Van dari CBExpress Hanoi ke Ninh Binh

Saya berada di tempat duduk hadapan di sebelah pemandu tanpa tali pinggang keledar

I was in the front seat next to the driver with no seat belt

Kami menaiki bas pada pukul 4:30. Kami pergi ke tempat pengambilan tetapi tiada tanda untuk menunggu. Kami bertanya kepada penduduk tempatan dan dia berkata kami hanya boleh menunggu di tempat kami berada. Kami telah lakukan. Pada 4:45 saya bertanya kepada orang yang saya hubungi sedikit sebelum ini. Dia memberitahu kami bahawa bas sudah berada di sana tetapi tidak dapat mencari kami. Dia juga menghantar video kepada saya, yang dihantar oleh pemandu kepadanya untuk membuktikan kami tidak berada di sana. Terdapat beberapa kereta yang diletakkan di belakang kami. Pemandu itu tidak keluar dari keretanya, tidak menghubungi kami, tidak bertanya nama saya kepada sesiapa. Akhirnya gadis yang saya bercakap dengan baik dan menghantar pemandu itu balik. Kami pergi ke tempat yang kami tidak sepatutnya berada. Secara keseluruhannya, perjalanan dengan Duy Khang amat tertekan. Limosin itu selesa tetapi penghawa dinginnya sangat sejuk. Kami lewat 1 jam.

We had a bus at 4:30. We went to the pick up point but there was no sign where to wait. We asked a local and he said we can just wait right where we were. We did. At 4:45 I asked the person I had contact to a little before already. She told us that the bus was already there but could not find us. She even send me a video, which the driver sent her to prove we were not there. There were some cars parking which we were behind. The driver did not get out of his car, did not call us, did not ask anybody for my name. In the end the girl I talked to was nice and sent the driver back. We went to a place which we were not supposed to be. It was all in all a lot of stress to travel with Duy Khang. The Limousine was comfortable but the airconditioner was extremely cold. We were 1 hour late.

Pergi dan tiba seperti yang dijangkakan, Hanoï - Ninh Binh ok tetapi untuk Ninh Binh - Tam Coc pemandu memandu dengan sangat laju. Tempat duduk yang selesa dan botol air percuma

Left and arrived as expected, Hanoï - Ninh Binh was ok but for Ninh Binh - Tam Coc the driver was driving really fast. Confortable seat and free bottle of water

Bas menepati masa dan pemandu secara proaktif menempatkan kami di tempat pengambilan di Central Circus. Pejabat juga menelefon untuk memastikan kami berada di tempat pengambilan dan pemandu telah menemui kami. Bas sangat selesa dan bersih. Kami terpaksa menukar bas selama 20 minit terakhir ke Tam Coc tetapi itu tidak menjadi masalah, cuma sesuatu yang perlu diketahui jika anda menggunakan laluan ini. Turun betul-betul di dok bot jadi sangat tengah dan berjalan kaki singkat ke penginapan tempatan. Secara keseluruhan perjalanan yang lancar dan menyenangkan.

Bus was on time and driver proactively located us at the pick up point at Central Circus. The office also called to ensure we were at the pick up point and that the driver had found us. Bus was very comfortable and clean. We had to change buses for the final 20 mins to Tam Coc but that was no issue, just something to be aware of if you're taking this route. Dropped right at the boat dock so very central and short walk to the local accommodation. Overall a smooth and pleasant trip.

Perjalanan bas itu sendiri lancar - satu-satunya masalah ialah memikirkan dari mana sebenarnya bas itu pergi. Pin peta Google pada PDF tidak 100% tepat dan selepas bertanya orang, setiap orang menunjukkan kami ke arah yang berbeza. Kami sebenarnya dijemput dari no.77 di jalan itu.

The bus journey was smooth itself - the only problem was figuring out where the bus actually went from. The Google maps pin on the PDF wasn’t 100% accurate and after asking people, each person pointed us in a different direction. We actually got picked up from no.77 on that road.

Keluar tepat pada masanya tetapi kemudian van berhenti berhampiran destinasi selama 20 minit untuk bertemu kenderaan lain. Rupa-rupanya beberapa jenis tugas untuk menghantar beberapa barang dan mengambil pekerja. Tiba lewat 30 minit.

Left on time but then the van stopped near the destination for 20 minutes to meet another vehicle. Apparently some kind of errand to deliver some goods and pickup an employee. Arrived 30 minutes late.

Bas kami banyak melakukan lencongan dan akhirnya kami terpaksa menukar kereta yang sangat lama. Kami telah mengalami kelewatan lebih daripada 1.5j. Dan beberapa pemandu memandu gila.

Our bus did a lot oft detours and in the end we had to change into a very old car. We‘ve had more than 1,5h delay. And some of the drivers drove crazy.

Saya menghubungi pengendali melalui WhatsApp untuk mengesahkan hari sebelumnya yang sangat membantu kerana pemandu akhirnya menemui saya berdasarkan gambar saya sebelum saya melihat van itu:) Central Circus mempunyai banyak van dan bas yang melakukan pengambilan dan menghantar jadi bersabar dan kekal di satu tempat, mereka tidak akan pergi tanpa anda! Pemandu adalah sopan dan profesional, tetapi jangan mengharapkan bahasa Inggeris. Terjemahan Google boleh membantu. Van bersih dan mereka menawarkan sebotol air. Perjalanan yang mudah, pasti mengesyorkan.

I contacted the operator via WhatsApp to confirm the day before which was very helpful since the driver ended up finding me based on my picture before I spotted the van:) Central Circus has a lot of vans and buses doing pickups and drop offs so be patient and stay in one spot, they won’t leave without you! Driver was polite and professional, but do not expect English. Google translate can assist. Van was clean and they offered a bottle of water. Easy trip, definitely recommend.

Driver tried asking for more money saying I hadn’t paid at our hostel he was very rude, first bus was perfect however

Clean vehicle, but our driver was a rude and angry person who treated us and the other passengers as numbers instead of people. He drove fast, but safer comparing to the drivers in Indonesia :P Downside to this is the bumping experience in the back of the minivan