LOCAL TRAIN: HANOI - LAO CAI
The Ha Noi-Lao Cai trains runs every evening, departing from Ha Noi Train Station at 120 Le Duan Street. Three run at night, and one makes a day trip. The following are the trains from Ha Noi to Lao Cai (PM: SP1, LC1, LC3; AM: LC5) and vice versa (PM: SP2, LC2, LC4; AM: LC 6) daily. The daytime route offers only hard seats, whereas travelers can enjoy soft-sleepers, Air-conditioned, four-berth cabins on the night trains.

In the SP3 & SP4, there are 2 Victoria Carriages. In SP1 & SP2, there are 2 Tulico Carriages, 1 Friendly Carriages, 2 Ratraco Carriages, and 2 TSC Carriages, 2 King Express Carriages, 2 Royal Carriages. All of these are alternatives for tourists to Sapa from Hanoi.




VICTORIA 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 normal run (SP3 & SP4) between Hanoi and Lao Cai. For detail, please check here.

LAO CAI - SAPA TRANSFER
The Ha Noi - Lao Cai train stops at Valley Lao Cai, just 40 km from Sa Pa; in order to reach Sa Pa, you will need to travel another hour and a half through a connecting bus or private car.

	Departure		Destination
	Station	Dep time	Station	Arr time
SP1/ Tulico, Friendly, Fanxipan, Royal	Hanoi	21.10	Lao Cai	06.00
SP2/ Tulico, Friendly, Fanxipan, Royal	Lao Cai	20.15	Hanoi	05.00
SP3/Sapaly Train	Hanoi	21:50	Lao Cai	06:00
SP4/Sapaly Train	Lao Cai	20:45	Hanoi	05:15
SP7/ King Express, Livitrans	Hanoi	20:35	Lao Cai	04:55
SP8/King Express, Livitrans	Lao Cai	19:30	Hanoi	04:05

NOTE ON THE TICKET
* We recommend that you choose the Soft Sleeper and the Sapaly, Fanxipan, Livitrans, Friendly, Tulico, King Express, Ratraco, Royal trains for cleaner cabins and berths.
* We ONLY can purchase the return tickets from Ha Noi for the Victoria Express, Sapaly, Tulico, King Express, Ratraco, Friendly, Royal train. For other normal trains, you need to purchase the return ticket yourself, when you are in Lao Cai or Sa Pa , or request the hotel to buy it for you (you cannot be guaranteed a soft sleeper if you buy on short notice).
* Train tickets are returned, 15% of the fare will be charged to you.
* Child fare: under 5 years: free of charge if sharing bed with parent; 5 years/up: adult rate.

HOW TO BOOK A TICKET
As a Travel Service, we can obtain Victoria Express, Sapaly, Fanxipan, Tulico, Ratraco, Friendly, King Express, Royal, Green train, Orient Express, TSC train tickets at special prices, therefore, our fares are cheaper than buying them directly at the train station.

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