Hanoi to Mai Chau Bus: Schedules, Tickets & Prices
The bus journey from Hanoi to Mai Chau takes approximately 2h 30m to 5h, with fares from 145,000 VND to 884,000 VND.
Bus from Hanoi to Mai Chau
Catching a bus in Hanoi provides a convenient way to reach Mai Chau, with multiple departures available from multiple stations, including APT Travel Limousine, Hanoi, Hanoi Opera House, Hanoi My Dinh and others throughout the day. The journey generally takes around 2 hours 30 minutes, arriving at multiple stations, including Mai Chau Madame Hue Homestay, Tong Dau Crossroad, Mai Chau, Mai Chau APT Travel and others, with fares starting from 145,000 VND. Reserve your seat in advance and secure your ticket for a comfortable and reliable trip.
Prices: 145,000 VND to 884,000 VND
Duration: 2h 30m – 5h ⏱
Bus Routes & Schedules from Hanoi to Mai Chau
To reach Mai Chau by bus from Hanoi, several departure and arrival stations are available along the route rather than a single fixed stop. The total travel time depends on the combination of bus stops used, though most services take around 2h 30m. Buses operate throughout the day within a shared timetable, starting from 06:00 and continuing until 21:50. Ticket prices generally begin at 145,000 VND and may vary slightly depending on the service and boarding point. Checking the complete bus timetable for Hanoi to Mai Chau allows you to understand which stations are served, how long each option takes and which departures best fit your travel plans.
Cheapest Bus Hanoi to Mai Chau
145000 VND, from Yen Nghia, Hanoi to Nga 3 Ban Lac, Hoa Binh, departure some times, duration 3h.
Fastest Bus Hanoi to Mai Chau
337500 VND, from BigC Thang Long, Hanoi to Mai Chau Lodge, departure some times, duration 2h 30m.Bus Timetable: 01 Le Lai, Hanoi → Mai Chau Secret Garden
- 07:00 10:30 3h 30m 405000 VND
- 10:00 13:30 3h 30m 405000 VND
- 12:15 15:45 3h 30m 405000 VND
- 15:30 19:00 3h 30m 405000 VND
- 16:30 20:00 3h 30m 405000 VND
- 19:00 22:30 3h 30m 405000 VND
Bus Timetable: 01 Le Lai, Hanoi → New Way Expats, Mai Chau
- 06:10 11:10 5h 478799 VND
Bus Timetable: 128 Tran Nhat Duat, Hanoi → Mai Chau Ecolodge Hotel
- 11:30 15:30 4h 652500 VND
- 15:30 19:30 4h 652500 VND
Bus Timetable: 247 Le Duan, Hanoi → New Way Expats, Mai Chau
- 06:20 11:20 5h 478799 VND
Bus Timetable: Alley 90 Nguyen Tuan, Hanoi → Tong Dau Fork, Mai Chau
- 16:30 19:30 3h 319000 VND
- 19:00 22:00 3h 319000 VND
Bus Timetable: APT Travel Limousine, Hanoi → Mai Chau APT Travel
- 07:00 10:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 10:00 13:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 12:00 15:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 14:00 17:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 15:00 18:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 17:00 20:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 19:00 22:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
Bus Timetable: APT Travel Limousine, Hanoi → Mai Chau Madame Hue Homestay
- 07:00 10:30 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 10:00 13:30 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 12:00 15:30 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 14:00 17:30 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 15:00 18:30 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 17:00 20:30 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 19:00 22:30 3h 30m 375000 VND
Bus Timetable: APT Travel Limousine, Hanoi → Tong Dau Crossroad, Mai Chau
- 07:00 10:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 10:00 13:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 12:00 15:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 14:00 17:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 15:00 18:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 17:00 20:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 19:00 22:30 3h 30m 312500 VND
Bus Timetable: Big C Thang Long, Hanoi → Mai Chau APT Travel
- 07:30 11:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 10:30 14:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 12:30 16:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 14:30 18:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 15:30 19:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 17:30 21:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 19:30 23:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
