Sapa Discovery Travel
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About Sapa Discovery Travel
Buses are the most affordable means of transport with a large number of terminals across the country and convenient timetables to help you plan your trip. Buses is a convenient option both for those who travel on a shoestring budget and those who do not want to compromise on comfort. Sapa Discovery Travel offers bus service with an online reservation available. Before booking your ticket, read other travellers’ reviews to choose the best option.
What are the Main Stations of Sapa Discovery Travel?
Sapa Discovery Travel operates buses to and from the following stations:
- The Long Restaurant
- SDT Hanoi Office
- SDT Phong Nha Office
- Pool Side Villa
- SDT Hue Office
- Ha Long Happy Travel Tuan Chau
- Sapa Discovery Travel Hanoi Office
- Sapa Garden Bungalow
- Gia Cat Long Hotel
- SDT Ninh Binh Office
What are the Most Popular Routes of Sapa Discovery Travel?
The most popular destinations of Sapa Discovery Travel are:
What are the Bus Classes & Prices of Sapa Discovery Travel?
The price of your bus trip will depend both on the destination and the class of your ticket. Note that not all ticket classes are available on certain routes yet for longer trips there is almost always a good choice of options. Opt for a sleeper coach for the most convenient overnight trip. Sleeper buses are usually equipped with berths or soft reclining seats, feature an onboard toilet and your ticket may also include other perks like snacks or even a lunch. Taking a night bus is also a good idea if you want to save on your hotel room. During the day an express service is often the best value for money as it makes less stops than an ordinary or standard class bus and travels faster. On some routes it may be crucial to choose the right class as, say, an ordinary or second class bus may need some 6 hours to cover the distance the first class or express bus travels in two hours!
Pros & Cons of Bus Travel
Pros of Bus Travel
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Buses usually boast the widest network of destinations covered. They travel to the places you cannot get to by plane or even by train
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Travelling by bus is easy – there is no need to arrive to the bus terminal much in advance, and the check-in is usually a very fast formality opposite to air travel
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Bus tickets are very affordable. Yes, there are costly first class or VIP options but is you are on a budget, bus is the first means of transportation you have to think about
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At the same time, there are different classes of service to suit any budget. If you are after a higher level of comfort, buses get you covered, too.
Cons of Bus Travel
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Intercity bus terminals can be located outside the city centre in the outskirts. It means you will need to calculate extra time and money to get there. In certain destinations getting from the bus terminal can cost you more than you would expect because only a limited number of transportation companies is allowed to serve the route – and prices may be inflated.
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During busy weekends or high season buses serving some tourist destinations may run out of schedule and require advanced booking.
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While buses are not as weather dependent as ferries, bus trips can also be delayed or cancelled due to bad weather or road conditions – keep it in mind if travelling during certain seasons or to certain destinations.
Sapa Discovery Travel Stations
338 Tran Khat Chan
Ha Giang Hostel
Ha Noi Airport
Hanoi Noi Bai Airport
Tuan Chau Harbour
Central Backpackers Hostel Phong Nha
Tuan Chau Harbour
141 Ho Nghinh
2 Lam Hoang Vy Da
Song Bang Hotel
27 Tu Mo
525 An Duong Vuong Street
229 Pham Ngu Lao Street
20 Hang Muoi
Phong Nha Backpacker Hostel
255 Le Thach
The Long Restaurant
Ha Long Essence Classic
Cat Ba Town
Ha Giang Bungalow
103 Ton Duc Thang
SDT Hanoi Office
100A Dien Bien Phu
Sun Flower Hotel
Gia Cat Long Hotel
Ha Giang Bungalow
Mai Chau Sunrise Village
Puluong Retreat
The Long Restaurant
SDT Hanoi Office
Sapa Garden Bungalow
Dollar Coffee
Pool Side Villa
Meo Vac Bus Station
Dong Van Bus Station
Cafe Ong Bau Tuan Chau
96 Hoang Thi Loan
Phong Nha Midtown Hotel
Cat Ba Transfer
Ha Long Happy Travel Tuan Chau
78 Tran Quang Khai
Dien Bien Phu bus station
160 Tran Quang Khai
Toyota Quang Ninh
Sapa Discovery Travel Hanoi Office
2 Nguyen Hue
73 Nguyen Cong Hoan
70 Nguyen Huu Huan
SDT Phong Nha Office
SDT Nha Trang Office
32 Bui Thi Xuan
SDT Ninh Binh Office
Minh Dung Hotel
Cao Bang Garage 42
SDT Hue Office
Cam Ranh Domestic Terminal
1 To Hien Thanh
54 Pho Cu
SDT Da Nang Office
SDT Hoi An Office
132 Duong Hien Giang
37 To Vinh Dien
SDT Ha Giang Office
90 Hoang Thi Loan
11 KQH Hoang Dieu
Sapa Discovery Travel Company Reviews
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, May 11, 2024
Pointlessly confusing travel, the bus was 30mins late with no information given to us, also a strap from my bag was ripped off in travel.
