닌빈 출발 라오까이 도착버스

닌빈에서 사파까지 가는 버스가 훌륭하고 이동도 편리합니다(버스 Vip 22)

Great bus and great ride to Sapa from Ninh Binh (Bus Vip 22)

좌석은 정말 작았고 담요는 얼룩져 있었지만 운전자는 훌륭했습니다.

Seats were really small and the blanket was stained but the driver was great

버스 드라이버는 광신도처럼 운전했습니다. 전반적으로 안전하다고 느끼지 못했습니다. 계획보다 2시간 일찍 도착했습니다. 다행히도 우리 호텔은 한밤중에 우리를 들여보냈습니다….

The Busdriver drove like a fanatic. We did not feel that save overall. We arrived 2 hours earlier than planned. Luckily our hotel let us in in the middle of the night….

버스 자체(VIP 22)는 별 4개입니다. 양쪽에 커튼이 있는 멋진 개인 객실, 폭이 넉넉한 1.8m 길이의 완전 평면 침대, 폭이 넉넉한 패딩과 담요, 휴대폰 충전용 USB 포트 2개(노트북 충전은 부족), 독서등, 조절식 에어컨 통풍구, 걸이용 후크가 있습니다. 버스 탑승 시에는 신발을 벗어야 합니다. 화장실은 뒤쪽에 있습니다. 별 5개는 아닙니다. 에어컨 통풍구에서 짜증 나는 휘파람 소리가 났습니다(관리가 잘 안 된 걸까요?). 다른 객실에는 온 가족이 같은 침대를 쓰는 경우가 있었고(때로는 시끄러웠습니다), 가끔 변기 물 내리는 소리가 들렸습니다(다행히 버스 안에는 냄새가 나지 않았습니다). 예약 과정은 별 2개입니다. 다른 분들이 말씀하셨듯이, 이 부분은 좋지 않았습니다. 12Go에서 결제하고 확인 이메일을 받은 후 1시간 후에 12Go에서 "예약 관련 긴급 공지"라는 제목의 이메일을 받았습니다. 버스가 이미 예약이 꽉 찼고, 더 낮은 등급의 버스로 변경해 드리고 부분 환불해 드린다는 내용이었습니다. 그들은 2만 동 환불을 제안했지만, 12Go 웹사이트에 접속하면 이미 지불한 금액보다 25만 5천 동을 절약해서 같은 대체 버스를 예약할 수 있었습니다. 이 사실을 알리기 위해 이메일을 보냈는데, 한 시간 후 버스 운영사가 원래 버스에 자리를 찾았다는 답장을 받았고, 그래서 원래 예약이 (다시) 확정되었습니다. 정말 이런 험난한 과정을 겪을 필요가 있었을까요? 다른 분들께 드리는 팁: 티켓을 예약한 후에는 이메일을 꼼꼼히 확인하고, 혹시라도 엉뚱한 방법으로 돈을 뜯어내려고 할 경우를 대비해 확고한 입장을 고수하세요.

For the bus itself (VIP 22), 4 stars: nice private cabins with curtains on both sides, fully-flat 6 ft long beds with good width, padding and blanket, 2 USB ports for charging phones (but not enough juice for a laptop), reading lights, adjustable aircon vents, hanging hooks. Shoes-off on boarding the bus. Toilet at the back. Not 5 stars because: my aircon vents made an annoying whistling sound (poor maintenance?), some other cabins had whole families sharing the same berth (sometimes noisy), occasional toilet flushes were audible (although thankfully no smell in the bus). For the booking process, 2 stars: as others have commented, this was poor. Aafter paying on 12Go and receiving a confirmation email, I received a further email 1 hour later from 12Go entitled: "Urgent notice regarding your booking" telling me my bus was fully booked and offering to change me to an inferior bus together with a partial refund. They offered me 20K VND refund, but if I went on the 12Go website I could book the same alternative bus for a saving of 255K VND over what I had already paid. I sent them an email pointing this out, and then an hour later received a reply that the bus operator had found room on my original bus after all and so my original booking was confirmed (again). Was it really necessary to go through this circus? Tip for others: monitor your emails closely after booking your tickets, and be ready to stand your ground in case they try to short-change you.

3 rows of beds, quite narrow. Windows clear though so could look out if you wanted. Blanket and water, no pillow. Slope of bed adjustable and seat belt worked. Announcements in English as well as Vietnamese. Kept well to time.

The Pick up point in Tam Coc could not be reached by the bus and when asked for a pickup, they declined. The bus wasnt the one on the pictures but was not too bad. (Still not the same as advertised)

Pick up was over an hour late and we were waiting thinking we’d be left. We eventually got taken by car to the bus. Then the bus arrived almost 2 hours early!!! Leaving us stuck and a bit stranded in the rain. There was someone smoking on the bus, making the whole bus smell.

40 minutes late in departure, poor transfer at Lao Cai died to lack of information.

The bed was good. But there was not really any service on the bus.

Departed 40 Minutes late, arrived on time. Many stops on the way. Drive felt save.