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Getting out of [[Hanoi]] is pretty easy if you go by bus to the beginning of the Expressway. It's a good place to get a ride. A quick way to leave to a new destination is to look at the city bus map, many bus lines extend very far out of the city (up to 40km..). Take a city bus that goes to a village that's on your way and you get out of the bus when you're out of the city and see a good spot to hitchhike.

Take a bus number 7, 56, 58 or 64 going north. It will be a long ride. At some point (2 km before the airport), the bus will pass toll gate and stop 100 meters after. Walk back to the toll gate and ask people there. I tried walking right from the gate and hitchhiking at the entrance of the highway but no cars go there even it's a logical way to go. They continue straight from the toll gate and turn left then right to the highway. Real highway exist for about 60-70 km and after that is something like half highway, so if your ride is not going directly to Lao Cai (most probably won't), you can hitchhike directly on the road. (by [[User:NixyJungle|NixyJungle]])