Hanh Cafe

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445 customer reviews
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About Hanh Cafe

Company Information

Hanh Café is a travel operator that specialises in arranging travel schedules throughout Vietnam. It’s possible to travel by bus from Hanoi down to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in the south of the country, stopping in all the major tourist destinations you’d expect.

Hanh Café is a well-established operator with around 20 years of experience so far. The buses offered along these routes typically seat approximately 40 passengers.

Routes served by Hanh Café

From/to HCMC

There are plenty of buses departing the company’s base in HCMC, with five buses each day heading to Nha Trang between 08.00 and 22.00. The journey takes around 9 ½ hours so you can choose whether to travel overnight, arriving by 07.30, or if you’d prefer to travel during the day and be in Nha Trang by 17.30. Seats are priced at VND210,000 for all departures so the choice is yours.

There are also four departures every day heading in the opposite direction, from Nha Trang to HCMC. These departure times also allow you flexibility to suit your schedule with buses leaving Nha Trang at 08.00, 20.00, 20.30 and 21.00.

Mui Ne is an incredibly popular destination for visitors, especially those based in HCMC, and there are plenty of options with Hanh Café. There are seven buses per day heading to Mui Ne throughout the day from 07.00 until 20.00, the trip usually takes five hours so you can choose whether you wish to arrive by lunchtime or in the evening. There are six buses heading in the opposite direction between 01.00 and 16.00, priced the same at VND140,000.

From/to tther destinations

Of course, if you want to travel between Mui Ne and Nha Trang, or vice versa, there are daily services connecting the two destinations. Two buses a day travel in both directions, leaving Mui Ne at 01.00 and 13.00 and departing Nha Trang at 08.00 and 20.30. This four hour journey costs around VND180,000 in either direction.

There are plenty of other popular routes that are serviced by Hanh Café, including a daily 11 hour bus between Da Nang and Nha Trang. Priced at VND340,000, this bus departs Da Nang at 16.00, travelling through the night to arrive in Nha Trang at around 03.00.

If you’re planning on heading to Hanoi then you’ll be pleased to know that there are services connecting he capital with Da Nang and Hue. There is a bus departing Da Nang daily at 14.30, priced at VND320,000, which is due to arrive in Hanoi at 04.30. If you’re in Hue, you can jump aboard a bus at 17.30 which will have you in Hanoi at 07.30 the next morning for around VND280,000.

Pros

The biggest advantage travelling with Hanh Café is the very competitive prices. These buses tend to be cheaper than tickets with some of the operator’s competitors and far less than travelling by train.

The bus itself is pretty comfortable, certainly ideal for some of the shorter trips, but it may be a bit cramped for tall visitors.

Cons

The lack of bathrooms onboard these buses is a particular problem. Although there are breaks throughout the journey, they can be fairly irregular and using public toilets during the night may bit always be the most pleasant experience. Unfortunately, this is an issue with most buses throughout Vietnam.

Typically, Vietnamese buses experience frequent delays and Hanh Café services are no exception. Traffic across the country is unpredictable and services will often arrive later than expected. However, with Hanh Café this is not always that inconvenient as the scheduled arrival times can be less than ideal in the first place. Sometimes arriving at 05.30 instead of 04.30 could be handy as you’ll have less time to wait before you can arrive at your accommodation to check in.

Keep in mind

If you require some expert advice about your itinerary then why not pop into one of the Hanh Café offices? There are several throughout the country including in HCMC (229 Pham Ngu Lao), Nha Trang (10 Hung Vuong) and Hoi An (2 Thai Phien).

Travellers reviews

Travellers are always pleased with the price of Hanh Café services, with very reasonable long-distance trips available. Fares are always far lower than tickets in private train carriages and even below the standard Vietnam Railways prices. For this reason alone many visitors recommend Hanh Café to travel around the country.

As is the case with many bus operators across the country, the biggest complaint usually tends to be the lack of bathrooms on the buses. To those used to travelling on western buses, this will be a shock at first but you’ll have to quickly get used to it if you want to travel by bus!