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, May 9, 2024
Bus broke down and I wasn’t told, but when I actually got through to the lady on the helpline she was really helpful. Eventually got there
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Bus Local Cabin, Sapa Discovery Travel, May 6, 2024
Booked a sleeper bus from Hoi An (6pm) -> Hanoi (8am). It was actually a minivan from Hoi An to Da Nang (everyone was confused when the minivan showed up instead of a sleeper bus), then a bus from Da Nang to Hanoi. The minivan came more than an hour late. We were only informed of the late departure after reaching the pickup point.
The sleeper bus itself was very bumpy and had constant honking. Beds were somewhat narrow and short, but otherwise comfortable. Wifi didn't work. We arrived in Hanoi 45min late. Overall, it was bearable if you are relatively small-built, not time-sensitive, good at sleeping with some noise on bumpy rides, not too susceptible to motion sickness, and okay with taking a minivan before the sleeper bus.
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, May 4, 2024
Staff at pick up point were not helpful at all, I asked when we arrived if we were still due to leave at 10.30am to which the lady said yes. We didn’t end up leaving until 11.30am with no explanation, we kept having to find staff to ask what was happening and being told “soon, soon”
On the bus the staff also were not friendly, we were given no tickets and had no idea where we should sit and were ignored completely with no eye contact.
My seat did not recline and both mine and my partners usb port did not work.
We did however arrive only a little after our given arrival time and the ride was straight forward once we got on.
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Apr 26, 2024
The buses are new and comfortable with good air con and charging points etc, but the bus was over an hour late collecting us from Hué, which it seems is normal in Vietnam. The really irritating thing, and the reason I’m not giving five stars, is that we had to change bus TWICE, which was not scheduled. In fact, the contact person on WhatsApp assured this would not be the case. The first time we changed bus, it was to a similarly good sleeper bus, but a big hassle to be woken up and told that and with bags etc while half asleep. The second time, was to a private car/taxi that took the two of us the final 25km to a phong Nha. We got there in the end, but it’s like Russian Roulette whether they have planned bus changes, which is really disruptive and a big inconvenience
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Apr 24, 2024
One of the best sleeper buses I've been on. The driver was very friendly. Had multiple stops for toilet and snacks. Blankets and sleeping areas were far cleaner compared to other bus providers. Would highly recommend.
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Apr 23, 2024
Way to late
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Apr 20, 2024
The bus came more than an hour to late
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Bus VIP 20 + VIP 9, Sapa Discovery Travel, Apr 15, 2024
Was fine, as expected. The usual bright lights during the night but relatively comfy. I’m 5ft8 and can never fully stretch out anyway. At one stop the driver wouldn’t let us back on the bus for 30mins..not sure why but was annoying for those who had got off just for a quick toilet break.
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Bus Tourist Bus + VIP 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Apr 14, 2024
Overall the trip was OK, the first leg way a limousine to tam coc which only had me and 1 more passenger
After that, I went on the 7:30 pm sleeper from tam coc.
Turns out there are later sleepers but I didn't have the option to book them on 12go and also when I asked there if I could switch I was told that I couldnt
The sleeper had a very long stop (about 2 hours) Ina gas station about an hour from tam coc, and the people boarded and slept on the aisle so getting in and out was pretty hard and had to walk over them
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Apr 12, 2024
Left and arrived 20 min late. We had a vip20 sleeper but the driver tried to force us to get in a cabin 2 and 2 together. We said no and ended up having our own cabin - but be aware of this, and just insist to get seperate
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Apr 12, 2024
First things first: we started where we should have, arrived where we should have, both on time, and travelled with the VIP bus that we paid for. Only in between Sapa and Ninh Binh at 2 am we were dropped in the middle of Hanoi for a bus change that arrived 2 hours later. This was not scheduled (or at least not advertised) and the help desk through WhatsApp was basically useless. We just hoped that the second bus would arrive but there were no sign there nor any signal, so it was basically hope for 2 hours.
