Buses in Hanoi

Buses are currently the only means of public transport in Hanoi, comprising more than 100 routes operated by the state-owned Transerco and several private companies serving the city centre and towns in greater Hanoi as well as connecting Hanoi with neighbouring provinces. Buses in Hanoi are easily recognisable with their red and yellow colours but buses on a number of routes are also painted green, blue and orange. The earliest bus leaves at 4:30 am while the latest bus leaves at 10:30 pm,[1] with service may be lengthened to 11:30 pm on weekends on a number of routes. Most Hanoi buses are equipped with an audio system to announce the next stop. LED panels are installed at a number of bus stops to display live arrivals information.

A Hanoi bus on the route 09

Routes

The network includes subsidized buses, non-subsidized buses, airport buses and provincial buses that connect Hanoi with neighbouring provinces.

Subsidized buses

There are currently over 100 government-subsidized bus routes in Hanoi, numbering from 01 to 127. Branch routes of a main route are usually marked by the number plus a letter. For example, 06B, running between Giap Bat Bus Station and Hong Van and shares most of its route with 06, is a branch route of 06. The system also includes BRT and DRT services.

Hanoi have been planning to put the CNG buses into service with three new routes in July 2018. However, service only started two months later in September 2018. Now, there are 7 routers using CNG bus in Hanoi, from CNG01 to CNG07.

Routes 18 (National Economics University), 23 (Nguyen Cong Tru), 56B (Vietnam Buddhist Academy) and 127 (Long Bien Bus Interchange) are loop routes.

Airport buses

In addition to three subsidized routes serving Noi Bai International Airport: 07 (from Cau Giay Bus Station), 17 (from Long Bien Bus Interchange) and 90 (from Kim Ma Bus Station) Transerco also operates two high-quality non-subsidized routes, numbered 68, from Me Linh Plaza (Ha Dong) and 86, from Hanoi Railway Station.[2]

Provincial routes

These routes connect Hanoi with nearby provinces like Hung Yen, Ha Nam, Bac Ninh and Bac Giang, as well as further districts from the city centre like Ba Vi. The fare is usually divided along different sections of the route, and usually mounts up to 20,000 - 30,000 VND for a whole trip between the termini.

Fares

The fare for a single ride costs between VND 7,000 and VND 9,000 depending on the length of the route. Regular commuters can purchase a monthly pass at VND 100,000 to use on a specific route or VND 200,000 to use on all routes. Students, industrial zone workers and the elderly only have to pay half the price for a monthly pass.[3]

List of bus routes in Hanoi

City routes

These are routes listed with numbers smaller than 200, with a few special routes like BRT and CNG routes.[4]

