HANOI - LAOCAI TRAIN INFORMATION

 

Train Information

Price with A/C (US$)

From

To

Train Name

Frequency

Departure Time

Soft Seat

Soft Berth

Hanoi

Laocai

SP1
LC1
LC3
LC5

Daily

23:30
22:10
06:15
22:00

12
12
11
11

21
20
0
20

Laocai

Hanoi

SP2
LC2
LC4
LC6

Daily

20:50
19:00
10:20
21:15

12
12
11
11

21
20
0
20

Tourist Train Information

Victoria Express Train (Click to see pictures)
Victoria Express train is the best train in terms of comfort and services from Hanoi to Laocai, 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 Laocai.

Tulico Train (Click to see pictures)

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 (Click to see pictures)
In the LC5 and LC6, 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.

Pumpkin Train (Click to see pictures)
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 Laocai. Pumpkin train is one of the best choice for tourists to Sapa.

Royal Train (Click to see pictures)
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.

Laocai – Sapa Transfer

The Hanoi - Laocai train stops at Valley Laocai, 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 Laocai - Sapa are 30000VND or US$2/way.

The tourist bus back to Laocai 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 Laocai Railway Station. 

Train Fare

Train name

Accommodation

Fare (US$)

Royal

First Class, wooden cabin - 4 berths

25

Royal AC soft sleeper - 4 berths

20

Ratraco

Ratraco AC soft sleeper - 4 berths

22

Pumpkin

First Class, wooden cabin - 4 berths

25

Second Class, AC soft sleeper - 4 berths

22

Tulico

VIP class - 2 berths (only 1 VIP available)

45

First class, wooden cabin - 4 berths

22

Tulico AC soft sleeper - 4 berths

20

Train Schedule

Train name 

Departure

Destination

Accommodation

Station

Time

Station

Time

Royal, Pumpkin

Hanoi

21.30

Laocai

06.00

Royal - AC soft sleeper - 4 berths

Pumpkin - AC soft sleeper - 4 berths

Pumpkin,
RatracoRoyalTulico

Hanoi

22.00

Laocai

06.30

Pumpkin, wooden soft sleeper

Ratraco - AC soft sleeper - 4 berths

Royal - Wooden cabin

Tulico - VIP

Tulico - Wooden cabin

Royal, Pumpkin

Laocai

20.50

Hanoi

05.00

 

Pumpkin,
RatracoRoyalTulico

Laocai

21.15

Hanoi

06.00

 


Note on The Ticket

- We recommend that you choose the soft sleeper and the Pumpkin, Ratraco, Royal, Tulico trains for cleaner cabins and berths. Normal train can easily buy at train station in Hanoi train.

- We only can purchase the return tickets from Hanoi for the Victoria Express, Pumpkin, Tulico, Ratraco, Royal train. For other normal trains, you need to purchase the return ticket yourself, when you are in Laocai or Sapa , or request the hotel to buy it for you (you cannot be guaranteed a soft sleeper if you buy on short notice). 

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

How to Book

Simply inform us at the same time you send your request for hotel accommodations, or email us at info@E-TravelVietnam.com
As a Travel Agency, we can obtain Victoria Express,
Pumpkin, Tulico, Ratraco, Royal train tickets at contract prices, so our fares are cheaper than buying them any where else.

More Information at Vietnam Railway Corporation's Website