Several trains run daily - between Lao Cai and Hanoi. Lao Cai Station is the last station of the Hanoi-Lao Cai railway, the Vietnamese part of the meter gauge Kunming-Hai Phong railway (the width of the track is exactly 1 meter wide in contrast to Europe). North of Lao Cai Station, the railway continues and crosses the Nanxi River into China, but then the train only carries freight trains and no passengers.

Train tickets to Hanoi (and other places in Vietnam) are available from the ticket office in Lao Cai and other official channels, such as the railways website. If you have booked a special tourist train, you can exchange your voucher for your ticket in the hall to the left (seen from the seat in front of the station) of the main waiting room. This counter opens approximately one hour before the train's departure. This hall is almost empty, but that's where you get your ticket. There are several night trains to and from Hanoi every day. The journey takes about 8 to 9 hours and you pay about 20 Euro for a “soft sleeper”, depending on the train.

The Waiting Area

There is a simple restaurant on the train. But there are also people who sell food through the windows or walk around by the train during lunch time. There are many train stations serving between Lao Cai Station and Hanoi.
The "Victoria Express Train" is the most luxurious train on the Hanoi - Lao Cai route. Currently it is exclusively reserved for travelers who book a stay at the “Victoria Hotel and Resort Sapa”. The train runs daily, except on Saturdays. Book your resort stay in advance and have a confirmation ID ready when you book your train tickets. View the Victoria Sapa Resort & Spa at the bottom of this page.
To continue traveling to other destinations, exit the station building and cross the square in front of the station. There you will find numerous taxis, buses and minibuses that can take you to a further destination (eg Sapa).

The bus station...
 

There are various facilities available in the station building, such as toilets and ticket windows, which travelers can use. This train station operates at the usual opening times. You should check these times. There are a number of food stalls near the train station. Travelers can take advantage of this at the stalls for snacks or drinks while they wait for the train. There are also parking spaces for friends or family members who want to say goodbye to their friends or relatives.

Main amenities:

• Toilets
• Counters
• Parking lots
• Food stalls nearby

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