Address: Sapa
Location: Sapa
With its elegant carriages, the Victoria Express Train recalls a more romantic era. Passing through the exotic landscapes of North Vietnam, it offers every visitor a wonderful travelling experience.
Indulge yourself in our dining carriage, “Le Tonkin”, where you can savor the delights of traditional Vietnamese and Western cuisine. Our talented Chef has selected the best wines, adding a further exquisite touch to a memorable experience. Discover our 4-course set menus!
The train departs six times a week, linking Hanoi to Lao Cai. The Victoria Express Train is a 8.5 hour trip from Hanoi to Lao Cai, accommodating up to 52 passengers in two luxurious sleeping carriages. Each sleeping carriage has 6 superior cabins (4 berths) and 1 deluxe cabin (2 berths), all are air-conditioned, wood paneled, with individual reading lights, baggage storage and oversized windows.
Notes:
•Meals onboard are not included in the ticket.
•On departures with dining carriage an optional 4-course set dinner is available as well as "à la carte" menu. Please reserve the set dinner at time of train booking.
•Victoria Hotels & Resorts may be obliged to cancel travel arrangements due to circumstances beyond its control. These may be for reasons of force majeur (cancellation/alteration of domestic scheduled services, technical problems with transportation, contamination, closure of airport or train stations, war [whether declared or not], threat of war, riots, civil disturbances, strikes, disasters, terrorist activities or threat of such, etc). In such cases, Victoria Hotels & Resorts shall inform direct clients without delay and shall offer clients the choice of alternative dates or transportation (in that case the refund can not exceed 30% of the transportation cost) or a full refund of all money paid.
TRAIN INFORMATION* | |||||||
Day / week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
Hanoi - Lao Cai | with dining carriage | without dining carriage | with dining carriage | without dining carriage | with dining carriage | no train | without dining carriage |
Train departs from Hanoi at 9:50 pm and arrives in Lao Cai at 8:00 am – 8:30 am the following morning | |||||||
Lao Cai - Hanoi | without dining carriage | with dining carriage | without dining carriage | with dining carriage | without dining carriage | no train | with dining carriage |
Train departs from Lao Cai at 8:20 pm and arrives in Hanoi at 4:45 am the following morning |