How do you get from Lao Cai to Sapa? You can travel by local public bus or private taxi to Sapa from Lao Cai.
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From Lao Cai town to Sapa you can travel by local bus or private taxi.
- Travel distance from Lao Cai town to Sapa is about 35 km by road. There are 2 ways how you can travel to Sapa from Lao Cai if you do not have your own motorbike or scooter. The most popular option is to travel by local public bus. Travel by local bus to Sapa takes about 1-1.5 hour and bus ticket costs about $1.30/pp. This bus route is operated by Lao Cai Public Bus. Buses depart from Lao Cai Railway Station (Đường Khánh Yên) and arrive to Sapa town center (Notre Dame Cathedral). So this option is good if you arrive to Lao Cai by tourist train from Hanoi. Another option is to travel by private taxi or car from Lao Cai town to Sapa. There are a few private taxis in the city center of Lao Cai and also at the railway station, so you can take a taxi. Travel by private taxi takes about 1 hour and it costs about $10-35 (vehicle, car). You can book and buy bus e-tickets to Sapa easily online, follow the instructions below. If you want to go back to Lao Cai you can travel by same way how you arrived to Sapa.
- Book and buy bus e-tickets from Lao Cai to Sapa online
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- Sapa in Lao Cai province is a top tourist and visited site in northern Vietnam. Every year thousands of tourists visit this place and enjoy this place. There are various activities like stay in homestay, visiting local ethnic villages, visit the Fansipan mountain – the highest mountain of Vietnam. Sapa is also a home of Hmong ethnic minority. Sapa has no airport and no railway station (the closest railway station is in Lao Cai). There is only one small railway tourist route from Sapa town to Fansipan cable car. Lao Cai is the closest big city to Sapa, from Lao Cai you can travel by train/bus to Hanoi. Lots of tourist from Sapa also continue to travel to Ha Giang – one of the most impressive province of northern Vietnam. Another option is to travel by tourist bus to Dien Bien Phu in the northwest of Vietnam.
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How to travel from Lao Cai to Sapa?
1. LOCAL BUS from Lao Cai to Sapa
- you can travel by local public bus from Lao Cai to Sapa
- travel by local bus from Lao Cai to Sapa takes about 1-1.5 hour
- one-way bus ticket from Lao Cai to Sapa costs about $1.30/pp
- bus company to Sapa from Lao Cai: Lao Cai Public Bus
- public bus is the most cheapest way of transport between Lao Cai and Sapa
- Book your bus e-tickets from Lao Cai to Sapa online on Baolau icon-external-link-square
- you will receive your bus e-ticket to Sapa by email, ready to print or carry in your smartphone/tablet and present at the ticket counter of the station before boarding the bus in Lao Cai
- read carefully all the information before you book and buy your bus tickets to Sapa!
2. TAXI / MINIVAN from Lao Cai to Sapa
- you can travel by private taxi/minivan from Lao Cai town or railway station to Sapa
- travel by private taxi from Lao Cai to Sapa takes about 1 hour
- taxi from Lao Cai to Sapa costs about $10-35 (vehicle, car, minivan)
- there are taxis at the Lao Cai Railway station or in the city center
- there are also comfortable private minivans at the Lao Cai Railway station
- private taxi company from Lao Cai to Sapa town: Tiim Charter (van for 9pax)
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FAQ + TIPS – Travel route from Lao Cai to Sapa:
Bus from Lao Cai to Sapa – Bus Schedule / Timetable + Bus Tickets:
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Bus Schedule – Lao Cai to Sapa
Departs in Lao Cai
Arrival in Sapa
Lao Cai Public Bus
05:50
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Lao Cai Public Bus
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Lao Cai Public Bus
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Lao Cai Public Bus
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Lao Cai Public Bus
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Lao Cai Public Bus
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