Hanoi Map - Travel In Vietnam HanoiHanoi sprawls along the Red River (Song Hong), which is itself spanned by three bridges. The oldest is the 1682m (5500ft) Long Bien Bridge, built way back in 1902. Though the bridge was bombed repeatedly by the US during the war, the bridge supported rail and other traffic continuously throughout the war; today the bridge serves pedestrians and non-motorised vehicles only. A few metres south is the newer Chuong Duong Bridge, and north of the city, and servicing the airport, is the Thang Long Bridge. Most of Hanoi's streets are prefixed with the
word pho, while the larger roads and boulevards are Most Hanoi travellers experience of Hanoi will be in the Old Quarter, just north of Hoan Kiem Lake. This fascinating street maze is made up of narrow streets whose names reflect the wares that are being sold there. Getting Around In Hanoi The bus system in Hanoi is inexpensive and easy to use with the aid of a bus map. There is cheap public transportation from Hanoi's several bus stations to all parts of the Vietnam. Most Hanoi travellers avoid the buses, prefering to use the transport provided by the government sanctioned travel and tour companies. An alternative is the famous Hanoi motorbike taxi. These taxi are notorious when they travel. They are cheap and you need to bargain with them. As a rule of thumb, it costs about US$1 for a distance of about 3-5 km. The are fast, and they are fun to travel in - but not for the faint hearted though. The capital's main train station, Ga Hang Co, provides access to the 2600km (1612mi) Vietnamese railway system, which runs up and down the coast between Hanoi and Saigon with links all over Vietnam and have a twice-weekly service to Beijing. Though sometimes even slower than the buses, these dilapidated trains are more comfortable (if they do not oversold the tickets) as well as safer, for cross-country travel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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