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Lao Cai to Ninh Binh Destination Reviews
YA
Yeremia A
Very bad experience!
I book 2 tickets using TBus, but ended up using Hason Haivan operator
Schedule should be 16.00 but since we are moved to another operator, the bus has a different schedule
The customer service contacted me and said that the bus will depart at 16.20, but when I arrived in bus station, the crew said that it will depart at 16.45 (45 mins late).
In reality? It departed at 16.55
Along the road, the bus makes so many stop
The worst part? The driver is so aggresive, we become very dizzy because of this bus
We request to change the seat to the below seat because of the dizzyness, but wasn't allowed even though the seat was empty
Such a horrible and traumatic experience
Bus VIP 22, Techbus VN JSC (Techbus Vietnam Joint stock company), May 30, 2024
RB
Robert B
Bus left on time, but we arrived in Tam Coc at 4:45am (2 hours earlier than indicated on 12goAsia).
This review was autotranslated
Bus fuhr pünktlich ab, aber wir kamen um 4:45Uhr (2h früher als auf 12goAsia angegeben) in Tam Coc an.
Bus Sleeper 40, Techbus VN JSC (Techbus Vietnam Joint stock company), Mar 8, 2024
KG
Katharina G
We booked a VIP bus ticket, but in the end everyone who had a bus leaving Sapa to Ninh Binh between 9 and 10 pm was put on the same bus leaving at 9.25. The driver drove like a mad man and we arrived more than 2 hours earlier than planned in the middle of the night in Tam Coc (not good if there is no one there at the guesthouse yet). We did not make any toilet break during the 6 hours drive and the people from the bus were unbelievably rude - yelling at us when we were not fast enough entering the bus, slapping my feet with a flip flop, drawing the curtains and turning on the private light at my seat half an hour before we arrived, ... I had the feeling they were on drugs. No idea why they operate like that - and why the authorities are not doing anything against it. Never again.
Bus VIP Sleeper 34, Techbus VN JSC (Techbus Vietnam Joint stock company), Dec 25, 2023
XD
Xuan D
We booked tickets from Sa Pa to Ninh Binh, departure was supposed to be at 12:20. We arrived at the indicated address at 12 and they told us to wait. At 12:30 we asked if the bus was delayed and they told us that it would depart at 1pm.
At 1:10pm they told us that the bus was broken and that we needed to wait until 4:30pm, in a different location.
Then the departure was actually at 4:40pm (delayed again), the "luxury sleeper bus" was very smelly (like a strong smell of feet mixed with cigarettes). The driver wasa not friendly at all, almost rude.
We were originally supposed to arrive in Ninh Binh at 9:20pm, but we arrived at 1am and we had to ask for a late check-in at the hotel.
Furthermore, the arrival stop in Nimh Binh is really far from the city center (there are no stop in town) so take this into consideration when booking the same route
Bus VIP Sleeper 34, Techbus VN JSC (Techbus Vietnam Joint stock company), Dec 23, 2023
MP
Margalida P
In the schedule it said the bus was leaving at 21:45h. I was lucky to be there at 21, because the bus was leaving at 21:15h. Moreover, it was supposed to arrive to destination around 6:30am (even the worker in the office was telling us that)... at 3:30am we were told to get off the bus, so we couldn't plan to spend the night anywhere in advance and we had to knock some hostels doors to have a place to sleep.
LET US KNOW THE CORRECT SCHEDULES!
Bus Sleeper 40, Techbus VN JSC (Techbus Vietnam Joint stock company), Dec 20, 2023
EM
Ellie M
Same as all other terrible reviews. Stopped for hours mid route not sure what to do, but our luggage ended up on the roof which would have been disastrous if it had rained. Staff physically shoving you down the bus and shouting at you. Despite getting confirmation from the helpline that we were definitely getting dropped at ninh binh central hotel, ended up getting kicked out at tam coc bus station 1.5hrs before arrival time so 4.30am. I guess it got us from A to nearly B but it was far from pleasant, but we expected all of this from reading reviews which made it a little easier to deal with
Bus VIP Sleeper 34, Techbus VN JSC (Techbus Vietnam Joint stock company), Nov 15, 2023
FM
Francesco M
I had the sleeping bus almost only for me, it was quite empty and i got the 5 seats at the end only for me, was excellent so
Bus Sleeper 40, Techbus VN JSC (Techbus Vietnam Joint stock company), Nov 2, 2023
S
Sandra
SCAM. After arriving at the bus station and showing the two tickets in VIP class we are told that we have to wait for the next bus. After 10 minutes they told us to get on the bus that was there. They literally put my partner in the first bunk (because to say cabin is too long) and they took me among people who were lying on the floor of the bus to another bunk that was already occupied. They put me there and the man who was inside on the floor. The bus was full of people on the floor in deplorable conditions. The photos on their website are far from the reality.
If you want to take a bus I recommend Bookaway and the company Sao Viet in vip cabin.
This review was autotranslated
ESTAFA. Tras llegar a la estación de buses y enseñar los dos tickets en clase vip nos dicen que tenemos que esperar al próximo bus. A los 10 minutos nos comentan que nos subamos en el bus que estaba allí. Literalmente metieron a mi pareja en el primer camastro (porque decir cabina se queda largo) y a mí me llevan entre gente que había tirada en el suelo del autobús a otro camastro que estaba ya ocupado. Me metieron a mí ahí y al hombre que estaba dentro en el suelo. El autobús iba plagado de gente por el suelo en condiciones deplorables. Las fotos de su página web distan bastante de la realidad.
Si quieres coger bus recomiendo la página de Bookaway y la compañía Sao Viet en cabina vip.
Bus VIP Sleeper 34, Techbus VN JSC (Techbus Vietnam Joint stock company), Oct 22, 2023
JM
Jesus M
The bus doesn’t have toilet, and that’s is a very big problem. Threre are so much stops and we don’t can go to the toilet.
Taking a bus to get from Lao Cai to Ninh Binh is a safe, comfortable and less expensive alternative for traveling this route. To popular destinations, bus companies operate multiple trips per day, often round the clock at 30-60 minute intervals. To less traveled destinations, there may be only 1 scheduled trip a day. The most common bus types are non-air-conditioned, air-conditioned, and premium buses.
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