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Bus VIP Cabin 20 + VIP 18, Sapa Discovery Travel, Apr 11, 2024
We got the bus from ha giang 9 pm to cat ba (estimated arrival time on the website was 7am) trough Hanoi and got dropped at the office in the middle of the night not knowing when our transfer would be (we couldnt reach anyone). From the first sleeping bus to the next bus to Cat Ba , we waited 4,5 hours. We arrived in Cat Ba around 12pm. The busses were of great quality, but the communication lacked.
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Apr 9, 2024
Bus exactly as in the picture. Comfy & spacious (for a bus).
Would do it again!
J
Bus VIP, Sapa Discovery Travel, Apr 2, 2024
Didn't expect much, but the end result was positive.
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Mar 30, 2024
We booked the VIP cabin.
Bus arrived 1,5 hours later.
Bus was overbooked as it arrived it was already full. So 6 person must sit in the middle way.
We drove around 30 minutes, then the bus driver wanted that we exit at a gasoline station in the nowhere
20 minutes later a other bus came, but less die class we booked and payed for. No WiFi, dirty seats and a bit less space.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Discovery Travel, Mar 24, 2024
It's a long wait but this is lessened when the young people at reception are very cheerful. Additionally, I particularly liked that the room was large with plenty of outlets for charging smartphones. A real congratulations.
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Bus Local Cabin, Sapa Discovery Travel, Mar 16, 2024
The bus was to tam coc
We arrived to Ninh Binh and I had to pay extra for a taxi
Plus we arrived 1.30 hour early so instead of 6 am it was 5 am
So I had to get a hostel because it’s not like I can set in a coffee shop in this hour
Plus there was plenty of room on the buttom beds and they said u had to sleep on the top one
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Mar 12, 2024
This trip was so bad and not what we paid for at all. We arrived an hour before the trip started at the Hanoi office, because we wanted everything to go smoothly. An hour later a random man came and picked us up. He drove us to some big road, and just dropped of us on the side of the road and told us to wait for the bus. But the bus didn’t come, so we talked to some of the locals that were standing there, and they told us that we were at the wrong spot. We called hotline and they just said that the staff made a mistake, but they would fix it. They send a new man to pick us up, and he drove us to another place. We were again dropped of on the side of the road, but this time there was a booking office there. So we talked to the lady in the office, who said that our bus to Da Nang had left, even though the man from hotline told us that the bus would be there when we arrived. We called him again, and then he said that we should get on this random bus to Ninh Binh. We didn’t feel that safe at this point, because we would be dropped of in Ninh Binh at 9 in the evening. But it was only option. We asked the man from hotline if we could just stay on the bus the whole trip to Da nang, because the bus was also going to Da Nang. But the man from hotline told us that we should change buses in Ninh Binh, because we paid for a VIP bus, and the bus we were currently on wasn’t a VIP bus. When we arrived in Ninh Binh
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Mar 10, 2024
La première partie du trajet entre Sapa et Tam Coc était parfaite avec une prise en charge attentionnée au départ, pendant le trajet et à l'arrivée par le chauffeur et les équipes de SDT. Puis tout est devenu extrêmement décevant après le changement de bus. Le chauffeur du bus HK Open Tour n'avait pas la liste des voyageurs. Les coffres à bagages étaient remplis de marchandises et nous avons dû voyager avec nos sacs. Le chauffeur conduisait très agressivement, en klaxonnant sans cesse. Des gens n'ont cessé de monter et descendre en s'entassent à 2 sur les sièges couchettes VIP 20, ou dans le couloir. Le bus devait me déposer à 7h30 de matin à Hué. A 6h40, nous étions déjà à Da Nang sans que le bus ne s'arrête comme prévu à SDT Hué Office. A Da Nang, le chauffeur à fait descendre tout le monde devant une échoppe ou des personnes attendaient les marchandises. Quand j'ai demandé au chauffeur pourquoi il ne s'était pas arrêté à Hué, il l'a répondu que les bus qui prennent la voie rapide ne s'arrêtent pas à Hué (???). Il s'est pourtant arrêté une bonne dizaine de fois pour charger ou déposer, en pleine campagne, des gens. Il m'a dit que pour aller à Hué, il fallait que j'aille à la station de bus pour retourner sur mes pas. Comme j'insistais sur le fait que j'avais payé pour aller a Hué et qu'il n'avait pas respecté le contrat, il est allé chercher un scooter pour nous amener, ma femme et moi à la station de bus et il a payé les billets pour la navette régulière Da Nang - Hué. Je suis arrivé avec 2h de retard sur l'horaire initialement prévu.
