Catch a Taxi in Hanoi, good experience to catch a taxi in Hanoi

How to catch a Taxi in Hanoi.

The first time you visit Hanoi, everything is strange, you don't know how to go from the hotel to the famous restaurant in Hanoi which you want to try some very tasty food. In that situation, Taxi is the best choice.

But you are newcomer and you don't know which taxi company is good and which one is bad - meaning they are cheating you.

With the 10 years tour guide experience, I will suggest you some way to catch a good taxi, you will have safe trip, and save money.

A.  If you want to catch a taxi from the HN air port (Noi Bai) to the centrer of Hanoi(your hotel).

- When you get out of the lobby, there are a lot of taxi driver invite you use their service. In that situation, do not talk any thing and keep walking to outside of the lobby. If you ask anyone, other people will come and follow you up to you use the service of one of them. If you have hand phone you should buy a Vietnamese Sim Card - at the lobby of the air port there are some shop selling. One sim card is 100.000dong =5$ = call in 40 minutes domestic phone call.

- Outside of the lobby, there are 3 road for the vehicle. the first road use for the politician, the second road use for taxis, and the last road for pick up the tourists.

- You should go the second road and choose the "NOI BAI TAXI" or if you have Vietnamese sim card. Call: Telephone :0438.86.56.15. if you call by international sim card call: Telephone : +84438.86.56.15. This taxi is metter taxi,  the first Km you have to pay 13.000dong/km and from the second you pay 2500dong/200m.

- The distance from HN air port(Noi Bai) to the centrer it mean(Hoan Kiem Lake) is about 35km. So the money you have to pay for the taxi from Noi Bai to the Old quarter is about 350.000Dong = 16USD.