Bus Timetable: Big C Thang Long, Hanoi → Mai Chau Madame Hue Homestay
- 07:30 11:00 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 10:30 14:00 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 12:30 16:00 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 14:30 18:00 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 15:30 19:00 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 17:30 21:00 3h 30m 375000 VND
- 19:30 23:00 3h 30m 375000 VND
Bus Timetable: Big C Thang Long, Hanoi → Tong Dau Crossroad, Mai Chau
- 07:30 11:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 10:30 14:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 12:30 16:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 14:30 18:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 15:30 19:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 17:30 21:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
- 19:30 23:00 3h 30m 312500 VND
Bus Timetable: BigC Thang Long, Hanoi → Mai Chau Lodge
- 07:40 10:10 2h 30m 337500 VND
- 08:00 10:30 2h 30m 337500 VND
- 08:40 11:10 2h 30m 337500 VND
- 13:00 15:30 2h 30m 337500 VND
- 16:30 19:00 2h 30m 337500 VND
Bus Timetable: BigC Thang Long, Hanoi → Mai Chau Transfer
- 08:00 11:00 3h 320031 VND
- 13:00 16:00 3h 320031 VND
- 16:30 19:30 3h 320031 VND
- 19:30 22:30 3h 320031 VND
Bus Timetable: Hanoi Airport, Noi Bai Airport → Mai Chau Transfer
- 06:50 10:50 4h 469115 VND
- 12:00 16:00 4h 469115 VND
- 15:30 19:30 4h 469115 VND
Bus Timetable: Hanoi My Dinh → Tong Dau, Mai Chau
- 18:00 21:00 3h 455000 VND
- 18:30 21:30 3h 598000 VND
- 19:30 22:30 3h 884000 VND
- 19:45 22:45 3h 598000 VND
- 20:30 23:30 3h 884000 VND
Bus Timetable: Hanoi My Dinh Bus Station → Mai Chau
- 08:30 11:00 2h 30m 203000 VND
- 10:00 12:30 2h 30m 203000 VND
- 11:15 13:45 2h 30m 203000 VND
- 16:00 18:30 2h 30m 203000 VND
- 17:00 19:30 2h 30m 203000 VND
- 18:00 20:30 2h 30m 203000 VND
Bus Timetable: Hanoi Old Quarter Transfer → Mai Chau Transfer
- 07:10 10:40 3h 30m 348478 VND
- 12:30 16:00 3h 30m 348478 VND
- 16:00 19:30 3h 30m 348478 VND
- 19:00 22:30 3h 30m 348478 VND
Bus Timetable: Hanoi Opera House → Mai Chau City Center
- 07:00 10:00 3h 299222 VND
- 07:30 10:30 3h 299222 VND
- 08:30 11:30 3h 299222 VND
- 10:00 13:00 3h 299222 VND
Bus Timetable: Hanoi Opera House → Mai Chau Ecolodge Hotel
- 07:00 10:00 3h 299222 VND
- 07:30 10:30 3h 299222 VND
- 08:30 11:30 3h 299222 VND
- 10:00 13:00 3h 299222 VND
Bus Timetable: Hanoi Opera House → Mai Chau Lodge
- 06:45 10:15 3h 30m 410000 VND
- 07:00 10:05 3h 5m 362500 VND
- 09:45 13:15 3h 30m 410000 VND
- 12:30 16:00 3h 30m 410000 VND
- 13:00 16:05 3h 5m 362500 VND
- 14:30 18:00 3h 30m 410000 VND
- 15:00 18:05 3h 5m 362500 VND
- 16:30 20:00 3h 30m 410000 VND
- 19:00 22:30 3h 30m 410000 VND
- 21:15 00:20 3h 5m 362500 VND
Bus Timetable: Hanoi Opera House → Mai Chau Transfer
- 07:10 10:10 3h 320031 VND
- 12:30 15:30 3h 320031 VND
- 16:00 19:00 3h 320031 VND
- 18:00 21:00 3h 320031 VND
Bus Timetable: Hanoi Opera House → Mai Chau Valley View Hotel, Hoa Binh
- 06:45 09:45 3h 337500 VND
- 09:45 12:45 3h 337500 VND
- 12:00 15:00 3h 337500 VND
- 15:00 18:00 3h 337500 VND
- 17:00 20:00 3h 337500 VND
Bus Timetable: Hanoi Opera House → Tong Dau Fork, Mai Chau
- 06:45 09:45 3h 337500 VND
- 09:45 12:45 3h 337500 VND
- 12:00 15:00 3h 337500 VND
- 15:00 18:00 3h 337500 VND
- 17:00 20:00 3h 337500 VND
Bus Timetable: Highlands Coffee BigC, Hanoi → Mai Chau Lodge
- 07:30 10:05 2h 35m 319000 VND
- 10:15 12:50 2h 35m 319000 VND
- 13:30 16:05 2h 35m 319000 VND
- 15:30 18:05 2h 35m 319000 VND
- 17:00 19:35 2h 35m 319000 VND
- 19:30 22:05 2h 35m 319000 VND
- 21:45 00:20 2h 35m 319000 VND
Bus Timetable: Hoan Kiem Ha Noi Opera House, Hanoi → Mai Chau Lodge
- 07:00 10:10 3h 10m 337500 VND
- 08:00 11:10 3h 10m 337500 VND
Bus Timetable: Hoan Kiem Ha Noi Opera House, Hanoi → Mai Chau Lodge Hotel
- 07:01 10:16 3h 15m 319000 VND
- 08:30 11:45 3h 15m 290000 VND
- 10:01 13:16 3h 15m 297000 VND
- 11:30 14:45 3h 15m 290000 VND
- 12:30 15:45 3h 15m 297000 VND
- 13:31 16:46 3h 15m 297000 VND
- 15:00 18:15 3h 15m 297000 VND
- 16:01 19:16 3h 15m 297000 VND
- 17:00 20:15 3h 15m 297000 VND
- 18:00 21:15 3h 15m 297000 VND
- 19:30 22:45 3h 15m 297000 VND
Bus Timetable: Hoan Kiem Ha Noi Opera House, Hanoi → Mai Chau Sunrise Village
- 07:10 10:40 3h 30m 435000 VND
