TAKE BUS OR TRAIN TO SAPA?
- Buses can pick you up from city central to town while trains travel from station to station
- Buses have more timings while trains have odd fixed timing at night
- Buses take about 5 hours and a half while trains take about 8 hours
- Buses are cheaper than trains
- Trains are the best if you get car sick
- Overnight trains give you a full day in Hanoi or in Sapa so you can have your arrival/departure flight in the daylight or full day sightseeing.
- Trains are much safer than buses (trains are the best while buses’ accident can happen)
- Trains even have comfortable sleepers which are better than local coaches.
- There are just about 2-4 passengers in a train cabin than 20-40 people on a bus. You can book a private cabin for yourself only if you prefer privacy! Trains have VIP 2 berth cabin for couple or 4 berth cabin for your small family.
