Buses in Hanoi

Buses are one of the main types of public transport in Hanoi, beside Hanoi Metro, operated by the state-owned Transerco and several private companies serving the city centre and towns in greater Hanoi as well as connecting Hanoi with neighbouring provinces. Buses in Hanoi are easily recognisable with their blue paint scheme, while some others are also painted green, orange and older red-yellow colours. The earliest bus service begins at 4:30 a.m. while the latest bus departure across the network is at 10:30 p.m. Service may be extended to 11:30 p.m. on weekends on select routes. Most Hanoi buses are equipped with an audio system (accompanied with a LED display in certain routes) to announce the stops. LED panels at some bus stops display live route information.
The network includes subsidized buses, non-subsidized buses, airport buses and provincial buses that connect Hanoi with neighbouring provinces. As of November 2023, the city had 2,034 buses serving 154 bus lines, which included 132 subsidized lines (including airport buses), 8 non-subsidized, 12 provincial, and 2 city tour lines. These lines covered all 30 districts/towns, and 512/579 communes/wards around the city. The city also introduced electronic tickets and planned to replace 4,000 human conductors on buses in the near future.
There are currently over 100 government-subsidized bus routes in Hanoi, numbering from 01 to 126. Branch routes of a main route are usually marked by the number plus a letter. For example, 06B runs between Giap Bat Bus Station and Hong Van and shares most of its route with 06. The system also includes BRT and DRT services.
Hanoi officials have been planning to put the compressed natural gas (CNG) buses into service with three new routes in July 2018. However, service only started two months later in September 2018. Seven routes use CNG busses in Hanoi, they are numbered from 157 to 163. Routes 23 (Nguyen Cong Tru), 56B (Vietnam Buddhist Academy) and 146 (Hao Nam) are loop routes.
In addition to four subsidized routes serving Noi Bai International Airport: 07 (from Cau Giay Bus Interchange), 17 (from Long Bien Bus Interchange), 90 (from Kim Ma Bus Station) and 109 (from My Dinh Bus Station) Transerco also operates two high-quality non-subsidized routes, numbered 68, from Me Linh Plaza (Ha Dong) and 86, from Hanoi Railway Station.
These routes connect Hanoi with nearby provinces like Hung Yen, Ha Nam, Bac Ninh and Bac Giang, as well as further districts from the city centre like Ba Vi. The fare is usually divided along different sections of the route, and usually mounts up to 20,000 - 30,000 ₫ for a whole trip between the termini.
Beginning from Nov. 1st 2024, complying with the Hanoi People's Committee's approval of Hanoi DoT's proposal, the new single journey ticket fares for subsidized bus routes are as follows:
with the fares of non-subsidized bus routes unaffected.
Regular commuters can now purchase a monthly pass for ₫140,000 to use on 1 specific route or ₫280,000 to use on all routes. Students, industrial zone workers and the elderly pay half price for a monthly pass (₫70,000/₫140,000), group pay 30% less (₫100,000/₫200,000).
These are routes listed with numbers smaller than 200, with a few special routes like BRT and CNG routes.
Distinguished by its large numbering, these routes connect Hanoi with nearby provinces:
202. Gia Lam (Hanoi) - Hai Duong
203. Giap Bat (Hanoi) - Bac Giang
204. Long Bien (Hanoi) - Thuan Thanh (Bac Ninh)
205. Gia Lam (Hanoi) - 5th National Highway - Hung Yen City
206. Giap Bat (Hanoi) - Phu Ly (Ha Nam)
207. Gia Lam (Hanoi) - Trieu Duong
208. Giap Bat (Hanoi) - Khoai Chau (Hung Yen)
209. Giap Bat (Hanoi) - 1st National Highway - Hung Yen City
210. Gia Lam (Hanoi) - Hiep Hoa (Bac Giang)
212. My Dinh (Hanoi) - Que Vo (Bac Ninh)
213. Yen Nghia (Hanoi) - Binh An (Hoa Binh)
214. Yen Nghia (Hanoi) - Ha Nam
215. My Dinh (Hanoi) - Truc Ninh (Nam Dinh)
These routes either changed their numbers, merged with other routes or went defunct:
- Hanoi Bus Enterprise: 01, 03A, 03B, 11, 17, 23, 31, 36, 40, 52A, 52B, 100, 108.
- 10-10 Bus Enterprise: 05, 13, 20A, 20B, 28, 29, 50, 53A, 53B, 67, 92, 95, 96, 97, 110, 111.
- Hanoi Electric Vehicle JSC.: 07, 25, 27, 34, 35A, 35B, 41, 44, 45, 55A, 55B, 56A, 56B, 109.
- Cau Buou Bus Enterprise: 06D, 06E, 16, 22A, 22B, 22C, 32, 84, 85, 103A, 103B, 117, 119
- Yen Vien Bus Enterprise: , 10A, 10B, 15, 54, 63, 90, 93, 112.
- Lien Ninh Transportation and Service JSC.: 08A, 08B, 09A, 09B, 19, 21A, 21B, 37, 125.
- Newway Transportation JSC.: 47A, 47B, 48, 69, 94.
- Hanoi Passenger Car JSC: 42, 49, 51, 122, 124, 145, 146, 202, 204, 205, 212.
- Tan Dat Center: 06A, 06B, 06C, 12, 33, 39, 62, 101A, 101B, 104, 113, 115.
- Southern Hanoi Passenger Car Enterprise: 04, 14, 18, 24, 26, 30, 38, 87, 88, 98, 99, 106
- Hanoi Express Bus Enterprise: 02, 66, 68, 86, 89, 91, 102, 105, 107, 114, 116, BRT 01.
- Bac Ha Limited Company: 203.
- Dong Anh Transport, Trading and Tourism Joint Stock Company: 46, 123
- Bao Yen Tourism, Service and Construction Company Limited: 57, 58, 59, 60A, 60B, 61, 65, 142, 143, 144, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163
- Hai Van International Shipping Joint Venture Company: 43, 64, 74.
- Ha Tay Passenger Car Joint Stock Company: 70A, 70B, 70C, 118, 126, 213.
- Ha Tay Automobile Transport Joint Stock Company: 72.
- Bao Chau Transport and Service Joint Stock Company: 78.
- Vinbus (Vingroup Corporation): E01, E02, E03, E04, E05, E06, E07, E08, E09
Travellers can use a mobile app called Tìm Buýt to find the bus routes between the departure and arrival points. The app is available on the web, iOS, Android and Windows Phone. The Windows Phone app has been discontinued while the app on Android and iOS is available in both Vietnamese and English.
Buses are painted with peace bird symbol and Hanoi's Khue Van Cac seal on its body.