I am looking into taking bus sleeper to get to Da Nang from Ha Noi. but in the ticket description it says that you can bring only one piece of luggage of 20 kilos. my luggage is 23 and I have carry on. Did anybody have the experience traveling with two pieces of luggage on the bus? please, advise
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To Michael P / Post #10
Michael– thanks for your reply and question.
Long story short– it was mostly due to cost.
When I first started the Hanoi to Hue route in 2012, I think one way was maybe 150 K VND = roughly $8 USD.
The blue and white Sinh Tourist buses at that time were fabulous. The drivers professional, smooth and courteous. Overnight, they rarely blew the horn which was unbelievable.
Also, there were often very friendly young tourist types on the bus that were a joy to talk to.
After those dozen + round trips, I switched to the soft sleeper trains at a higher cost.
Some nights were heavenly, some wretched due to air con issues, or noise from fellow passengers.
Now at the age of 70, I prefer to fly.
Hope this helps.
Steve in the USA
Sleeper style buses?
Yeah, can see a problem.
Having said that, there is a variety of them getting around.
I, for the most part, don’t mind them too much, but would prefer to be upright.
But for me, it’s long distance road travel in Vietnam.
It is not a relaxing and enjoyable experience.
Why?
Driving attitudes.
It’s often / mostly not good, and sometimes, downright scary.
Like seriously scary!
My wife has been in tears more than once, and l have held my breath for far longer, and far more often, than I’m comfortable with.
Night, well, that just makes it a whole different ball game.
But you’re right Simon, you are unlikely to die.
On the balance of probabilities……
But I’ll take my chances, when l have the option, of a firey plane crash.
Scott
Good memories from using nightbuses, you will be lucky, more likely bad ones.
“Pretty much like most forms of mass transport especially in less developed countries.”
No, not really.
“In a case of an accident there is absolutely no chance to get out of the bus quickly.”
Pretty much like most forms of mass transport especially in less developed countries.
Train fires have taken plenty of lives. Escape from airplanes is not common. Ferry disasters don’t have a very good survival record. The very sad case of the fire in the Swiss nightclub shows you are not even safe in one of the world’s most developed countries.
All travel is a risk. Some are prepared to take more than others. I can only assume that none of the more cautious posters here ever travelled in risky countries on risky transport. Probably some of my best travel memories, but each to their own.
Nowadays I stick to a bicycle, plenty of escape routes from that, so where are the rest of you?🚴😃
Edited: 3:31 am, January 08, 2026
“In a case of an accident there is absolutely no chance to get out of the bus quickly.”
Yep.
Pretty much common sense that these buses are unsafe.
” I would politely and respectfully disagree with those who believe the overnight buses are dangerous”
Everyone is free to make his own choice.
The main problem of the ” Sleeping buses” in Vietnam ( and Laos, Cambodia, India etc) is the interior design.
In a case of an accident there is absolutely no chance to get out of the bus quickly. I cannot believe that anyone who has been inside of such a bus wouldn’t agree.
Presume bus is cheaper than the train. Train was more expensive than l expected.
Hello Steve,
“I have at least a dozen, maybe 15 round trips between Hanoi and Hue”
Why?
What is your motivation for choosing the bus over train or air travel?
Thanks 🙏
#8, that train crash was in 1982?
There was a serious bus crash last year, on the Hanoi to DaNang route, overnight, 10 people were killed.