Train from Hanoi to Lao Cai

Station	SP1	SP3	SP5	LC1	LC3	LC5
Hanoi	21: 15	21: 55	8: 20	22: 05	6: 10	20: 40
Viet Tri				0: 12	8: 16
Yen Bai	1: 53	1: 40	12: 40	2: 30	10: 40	0: 22
Bao Ha	3: 16		15: 14	5: 08	13: 32	2: 47
Pho Lu	5: 03	4: 44	15: 59	5: 53	14: 19	3: 29
Lao Cai	6: 15	6: 00	17: 05	7: 10	15: 40	4: 35

The Hanoi - Lao Cai train stops at Valley Lao Cai, just 40 km from Sapa; in order to reach Sapa, you need to travel an hour and a half more by 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 Lao Cai station - Sapa are 30000VND or US$2/way. The tourist bus back to Lao Cai 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 Lao Cai Railway Station.