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
I suppose you are not familiar with any of the places mentioned here so before we get down to the road of island - port – ferry terminal – flyover – etc., here are 3 parts of the journey with their associated spots:
(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.
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 speedboat timeline
| Binh (Hai Phong) to Cat Ba | Cat Ba to Binh (Hai Phong) |
| 09h00 | 10h00 |
| 13h00 | 14h00 |
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.
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
Then, from Dong Bai ferry terminal on this island, you take the ferry (10,000 VND – every 30 minutes from 5 AM to 6 PM - Duration: 30 mins) or a speedboat at Got Pier (80,000 VND – Duration: 8 mins) → view Got pier map.
Depending on what you choose, you will arrive in different places in Cat Ba Island. When you arrive in Cat Ba Island, take the bus to the center of town. Distance 23km.
Dong Bai Ferry price
| Ticket type | Price |
| Traveler | 10,000 VND / person |
| Motorbike | 45,000 VND / bike |
| Under-9-seat car | 190,000 VND / car |
| 9-to-24-seat car | 210,000 VND / car |
| 24-to-32-seat car | 240,000 VND / car |
| Over-32-seat car | 330,000 VND / car |
Dong Bai ferry terminal
Got ferry timeline
| Departure time | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Got Pier | Cai Vieng |
| 1 | 5h30’ (big ferry) | 5h00’ (big ferry) |
| 2 | 6h00’ (big ferry) | 5h30’ (big ferry) |
| 3 | 6h30’ (big ferry) | 6h00’ (big ferry) |
| 4 | 7h30’ | 7h00’ |
| 5 | 8h00’ (big ferry) | 7h30’ (big ferry) |
| 6 | 8h30’ | 8h00’ |
| 7 | 9h00’(big ferry) | 8h30’ (big ferry) |
| 8 | 9h30’ (big ferry) | 9h00’ (big ferry) |
| 9 | 10h00’ (big ferry) | 9h30’ (big ferry) |
| 10 | 10h30’ (big ferry) | 10h00’ (big ferry) |
| 11 | 11h00’ | 10h30’ |
| 12 | 11h30’ (big ferry) | 11h00’ ((big ferry) |
| 13 | 12h00’ | 11h30’ |
| 14 | 12h30’ (big ferry) | 12h00’ (big ferry) |
| 15 | 13h00’ | 12h30’ |
| 16 | 13h30’ (big ferry) | 13h00’ (big ferry) |
| 17 | 14h00’ | 13h30’ |
| 18 | 14h30’ (big ferry) | 14h00’ (big ferry) |
| 19 | 15h00’ | 14h30’ |
| 20 | 15h30’ (big ferry) | 15h00’ (big ferry) |
| 21 | 16h00’ | 15h30’ |
| 22 | 16h30’ (big ferry) | 16h00’ (big ferry) |
| 23 | 17h00’ (big ferry) | 16h30’ (big ferry) |
| 24 | 17h30’ (big ferry) | 17h00’ (big ferry) |
| 25 | 18h00’(big ferry) | 17h30’ (big ferry) |
| 26 | 18h30’ | 18h00’ |
Got speedboat timeline
| Time for Got | Time for Phù Long |
| 7h30 | 7h20 |
| 9h30 | 9h20 |
| 10h30 | 10h20 |
| 13h30 | 13h20 |
| 14h30 | 14h20 |
| 16h30 | 16h20 |
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 Binh | From Cat Ba | ||
| Morning | |||
| 5h45 | 5h30 | ||
| 9h00 | 8h50 | ||
| Afternoon | |||
| 12h20 | 12h10 | ||
| 14h00 | 13h50 | ||
| 15h50 | 15h50 | ||
Office address: 16 Ben Binh and 41 Ben Binh, Hong Bang, Hai Phong → view map
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