SDT est une jeune compagnie, certes, mais il n'est pas normal qu'elle contractualise ainsi avec des compagnies de bus qui n'ont aucune attention pour les voyageurs, alors que nous avons payé le prix fort pour voyager en VIP 20 et ne pas avoir ce type de souci. Malheureusement, je vais rejoindre la longue liste de ceux qui, sur TripAdvisor, Google et les sites de voyageurs, déconseillent de faire appel à leurs services.
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Bus VIP 18, Sapa Discovery Travel, Mar 9, 2024
The driver did not believe that I had paid online and was demanding I pay him Ð120000. He could not understand English so didn’t believe the receipt I had which mentioned ‘PAID’. He finally got onto his boss and let me go. He also thought I was going to Hanoi and was gesturing I get onto the transfer bus. I was not going to Hanoi. Otherwise ride was fine and smooth going.
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Van VIP 9, Sapa Discovery Travel, Mar 2, 2024
Great customer service. Great communication via Google translate but clear and with a smile.
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Bus Local Cabin, Sapa Discovery Travel, Mar 1, 2024
Instead of going to the station at the address in Hue clearly stated several times in the booking (7 Doi Cung) we stopped in the middle of nowhere and were told this was the final stop. It was over 3km away from the destination address stated in the ticket. Several people complained but they just told us “we don’t care, if you don’t like it you can call the hotline”. Our demands to provide transportation to the city were ignored. I ended up having to pay for a Grab out of my own pocket and had to wait over an hour because it was so early in the morning that there were almost no drivers.
Additionally, the bus was very cramped and the beds too narrow for an average size European man (5’11) and that is already with the more expensive “local cabin” option.
I have to say that I rarely leave bad reviews and I am used to a lot when traveling, but leaving passengers stranded somewhere other than they had booked is not only horrible customer service but in a foreign country for solo travelers (especially female) can potentially even be dangerous. Very reckless.
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Bus Tourist Bus + VIP 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Mar 1, 2024
Great Transport! VIP Shuttle from Mai Chau to Tam Coc and Sleeper 20 to Hue. Transfer in Tam Coc was a little chaotic (nearly forgot to transfer me to the sleeper), but apart of that a well organized trip in comfortable vehicles. Bring a jacket and socks for aircon in the sleeper may be quite cold. Arrived in time.
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Van VIP 9, Sapa Discovery Travel, Feb 27, 2024
We had in total 1 1/2 hours delay. At first we need to wait for an hour at the office to wait for the taxi. Then the taxi got us a bit outside of Hanoi where we need to wait another half an hour to wait for the limousine. All in all of the Limousine was fine, but the waiting was annoying. Nevertheless, the driver drop us off directly at the house though so we didn’t need to get a Grab
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Feb 25, 2024
We booked VIP 20 from Tam Coc to Da Nang - the first bus we were on was awesome - very new, clean, comfortable. Unfortunately at 7:30 in the morning everyone was abruptly shoved off the bus in Hue and put onto an extremely crammed + uncomfortable van for the rest of the journey. No explanation given, not listed on the itinerary or I would’ve booked an alternative so as to actually sleep the night.
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Van VIP 9, Sapa Discovery Travel, Feb 8, 2024
Was alright. Driver started from pick up 30min earlier though -which isn't bad, but something you should know. Drive took 1h longer. Bus stank. Driver didn't speak one word English. Gave us weird instructions where to sit, everyone was confused. Delivered some packages before he got to destination.
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Feb 8, 2024
The bus was comfortable and large enough to lay down and get some sleep. There was a toilet on board so we didn’t need any stops during the 8 hour journey. The driver didn’t make many stops for parcels/pick ups like we’ve experienced before in Vietnam. However the bus was 2.5 hours late with no explanation from the man based at the pick up office meaning we got to Ninh binh 2 hours late
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Van VIP 9, Sapa Discovery Travel, Feb 6, 2024
were picked up an hour late. If you are in a hurry don't book.
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Feb 1, 2024
We got our confirmation mail 5min before the bus would leave. We had 30mins to get to the departure spot. We sent alot of e-mails but no answer at all. That's ruined our last days here in Vietnam.
Now we lost our money and still no answer.
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 31, 2024
The bed was really comfy, but the drivingstyle of the busdriver was bad. Difficult to get sleep if you get shaken around.
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Van VIP 9, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 24, 2024
Great contact with driver. All information with departure place is simple and easy to read. One small "-" is temperature on the bus. It's was a little bit cold. The weather outside was not good.
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Bus Local Cabin, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 23, 2024
A lot of buses at the same place and same time, few answers to the question. Bad organisation
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Van VIP 9, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 22, 2024
Driver was on time (35mins before departure) picking us up to the main van. It was strange getting to Ninh Binh and having to switch vans. We got there an hour earlier than scheduled (but left on time).