Number	Termini			Notes
01	Gia Lam Bus Station	↔	Yen Nghia Bus Station	[5]
02	Bac Co (Tran Khanh Du Bus Interchange)	↔	Yen Nghia Bus Station	[5]
03A	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Gia Lam Bus Station	[5]
03B	Nuoc Ngam Bus Station	↔	Giang Bien Ward	Branch route[5]
04	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	National Hospital of Endocrinology II	[5]
05	Linh Dam Urban Area	↔	Phu Dien Ward	Feeder service[5]
06A	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Cau Gie (Freeway Hanoi - Ninh Binh)	Connecting routes[5]
06B	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Hong Van Commune	Branch route[5]
06C	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Phu Minh Town	Branch route[5]
06D	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Tan Dan Commune	Branch route[5]
06E	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Phu Tuc Town	Branch route[5]
07	Cau Giay Bus Interchange	↔	Noibai International Airport	Connecting routes[5]
08A	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	Dong My Commune	[5]
08B	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	Van Phuc Commune (Thanh Tri District)	Branch route[5]
09A (5h Mon - 17:59 Fri)	Hoan Kiem Lake	↔	Hanoi Inter-agency Area	[5]
09A (18:00 Fri - 23:59 Sun)	Tran Khanh Du Bus Interchange	↔	Hanoi Inter-agency Area	[5]
09B (5:00 Mon - 17:59 Fri)	Hoan Kiem Lake	↔	My Dinh Bus Station	Branch route[5]
09B (18:00 Fri - 23:59 Sun)	Tran Khanh Du Bus Interchange	↔	My Dinh Bus Station	Branch route[5]
10A	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	Tu Son Town (Bac Ninh Province)	[5]
10B	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	Trung Mau Commune	Branch route[5]
11	Thong Nhat Park	↔	Vietnam National University of Agriculture	[5]
12	Nghia Do Park	↔	Dai Ang Commune	[5]
13	Ho Tay Waterpark	↔	People's Police Academy	Feeder service[5]
14 (5:00 Mon - 17:59 Fri)	Hoan Kiem Lake	↔	Co Nhue Ward	[5]
14 (18:00 Fri - 23:59 Sun)	Tran Khanh Du Bus Interchange	↔	Co Nhue Ward	[5]
15	Gia Lam Bus Station	↔	Pho Ni Trade Complex (Soc Son District)	Connecting routes[5]
16	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Nuoc Ngam Bus Station	[5]
17	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	Noibai International Airport	Connecting routes[5]
18	National Economics University	↔	National Economics University	Loop route[5]
19	Tran Khanh Du Bus Interchange	↔	Academy of Policy and Development	[5]
20A	Cau Giay Bus Interchange	↔	Son Tay Bus Station
20B	Nhon Bus Interchange	↔	Son Tay Bus Station	Branch route[5]
21A	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Yen Nghia Bus Station	[5]
21B	Phap Van Tu Hiep Urban Area	↔	My Dinh Bus Station	Branch route[5]
22A	Gia Lam Bus Station	↔	Trung Van Urban Area	[5]
22B	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Kien Hung Urban Area	Branch route[5]
22C	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Duong Noi Urban Area	Branch route[5]
23	Nguyen Cong Tru Street	↔	Nguyen Cong Tru Street	Feeder service, Loop route[5]
24	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	Cau Giay Bus Interchange	[5]
25	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	National Hospital for Tropical Diseases	[5]
26	Mai Dong Bus Park	↔	My Dinh National Stadium	[5]
27	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Nam Thang Long Bus Station	[5]
28	Nuoc Ngam Bus Station	↔	Hanoi University of Mining and Geology	[5]
29	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Tan Lap Commune	[5]
30	Gamuda Urban Zone	↔	My Dinh Bus Station	[5]
31	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	↔	Hanoi University of Mining and Geology	[5]
32	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Nhon Bus Interchange	[5]
33	Xuan Dinh Ward	↔	Thanh Oai Industrial Complex	[5]
