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When you come Vietnam, you should choose Sapa to explore about Vietnamese traditional culture and people. Sapa is the one of the most popular destinations. To travel from Hanoi to Sapa, you can get by road or trail. If you choose another route, the distance is different correspondently.
The distance from Hanoi to Sapa is far, it consumes about 6 hours by road whereas 9 hours by train. Further, if you choose to travel to Sapa by road, there are other options such as: using bus, limousine, private car or taxi even motorbike. Up to each vehicle, it brings both negatives and positives.
More and more improved tourist service, you have many ways to travel. If you a trekker, you prefer to driving motor yourself. While you keep safer and more relaxing, you choose train as the best choice. You are called a funny nickname like overnight train, sleeper train and sleeping train. However almost people use bus or car to save time.
To meet tourist demands, there are many type of buses, including in: sleeper bus, overnight bus, limousine car, private cabin bus
Because how to get from Hanoi to Sapa is the most prior problem to your trip, we have recommendations to help you more detail information about travel from Hanoi to Sapa.
Choose carefully to have the best route for your journey. Following the tips and tricks
Bus is the most choice to get from Hanoi to Sapa. It is the cheap option to save expense and cost. Actually there are 38 berths so it’s comfortable and clean, even it can fit for a big guy. So you completely have a nice sleep in the route to Sapa. Moreover, we have always accompanied with a guide in the bus, you can ask anything in distance to get from Hanoi to Sapa
Bus routes
As referred above, there are some ways to travel from Hanoi to Sapa. Going by highway is best option to save your time. Usually, the bus takes 5.5 hours or 6 hours in the traffic jam to get from Hanoi to there. We have the bus station to pick up and drop off you at the center of Hanoi (address at old quarter or airport) and Sapa. So you don’t worry about difficulty in getting on/off the bus
Kind of bus and schedule
How to get from Hanoi to Sapa by bus? The fact that, you can choose sleeper bus, overnight bus, private cabin bus and limousine bus car
Depending on each kind of bus, you get other experiences and schedules. However, they have the same two break times. In the first time, you have about 5-10 minutes to go to WC and break. It only stops when your route takes 2 hours. The next time, you can relax longer, about 30 minutes at the stop station. You should have a lunch or dinner. There are some restaurants around it, however the food is not only delicious but also expensive. It is better you prepare snack and drink to eat in the break Traveling a long time from Hanoi to Sapa, you should carefully bring special belongings so that it can perfectly serve your trip. To detail understand about quality service of each bus kind. Let’s follow over summary
How to get from Hanoi to Sapa by sleeper bus and overnight bus
There are two main formats. The most common is kind with three rows of bunk beds running from the front to the end of the bus. The last row is a wide bed for more seats. The second kind has two rows of double size bunk beds or twin beds.
The sleeper and overnight bus are owned by the travel company and almost specially used for
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You can book the sleeping bus online here
Hanoi to Sapa limousine bus car
Another good choice to get Sapa is using limousine bus car. It is also called VIP bus car. This limousine is a direct car to travel from Hanoi to Sapa. It has a head office to return from Sapa to Hanoi. With limousine, it can take you to the destination in the most comfortable way
There are 2 main types: Sapa limousine van with enough 9 seats and 18 seats
The main reason it considers as VIP- high class car is improving negatives of the sleeper bus and overnight bus
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Hanoi to Sapa private cabin bus
If you want to have more space, it is the best choice. Each guest is in each cabin. Also twin cabin for couple. Let it imagine as if you are living in your room. It’s so prefect for individual hobby
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Travelling from Hanoi to Sapa by train is a unique experience for you. You take about 6-8 hours to transfer from Hanoi to Lao Cai railway station then you go to Sapa by car or bus. All the transportation services can be clearly seen when you go out the station building.
Because the route is very long, you can take a rest and have a nice noon/ night on the train. From your hotel at Hanoi, you can go to the Hanoi train station at no 120, Le Duan stress. Then take your time and your money to travel to Sapa
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Top 5 best train for you
How to get from Hanoi to Sapa by train? Although train route has a little of negatives, they always try to improve their service. We can recommend you some high quality trains as below
1st King express
King express train design with 26 berths, including both deluxe and VIP cabins. It equipped with new furniture such as wooden- paneled, air conditioner, bottle of mineral water, individual reading light and baggage storage
In a deluxe cabin, there are 4 berths while only 2 berths for VIP cabin. You can enjoy individual doing as your home. It’s very
If you go with a group. It’s perfect to book a deluxe cabin. You can talk and watch TV together during the trip without making noisy others
2nd Violet express
As their name, the main color of this train is violet with blanket and pillow. It seems romantic for couple to Sapa
There are total 14 cabins with 2 berths or 4 berths in each cabin. This is a new brand so all furniture is new and modern, even WC room. You can feel the familiar air as at your home
3rd Sapaly express
This train is decorated with high quality berth. It is outstanding strength. All berths are soft and big. You also use blanket and pillow on the train
There are total 13 cabins with 4 berths in each cabin. Besides it, it has a large room to put your luggage. The restroom is modern and clean. If you want, you can use it to take a shower. Because of these features, it is the best choice for you to take a rest
4th ET-Pumpkin Sapa
This is a new brand for travel from Hanoi to Sapa by train. It is designed in Halloween Festival therefore it makes deeply impressive to people especially customers are curious
The furniture is very nice and luxurious with colorful decoration. It has 2 kinds: a 2 berth cabin and a 4 berth cabin. Suitable for other requirements
5th Victoria Express
As the called name, it ranks the top good train at Hanoi. It is decorated with luxurious furniture making your feeling as stay at 5-stars hotel
Besides the same equipment as other brands such as individual reading light, baggage storage, air conditioner, wooden-paneled, blanket, pillow or rest room, it has a large window so that you feel the fresh air. Very necessary for the carsick
It also includes 2 types: 2 berths and 4 berths in a cabin. In each cabin, there is a toilet so you don’t need to go out cabin
A special feature of Victoria Express, you can be served a free breakfast or tea break. There is a small dinner table between 2 berths. It looks like as a luxurious restaurant
How to get from Hanoi to Sapa by private car or taxi is a good choice if you want to control travel as your requirement For extreme private transportation to travel from Hanoi to Sapa such as a private car, a van or a minivan or taxi. There are many choices for you with 4 seats, 7 seats, 16 seats or even 30 seats. Depending on your request, you can book firstly to own a luxuriously private car
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Traveling from Hanoi to Sapa is a small journey in a big trip at Sapa. So you carefully check information before deciding means of the most suitable transportation. There are some factors to help you to find out the best way
Firstly, collecting enough members in the group
It’s the main reason. You have to control total members to book space. You also should ask other opinions about special requirements such as rest room, breakfast, berth
Secondly, caring about your health
Some people have problems with carsickness. It can affect to the next journey at Sapa. So you should consider about your health
Thirdly, ticket fare
Each transportation has another level of price. Is it suitable for your budget or not? Exactly calculating about total cost and expense
The last, brand name of transportation
Famous brand makes you reliable and comfortable during travel. There are some notorious brands which making unsafe and accident.
We recommend you should choose believable brands. Sure that their service is better and improved
After finding the way to get to Sapa, you also should check some tips and tricks about new countryside, new culture and new food so that you can take advantage of all times at there
Make reference about review at Sapa before your trip
Hope that you can have a memorial trip at Sapa- one of the most beautiful place at Vietnam
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