Night Bus from Huè to Ninh Binh ☠️

We decided that this great little adventure deserved its own section.
It all started with an online booking - 20€/ person seemed expensive for Vietnamese standards but it was a long journey and the VIP night bus (only one available on functioning websites in English) looked very comfortable. The bus arrived shortly after 22:00 and met our expectations from the inside. The cabins looked generously wide (they probably sell them as shared cabins to Vietnamese people). Unfortunately, we didn't manage to put Will's seat back all the way which is probably the most annoying thing that can happen to you on a night bus. Also the entertainment system didn't seem to function properly either but we weren't planning on using it anyway because the plan for the 9,5 hour journey was to sleep as much as possible. After cuddling up in my cabin for a while we decided that it was too tight for two and Will returned to his malfunctioning seat. At around 02:30am we got woken up (well I don't think either one of us was actually asleep at that point) to the sweet sound of our Vietnamese driver screaming TOILET!!
Will took the opportunity to finally ask the driver if there was any hack to putting his seat back - there was. With both of us finally laying down, we actually managed to get a few hours of sleep in before arriving in Ninh Binh slightly early at around 7:00am.

Although our first Vietnamese night bus experience was mixed, we'd probably do it again. It's definitely much more comfortable than the night busses in the Philippines where you have to sit up for 10-12 hours. However, a little watch out to our taller friends: if you are taller than 1,75 you won't be able to stretch out fully in the cabins because they are only about 1,80m long.Read more