34	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Gia Lam Bus Station	[5]
35A	Tran Khanh Du Bus Interchange	↔	Nam Thang Long Bus Station	[5]
35B	Nam Thang Long Bus Station	↔	Thanh Lam Commune	Branch route[5]
36	Yen Phu Road (Long Bien Bus Interchange)	↔	Linh Dam Urban Zone	[5]
37	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Chuc Son Town (Chuong My District)	Connecting routes[5]
38	Nam Thang Long Bus Station	↔	Mai Dong Bus Park	[5]
39	Nghia Do Park	↔	National Hospital of Endocrinology II	[5]
40	Thong Nhat Park	↔	Van Lam District (Hung Yen Province)	Connecting routes[5]
41	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Nghi Tam Bus Park	Connecting routes[5]
42	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Duc Giang Ward	Connecting routes[5]
43	Thong Nhat Park	↔	Dong Anh Town	Connecting routes[5]
44	Tran Khanh Du Bus Interchange	↔	My Dinh Bus Station	[5]
45	Times City Urban Town	↔	Nam Thang Long Bus Station	[5]
46	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Dong Anh Town	Connecting routes[5]
47	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	Bat Trang Pottery Village	Connecting routes[5]
47B	National Economics University	↔	Kieu Ky Commune	Branch route[5]
48	Nuoc Ngam Bus Station	↔	Phuc Loi Ward	[5]
49	Tran Khanh Du Bus Interchange	↔	Nhon Bus Interchange	[5]
50	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	Van Canh Urban Town	[5]
51	Tran Khanh Du Bus Interchange	↔	Tran Vy Street (Judicial Academy)	[5]
52A	Thong Nhat Park	↔	Le Chi Commune	Connecting routes[5]
52B	Thong Nhat Park	↔	Dang Xa Commune	Branch route[5]
53A	Hoang Quoc Viet Bus Interchange	↔	Dong Anh Town	Connecting routes[5]
53B	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Kim Hoa Commune	Branch route[5]
54	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	Bac Ninh City (Bac Ninh Province)	Connecting routes[5]
55A	Times City Urban Area	↔	Cau Giay Bus Interchange	[5]
55B	AEON MALL Long Bien Trade Complex	↔	Cau Giay Bus Interchange	Branch route[5]
56A	Nam Thang Long Bus Station	↔	Nui Doi (Electric Power University II)	Connecting routes[5]
56B	Vietnam Buddhist Academy	↔	Vietnam Buddhist Academy	Branch route, Loop route[5]
57	Nam Thang Long Bus Station	↔	Phu Nghia Industrial Zone	Connecting routes[5]
58	Yen Phu Road (Long Bien Bus Interchange)	↔	Thach Da (Me Linh General Hospital)	Connecting routes[5]
59	Dong Anh Town	↔	Vietnam National University of Agriculture	Connecting routes[5]
60A	Phap Van Tu Hiep Urban Area	↔	Ho Tay Water Park	[5]
60B	Nuoc Ngam Bus Station	↔	National Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Branch route[5]
61	Duc Tu Commune	↔	Cau Giay Park	Connecting routes[5]
62	Yên Nghia Bus Station	↔	Thuong Tin Bus Station	Connecting routes[5]
63	Bac Thang Long Industrial Zone	↔	Tien Thinh Commune	Connecting routes[5]
64	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Pho Ni Trade Complex (Soc Son District)	Connecting routes[5]
65	Thuy Lam Commune	↔	Long Bien Bus Interchange	Connecting routes[5]
66	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Phung Bus Station	Feeder service[5]
67	Son Tay Bus Station	↔	Phung Bus Station	Feeder service[5]
68	Ha Dong (Melinh Plaza Ha Dong Trade Complex)	↔	Noibai International Airport	Connecting routes[5]
69	Bac Co (Tran Khanh Du Bus Interchange)	↔	Duong Quang Commune	Feeder service[5]
72	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Xuan Mai Town	[5]
74	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Xuan Khanh Ward	[5]
84	Cau Dien Ward	↔	Linh Dam Urban Area	Feeder service[5]
85	Nghia Do Park	↔	Thanh Ha Urban Area	Feeder service[5]
86	Hanoi Railway Station	↔	Noibai International Airport	Connecting routes[5]
87	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Quoc Oai District ↔️ Xuan Mai Town	[5]
