Ha Giang is about nearly 300 kilometers to the north of Hanoi center, and it takes you at least 6.5 hours to go by motorbike and 6 hours to go by coach to reach Ha Giang city center. To ensure your safety, you had better go to Ha Giang city by coach, then hire a motorbike there to start your adventure.
From Hanoi city center, you move to My Dinh Coach Station to buy a coach ticket to Ha Giang. Due to the long journey, you should choose the coach departing from Hanoi at night so that you can reach Ha Giang the next morning.
The best means of transport to take the Ha Giang Loop is motorbike. In Ha Giang center, you can find a lot of places for hiring motorbikes, and this service is even included in your hotel or homestay. The loop consists of sinuous mountain paths, so you should hire a tracker or a manual transmission instead of an automatic transmission.