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How to get fromHa Long Bay (Water) to Son Doong Caveby ferry, bus, train, taxi, or plane

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There are 4 ways to get from Ha Long Bay (Water) to Son Doong Cave by ferry, bus, train, taxi, or plane

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  1. Ferry, bus

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    1. Take the ferry from Hạ Long Bay to Ha Long Bai Chayferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tuan Chau to Ninh Binh Central Hotelbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ninh Binh to Phong Nhabus bus
    14h 1m
    $28–69

  2. Ferry, bus, train, taxi

    1. Take the ferry from Hạ Long Bay to Ha Long Bai Chayferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tuan Chau to Ninh Binh Central Hotelbus bus
    3. Take the train from Ninh Binh to Minh Letrain train
    4. Take the taxi from Minh Le to Son Doong Cavetaxi taxi
    14h 51m
    $29–82

  3. Ferry, taxi, fly to Dong Hoi Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Hạ Long Bay to Ha Long Bai Chayferry ferry
    2. Take the taxi from Ha Long Bai Chay to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH)taxi taxi
    3. Fly from Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) to Dong Hoi Airport (VDH)plane plane HPH - VDH
    4. Take the taxi from Dong Hoi Airport (VDH) to Son Doong Cavetaxi taxi
    9h 49m
    $78–220

  4. Ferry, taxi, fly to Da Nang International Airport, train

    1. Take the ferry from Hạ Long Bay to Ha Long Bai Chayferry ferry
    2. Take the taxi from Ha Long Bai Chay to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH)taxi taxi
    3. Fly from Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) to Da Nang International Airport (DAD)plane plane HPH - DAD
    4. Take the train from Da Nang to Dong Hoitrain train
    5. Take the taxi from Dong Hoi to Son Doong Cavetaxi taxi
    11h 28m
    $57–620

Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) to Dong Hoi Airport (VDH) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration8h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$78Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Ha Long Bay (Water) to Son Doong Cave.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 576.6 km
  • Duration: 14h 1m

What companies run services between Ha Long Bay (Water), Vietnam and Son Doong Cave, Vietnam?

There is no direct connection from Ha Long Bay (Water) to Son Doong Cave. However, you can take the ferry to Ha Long Bai Chay, take the taxi to Tuan Chau, take the bus to Ninh Binh Central Hotel, walk to Ninh Binh, take the bus to Phong Nha, then take the taxi to Son Doong Cave. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Ha Long Bai Chay, take the taxi to Tuan Chau, take the bus to Ninh Binh Central Hotel, walk to Ninh Binh, take the train to Minh Le, then take the taxi to Son Doong Cave.

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