Tulico train offer comfortable, air-conditioned soft sleepers. While this is not a luxurious train, it offers good alternative transportation to Sa Pa from Ha Noi. 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

Train schedules:

Train fare (in $US):

• The rate above are net, one way train ticket per person
• 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.