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Hanh Cafe Popular Routes

Ho Chi Minh City - Mui Ne
Bus Luxury Sleeper 34
05:15, 05:45, 11:00, 11:30, 14:30, 15:00, 17:00, 17:30
Bus Luxury Sleeper 24
06:30, 07:30, 12:00, 16:00, 18:30, 22:30, 23:00
Mui Ne - Ho Chi Minh City
Bus Luxury Sleeper 34
00:30, 01:00, 01:30, 02:00, 10:00, 10:30, 12:00, 12:30
Bus Sleeper 41
01:00, 08:30, 12:30, 15:00, 16:30
Hue - Hoi An
13:00
Khanh Hoa - Hoi An
19:30
Da Nang - Hue
08:00, 08:30
Hue - Da Nang
13:00
Da Nang - Hoi An
15:00
Khanh Hoa - Mui Ne
Bus Sleeper 41
07:30, 12:15, 20:00, 21:30
Bus Luxury Sleeper 34
20:15
Hoi An - Hue
06:30, 07:15, 07:30
Khanh Hoa - Ho Chi Minh City
Bus Sleeper 41
07:30, 12:15, 21:30
Bus Luxury Sleeper 34
20:15
Ho Chi Minh City - Khanh Hoa
Bus Sleeper 41
08:00, 08:30, 19:30, 20:00, 22:15, 23:00
Bus Luxury Sleeper 34
11:00, 11:30
Hoi An - Khanh Hoa
17:45
Phan Thiet - Ho Chi Minh City
Bus Luxury Sleeper 34
01:30, 02:00, 02:30, 11:00, 11:30, 13:00
Bus Sleeper 41
02:00, 09:30, 13:30, 16:00, 17:30
Bus Luxury Sleeper 24
04:30, 08:00, 12:00, 14:30, 19:00
Mui Ne - Hoi An
11:30, 12:00
Da Nang - Mui Ne
15:00
Mui Ne - Khanh Hoa
Bus Sleeper 41
01:30, 02:00, 11:30, 12:00, 23:30, 23:50
Bus Luxury Sleeper 34
14:30, 15:00
Ho Chi Minh City - Phan Thiet
Bus Luxury Sleeper 34
05:15, 05:45, 11:00, 11:30, 14:30, 15:00, 17:00, 17:30
Bus Luxury Sleeper 24
06:30, 07:00, 07:30, 08:15, 12:00, 12:30, 16:00, 16:30, 18:30, 19:00, 22:30, 23:00
Bus Sleeper 41
08:00, 08:30, 10:00, 10:30, 13:00, 13:30, 19:30, 20:00, 22:15, 22:45
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Hanh Cafe Stations

Mui Ne Hanh CafeHoi An Hanh Cafe106 Phong Chau273 Pham Ngu Lao28 Chu Van AnDa Nang Hanh Cafe Office297 Lien Phuong129 Ton Duc Thang356 Huynh Thuc Khang

