Trains to Sapa

TRAIN: HANOI – LAO CAI
The Hanoi-Lao Cai train runs every evening, departing from the Hanoi Train Station (120 Le Duan Street) at 9:30pm, arriving at Lao Cai the next morning around 6:00am. The return train departs Lao Cai at 18:45pm, arriving in Hanoi the following morning at 05:00am

Victoria Express Train
The Victoria Express offer more comfortable air-conditioned soft sleepers. The train offer is at its best in terms of comfort and services from Hanoi to Lao Cai and vice versa.  The Victoria  Express  train offers two luxury sleeping carriages, one restaurant connected to the train, all with air-conditioning. Due to the increasing popularity of this alternative, they  offer tickets to those staying at Victoria Sapa hotel only. As the seat on Victoria Express especially Deluxe cabin is limited, booking of your berth (and your hotel room) at least 30 days in advance is recommended…
Victoria Express: The fare varies on the week date or weekend. Please view here for more details.

Livitrans Train
The send best available train in between Sapa & Hanoi comes after Victoria Express

Tulico Express Train
Tulico train offers comfortable air-conditioned soft sleepers. This is a good value for money  train carriage. It is  good and clean cabin, especially the deluxe 2 berth cabin ( for 2 persons only) between Hanoi and Lao Cai.While this is is not a luxurious train it offers good alternative transportation to get to Sapa  from Hanoi. It is soft sleeper, A.C and clean 4 berth cabin. The train provide you one bottle of water, small snack and a napkin.

• Deluxe class: (2-berth wooden cabin soft sleeper, with A/C): US$120 per person, return
  First class (4-berth wooden cabin soft sleeper with A/C):  US$90 per person, return

• Standard class: (4 berth cabin soft sleeper with A/C): US$60 per person, return

Ratraco Train
The Ratraco Express Train is designed with soft 4 berths and two toilet at either ends features 4 soft berth in each cabin  with individual reading lights, baggage storage and spacious trunk  for suite case and hand luggage. The train provide also water and cold tower.

• First class (4-berth cabin, soft sleeper with A/C):  US$60 per person, return

TSC Express Train
The TSC Express Train is wooden carriage,  soft sleeper A.C cabin with soft 4 berths and two toilet at either ends. Each berth is equipped with individual reading lights, baggage storage and spacious trunk  for suite case and hand luggage. The train provide also water and cold tower.

• First class (4-berth Wooden  cabin, soft sleeper with A/C):  US$70 per person, return

• Standard class (4-berth  soft sleeper with A/C):  US$50 per person, return

Royal Train
Like Tulico train,  Royal train  is not a separate train, but it is Soft sleeper carriage, A.C and clean 4 berth cabin in 2 carriages connected to local train (SP1 and SP2) between Hanoi and Lao Cai. The Royal Train departs every night (The journey takes 10 hours)
· From Hanoi Railway Station: at 21:30 and arrive Laocai sation around 06.00am
· From Lao Cai Railway Station: at 20:20pm, arrive Hanoi sation around 05.30am

• First class (4-berth cabin, soft sleeper with A/C):  US$40 per person, return

 HANOI – LAO CAI, departure daily in Hanoi and in Laocai

Note on the ticket

• All type of the train can be booked and handled to your hotel in Hanoi
• The train schedule is subject to change
• Child fare: under 5 years old: free of charge if sharing berth with parent; from 5 up: adult rate.

Laocai – Sapa transfer
Hanoi – Lao cai train stop at valley Lao cai, just 40 km from Sapa, so to reach Sapa you need to travel more 1 hour and a half by a public bus or private car. The bus stops at Sa Pa’s main post office leaving you with a couple of minutes walk into town. From Sapa town it is about 5′ or 15′ walk to your hotel pending on which hotel you will stay. Ticket prices for a bus connecting to Sapa is $5 per person one way.

Private transfer: US$25 one way by car.