Hanoi bus services not only let you explore the city's most important attractions onboard the hop-on hop-off bus or the panoramic tour bus, but also can take you to any part of Hanoi and its suburbs. To prepare for your trip by bus in the capital city, discover the most important Hanoi bus routes and find the ticket prices and map of each bus route as well as points of interest along the route.
Hanoi Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Route
The route of the Hanoi hop-on hop-off bus makes a stop at the following points of interest:
- Frog Garden
- Central Post Office
- Hanoi Cathedral
- Military History Museum
- Thang Long Imperial Citadel
- Quan Thanh
- Tran Quoc Pagoda
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
- Temple of Literature
- Hoa Lo Prison
- Hanoi Cathedral
- Vietnam Women’s Museum
- Hanoi Opera House
The bus route is detailed below. To board this bus along the route, you need to get a Hanoi hop-on hop-off bus ticket.
Hanoi Panoramic Open-Top Bus Tour Route
The Hanoi panoramic open-top bus tour lets you experience the essence of Hanoi in just one hour. You can soak in sweeping views of the city’s iconic landmarks, as the bus route passes by Hanoi’s most captivating attractions, including Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi Flag Tower, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Temple of Literature, and many others.
The bus can only be boarded at the start of the route, and you need to get an open-top bus tour ticket for getting on the bus.
Hanoi Airport Express Bus Routes
There are several bus routes connecting Hanoi City with its Noi Bai International Airport (HAN). In addition to a few ordinary buses, you can also use 2 Hanoi Airport express bus routes to reach the city from the airport:
Bus 86 - the route from Noi Bai Airport to Hanoi Railway Station.
Bus 68 - the route from Noi Bai Airport to Yen Nghia Bus Station.
There's also a free shuttle bus running between two terminals of Hanoi Airport.
At Noi Bai Airport, passengers can also board the following ordinary bus routes:
07: Cau Giay - Noi Bai Airport
17: Long Bien - Noi Bai Airport
90: Hao Nam - Noi Bai Airport
109: My Dinh Bus Station - Noi Bai Airport
E10: Ocean Park - Noi Bai Airport
Useful Public Bus Routes in Hanoi
In addition to the tourist bus services and airport buses, you can use a wide range of Hanoi public bus routes that let you explore the city in the most affordable way.
Hanoi bus routes that might be useful for tourist exploring the city's top attractions on their own:
02: Bac Co - Yen Nghia Bus Station (the bus route passing the southern end of Hoan Kiem Lake and the Temple of Literature on the way)
08A: Long Bien - Dong My (bus for getting to Hoan Kiem Lake from the southern part of the city)
08B: Long Bien - Van Phuc (alternative bus route between Hoan Kiem Lake and the south of Hanoi)
09A: Bo Ho - Cau Giay - University of Mining (bus route passing the southern end of Hoan Kiem Lake and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on the way)
22A: Gia Lam Bus Station - Kien Hung (the route from the bus station passing the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum)
23: Nguyen Cong Tru - Nguyen Cong Tru (the loop route that passes Hoan Kiem Lake and the Temple of Literature)
31: Bach Khoa - Chem (bus route passing Hoan Kiem Lake and West Lake)
36: Yen Phu - Linh Dam (bus for getting from Hanoi Old Quarter to the southern part of the city)
38: Tan Xuan - Mai Dong (bus route connecting the western and the southern areas of Hanoi and passing the Temple of Literature on the way)
41: Nam Thang Long - Giap Bat Bus Station (bus going from the southern bus station to the Temple of Literature, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and West Lake)
47A: Long Bien - Bat Trang (bus going from the city center to Bat Trang pottery village)
50: Long Bien - An Lac (the route passing the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and West Lake)
103A: My Dinh - Huong Son Bus Station (bus letting you reach the Perfume Pagoda from My Dinh Bus Station)
E11: Yen Phu - Bo Ho - Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum - Yen Phu (loop route of the electric bus passing the south part of Hoan Kiem Lake, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and West Lake)
A full list of Hanoi bus routes managed by Transerco can be found here: Transerco Routes.
Hanoi Bus Route Map
To find your way to travel from your location to the desired destination by public bus, you can use one of the applications with a Hanoi bus map or check the official bus route map provided by the bus operator.
The main public bus service operator in Hanoi has their own website, where the routes are presented on the map. Route maps are available here: Transerco Map.
Otherwise, you can use one of the apps with Hanoi bus routes:
- Google Maps
- BusMap Ha Noi
- VinBus
Google Maps
The easiest way to find a required Hanoi bus route for your journey is using the Google Maps app, as it works decently well with the Hanoi public transport system. Just search for your desired destination, click “Directions,” choose public transport, and the best route will be presented to you.
However, you can't rely on the schedule and the length of the proposed journey presented on the app. Traffic is unpredictable in Hanoi, and your waiting time and journey time might vary significantly depending on the traffic.
BusMap Ha Noi
BusMap Ha Noi is one of Vietnam's apps that is useful for public bus riders. The app lets you plan a trip by Hanoi buses and also covers the recently opened Hanoi metro routes. Here you can also check the routes of all Hanoi ordinary buses, electric buses, and Noi Bai Airport express buses. You can choose between Vietnamese and English languages.
However, the web version of BusMap works quite slowly and therefore in most cases we prefer the app below.
VinBus
VinBus app is useful not only for using the electric buses of the same-named company, but also the other city buses of Hanoi, just like the BusMap app. Actually the design of these two apps are similar and the main difference is in details. The VinBus app prioritizes electric bus routes of the company and doesn't include metro and City Tour bus routes. However, the web version of it works much faster.