Mai Chau is 135km from Hanoi and just 5km south of Tong Dau junction on Hwy 6. There’s no direct public transport to Mai Chau from Hanoi; however, buses to nearby Hoa Binh ( two hours) are plentiful.

From Hoa Binh there are several scheduled buses to Mai Chau ( two hours) daily. Usually these stop at Tong Dau junction; a xe om (motorbike taxi) from there to Mai Chau proper will cost about .

Theoretically, foreigners must pay a entry fee to Mai Chau; there’s a toll booth at the state-run guesthouse on the ‘main’ road. More often than not, there is nobody there to collect the fee.