Vietnam - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Northern Thailand - page 195

Moving on Transport on the Laos side to Nong Haet is erratic, but once you get there you can pick up
a bus to Phonsavan.
For more information about crossing this border in the other direction, Click here .
Getting There & Away
AIR
Vietnam Airlines ( 054-382 4709; 23 Ð Nguyen Van Cu; closed Sun) has two daily flights to
both Hanoi and HCMC. VietJet Air ( 1900 1886; www.vietjetair.com ) also connects Hue with
HCMC and the capital.
Phu Bai airport is 14km south of town. Metered taxis meet all flights and cost about
190,000d to the centre, or use the minibus service for 50,000d. Vietnam Airlines also runs
an airport shuttle, which can collect you from your hotel (tickets 60,000d).
BUS
The main bus station is 4km southeast of the centre on the continuation of Ð Hung Vuong.
An Hoa bus station (Hwy 1) , northwest of the Citadel, serves northern destinations, including
Dong Ha.
From here, one daily bus at 11.15am (look for 'Phuc Vu' in the windscreen) heads for
Phong Nha Farmstay and Son Trach (150,000d, four hours). There's also a useful minibus
connection (500,000d, five hours) between Hue Backpackers and Phong Nha Farmstay/
Son Trach village, leaving the hostel in Hue at 1pm and stopping at the Vinh Moc Tunnels
and the Ben Hai River Museum. Entrance tickets and a guide at the tunnels are included.
Hue is a regular stop on open-tour bus routes. Most drop off and pick up passengers at
central hotels.
The Mandarin and Stop & Go cafes can arrange bookings for the bus to Savannakhet,
Laos.
TRAIN
Hue train station ( 054-382 2175; 2 Ð Phan Chu Trinh) is at the southwestern end of Ð Le Loi.