88	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park ↔️ Xuan Mai Town	[5]
89	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Son Tay Bus Station	Connecting routes[5]
90	Hao Nam Street (Cat Linh Elevated Railway Station)	↔	Noibai International Airport	Connecting routes[5]
91	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Phu Tuc Town	Connecting routes[5]
92	Nhon Bus Interchange	↔	Tay Dang Town	Connecting routes[5]
93	Nam Thang Long Bus Station	↔	Bac Son Commune (Soc Son District)	Connecting routes[5]
94	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Kim Bai Town	Connecting routes[5]
95	Nam Thang Long Bus Station	↔	Xuan Hoa Ward, Phuc Yen City (Hanoi National University of Education II)	Connecting routes[5]
96	Nghia Do Park	↔	Dong Anh Town (Dong Anh General Hospital)	Connecting routes[5]
97	Nghia Do Park	↔	Hoai Duc District	Feeder service[5]
98	Yen Phu Street (Long Bien Bus Interchange)	↔	AEON MALL Long Bien Trade Complex	Feeder service[5]
99	Kim Ma Bus Station	↔	Ngu Hiep Commune	Feeder service[5]
100	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	Dang Xa Urban Area	[5]
101A	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Van Dinh Town	[5]
101B	Giap Bat Bus Station	↔	Dai Cuong Commune	Branch route[5]
102	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Van Dinh Town	[5]
103A	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Huong Pagoda	[5]
103B	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Hong Quang Commune ↔️ Huong Pagoda	Branch route[5]
104	My Dinh National Stadium	↔	Nuoc Ngam Bus Station	Feeder service[5]
105	Do Nghia Urban Area	↔	Cau Giay Bus Interchange	Feeder service[5]
106	Mo Lao Urban Area	↔	AEON MALL Long Bien Trade Complex	Feeder service[5]
107	Kim Ma Bus Station	↔	Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism	[5]
108	Thuong Tin Bus Station	↔	Minh Tan Commune (Phu Xuyen District)	Feeder service[5]
109	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Noibai International Airport	Connecting routes[5]
110	Son Tay Bus Station	↔	Da Chong	Connecting routes[5]
111	Son Tay Bus Station	↔	Bat Bat Commune	Feeder service[5]
112	Nam Thang Long Bus Station	↔	Thach Da (Me Linh General Hospital)	Feeder service[5]
113	Dai Thang Commune (Phu Xuyen District)	↔	Vuon Chuoi Mini-wharf	Feeder service[5]
114	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Mieu Mon	Feeder service[5]
115	Xuan Mai Town	↔	Van Dinh Town	Feeder service[5]
116	Yen Trung Commune	↔	Phu Nghia Industrial Zone	Feeder service[5]
117	Nhon Bus Interchange	↔	Hoa Lac High School	Feeder service[5]
118	Son Tay Bus Station	↔	Tong Bat	Feeder service[5]
119	Hoa Lac	↔	Bat Bat	Feeder service[5]
120	Hoang Cau	↔	Hoang Mai	Minibus [5]
121	Cau Giay Bus Interchange	↔	Dinh Cong ↔️ Giap Bat Bus Station	Minibus [5]
122	Gia Lam Bus Station	↔	Bac Thang Long Industrial Zone	Minibus [5]
123	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Hong Duong Commune (Thanh Oai District)	Minibus [5]
124	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Kim Bai Town	Minibus [5]
125	Thuong Tin Bus Station	↔	Te Tieu	Minibus [5]
126	Son Tay Bus Station	↔	Trung Ha Commune	Minibus [5]
127	Long Bien Bus Interchange	↔	Hanoi Warf ↔️ Long Bien Bus Interchange	Minibus [5]
CNG01	My Dinh Bus Station	↔	Son Tay Bus Station	CNG
CNG02	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Dang Xa Urban Area	CNG
CNG03	Times City Urban Area	↔	National Hospital for Tropical Diseases	CNG
CNG04	Nam Thang Long Bus Station	↔	Kim Lu Commune	CNG
CNG05	Cau Giay Bus Interchange	↔	Tam Hiep Commune (Thanh Tri District)	CNG
CNG06	Nhon Bus Interchange	↔	Tho An Ferry Terminal	CNG
CNG07	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Hoai Duc District	CNG
BRT01	Yen Nghia Bus Station	↔	Kim Ma Bus Station	Bus Rapid Transit[5]

