Bus at 11.45 from Tam Coc doesn’t exist according to the ladies in The Long hotel office. There is only one at 12.30 which showed up 15min late. We made several stops along the way to pick up some packages, the drivers cigarettes, … but I reckon that’s just the way it is. We still arrived a the promised time, which was good.
นิญบิ่ญ ไป ซาปา, รถบัส วีไอพี 20, Grouptour (Công ty du lịch quốc tế Grouptour), 17 ต.ค. 2023
The ride was ok. The bus was great. Staff can be a little more helpful. Strange that I need to buy a ticket for a 4 year old child and don’t get a cabin? Why?
นิญบิ่ญ ไป ซาปา, รถบัส วีไอพี 20, Grouptour (Công ty du lịch quốc tế Grouptour), 31 ก.ค. 2023
was a direct bus all the way to sapa driver was bumpy but typical for south east asia bus got us in 2 hours early.
นิญบิ่ญ ไป ซาปา, รถบัส วีไอพี 20, Grouptour (Công ty du lịch quốc tế Grouptour), 1 เม.ย. 2023
MJ
Marine J
Left on time, arrived 2 hours early, made some stops for toilets. I was on the top bunk and it was quite bumpy so not a great sleep
นิญบิ่ญ ไป ซาปา, รถบัส Single Cabin + VIP 11, G8 Sapa Open Tour (G8 Sapa Open Tour), 13 ก.ย. 2026
CO
C O
The bus tour is chaotic- i booked from Ninh Binh10.20pm to Sapa 7am . The directions to pick up point are terrible - google maps couldn't find it. A tour guide helped me in the end. The staff are so rude - they don't explain anything. We were told to wait in one place and then suddenly we're moved to another area and it was very confusing. The only positive is the bus was clean. They make you take off your shoes before getting on. The bus driver was terrible he was speeding - he cleared his throat loudly for about 30 mins and literally was 5 feet away from me. The stops at the toilet are disgusting- I couldn't have used them. But if you did have a chance to fall asleep they will wake you regularly to offer disgusting facilities. Then the bus driver was on the phone loudly for 30 minutes at 5 am. And then to top it all off the bus arrived in Sapa at 5.40 am and they just threw us off. With nowhere to go. My homestay wasn't open til 7am - there wasn't even a coffee shop open. Worst experience ever - no sleep - no pleasant and terrible staff.
นิญบิ่ญ ไป ซาปา, รถบัส Lower Cabin, G8 Sapa Open Tour (G8 Sapa Open Tour), 13 ก.ย. 2026
M
Manuela
The pick up was easy and the bus very comfortable and clean
นิญบิ่ญ ไป ซาปา, รถบัส ห้องโดยสารเดี่ยวชั้นบน, G8 Sapa Open Tour (G8 Sapa Open Tour), 5 ก.ย. 2026
MT
Mario T
Comfortable and clean bus/bed.
Bus drivers were not as friendly.
Bus left 45min late, but arrived maybe 16-30min after the targeted time, so that was okay.
It would be great to have better aircon in the waiting areas (Ninh Binh & Tam Coc), it was very warm even at night.
นิญบิ่ญ ไป ซาปา, รถบัส ห้องโดยสารเดี่ยวชั้นล่าง, HK Buslines, 4 ก.ย. 2026