HA NOI  - SAPA TRAIN

Train station in Hanoi

Add: 120 Le Duan Str, Hanoi

or Tran Quy Cap Str, Hanoi

Train station in Laocai

Khanh Yen Str, Phomoi ward, Laocai Province

Victoria Express Train
Click here to VictoriaThe 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.

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$100 per person, return
First class (4-berth wooden cabin soft sleeper with A/C): US$80 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.

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

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

Train Name
Hanoi - Laocai
Laocai - Hanoi
Cabin AC Soft Sleper
 Return
Departure Arrival Departure Arrival
Tulico Express Train 21.15 05.30 20.15 04.30 Deluxe 2 berth cabin $120
Wooden cabin 4 berths $80
Standard 4 berths $73
TSC Express Train 21.15 05.30 20.15 04.30 Wooden Cabin - 4 berths $80
Standard 4 berths $50
Ratraco 21.15 05.30 20.15 04.30 Wooden Cabin - 4 berths $80
LC1,2 Train 22.05 07.25 18.45 04.00 Soft sleeper - 4 berths $66
King Express 21.15 05.30 20.15 04.30 Economic – 1 bed $34
          Superior – 1 bed $37
          Business – 1 bed $39
          Deluxe – 1 bed $44
          VIP – 2 beds $120
 

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.