Hanh Cafe Company Reviews

M T
Horrific!
Bus Sleeper 41, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 18, 2024
S K
So I took the bus from HCMV to Mui Ne. And it’s important to read the previous reviews. Indeed, you first take a simple bus that will bring you to another station where you’ll take a second bus, with some reclining seat, bed-like. Indeed, nobody tells you anything. But that’s not so much a problem as long as you get where you need to. We left and arrived on time and you can be dropped off at your hotel as well, since they ask you at the departure station. Water is provided and the temperature in the bus is perfect.
Bus Sleeper 41, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 18, 2024
B V
Excellent support service. Bus took 2h longer then scheduled.
Bus Sleeper 41, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 18, 2024
S N
Dropped off to hostel from cafe was great. Quick journey.
Bus Luxury Sleeper 34, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 15, 2024
C Z
Everything was good until the driver started driving the bus so fast. I mean it is full of people, especially tourists. It was a really scary for bus ride for me, could not sleep because of this. I cannot believe how they can risk everybody’s life like this. Yes we arrived to the destination way earlier, but is it really worth it? Other than this, everything was okay, staff were helpful.
Bus Sleeper 41, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 15, 2024
A M
The trip we had booked was cancelled and postponed until the afternoon. If we hadn't gone through the agency the day before, we wouldn't have known anything about it. We had to fight to prove the purchase of our tickets and have them carried over to the next trip. Deadline met.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 15, 2020
M L
Attentive reception staff. Departure and arrival of the bus, very punctual. Comfort to travel a 9. It makes two stops of a 7 hour trip for your needs.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 12, 2020
J H
Driver was smoking throughout the ride.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 10, 2020
Z J
well,.. we left 10 min early, after first 50min we had 30min lunch break..then we arrived 30min sooner than expected and to totally different place - it was apx. 1.5km further away from the place 12go.asia had informed us in the ticket/their website. it looked like they deliberately made us go off the bus somewhere else so that their friends on motorbikes could earn some money by taking tourist to hotels (since we arrived to a totally different place).. luckily, nobody took the motorbikes :)) such scams should be avoided and the bus should end as anticipated in the ticket...
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 5, 2020
M U
We got there quickly. But the bus is not new, the seat is shabby, the table is dusty. The website stated that the departure was from the Hanh Cafe office, but the bus was in a different location. It was very crowded (4 people sat in the back of a car designed for three people at most).
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 4, 2020
C C
They throw our backpacks inside and outside with no care, the bus wasn’t really clean and the trip was not really comfortable.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 2, 2020
D L
Stopping half an hour after departure is too long, and spitting out the driver's window in no way gave him any respect????????????
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 2, 2020
A L
Average
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Mar 1, 2020
P V
The bus station in Hoi an was quite difficult to find. But the local people were very helpful. Thanks to them! Much more expensive when you book online with euros. Good idea to take off shoes to keep the bus clean! Great way to discover the country.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Feb 28, 2020
C K
I actually enjoyed this trip. Would give this a five star rating if not for the two hour stop in Hoi An.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Feb 28, 2020
A
The bus was 1 hour early. I had planned to go to a cafe and happened to be at the bus stop so early. After making a circle around the city it came back to the stop again, but still left 15 minutes early. I was offered a seat either at the end of the cabin or on the 2nd shelf, saying I had too cheap a ticket (the website didn't indicate the price difference in seat selection). But then it got so crowded that they were lying in the aisles li
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Feb 28, 2020
C W
All worked fine but a 30 minute stop in an unheated open café on a morning of drizzle was excessive.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Feb 26, 2020
C K
Our bus broke down halfway, but a new bus came an hour later. The drivers dont speak english and are rude.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Feb 25, 2020
E T
Very comfortable and convenient, but it took a very long bus ride.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Feb 24, 2020
J S
We arrived 2 and a half hours late! and the attention from the staff was a bit rude ( usual in Vietnam) But the rest of the trip was ok
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Feb 24, 2020
K M
Very comfortable ride. Driver stopped at out homestay. We enjoyed it a lot. Thank you
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Feb 22, 2020
R J
the bus driver forced us to leave our back packs in the compartments. I asked him if I can bring the boiled corn which my partner and I supposed to eat as our breakfast since we have not ate our breakfast yet. He said NO.. then i asked him if i can bring soya milk.. he again said no in an irritated way.. okay, that's accepted. that's your rule... no food and drink allowed inside the bus. again, that's accepted even if we are really hungry. But what is not accepted was the reclining chair. the stopping joints are not working, like if I want to make into a sitting position it does not lock in. if i put a little force it goes all the way down. haaay.. it was not a good experience.. somebody must fix it so other tourist will experience a relaxing journey.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 27, 2019
H S
Departure was 45 mins late (yet the bus arrived on time to the destination). The bus apparently had no suspension. Seats were narrow and left little legroom as the passanger in front of me decided to tilt her seat back.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 26, 2019
G R
Comfortable enough, ok, some bus maintenance stops, no wi fi, should be in all busses but all ok arrived safe so was fine.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 25, 2019
G O
The bus made stops every 20 minutes either to pick up or drop off people on the way or for the driver to buy some food... We arrived at 2pm instead of 12:30pm initially planned. We took a lot of sleeper flights from the north and south of Vietnam without any problem with this company
