Sapa to Cat Ba bus

There are 2 types of buses that travel from Sapa to Cat Ba:

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Transport Descriptions

There are 2 options for this route: Luxury Transfer and Tourist bus, with detail as below:

Luxury Transfer (Limousine van & seating bus)

• First, a Limousine Van would pick you up at your hotel in Sapa town at 07:30 - 08:00 AM 
• Then, the Van would take you to Hanoi.
• Arrive at Hanoi around 13:30. Then, the van would drop you off at the meeting point to catch the Cat Ba Limousine Bus
• The bus Departs for Cat Ba at around 14:00 PM.  
• Arrive in Cat Ba town at around 18:00. The bus, then, drops you off at your hotel in Cat Ba town.
• Total 10 hours of transfer with pick-up and drop-off service.

Tourist bus (sleeping bus & seating bus)

• First, a sleeping bus would pick you up at the bus office in Sapa town around 08:00 AM (or 22:00 PM)
• The bus then takes you to Hanoi. 
• Arrive at Hanoi around 14:00 (or 4 AM next day - you can stay on the bus until 5:30 AM)
• The Bus leaves for Cat Ba at 14:20 (or at 8 AM) and arrives at around 18:00 (or at 12:00) (drop off at your hotel around Cat Ba town).
• Total 9 hours of transfer with break time in Hanoi.

Local bus (we no longer provide this bus ticket)

• Direct Transfer at 20:30 from Sapa Bus station and arrived at Cat Ba around 7 AM of the following day.
• It takes around 11 hours of transfer instead of 9 hours as a Tourist Bus. 
• Also, this bus just picks up and drops off at bus stations in Sapa and Cat Ba, no pick-up or drop off service at your hotel.

Notes:

• The tourist-friendly bus mainly serves international travelers and has an English-speaking guide on-board.
• The Local bus focuses on serving local passengers so that the drivers barely speak any English.

Pick up and drop off

By Luxury transfer:

• Pick-up at Hotels around Sapa town or bus office at no. 494 Dien Bien Phu street (for passengers staying outside the town).
• Transit point in Hanoi (to change from limousine van to sitting bus)
• Dropoff point at Hotels around Cat Ba town (or bus office in Cat Ba town).

By Tourist bus:

• Pick-up: Bus office in Sapa town (no. 618 Dien Bien Phu street).
• Transit in Hanoi Old quarter (to change from sleeping bus to sitting bus)
• Drop off at hotels around Cat Ba town (or bus office in Cat Ba town).

By Local bus:

• Pick-up: Sapa bus station (Map's link http://bit.ly/sp_station)
• Drop-off: Bus Station in Cat Ba town

The price includes bus ticket and the ferry fee.

Children sharing the bed with their parents will be free of charge.

Cancellation Policies

• More than 48 hours before the departure day: 100% refund but with an additional fee of USD 2 / person as handling fee;
• Within 48 hours before departure time: No refund.
• Passenger not showing up: No refund