Ninh Binh Transportation

Coming to Ninh Binh is now very easy. The Ninh Binh bus station is located near the Lim Bridge, just below the overpass to Phat Diem Stone Church.

Getting there & away

Coming to Ninh Binh is now very easy. The Ninh Binh bus station is located near the Lim Bridge, just below the overpass to Phat Diem Stone Church. Regular public buses leave almost hourly for the Giap Bat bus station in Hanoi. It just takes you two and a half hours to get Ninh Binh. Ninh Binh is also a stop for open-tour buses between Hanoi (two hours) and Hue (10 hours), which drop off and pick up passengers at some of the hotels.

Ninh Binh train station (1D Hoang Hoa Tham) is a scheduled stop for Reunification Express trains, with destinations including Hanoi (two to two and a half hours, four daily), Thanh Hoa (one to one and a half hours, three daily) and Hue (twelve and a half to thirteen and a half hours, three daily).

Traveling distances to the nearest major towns are 93km to Hanoi, 60km to Thanh Hoa and 49km to Thai Binh.

Getting around

Bikes and motorbikes (with or without drivers) can be hired from most hotels. They can be hired by hours or day. A driver’s rates will depend on distance and time. Taxi is also very popular in Ninh Binh, so it is also easy to take a taxi to visit the beautiful attractions in Ninh Binh.