Hanoi to Lao Cai Bus or Train: Find Cheap Tickets

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Between Hanoi and Lao Cai we found over 50 coach departures, including over 50 night coaches. There are also 7 train departures, 7 being overnight trains. The earliest coach departure from Hanoi is at 00:05 arriving to Lao Cai at 06:05 the same day. While the latest coach departure is at 23:15 and arrives at 04:40 the following day. Prices for a one way adult ticket range from £7 to £115.


Below you will find some of the most popular coach departures from Hanoi to Lao Cai:
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Traveling by coach from Hanoi to Lao Cai

The shortest travel distance between Hanoi and Lao Cai is 180 mi. The fastest coach which departs at 06:45 has a travel time of 03:45h. The longest travel time on the route is 07:00h. Depending on the selected departure, the following amenities are available: air condition, wifi and restroom.

Overnight coaches

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Lao Cai earlier, there are over 50 overnight coaches and 1 overnight train departing from Hanoi to Lao Cai. The overnight journeys start at depending on whether you're travelling by bus or train and arrive as early as the same day. Below are the most popular night departures to Lao Cai:
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Coach companies

There is a total of 8 bus companies operating the routes. These bus companies have not been rated yet by the clients. Here you can see the most popular bus companies operating this route and their overall rating.

HK Open Tour
10
Duc Duong Bus
7.5
TBus
7.2
Sapa Discovery Travel
6.4
Grouptour
6.3

Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either Hanoi or Lao Cai, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.
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  Hanoi

You can see information about the departure station and stops Hanoi here

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  Lao Cai

You can see information about the arrival station and stops Lao Cai here


Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: £7 (One-Way) or £14 (Return).

Trip reviews from Hanoi to Lao Cai

If you had travelled from Hanoi to Lao Cai, and you want to share your travel experience with fellow travellers, we encourage you to leave a review for the route and tell both to us and to other passengers what part of your journey was the best, and what needs improvement.

If you're wondering what other places you can visit when travelling from Hanoi, these are some of the most popular combinations that other clients have purchased their tickets for:

Other popular destinations from Lao Cai

If you're looking for inspiration as to where to travel next once you've reached Lao Cai, here is the list of the most popular travel combinations that our clients have previously purchased their tickets for:


Other ways of travelling between Hanoi and Lao Cai

In case that you feel safer taking other forms of transportation, you can find alternative ways of reaching Lao Cai below.

Trains from Hanoi to Lao Cai

Another transportation option is taking a train from Hanoi to Lao Cai. You can find the details about the departure times and ticket prices by clicking one of the routes in the search results.

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