Tulico train
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 |
Departure |
Destination |
|
Tulico train |
Hanoi |
22: 30 |
Laocai |
06: 30 |
|
Tulico train |
Laocai |
21: 15 |
Hanoi |
06: 00 |
Train fare (in $US):
|
Seating |
Fare ($ US) |
|
VIP class - 2 berths (only 1 VIP available) |
50 |
|
First class with wooden cabin- 4 berths |
25 |
|
Second class cabin - 4 berths |
21 |
Note on the ticket:
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The rate above are net, one way train ticket per person
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All type of the train can be booked and handled to your hotel in Hanoi
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The train schedule is subject to change
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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 Laocai - Sapa: 25 USD one way)
