You are planning a trip to visit Hanoi and searching for the most suitable way to travel around Hanoi in safe and convenient way. Here we would like to give you some useful advices with a hope that it will help you enjoy a safe and wonderful trip in Hanoi . Read more

You are planning a trip to visit Hanoi and searching for the most suitable way to travel around Hanoi in safe and convenient way. Here we would like to give you some useful advices with a hope that it will help you enjoy a safe and wonderful trip in Hanoi.

By bus

There are many local buses served in Hanoi that you can use as a vehicle to travel around Hanoi with a low cost. With only 7, 000 VND for each ride, you can move from s spot to another. With the ready availability of fast, affordable local motorbike taxis and good metered taxis, few tourists bother with local buses. However, it might be a great way to experience local life by taking the bus.

 By Taxi

You can wave for taxi on the street or ask receptions at your hotel to call one. There are a number of taxi companies, enough to keep the price down out of competitiveness. All taxis have meter and you should check the starting price and whether they are functioning right. The starting price is usually 10,000 VND to 12,000 VND and a ride for 15 minutes should not cost you more than $1.5.

Some of the taxi companies are: Taxi CP (043-826-2626), 52 Taxi (043- 852-5252), Taxi Huong Lua (04-820-2020).

Traveling by taxi is considered an ideal way to have a safe and fast movement from one place to another. Besides it, you do not have to worry about the location of the places as the drivers will take you to your ordered place.

By Car

Renting a car is convenient, but driving yourself is not recommended. If an upscale hotel quotes you more, call one of the tourist cafes or travel agencies to check the price. A rented car or shared taxi is a great way to make your own itinerary outside the city.

Remember that the type of traffic in Hanoi does not allow car to move any faster than a motorbike, so if your constitution is hearty and you like to throw caution to the wind, get a motorbike taxi to get you through the city traffic and small alleyways of the city.

By Motorbike

This is a cheap and easy way to get around the city, but drivers sometime take you on their race. Bargain hard with these guys if you smell some rat, and insist on paying in Vietnam dong rather than in dollars. Motorbike taxi drivers in Hanoi can also be hired by the hour for 15,000 VND to 30,000 VND ($1-$2) and showing the driver the written address of where you want to go is a better alternative than trying to have your Vietnamese understood. The drivers know the streets better than even your hotel receptionist so they may help you toss around with the itinerary.

Demand a helmet, wear it, and go slow; honk to alert other vehicles when passing; and stay alert- and of course do not get annoyed when others honk at you- most people do!

By Cyclo

Cyclos are three-wheeled two-seated carts powered by a man on a foot-pedal bike riding behind you. You can flag them down anywhere. This is a particularly nice choice for touring the Old Quarter's narrow streets to slowly breathe in the local life. You can pay as little as 20,000 VND ($1) for a short ride, and 50,000 VND ($2.5) for a longer haul. You can also hire by the hour for about $2.

By Bicycle

Rental costs for a bike are about $3 per day from a hotel or tourist cafe. The traffic is daunting, but the brave quickly learn how to just stay to the right and join the flow. Helmets are generally not available.

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