There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Cát Bà by plane, busferry, taxi, or ferry
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Fly to Cat Bi International Airport, bus and ferry
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH)plane MEL - HPH
- Take the busferry from Haiphong Airport to Cat Ba Townbusferry
17h 14m$217–684Fly to Ha Long Airport, taxi, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ha Long Airport (VDO)plane MEL - VDO
- Take the taxi from Ha Long Airport (VDO) to Hạ Long Baytaxi
- Take the ferry from Hạ Long Bay to Cat Baferry
19h 35m$304–742Fly to Noi Bai International Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)plane MEL - HAN
- Take the busferry from Hanoi Good Morning Cat Ba to Cat Babusferry
17h 15m$232–644
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cát Bà is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $230 - $650 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cát Bà is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 17h 14m and costs $210 - $700.
The distance between Melbourne and Cát Bà is 7698 km.
It takes approximately 17h 14m to get from Melbourne to Cát Bà, including transfers.
Cát Bà is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:40 AM in Melbourne and 6:40 AM in Cát Bà.
There are 341+ hotels available in Cát Bà.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cát Bà, Vietnam?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Cát Bà. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH), walk to Haiphong Airport, then take the vehicle to Cat Ba Town. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Ha Long Airport (VDO), take the taxi to Hạ Long Bay, then take the ferry to Cat Ba.
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cat Bi International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ha Long Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ha Long Airport via Singapore Changi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ha Long Airport via Brisbane, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- sunphuquocairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ha Long Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ha Long Airport via Singapore Changi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ha Long Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cat Bi International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–2,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Phone
- +84 24 3237 3186
- [email protected]
- Website
- goodmorningcatba.com
Busferry from Haiphong Airport to Cat Ba Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- goodmorningcatba.com
Busferry from Hanoi Good Morning Cat Ba to Cat Ba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Schedules at
- goodmorningcatba.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Phone
- +84988 558 392
- [email protected]
- Website
- catbadiscovery.com
Busferry from Hanoi Good Morning Cat Ba to Cat Ba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- catbadiscovery.com
Ferry from Hạ Long Bay to Cat Ba
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $1
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