Hanoi - Lao Cai (Sapa)

The Hanoi - Lai Cai runs every evening, departing from Hanoi Train Station at 120 Le Duan Street. Three ones run at night, and one makes a day trip. The following are the trains from Hanoi to Lao Cai (PM: SP1, SP3, SP7, LC1, LC3; AM: LC5) and vice versa (PM: SP2, SP4, SP8, LC2, LC4; AM: LC 6) daily. The daytime route offers only hard seats, whereas travelers can enjoy soft-sleepers, Air-conditioned, four-berth cabins on the night trains. 

In the SP3 & SP4, there are 2 Victoria Carriages. In SP1 & SP2, there are 2 Tulico Carriages, 1 Friendly Carriages, 2 Ratraco Carriages, and 2 TSC Carriages, 2 King Express Carriages, 2 Royal Carriages. All of these are alternatives for tourists to Sapa from Hanoi.