Where a car takes you from Hanoi
These are the day trips from Hanoi on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Ninh Binh (Goat Meat Country) Ninh Binh is Hanoi's limestone-karst day-trip 100 km south, where the country goat is the regional dish: grilled, spring-rolled and hot-potted at Tam
- Bat Trang Ceramic Village Bat Trang is Hanoi's ceramic village 14 km east, founded in the 14th century, with regional dishes canh mang muc and steamed banh te rice cakes
- Duong Lam Ancient Village Duong Lam is Hanoi's living-museum ancient village 50 km west, with laterite houses and food specialties Ga Mia chicken and bamboo-spit roast pork
- Halong Bay (Bai Chay Seafood) Halong Bay is Hanoi's limestone-bay day trip, with day cruises from Bai Chay port serving onboard seafood lunches of clams, prawns, squid and grilled
- Hoa Lu (Tam Coc Com Chay) Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh is Vietnam's 10th-century first capital, where com chay scorched-rice crackers come with goat ragout in stalls along the Trang An
Booking a car in Hanoi
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- Desks on site
- Dollar
- Pick up at
- Hanoi Airport
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.