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Bus Local Cabin, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 22, 2024
The company needs to change the system and sell ticket with seats marked! Its unfair with who enter last in the bus to stay at the back of the bus
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Van VIP 9, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 14, 2024
Bus was on time, friendly driver
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Van VIP 9, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 11, 2024
Driver was brilliant, on time and safe 😊
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 10, 2024
Bus was good and trip to da dang was shorter than expected, BUT none said that once we arrived to da nang we’ve to wait for one hour to go to Hoian in a van. So basically you’re paying for a limousine to da nang and from there they distribute people to different places.
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taxi Comfort 3pax, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 9, 2024
Driver was on time with my name on a board, I could indicate my destination, car was spacious clean and comfy, ttavel were safe. Perfect !
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taxi Comfort 3pax, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 9, 2024
Departure time respected, even 10 minutes before, car was spacious cleam and comfy, travel were safe. Perfect !
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 9, 2024
Had to wait for an hour at a roadside office in Danang, was given no information and not treated particularly well by the staff. When the car eventually picked us up an hour later to take us to Hoi An I expressed that I wasn’t happy to have been made to wait and not told why and they didn’t give me an explanation. This was early in the morning, and I would have loved some support.
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Bus Tourist Bus 33, Sapa Discovery Travel, Jan 3, 2024
There wasn’t space for the legs between the seats, but the trip was good
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Dec 26, 2023
Très bon voyage de Hoi An à Ninh Binh dans un bus propre et bien équipé. Toilette propre et couverture présente. Des vrais lits. Juste un peu bizarre au début car on vous donne rdv à Hoi an et un taxi finit par vous récupérer pour vous emmener à Da Nang et cela bien entendu sans explication …
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Bus VIP Cabin 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Dec 24, 2023
Die Pickup Station in Hue ist eine Art Garage, die aufgrund dessen nicht leicht zu finden ist. Vor Ort wurde uns bestätigt, dass wir richtig sind und wir wurden an das Café nebenan zum Warten verwiesen. Man wird vor Ort mit einem Mini-Van zum VIP Bus gefahren. Aus dem Fenster sahen wir, dass der Mini-Van ohne uns losgefahren ist. Die Garage war zu und der Fahrer hatte uns vergessen. Wir kontaktieren die Agentur, die uns einen weiteren Fahrer schickte und uns nachträglich zum VIP Bus fuhr. Trotz des Chaos war der Service und die Hilfsbereitschaft gut und wir haben pünktlich unser Ziel erreicht. Auch wenn das Personal kaum englisch spricht, war es freundlich und wussten sich dank Google Translater zu helfen. Pausen fanden regelmäßig und angekündigt statt. Der VIP Bus war gut ausgestattet, es gab eine dickere Decke. Allerdings war der Bus etwas kalt.
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Discovery Travel, Dec 20, 2023
The cabins were okay, but there were no toilet on the bus (when we booked, it says there is one). And there was no snack as we booked.
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Bus Local Cabin, Sapa Discovery Travel, Dec 12, 2023
The night bus itself was very comfortable, but the bus was very late, departing 2h later than planned (they warned us during the departure day) and arriving at 11:00 instead of 8:00 at Hoi An !
We weren't told, but at Hue we had to change bus and wait for 2h for the next one, that did not have enough sits for all the travellers (beware of the mototaxi men that are on the bus and that will try to extort you enormous amounts of money in exchange for taking you in the town center for breakfast)
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Bus Tourist Bus 33, Sapa Discovery Travel, Dec 11, 2023
good way to get long distance overnight.
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Bus Local Cabin, Sapa Discovery Travel, Dec 6, 2023
I wouldn't recommend this! They put those of us on Tam Coc last so we had the shared space with 3 people at the back. I was lucky it was two women I was with as if it was two guys I would have felt unsafe as you're pretty much on top of eachother. Was in the middle space so no space for my stuff and the bed was too short, overall barely slept. Then they took us off the bus in De Nang where we waited almost two hours for a car to come to bring us to Hoi An. Wish I'd just paid for a budget sleeper and had my own space rather than paid extra for a VIP to share a space with strangers.
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Van VIP 9, Sapa Discovery Travel, Dec 4, 2023
Vehicle was an old luxury van
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Van VIP 9, Sapa Discovery Travel, Dec 3, 2023
The pickup was a little bit late (close to half an hour) but the driver managed to get to the destination more or less on time (we had more than enough time to take our connection flight). It was a limousine for 9 people but we were the only two passangers so it was very comfy for use.