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 25, 2019
H H
Dec 16 2019 at 2pm bus (HCM to Mui Ne) : The lady staff with specs at Hanh Cafe at Pham Ngu Lao station was very rude. Keep yelling to most passengers to take off our shoes. She should have pre-alerted us when we marked our attendance that we need to take off shoes. She herself didn't remove hers when registering our attendance. The Bus air conditioner is not working and stuffy. Dec 19 2019 830am(Mui Ne to HCM): we booked for 8am and bus rescehduled to 830am. Luckily we double.confirm the departure time the day before the trip. Everything fine till we reached Ho Chi Minh that the bus dropped us at different bus station than Pham Ngu Lao n driver chased us out. When we checked with the staff, she said it was the last station. We ended up taking taxi to our hotel at Pham Ngu Lao which was extra cost to us. The ticket should have stated clearly if different drop off location for our return trip.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 23, 2019
E R
bad bus. the whole road was heavily blown from the top air conditioner, and it was impossible to turn it off, it was broken. tall seats are very uncomfortable. the driver was nice, tidy. just dropped off at the wrong place
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 22, 2019
M K
We only drove 5 hours, during the day. Because we arrived early at the station we could take a bus1 hour earlier. That was great. The bus could be a little bit cleaner. And the view outside the window wasn't good, cause the were an big advertising sticker.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 19, 2019
A T
We booked Hanhcafé bus and went with Cameltourbus, with another travel company that also acted as a courier. The belts were defective, suitcases had to stand in the aisle due to lack of space. One hour wait for the delayed bus.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 7, 2019
M S
The bus was old but comfortable. The guide was friendly.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 5, 2019
V G
Cosy, water and blanket provided.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 5, 2019
M V
Driver was always beeping impossible to sleep.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 3, 2019
D D
The bus is old. The seats are comfortable. The road is very picturesque! Serpentine, mountains, streams and waterfalls. One stop.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Dec 2, 2019
K R
Bus was late, as we were trying to get on the bus as it was still moving and they were rushing us alot. Was comfy on the beds.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Nov 27, 2019
D S
The seats are too small and uncomfortable if you are 1.8m or higher. No room for legs. Everything else was ok.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Nov 25, 2019
C T
Departure on time, staff a bit rude, but there were only eight of us on the bus so we had all the room we could get. No interaction with the driver, who chatted all the way with someone sitting up front with him. However, the route is fabulous and the scenery breathtaking, a must do at least once!
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Nov 24, 2019
K Y
There was rotten banana on my place so it seems the company stuff doesn't check and doesn't clean the bus between the trips. As result my bag came derty.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Nov 22, 2019
K Y
1) On 12go.asia schedule my bus had to depart at 13.00 . I when i arrived to Han Cafe before 13.00 i saw the bus to Ho Chi Minh but women stuff said that this bus for VIP and i have sleeping bus at 13.30 but in 12go.asia my bus was standard bus at 13.00. But our bus eventually arrived at 14.00 !!! And it was some sleeping bus. 2) Also in 12go.asia it was told that the route will take 4 ours which in reality took more than 5 hours !!! 3) On the way the driver set the phone with some movie on the bus panel board and watched it while driving all the way !!! I am asking 12go.asia to clearify the information provided on the website because it incorrect and check the schedule and bus type with partners because it also incorrect
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Nov 22, 2019
A P
We had to go out of the Bus around 1km away from Dalat Hanh Cafe
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Nov 22, 2019
J V
Everything went well.Bus was on time.Only issue was that my seat did not recline.I certainly recommand Hanh Cafe.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Nov 21, 2019
G H
Too many transfer and waiting for my taste, but still the service was not bad. Just regular for the price.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Nov 15, 2019
C B
The things from previous people were in the bus when we got in. They should have clean in advance, they did the same when we got out for the next passengers. Extremely delayed according to the times they self you.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Nov 11, 2019
C H
alles okay
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Nov 8, 2019
M G
Bus was quite late and scheduled stop was just at the side of a road with no toilet facilities
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Oct 27, 2019
E S
Beautiful bus ride. Great driver. Pit stop was good as well.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Oct 23, 2019
P S
I have to transit at Na Trang and the bus from Dalat is another company so when they drop me. I have to walk a bit to hanh cafe but that is ok. Not far to go by walk. Bus is in a good condition and I have arrived safe.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Oct 22, 2019
P J
Very good comfortable journey. The driver is very good safe driver very proffesional and polite. Good fun journey.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Oct 10, 2019
S V
Travelled from Da Lat to Nha Trang in Oct 2019. Bus will get you from A to B however don't expect anything more. Hahn cafe will put you on a bus that picks up passengers all around Da Lat, taking extra time, Hanh cafe is just one of the stops on the route. Bus will stop for 30 minutes, 1hr from Nha Trang also. Drop off point was not Hanh cafe in Nha trang (rather close by). Bus itself was good.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Oct 7, 2019
M S
Best bus ride I ever had. Very comfortable seats. All around drivers took care of us Even direct drop off to hotel as an added bonus.
Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Oct 7, 2019
A
Dangerously bumpy ride, flat tire in the middle of nowhere. Driver did not communicate any information. We arrived one hour late.
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Bus Standard AC, Hanh Cafe (Hanh Cafe), Oct 6, 2019
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84.3% of 445 travelers were presumably happy with Hanh Cafe as they left good or no review