GENERAL INFORMATION:
The most convenient way to get to Sa Pa from Ha Noi is to take the tourist trains running daily at night time with air conditioning, wooden, soft sleeper, 04 or 02 berth cabins, dividing into standard, superior, deluxe, luxury cabin of different ticket price. The trains depart Ha Noi Railway Station (Tran Quy Cap Street) every evening and arrive Lao Cai Railway Station (40 kilometres away from Sapa) early in the morning next day. And vice versa.
There are 3 evening-trains per day from Ha Noi to Lao Cai: SP1, SP3 and SP7. Meanwhile, trains from Lao Cai to Ha Noi are named as SP2, SP4 and SP8. Some popular tourist carriers recommended are Victoria Train, Fanxipan, Livitrans, KingExpress, Tulico, Ratraco, Sapaly, Friendly…
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THE TIME TABLE.
|
TRAIN |
CARRIERS |
HANOI (ETD) |
LAO CAI (ETA) |
LAO CAI (ETD) |
HANOI (ETA) |
|
SP1 / SP2 |
King Express, Fanxipan, Tulico, Friendly, Ratraco, Royal, Sapaly |
21:15 |
05:15 |
20:15 |
04:45 |
|
SP3 / SP4 |
Victoria Train, King Express |
21:55 |
06:00 |
21:00 |
05:10 |
|
SP7 / SP8 |
Livitrans |
20:40 |
04:45 |
19:30 |
04:30 |
Rate: in US$.
|
|
BEDDING CATEGORY/SINGLE TICKET |
|
|
King Express Train |
Superior – 4 berths |
40 |
|
Business – 4 berths |
45 |
|
|
Livitrans Train |
New Deluxe – 4 berths |
45 |
|
VIP (2 berths) |
190 |
|
|
Fanxipan Train |
Deluxe – 4 berths |
45 |
|
Private Deluxe Cabin (2 berths) |
190 |
|
|
Friendly Train |
Superior – Wooden Cabin – 4 berths |
40 |
|
1st Deluxe – Wooden Cabin – 4 berths |
45 |
|
|
2nd Deluxe – Wooden Cabin – 4 berths |
45 |
|
|
Tulico Train |
2nd Class – 4 berths |
42 |
|
1st Class with wooden floor (4 berths) |
40 |
|
|
VIP Class (2 berths) |
180 |
|
|
Sapaly Train |
2nd Deluxe – Wooden Cabin – 4 berths |
45 |
REMARKS:
– All trains offer Air-conditioned cabins.
– All price of the train ticket above is per person per way and subject to change without prior notice.
– Children under 5 sharing bed with parents are free of charge. Children from 5 years old must buy a full adult’s rate.
– Cancellation noticed more than 72 hours prior to departure will be charged at 50% of total amount. Late cancellation (less than 72 hours) is unaccepted and non-refundable.
VICTORIA TRAIN: provided only for Victoria Sapa Resort’s in-house guests.
THE TIME TABLE.
|
Route |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
|
Hanoi – Lao Cai |
With DC |
Without DC |
With DC |
Without DC |
With DC |
N/A |
With DC |
|
Lao Cai – Hanoi |
Without DC |
With DC |
Without DC |
With DC |
Without DC |
N/A |
With DC |
RATE: IN US$
RATE: IN US$
|
|
ONE WAY |
ROUND TRIP |
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|
Category |
With DC |
Without DC |
With DC |
Without DC |
1 With DC – 1 Without DC |
|
Superior |
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Deluxe |
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REMARKS ON VICTORIA TRAIN:
– Weekday Departures (WD): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Lao Cai – Ha Noi)
and Sunday (Ha Noi – Lao Cai)
– Weekend Departures (WE): Friday (Ha Noi – Lao Cai) & Sunday (Lao Cai – Ha Noi)
– D/C: Dining carriage
– N/A: not available
– Above prices are per person per berth and subject to change without prior notice.
– One way ticket is not available for weekend departures.
– Child’s rate: 75% of adult’s rate for children between 5 and 12 years old. Children under 5 sharing parents’ existing berths are free of charge.
