There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Cát Bà by plane, taxi, ferry, busferry, or train
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Fly to Cat Bi International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH)SYD - HPH
17h 28m$272–732Fly to Noi Bai International Airport, bus and ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)SYD - HAN
- Take the busferry from Ha Noi to Cat Ba
17h 30m$203–608Fly to Ha Long Airport, taxi, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ha Long Airport (VDO)SYD - VDO
- Take the taxi from Ha Long Airport (VDO) to Hạ Long Bay
- Take the ferry from Hạ Long Bay to Cat Ba
18h 59m$285–759Fly to Tho Xuan Airport, train, bus and ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tho Xuan Airport (THD)SYD - THD
- Take the train from Thanh Hoa to Ninh Binh
- Take the busferry from Ninh Binh to Cat Ba
22h 9m$370–967
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Cát Bà is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $200 - $650 and takes 17h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Cát Bà is to fly which takes 17h 28m and costs $270 - $750.
The distance between Sydney and Cát Bà is 7741 km.
It takes approximately 17h 28m to get from Sydney to Cát Bà, including transfers.
Cát Bà is 4h behind Sydney. It is currently 8:46 AM in Sydney and 4:46 AM in Cát Bà.
There are 257+ hotels available in Cát Bà.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Cát Bà, Vietnam?
Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) twice daily.
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cat Bi International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ha Long Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ha Long Airport via Singapore Changi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ha Long Airport via Melbourne, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ha Long Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ha Long Airport via Brisbane, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tho Xuan Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cat Bi International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–460
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tho Xuan Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Phone
- 19006469
- support1@dsvn.vn
- Website
- dsvn.vn
Train from Thanh Hoa to Ninh Binh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Schedules at
- dsvn.vn
- Soft seat, air-conditioned
- $2–4
- soft seat, air-conditioned
- $2–4
- Bed, air-conditioned
- $3–6
- 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
- Phone
- +84988 558 392
- Catbadiscoverytravel@gmail.com
- Website
- catbadiscovery.com
Busferry from Ninh Binh to Cat Ba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- catbadiscovery.com
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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