật Duật, Nguyễn Hữu Huân, Hàng Chĩnh and Lê Lai streets, and the Hanoi Opera House.
Bus stations still matter for some companies: Bến xe Mỹ Đình for some Ha Giang and Ha Long buses, Bến xe Nước Ngầm for the long sleeper buses to Đà Nẵng and Ho Chi Minh City.
By air. From Noi Bai, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet, Sun PhuQuoc Airways and Vietravel fly to Ho Chi Minh City, Đà Nẵng and Phu Quoc, among other airports.
Ga Hà Nội and the bus stations
Ga Hà Nội
Hanoi's main railway station, on Lê Duẩn street. All the north–south SE trains start here, and so do the night trains to Lao Cai for Sapa. Airport bus 86 starts from the square on the station's south side.
Bến xe Mỹ Đình
West of the centre. Some companies to Ha Giang (Ha Tuan, Ngoc Cuong) and Ha Long (VietNam Travel Bus) pick up here, though most tourist buses leave from their own offices in the Old Quarter.
Bến xe Giáp Bát
South of the centre on Giải Phóng road. A few long-distance companies to central and southern Vietnam leave from here.
Bến xe Nước Ngầm
In the south of the city. The long-distance sleeper buses to Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City sold online for October 2026 (HTX Van Tai 277, VietNam Travel Bus) leave from here.
Routes from Hanoi
- Hanoi to Sapa by bus or night trainBus · Van · Train
- Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City: flight, train or busFlights · Train · Bus
- Hanoi to Ninh Binh by limousine van or trainVan · Train · Bus
- Hanoi to Da Nang by flight, train or sleeper busFlights · Train · Bus
- Hanoi to Ha Giang by sleeper bus or limousineBus · Van
- Hanoi to Ha Long Bay by limousine van or busVan · Bus
- Hanoi to Hue: the overnight train, or a cabin busBus · Train
- Hanoi to Hoi An: fly to Da Nang, or a long night bus
- Hanoi to Phu Quoc: a direct flight in just over two hours
- Hanoi to Cat Ba: bus and ferry on one ticket, three hoursBus
- Hanoi to Nha Trang: fly for a short trip, train for the journey
Getting around Hanoi: what people ask
How do I get from Noi Bai airport to the Old Quarter?
Express bus 86 leaves both terminals every 45 minutes and stops at the Long Biên interchange, 162 Trần Quang Khải, the Opera House and Ga Hà Nội. Travellers in 2026 report drivers who approach passengers in the arrivals hall asking far more than the ride-hailing apps.
How much is bus 86 from Noi Bai airport?
50,000₫ a person for October 2026, according to the operator, Transerco's Hanoi BRT Fast Bus Enterprise. Monthly passes are not accepted on route 86.
Where does bus 86 stop?
To the airport: Ga Hà Nội, 59 Lý Thường Kiệt, the Bờ Hồ post office, 23 Hàng Tre, the Long Biên interchange, Yên Phụ, Quảng An market, Âu Cơ, then Terminal 2 and Terminal 1. Into town it picks up at Terminal 2 arrivals (column 14) and Terminal 1 arrivals (column 12) and also stops at the Opera House.
Which terminal at Noi Bai is domestic?
Terminal 1 is domestic, Terminal 2 international.
Which station do trains to Sapa leave from?
Ga Hà Nội, on Lê Duẩn street. The night trains SP3 (22:00) and SP7 (22:40) run to Lao Cai, below Sapa.
Where do buses to Sapa, Ha Giang and Ninh Binh leave from in Hanoi?
Mostly from the company's own office in or near the Old Quarter, not a bus station, and many also pick up at Noi Bai airport. See Hanoi to Sapa, Ha Giang and Ninh Binh for the addresses.
Which bus station in Hanoi goes south?
The long sleeper buses to Đà Nẵng and Ho Chi Minh City sold online in October 2026 left from Bến xe Nước Ngầm, in the south of the city. The train takes 15 to 17 hours to Đà Nẵng; flying takes about 1 hour 25 minutes.
Bus operator, city and railway sources
- Hanoi BRT Fast Bus Enterprise (Transerco), Bus Express 86 and 68 site
- Transerco (Hanoi Transport Corporation), timbus.vn route notices
- Hanoi People's Committee notices (thanglong.chinhphu.vn)
- Vietnam National Railway Group ticket site (dsvn.vn)
- Vietnam National Railway Group (Tập đoàn Đường sắt Quốc gia Việt Nam, VNR)