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Hanoi to Hue by train, flight or bus
About 660 km. The flight is fastest at 3.8 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,400 per person.
Fastest
Flight
Vietnam Airlines / VietJet to Phu Bai (HUI)
3.8 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Overnight sleeper bus
from ₹1,400 per person
Best value
Flight
Vietnam Airlines / VietJet to Phu Bai (HUI)
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Vietnam Airlines / VietJet to Phu Bai (HUI) | 3.8 h | ₹3,680–₹12,880per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Train | Overnight train (SE1 / SE19) | 13.5 hovernight | ₹2,020–₹6,620per person | Daily | 12Go ↗ |
| Bus | Overnight sleeper bus | 13 hovernight | ₹1,400–₹2,210per person | Daily | 12Go ↗ |
- Train, Overnight train (SE1 / SE19): Book 4-berth soft-sleeper lower berths early on the Vietnam Railways site (dsvn.vn) or 12Go.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · Vietnam Airlines / VietJet to Phu Bai (HUI) | ₹7,360–₹25,760 | ₹14,720–₹51,520 |
| Train · Overnight train (SE1 / SE19) | ₹4,040–₹13,240 | ₹8,080–₹26,480 |
| Bus · Overnight sleeper bus | ₹2,800–₹4,420 | ₹5,600–₹8,840 |
Once you’re in Hue
- Best time: February – April
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Better avoided: November is outside the recommended season (February – April). Against it: Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast.
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Plan Hanoi and Hue
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.