Local bus from Dong Hoi
The local bus leaves from outside the Bus Station (1.3 km from the train station) The local bus goes approximately every hour to 90 minutes with the last bus at about 5.00pm. It is pretty cheap but takes about 90 minutes to get to Easy Tiger. At the time of writing the bus times are The bus departs from Dong Hoi at 05h30, 06h00 and then every hour until 17h00
Bus options from Hue
Option 1 – Hung Thanh bus departs from 49 Chu Van An at 16:30 and arrives at Easy Tiger at around 21:30. This will drop you off at our door.
Option 2- The Tan Nhat bus departs from the Why Not? Bar at 06:30/07:00 and will drop you off in Phong Nha at around midday
Option 3 – You get the bus from the North Bus Station in Hue at 10:30am. You simply go there and find the Blue & White 24 seat Bus with “Phuc Vu” written across the front of it (don’t ask us to pronounce that). Its Rego plate is 73L9790. You pay the driver 80,000-150,000VND depending what mood he is in, and tell him “Phong Nha”. This is a local bus and we at Easy Tiger have no control over it. It is cheap and fast (when it goes on time and doesn’t break down). It takes about 4 hours.
There is SOMETIMES a 1pm Bus from Hue that has a rego Plate 73L9172 that also stops at our door.
Overall the train is more comfortable and reliable, but more expensive as you need to get from Dong Hoi Station to us, whereas the Bus goes to our door.
Please confirm departure times with the departure location.
Sleeper Bus from Hanoi
The cheapest and most convenient way of getting from Hanoi to Phong Nha is by sleeper bus. We suggest you take the Hung Thanh bus. You can book this bus from the Hung Thanh office at 162B Tran Quang Khai or at Flipside Hostel at 23 Bat Dan Street. The Hung Thanh bus leaves their office at 18:00drops you off at Easy Tiger’s door at around 04:00 in the morning. You can purchase an open bus ticket from Hung Thanh which can then take you onwards to Hue, Hoi An, and beyond. Please note that it is possible to join the National Park Tour if you arrive on this bus in the morning.
Bus from Da Nang/ Hoi An
Local bus from Da Nang. Departs from the Da Nang Bus Station in Da Nang at 01:00pm. You simply go there and find the Bus with “Da Nang – Phong Nha” written across the front of it. Its Rego plate is . You pay the driver 250,000VND depending what mood he is in. This is a local bus and we at Easy Tiger have no control over it. It is cheap and fast when it goes on time and doesn’t break down. There is also a 29 seat bus with the same company called Bao Vuong, with the number .
Please note that the bus schedules change without notice so please confirm the information above before you travel