Hanoi - Sapa (Lao Cai) Trains

Hanoi - Lao Cai Train Fare

Train name	Accommodation	Fare US$/ticket/way
Livitrans Sapa Train	VIP cabin Business Class, 4-berth cabin Economy Class, 6-berth cabin Soft seat	82 30 26 20
Tulico Sapa Train	VIP cabin First Class, wooden cabin, 4 berths Tulico soft-sleeper, 4 berths	60 31 27
Faxipan Express Train	First Class, wooden cabin, 4 berths	35
Pumpkin Sapa Train	First Class, wooden cabin, 4 berths Economy, AC soft sleeper, 4 berths	29 27
TSC Sapa Train	Business Class, wooden cabin, 4 berths Economy Class, AC soft sleeper, 6 berths	36 28
Ratraco Sapa Train	Ratraco AC soft sleeper, 4 berths	34
Royal Sapa Train	First Class, wooden cabin, 4 berths Royal AC soft sleeper, 4 berths Economy Class, AC soft sleeper, 6 berths	36 33 26

Note:

- We recommend that you choose the 4-berth cabin of the tourist trains above for cleaner cabins and berths. Normal passengers train can easily buy at train station in Hanoi.

- We can only provide return tickets booking from Hanoi for the mentioned tourist trains. For normal trains, you need to get the return ticket yourself when you are in Lao Cai or Sapa, or request the hotel to buy it for you (you cannot be guaranteed a soft sleeper if you buy in short notice).

- Child fare: under 5 years is free of charge if sharing bed with parent; 5 years/up: adult rate.

Hanoi Sapa Trains Information

Livitrans Express Train
The train will feature sleeping carriage with 2 berths, 4 berths and 6 berths, a bar, toilets, LCD television sets on board, etc... Passengers will be served complimentary drinks, confections and newspapers.

Tulico Train

Tulico train offer comfortable, air-conditioned soft sleepers. While this is not a luxurious train, it offers good alternative transportation to Sapa from Hanoi. It has soft sleepers, A/C and clean four-berth cabins. You will be provided with one bottle of water, a small snack and a napkin.

Ratraco Train
In the LC5 and LC 6, there are Victoria Cabins, Tulico Cabins, Pumpkin Cabins, and Ratraco Cabins. All of these are alternatives for tourists to Sapa from Hanoi. Ratraco train is one of the best trains to Sapa with wooden cabins.

TSC Train

The TSC Express Train is wooden carriage, soft sleeper AC 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.

Pumpkin Train
Pumpkin train, like the Tulico train, is not a separate train, but offers soft sleepers, A/C and clean four-berth cabins in 2 carriages which go with local trains (LC5 and LC6) between Hanoi and Lao Cai. Pumpkin train is one of the best choice for tourists to Sapa.

Royal Train
To serve tourist requirements, the Royal Train is also part of a regular train with 2 carriages in SP1 and SP2 which offers A/C, soft-sleepers and clean four-berth cabins.

Victoria Express Train
Victoria Express train is the best train in terms of comfort and services from Hanoi to Lao Cai, Victoria "Orient Express" stylish train offers one restaurant and two luxury sleeping carriages, all with air-conditioning. This is not a separate train, but rather part of the regular run (LC5 and LC6) between Hanoi and Lao Cai.

Lao Cai – Sapa Transfer

The Hanoi - Lao Cai train stops at Valley Lao Cai, just 40 km from Sapa; in order to reach Sapa, you will need to travel an hour and a half more through a connecting bus or private car. The bus stops at Sapa's main Post Office, leaving you with some minutes walk into town. It can also stop at your hotel, depending upon the location of the hotel. Ticket prices for connecting buses Lao Cai - Sapa are 30000VND or US$2/way.

The tourist bus back to Lao Cai leaves from outside Sapa's church, but usually it can pick you up at your hotel. You can inquire with the staff at your hotels for getting a bus ticket back to Lao Cai Railway Station.

How to book Hanoi-Lao Cai-Hanoi tourist train tickets

Simply inform us at the same time you send your request for accommodations, or email us at mail@hanoihotel.net
As a Travel Agency, we can obtain these train tickets at contract prices, so our fares are cheaper than buying them any where else.

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