Factfile
Population: 82 million
Time zone: GMT +7 hours
Currency: Vietnamese dong
Language: Vietnamese
Int. dialling code: +84
Religion: Buddhism
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More information
- Halong Bay homepage
- Cat Ba island
- Hanoi
- Culture of Vietnam
- History of Halong Bay
- Getting there - airport parking
- Getting there - airport hotels
- Getting there - holiday insurance
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Kate Pettifer
Freelance journalist
"Halong Bay, off the Vietnamese coast, is one of the most breathtakingly tranquil and beautiful places I've ever visited. Take a day trip from Hanoi or stay overnight on Cat Ba Island to soak up the natural beauty of the bay's deep green sea and dramatic limestone islands."
Before you leave - airport parking
Getting to Halong Bay
It's not possible to fly directly into Halong Bay, instead visitors must fly into the nearby Hanoi International airport. Flights can take anything over 13 hours and will involve a stopover in Hong Kong. Once you've arrived in Hanoi, you'll need to make your way by road to Halong Bay.
Best price guarantee
We have great value airport parking available at 26 UK airports. You can choose on or off-airport parking and you could even have us park your car. All our parking comes with a best price guarantee which means that if you find cheaper within 24 hours, we'll let you park for FREE.
Thankfully, our UK airport parking isn't this chaotic.
Why book your parking with Holiday Extras?
We offer a range of ways to help take the hassle out of arriving at the airport and make air travel so much easier than it was before. From cleaning your car to parking it for you, we aim to make airport travel just that little bit easier.
We'll give you the chance to get a text with traffic and weather news before you leave. We could meet you at the terminal and park your car, and we'll even give it a clean with a valet service. For all the information read our parking upgrades page.
Despite what you may think, taxis are often more expensive than parking. We've made a taxi-vs-parking cost calculator to help you see how much you could save.
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