How to get to Cat Ba Island from Hai Phong

How to get to Cat Ba from Hai Phong? The shortest way to go from Hai Phong to Cat Ba Island is by Got ferry, speed boat, or Cat Ba cable car. Those are the best ways.

How to get to Cat Ba from Hai Phong

Since you may not be familiar with the mentioned locations, let me outline three parts of the journey with their key spots before we discuss the island, port, ferry terminal, flyover, etc.

(1) We have a very important spot in Hai Phong City (mainland): Binh ferry terminal.

(2) Then we have the transit island called Cat Hai Island. On this island, please remember the Got ferry terminal.

(3) Finally, our final destination – Cat Ba Island. There are two spots to remember: Cai Vieng ferry terminal and Phu Long port.

You can also book → Hai Phong to Cat Ba Island car.

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See the map below to have a better visualization.

See the map below to have a better visualization

Now it’s time to choose the route that fits you the best.

Recommend ⇒ Option 1: Book a Cat Ba Island - Lan Ha Bay day tour from Hai Phong City → Click to Book or here.

Option 2: Take a speedboat from Binh ferry terminal and go directly to Cat Ba Island (~250,000 VND – 60 mins). It’s fast but expensive.

Binh Speed boat

Binh speedboat timeline

Binh (Hai Phong) to Cat BaCat Ba to Binh (Hai Phong)
09h0010h00
13h0014h00

The speedboat will temporarily stop operating from September to April next year.

Option 3: Go to the Tan Vu – Lach Huyen flyover, which connects the mainland to Cat Hai Island.

Tan Vu - Lach Huyen Bridge

There’s a parking lot at the Dong Bai ferry terminal where you can park your motorbike/car, or you can just bring them with you and pay some extra fees. → view Dong Bai terminal map

From Dong Bai ferry terminal on the island, you can take a ferry (10,000 VND, every 30 minutes from 5 AM to 6 PM, duration: 30 minutes) or a speedboat at Got Pier (80,000 VND, duration: 8 minutes). → view Got pier map.

Your destination in Cat Ba Island depends on your choice. Upon arrival, take the bus to the town center, located 23 km away.

Dong Bai Ferry price

Ticket typePrice
Traveler10,000 VND / person
Motorbike45,000 VND / bike
Under-9-seat car190,000 VND / car
9-to-24-seat car210,000 VND / car
24-to-32-seat car240,000 VND / car
Over-32-seat car330,000 VND / car
Dong Bai Ferry

Dong Bai ferry terminal

Got ferry timeline

Departure time
No.Got PierCai Vieng
15h30’ (big ferry)5h00’ (big ferry)
26h00’ (big ferry)5h30’ (big ferry)
36h30’ (big ferry)6h00’ (big ferry)
47h30’7h00’
58h00’ (big ferry)7h30’ (big ferry)
68h30’8h00’
79h00’(big ferry)8h30’ (big ferry)
89h30’ (big ferry)9h00’ (big ferry)
910h00’ (big ferry)9h30’ (big ferry)
1010h30’ (big ferry)10h00’ (big ferry)
1111h00’10h30’
1211h30’ (big ferry)11h00’ ((big ferry)
1312h00’11h30’
1412h30’ (big ferry)12h00’ (big ferry)
1513h00’12h30’
1613h30’ (big ferry)13h00’ (big ferry)
1714h00’13h30’
1814h30’ (big ferry)14h00’ (big ferry)
1915h00’14h30’
2015h30’ (big ferry)15h00’ (big ferry)
2116h00’15h30’
2216h30’ (big ferry)16h00’ (big ferry)
2317h00’ (big ferry)16h30’ (big ferry)
2417h30’ (big ferry)17h00’ (big ferry)
2518h00’(big ferry)17h30’ (big ferry)
2618h30’18h00’
Got Speed boat

Got speedboat timeline

Time for GotTime for Phù Long
7h307h20
9h309h20
10h3010h20
13h3013h20
14h3014h20
16h3016h20

Option 4: Bus Hai Phong to Cat Ba

Bus Hai Phong to Cat Ba Island

Price from:150.000đ/ pax
Vehicle:Car & Speed Boat

Bus timeline

From BinhFrom Cat Ba
Morning
5h455h30
9h008h50
Afternoon
12h2012h10
14h0013h50
15h5015h50

Office address: 16 Ben Binh and 41 Ben Binh, Hong Bang, Hai Phong → view map

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