Provincial routes (201 and upper)

Distinguished by its large numbering, these routes connect Hanoi with nearby provinces:

202. Gia Lam (Hanoi) - Hai Duong

203. Giap Bat (Hanoi) - Bac Giang

204. Long Bien (Hanoi) - Thuan Thanh (Bac Ninh)

205. Gia Lam (Hanoi) - 5th National Highway - Hung Yen City

206. Giap Bat (Hanoi) - Phu Ly (Ha Nam)

207. Gia Lam (Hanoi) - Trieu Duong

208. Giap Bat (Hanoi) - Khoai Chau (Hung Yen)

209. Giap Bat (Hanoi) - 1st National Highway - Hung Yen City

210. Gia Lam (Hanoi) - Hiep Hoa (Bac Giang)

212. My Dinh (Hanoi) - Que Vo (Bac Ninh)

213. Yen Nghia (Hanoi) - Binh An (Hoa Binh)

214. Yen Nghia (Hanoi) - Ha Nam

Discontinued services

These routes either changed their numbers, merged with other routes or went defunct:

• 16A. My Dinh - Giap Bat and 16B My Dinh - Nuoc Ngam merged to form 16: My Dinh - Nuoc Ngam
• 207. Giap Bat - Van Giang (Hung Yen) (a few sections merged with 208)
• 211. My Dinh (Hanoi) - Vinh Yen
• Fast routes: Experimental services running on normal routes, with less stops to ensure shorter trip time. They were carried out on routes 02, 08, 16, 27, 28, 32, 54[6]

Bus Operations Units in Hanoi

• Units of Hanoi Transportation Corporation (TRANSERCO)

- Hanoi Bus Enterprise: 01, 03A, 04, 06A, 06B, 06C, 11, 15, 17, 23, 31, 36, 100, 108.

- Thang Long Bus Enterprise: 14, 16, 18, 26, 30, 38, 39, 106, 107.

- 10-10 Bus Enterprise:[7] 05, 13, 20A, 20B, 28, 29, 50, 53A, 53B, 92, 95, 96, 97, 110, 111.

- Hanoi Electric Vehicle JSC.: 07, 25, 27, 34, 35A, 35B, 55A, 55B, 56A, 56B, 109.

- Cau Buou Bus Enterprise: 06D, 06E, 22A, 22B, 22C, 24, 32, 84, 85, 91, 103A, 103B.

- Yen Vien Bus Enterprise: 03B, 10A, 10B, 40, 54, 86, 90, 93, 112.

- Lien Ninh Transportation and Service JSC.: 08A, 08B, 09, 19, 21A, 21B, 37.

- Newway Transportation JSC.: 47A, 47B, 48, 94.

- Hanoi Passenger Car JSC: 49, 51, 212.

- Tan Dat Center: 12, 33, 52A, 52B, 62, 101A, 101B, 104, 113.

- Southern Hanoi Passenger Car Enterprise: 63, 68, 87, 88, 98, 99.

- Hanoi Express Bus Enterprise: 02, 89, 102, 105, BRT 01.

• Non-TRANSERCO units:

- Bac Ha Limited Company: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45.

- Dong Anh Transport, Trading and Tourism Joint Stock Company: 46.

- Bao Yen Tourism, Service and Construction Company Limited: 57, 58, 59, 60A, 60B, 61, 65, CNG01, CNG02, CNG03, CNG04, CNG05, CNG06, CNG07.

- Hai Van International Shipping Joint Venture Company: 64, 74.

- Ha Tay Passenger Car Joint Stock Company: 72.

Bus live-tracking

Travellers can use a mobile app called Tìm Buýt to find the bus routes between the departure and arrival points. The app is available on the web,[8] iOS,[9] Android[10] and Windows Phone.[11] The Windows Phone app has been discontinued while the app on Android and iOS is available in both Vietnamese and English.

The brand identity system of the Hanoi bus

Buses are painted with peace bird symbol and Hanoi's Symbol Khue Van Cac on its body.

References

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4. Danh sách tuyến xe buýt Hà Nội
5. "Lộ trình xe buýt Hà Nội".
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7. "XN Bus 10-10" (in Vietnamese).
8. "Tìm đường xe buýt". Tìm buýt (in Vietnamese).
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10. "Tìm Buýt - Apps on Google Play".
11. "Mua Tìm Buýt - Microsoft Store vi-VN".