Bus Timetable: My Dinh Bus Station, Hanoi → Moc Chau Bus Station, Mai Chau
- 08:00 13:00 5h 499999 VND
- 21:50 02:50 5h 499999 VND
Bus Timetable: My Dinh Bus Station, Hanoi → Tong Dau, Mai Chau
- 18:00 21:00 3h 455000 VND
- 18:30 21:30 3h 598000 VND
- 19:30 22:30 3h 884000 VND
- 19:45 22:45 3h 598000 VND
- 20:30 23:30 3h 884000 VND
Bus Timetable: So 35 Nguyen Tuan, Hanoi → Moc Chau Bus Station, Mai Chau
- 06:00 11:00 5h 325000 VND
- 06:30 11:30 5h 325000 VND
- 07:00 12:00 5h 325000 VND
- 07:30 12:30 5h 325000 VND
- 09:15 14:15 5h 325000 VND
- 10:15 15:15 5h 325000 VND
- 11:15 16:15 5h 325000 VND
- 11:45 16:45 5h 325000 VND
- 13:00 18:00 5h 325000 VND
- 14:15 19:15 5h 325000 VND
- 15:15 20:15 5h 325000 VND
- 16:15 21:15 5h 325000 VND
- 17:15 22:15 5h 325000 VND
- 18:15 23:15 5h 325000 VND
- 18:45 23:45 5h 325000 VND
Bus Timetable: Tbus Hanoi Office → Mai Chau Valley View Hotel, Hoa Binh
- 06:00 09:30 3h 30m 337500 VND
- 09:00 12:30 3h 30m 337500 VND
- 11:45 15:15 3h 30m 337500 VND
- 14:45 18:15 3h 30m 337500 VND
- 16:45 20:15 3h 30m 337500 VND
Bus Timetable: Tbus Hanoi Office → Tong Dau Fork, Mai Chau
- 06:00 09:30 3h 30m 337500 VND
- 09:00 12:30 3h 30m 337500 VND
- 11:45 15:15 3h 30m 337500 VND
- 14:45 18:15 3h 30m 337500 VND
- 16:45 20:15 3h 30m 337500 VND
Bus Timetable: Yen Nghia, Hanoi → Ban Lac Crossroad, Hoa Binh
- 10:00 13:00 3h 145000 VND
Bus Timetable: Yen Nghia, Hanoi → Nga 3 Ban Lac, Hoa Binh
- 11:00 14:00 3h 145000 VND
- 13:30 16:30 3h 145000 VND
- 14:30 17:30 3h 145000 VND
Frequently Asked Questions Bus Hanoi to Mai Chau
Below you will find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Hanoi to Mai Chau by bus.
How long does the bus trip from Hanoi to Mai Chau usually take?
A bus trip from Hanoi to Mai Chau usually takes about 2 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours, depending on the departure point and the specific bus service. Some Hanoi to Mai Chau bus journeys are much quicker, while others take longer, so it is worth checking the exact route before booking.
What is the price range for bus tickets on the Hanoi to Mai Chau route?
Bus tickets for Hanoi to Mai Chau generally range from 145000 VND to 884000 VND. The final bus fare can vary a lot by departure point, arrival point, and service type, so comparing options before you book is a good idea.
Which bus departures are available for Hanoi to Mai Chau, and when is the first and last bus?
For Hanoi to Mai Chau by bus, departures are available from early morning until late evening, with the first bus at 06:00 and the last bus at 21:50. The bus service leaves from several Hanoi points, so you can choose the departure that fits your plans best.
How frequent is the bus connection between Hanoi and Mai Chau?
The Hanoi to Mai Chau bus connection does not show a fixed frequency, so the schedule can vary by operator and departure point. Because of that, it is best to check the bus schedule in advance rather than assuming buses run at regular intervals.
Can I book bus tickets from Hanoi to Mai Chau in advance?
Yes, it is a good idea to book bus tickets for Hanoi to Mai Chau in advance, especially if you want a specific departure point or arrival stop. Advance booking helps you secure the bus trip that matches your timing and preferred location.
What should I know about bus arrivals on the Hanoi to Mai Chau route?
A bus journey from Hanoi to Mai Chau can arrive at different places such as Mai Chau, Tong Dau, Mai Chau Lodge, Mai Chau Transfer, or other local stops. Since the arrival point depends on the bus service, it is important to confirm the exact drop-off before you travel.
Is there a direct bus from Hanoi to Mai Chau from places like My Dinh or the Old Quarter?
Yes, there are bus departures from several Hanoi locations, including My Dinh Bus Station, Hanoi Old Quarter Transfer, Hanoi Opera House, and other city points. The Hanoi to Mai Chau bus trip can therefore be convenient if you choose the departure closest to where you are staying.
Are there any practical tips for taking the bus from Hanoi to Mai Chau?
For a Hanoi to Mai Chau bus journey, it helps to check both the departure point and the arrival stop carefully, because there are many options on this route. Since the bus service can vary in duration and price, confirming the details before departure will make the trip smoother.
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