You are going to visit Hanoi and wondering how to keep the cost down for the trip. In this entry I would like to suggest a cheap way to save money while traveling Hanoi is public bus with a very reasonable schedule and of course, a very attractive cost as well as important notes when traveling around by bus in Hanoi.

There are 3 major bus stations in Hanoi: Long Bien, My Dinh and Tran Khanh Du. First of all you need to find out the famous attractions in Hanoi and from that you can set up an itinerary for your bus journey.

1. Long Bien Bus Station
With the starting point the Long Bien bus station, you can enjoy the Hanoi following the bus routes:
• Bus 08 Long Bien - Dong My, fare 7,000 VND / person: When choosing bus 08 to explore Hanoi, you can stop near the Hoan Kiem Lake for a visit, experience Trang Tien ice cream (famous for the people of Hanoi), then take a walk around the Old Quarter through narrow streets of Hang Dao and Hang Bac...When tired you can stop eating Nom (mixed salad) at Long Vi Dung restaurant, enjoy coconut cream, caramel cream in Hang Than street. Just as enough to make it an interesting day in Hanoi.

• Bus 47 Long Bien - Bat Trang, fare 8,000 / person: With this bus line you will have a very new experience is to become ceramic artisan. You only need to sit in the bus and get off at the last stop that is the Bat Trang pottery village. You can shop for exquisite ceramic products such as oil lamps, wind chimes, bracelets...to sophisticated things such as as vases, cups. You will also experience the feeling of putting your own hands on earth to bring home as gifts for relatives and friends. When you are hungry, it is a good idea to enjoy a special cake here. Small cakes are larger than hand made of rice flour and meat. You can also enjoy authentic local home made cakes made from local ingredients such as corn tortillas, potato cakes, cassava cakes...
• Bus 17 Long Bien - Noi Bai, fare 9.000VND / person. Cruising on bus 17 you will visit the famous Co Loa Citadel, where worship King An Duong Vuong, known for the legend of holy cannon and love story of Princess My Chau and Trong Thuy. The relic site is large enough for you to spend the whole day for examination. And if you have time just spend a short visit to Noi Bai Airport one of the most modern airports in Vietnam.

2. My Dinh bus station
My Dinh is the largest bus station in Hanoi. If you depart from here you try our suggestions.
• Bus 33 My Dinh-Xuan Dinh, fare is 7,000 VND / person, now bus 33 has changed the route toYen Nghia - Xuan Dinh.
• Bus 16 My Dinh - Nuoc Ngam bus station, fare 7000/person. Instead you can take bus 16 to go through the Xanh market - the most famous student market in Hanoi, via Thu Le Park.

• Bus 34, My Dinh - Gia Lam, fare 7,000 VND / person. As one of the key bus routes of Hanoi city. If you depart on bus 34 you can visit the cheap market in the heart of Ha Noi is Nha Xanh market where there are fashion items, food that will make you surprise with the cheap prices. Next you will stop taking pictures in the famous romantic Korean road Kim Ma.

3. Tran Khanh Du bus station
• Bus 35 Tran Khanh Du - Thanh Tuoc, fare 9.000 VND / person. From Tran Khanh Du bus station, bus 35 travels through Thong Nhat Park, the largest park in Hanoi, followed by the National Cinema Center, Hoa Binh park where there are projects to plant thousands of cherry trees supported by Japan. Close to the end of the journey through the 79 Spring hill in Me Linh.

• Bus 45 Tran Khanh Du - Dong Ngac, fare is 7,000 VND / person. The buses pass through the main streets in the center of the city such as Le Thanh Tong, Hai Ba Trung, Tho Nhuom, Dien Bien Phu. Then you stop at Hoang Dieu street to walk to Thang Long Royal Citadel, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, through the Temple of Literature. These are historical monuments of national level and can not be missed when visiting Hanoi.

Note: Most of Hanoi's bus routes start early from 5.00 or 5:30 pm until 21.30 - 23.00. Please consider your time to make sure that you won't miss the last bus.

"Travel Hanoi by Bus: Fare and Route" was written from the experience of myself after many years of study and work in the city. Hopefully it helps you travel Hanoi in the most economical and exciting way.