Hanoi Bicycle Tour: City & Countryside with Train Street

The farmers and the train tracks are real neighbors here, separated by a few meters and a century.

A half-day bicycle tour of Hanoi combining Old Quarter backstreets, Red River Island farmland and the Reunification Train Street, with a live English-speaking guide, mountain bike and all entrance fees included. You ride through local markets, stop at working farms to meet residents, visit the Long Bien Bridge built in 1902, and finish with lunch and egg coffee at a local restaurant before returning to your hotel.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Hanoi Old Quarter30m · entry included
2. Long Bien Bridge1h · entry included
3. West Lake1h · entry included

Bicycle tour of Hanoi city and countryside

• Pick up and bike selection
• Briefing on city cycling and itinerary
• Ride through quiet alleys and local market
• Cycle under Long Bien Bridge and view Red River
• Visit farm on Red River Island and meet local family
• Cycle along West Lake and enjoy panoramic views
• Ride through bustling local market
• Visit Huu Tiep Lake and local family home
• Pass major city highlights by bike
• Explore Reunification Train Street
• Lunch at local restaurant
• Try unique Egg Coffee
• Return to hotel

The experience

Hotel pickup gets you to the bike shop, where you choose a mountain bike fitted to your size and get a route briefing from your guide. The ride starts on narrow alleys where traffic thins and few tourists venture: the kind of streets where you see people actually living, not performing for cameras. You pass under the Long Bien Bridge, Hanoi's oldest span, built by the Eiffel Construction company in 1902, and stop at the local market below it to watch the morning rhythm of vendors and shoppers.

Then the route crosses into Red River Island, where banana and corn farms sit in the middle of the city, invisible to most visitors. You stop at a family farm to learn how they grow vegetables and tropical fruit, and a guide translates the daily routines that have held here for generations. The contrast is the point: you are still in Hanoi, but the noise and pace drop away. Cycling along West Lake's banks, you get a view of the old quarter and modern skyline facing each other across the water: centuries and decades in one frame.

The final stretch takes you to the Reunification Train Street, a hundred-year-old rail line that runs through residential neighborhoods where residents live meters from the tracks. This is where the tour earns its name: you see how the city has built itself around the trains, not away from them. Lunch follows at a local restaurant, then an egg coffee (a Hanoi specialty made with egg yolk and condensed milk) before the ride back to your hotel.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and return transfer.
• mountain bike fitted to your size.
• live English-speaking guide.
• all entrance fees to attractions and sites.
• water throughout the ride.
• lunch at a local restaurant.
• traditional egg coffee.
• rain poncho if weather requires it.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 08:00 and 12:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (18 to 60 years) · Senior (61 to 75 years) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Infant (1 to 5 years): free

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 11 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortInfant seats availableNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Bicycle Tours Hanoi

Is this one for you?The pace is steady cycling on flat terrain through backstreets and quiet paths rather than main roads, so it suits riders of any fitness level who want to see how Hanoi actually works without a strenuous ride. If you want to sit in a vehicle and be driven past landmarks, this is not the tour for you. If you want to move through the city at the speed of a bicycle and stop to talk with people, this one does that.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (6 to 11 years); Infant (1 to 5 years): free.

What is the Long Bien Bridge and why does the tour stop there?

The Long Bien Bridge is Hanoi's oldest bridge, built in 1902 by the Eiffel Construction company. The tour stops there to see the local market operating below it and the panoramic view of the Red River, which gives you a sense of how the city's daily life centers on the water and the bridge as a landmark.

Will I actually meet local people on this tour?

Yes. The tour includes a stop at a working farm on Red River Island where you meet a local family and learn how they grow vegetables and tropical fruit, and you visit a family home near West Lake to learn about everyday life and Hanoian traditions with your guide translating.

What is the Reunification Train Street?

The Reunification Train Street is a hundred-year-old railway line that runs through the heart of Hanoi, passing just meters from where residents live. The tour rides along it so you can see how the city has built itself around the active train tracks.

What kind of bike will I ride, and is it suitable for someone who hasn't cycled in years?

You ride a mountain bike chosen to fit your size at the shop before the tour starts. The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels, and the route uses backstreets and quieter paths rather than main roads, so the pace is manageable for casual riders.

What's included in the tour price?

The tour includes hotel pickup and return, a mountain bike, an English-speaking guide, all entrance fees, water, and egg coffee at the end. A rain poncho is provided if needed.

How long is the tour, and what time does it start?

The tour runs for four hours. Hotel pickup is arranged at a time that works for your schedule, and you return to your hotel after lunch and egg coffee.