There are 3 ways to get from Manila to Cát Bà by plane, busferry, taxi, or ferry
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Fly to Cat Bi International Airport
best- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH)MNL - HPH
10h 9m$75–317Fly to Noi Bai International Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)MNL - HAN
- Take the busferry from Ha Noi to Cat Ba
11h 6m$106–233Fly to Ha Long Airport, taxi, ferry
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Ha Long Airport (VDO)MNL - VDO
- Take the taxi from Ha Long Airport (VDO) to Hạ Long Bay
- Take the ferry from Hạ Long Bay to Cat Ba
15h 50m$128–404
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manila to Cát Bà is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $100 - $240 and takes 11h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Manila to Cát Bà is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs $75 - $320.
The distance between Manila and Cát Bà is 1707 km.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Manila to Cát Bà, including transfers.
Cát Bà is 1h behind Manila. It is currently 7:47 AM in Manila and 6:47 AM in Cát Bà.
There are 260+ hotels available in Cát Bà.
What companies run services between Manila, Philippines and Cát Bà, Vietnam?
Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, and two other airlines fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Cat Bi International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Cat Bi International Airport via Danang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–160
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Ha Long Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Cat Bi International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–200
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Phone
- 0961004709
- sale@daiichitravel.com
- Website
- daiichibus.vn
Busferry from Ha Noi to Cat Ba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Schedules at
- daiichibus.vn
- Book at
- daiichibus.vn
Ferry from Hạ Long Bay to Cat Ba
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $30–40
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