If your choice of traveling to Halong Bay is starting from Halong International Ship Ports, you should better get information regarding where your ship will be docked and how to get Halong pier from Cai Lan port. There are a total of 7 piers so it is crucial that you know the specific pier you will be landed at.
There are many ports in Halong Bay where Cruise ships can dock like Tuan Chau pier, Hon Gai pier or Bai Chay pier, among them – the most popular is from Halong Bay Port and Cai Lan Port. We will guide you how to get Halong pier from Cai Lan port.
Most international vessels used to dock at Halong Bay, which is about 3-4 hours of driving from Hanoi. It is one of the early deep water ports and is a tourist destination itself. Nearby the port is Bai Chay, which is well-known for is a strip of hotels.

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Recently Cal Lan has become the new main deep-water port for transportation, especially for large ships such as cruisers. It is more than 2km far from Bai Chay but is connected to Hanoi by a new highway. From Cai Lan to Bai Chay pier (which hosts Sails, Cruiser) it takes about 15 minutes. From Cai Lan to Tuan Chau Island, it will take about 30 minutes. Transportation can be arranged as you arrive by calling a cab, but to save time, it is recommended to book cruise tours with pick up at a pier in advance.
Near Halong Bay is the Island of Tuan Chau, which has increasingly become a popular attraction site. After its newly refurbishment, traveling to Tuan Chau has turned out to be way easier than ever before. In the latter part of this article, we would like to focus on how to maneuver to Tuan Chau Marina.
From 2016, International Cruise ships will no longer operate at Bai Chay Pier or Hon Gai Pier, so in order to get into cruises, you need to get to Tuần Châu pier.
After arriving in Cai Lan Pier, you can take a taxi or motorbike taxi(s) to Tuan Chau pier in Tuan Chau island directly. The way from the mainland to the Island will feature a new artificial bank and it will take about 20 minutes from Cai Lan Pier.
Also from 2016, a new bus trip was introduced to carry tourists from Bai Chay beach to Tuan Chau Marina pier. The distance from Bai Chay to Tuan Chau is about 11km and it takes around 15 minutes of driving, will only cost about $0.5. The bus will have a high frequency of about 20 minutes per trips.
We hope that you know good enough about how to get Halong pier from Cai Lan port.

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