Getting to Long Bien From Noi Bai or Central Hanoi Without a Bike: What Published Pages Say

To get to a rental shop near Gia Lam bus station from the airport, or from a hotel in central Hanoi, a traveller has to join up several sources. Eight pages read on 26 October 2026 cover the legs: where Noi Bai Airport lets taxis and ride-hailing cars collect passengers, which buses the airport lists, how Hanoi sets bus fares, a bus route that ends at Gia Lam bus station, and luggage limits on buses. No page describes the whole journey, several figures disagree, and none defines the Old Quarter. Each source is reported with its date, and the gaps are listed. The shop’s address is in the last paragraph.

Where taxis and ride-hailing cars wait at Noi Bai

A report on the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam’s site, dated 3 August 2026, says that from 07:00 that day the airport and the border-gate police applied a new traffic plan at terminals T1 and T2. Pickup areas and car parks P1 to P9 were reorganised. For arrivals at T2, the report says passengers leaving the terminal meet registered pickup staff or concession taxis, or are guided to car park P1 if they use ride-hailing apps such as Grab or Xanh SM.

A government news portal (baochinhphu.vn, 5 August 2026) covers T1. Service vehicles under nine seats that are not concession taxis were first directed to car park P2. After passenger feedback, yellow-plate service vehicles (in the reporter’s wording, ride-hailing cars) were allowed to pick up at lane 3 in front of Hall E, which the page says has a roof, with a stop limit of three minutes per vehicle. The airport also placed staff on floor 1 of both terminals to guide passengers, and the reporter notes that some ride-hailing passengers found the longer walk inconvenient.

The airport’s own transport page (noibaiairport.vn) shows no date, though it mentions a shuttle-bus change from 20 March 2023, so its taxi range and fares may be older than the August reports. The T1 ride-hailing spot changed within days of the plan starting, so confirm the current arrangement on the day.

Bus routes listed by the airport

The airport page lists six public bus routes for the terminals: 07, 17, 90, 109, 68 and 86. Routes 07, 17, 90 and 109 are described as ordinary routes running every 10–15 minutes from 5:00 to 23:00, at 8,000–9,000 VND. Routes 68 and 86 are described as high-quality routes, every 25–30 minutes over the same hours, at 50,000 and 45,000 VND. Route 17 is the one named for Long Bien, but the pages read give no stop list for it, so they do not show whether a stop is near the shop’s street. Noi Bai Airport Buses 86, 90, 17 and 109: Where Each Route Ends, as Listed by the Airport covers routes 86, 90, 17 and 109 as the airport lists them.

Where the pages disagree

VietnamPlus gives 9,000 VND only as an earlier price, for both the 30-to-under-40 km band and the 40 km and over band; none of its new fares is 9,000 VND. The airport page shows 9,000 VND for route 17, so that figure may predate November 2024. No page read states route 17’s length or whether it is a subsidised route, so which band applies is not known.

From the central side: bus route 34 and Gia Lam bus station

The Hanoi city government portal (hanoi.gov.vn, 18 April 2025) reports the launch of electric bus route 34 between Mỹ Đình and Gia Lâm bus stations, with 17 buses. The route text it prints runs, on the way to Gia Lâm, through Hàng Vôi, Hàng Tre and Hàng Muối streets, then Trần Nhật Duật street, Chương Dương Bridge and Nguyễn Văn Cừ street, to Gia Lâm bus station (Bến xe Gia Lâm). The return text names a different set of streets after Chương Dương Bridge. Nguyễn Văn Cừ is the street in the shop’s address, and the route text names it in both directions.

The page gives no stop positions, hours or fare, does not say which stretch of Nguyễn Văn Cừ the buses use, and is more than a year old, so the route may have changed. Transerco’s site lists a route finder called Tìm buýt under customer support, but the pages read do not show whether it covers route 34 or what stops and times it gives. Long Bien Motorbike Pickup: Finding Alley 5 on Nguyen Van Cu covers the last stretch once a reader is near the street.

Carrying luggage on a city bus

LuatVietnam’s article of 21 December 2024 on bus rules from 1 January 2025 summarises Article 24 of Circular 36/2024/TT-BGTVT as limiting a bus passenger’s luggage to no more than 10 kg and no more than 30 x 40 x 60 cm. Hanoi Mới newspaper (16 October 2023) reports that Transerco’s passenger code of conduct asks riders not to bring goods or bulky luggage on board. Neither page says how a conductor applies the limit, so a large suitcase cannot be assumed to be accepted.

The airport page lists luggage-trolley points at T1 and T2 and a left-luggage service in the public area on floor 2, east wing, of T2, with no prices or hours. Ride-hailing stops are short (three minutes per vehicle at T1 lane 3), so, as general guidance, a traveller can pack bags for quick loading. Rear Racks and Bungee Cords: Securing Soft Luggage on a Manual Bike is about carrying soft luggage once a bike is in hand.

Before leaving: general guidance

• Follow the signs and staff at the terminal you arrive at; the pages show pickup spots changed in August 2026.
• Treat every fare and hour above as a lead and confirm it with the operator or the app before relying on it.
• Ask the shop how to find the entrance before setting off.
• For an evening or night arrival, Hanoi Motorbike Rental for a Late Flight: Plan Pickup and Return is a related read.

What the pages leave out

• Any taxi or ride-hailing fare, or travel time, from Noi Bai or central Hanoi to Long Bien or the shop. The only taxi figure is the airport’s average to the city centre.
• Route 17’s length, current fare, stop positions and new hours, with the airport page undated.
• How pickups work after 5 August 2026, or whether lane 3 still applies now.
• The Old Quarter: no page defines it, names a bus stop there or links a hotel to a stop, and route 34’s page lists no stops, hours or fare.
• The text of the circular itself, since only a summary was read, and what happens to a suitcase over the limit.
• Anything about carrying luggage on a rental bike or what the shop does at pickup; ask the shop.

Sources checked

• Civil Aviation Authority: Noi Bai traffic plan
• Government portal: T1 ride-hailing lane
• Noi Bai Airport: travel guide page
• Transerco: bus hours notice
• VietnamPlus: Hanoi bus fares
• Hanoi city portal: bus route 34
• LuatVietnam: bus luggage summary
• Hanoi Mới: Transerco conduct code

Thuê xe máy Nguyễn Hà is open 09:00–21:00 daily at Ngõ 5 Nguyễn Văn Cừ, Bồ Đề, Long Biên, Hà Nội (near Gia Lâm bus station). Phone: 0334 699 969.