Bat Trang is a pottery village on the far bank of the Red River, south-east of the centre, with a ceramic tradition going back many centuries. Today it is a lively mix of family workshops, kilns, showrooms and a large ceramics market.
Visitors come to shop for pottery, see the craft and try the wheel. It makes an easy half-day trip, and pairs well with other craft villages around Hanoi.
What to see and do: Bat Trang Pottery Village
Try the potter’s wheel
Workshops let you shape and paint your own piece for a small fee.
Browse the ceramics market
Everything from tea sets to large vases; compare prices.
Ceramics museum
A modern museum building in the village explains the history of the craft.
How to get to Bat Trang Pottery Village
- By Grab: roughly 30–45 minutes from the Old Quarter.
- By public bus: city bus 47A runs from the Long Bien area to the village (check current route).
- On a tour: a Bat Trang pottery tour includes transport and a workshop.
Insider tips
- Fragile purchases: ask for extra wrapping.
- Short on time? A pottery class in the Old Quarter offers the hands-on part without the trip.
Best tours & tickets for Bat Trang Pottery Village
These GetYourGuide experiences include Bat Trang Pottery Village or pair well with it:
Half-day trip from €78 Hanoi: Bat Trang Village and Pottery Making Tour with Lunch
A half-day trip to Bat Trang, the pottery village across the Red River, with a pottery session and lunch. A newer listing with few reviews so far.
- Visit Bat Trang village
- Make your own pottery
- Lunch included
Workshop from €30 Bat Trang Pottery Ceramics Class in Hanoi’s Old Quarter
A hands-on pottery class held in the Old Quarter in the Bat Trang tradition — the workshop, not a trip to the village itself.
- Pottery class in the city centre
- Bat Trang-style ceramics
- No travel to the village
Craft village tour from €14 Hanoi: Incense Village, Hat, and Lacquer Artisanal Tour
A trip to craft villages outside Hanoi: the photogenic incense village, conical hat makers and a lacquer workshop. Very popular and inexpensive.
- Incense-making village
- Conical hat makers
- Lacquer art
