two weeks in Northern Vietnam - confused about transportation

Hi, I'm planning a two week trip to Northern Vietnam in early October. This is the current plan -

Hanoi - 3 days

Sapa - 4 days

Cao Bang - 4 days

Ninh Binh - 3 days

I'm struggling with transport logistics between Sapa and Cao Bang, 13 hour bus ride does not sound fun. One option I'm considering is to take morning bus to Hanoi, spend half day there and then take overnight bus to Cao Bang.

Does anyone have any other ideas? I'm open to shuffling the order I visit places as well.

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u/gablopico — 2 months ago