Experience Fansipan cable car to Indochina roof

Experience Fansipan cable car to Indochina roof

Who are planning to travel Sapa and experience Fansipan cable car? Do you have a pocket book for a great trip? Let us share with you some of the following!

Sapa is better with Fansipan cable car

Opened and opened in February 2016, Fansipan cable car has been welcoming many domestic and foreign tourists. Many people are very eager to go to Sapa with the desire to experience the great things of the Fansipan cable car. What did the Fansipan cable car say about the special cable system with two Guinness World Records?

Fansipan cable is expected to bring more tourists to Sapa

A traveler who used to ride a cable car said that he never thought he could ever get to the top of Mount Fansipan - the legendary rooftop of Indochina, but with the cable car, he was able to take the whole family: mother and small children up to 3,000 meters above the mountain. Many other travelers feel very excited even though they have come to Sapa many times, but with the cable car, their trip is much more interesting.

We will share some experiences with you on the Fansipan cable car.

How to reach Fansipan cable car?

For Fansipan cable car, first you have to go to Sapa. From Hanoi to Sapa there are many different ways to travel such as: motorbike, bus, car hire or train.

 - Motorbike

Some young people are passionate about discovering this option, however, riding a motorbike with a distance of more than 300km (without going to Hanoi-Lao Cai expressway) has many dangers. Risks, especially the road to Sapa is again winding, folding more hills. Be a good person and have time to go this way.

- Train

Train to Lao Cai has many types such as hard chair, soft chair, bed, ... Train usually runs at 21h00 or 22h00 and will arrive in Lao Cai the next morning. To go to Sapa you will have to catch the car from Lao Cai to Sapa. The price of air-conditioned bed is quite high, from 24 USD to 48 USD / person/one way ticket from Hanoi.

- Car Rental

If you travel in groups, family can choose to rent a car of 4 seats, 7 seats or Limousine 9 seats. In particular, limousine rental is best because the seats are more comfortable and more proficient driving, especially the long and winding Sapa road, which is easy to cause fatigue.

- By bus to Sapa

Bus to Sapa is the best choice and most people travel Sapa selected. With the Hanoi - Lao Cai expressway already in operation, the journey by bus to Sapa has become safer, more convenient and faster.

There are many high quality car manufacturers from Hanoi to Sapa like Sapa Express, Camel Travel, Queen Cafe, Sao Viet, Hung Thanh, Inter Bus Line .... With just over 10 USD/ person/one way ticket, you can choose a luxury leather bed, comfortable with all modern facilities such as air conditioner, flat screen TV, power outlet, free drinking water, wifi.

High quality bus from Hanoi to Sapa

It will take about 6 hours to get to the center of Sapa town, where you can stay for a few hours or check in hotel to rest and visit.

From Sapa town to Fansipan cable car station

Fansipan Cable Car Station located in Fansipan Legend Tourist Area is about 3km from Sapa Stone Church - Sapa Town Center. You can take a taxi or walk to the cable car station. The price for a taxi is about 5 USD, it takes about 10 minutes. If walking, it takes about 30 minutes. There is an access road sign so you can easily get to the station without having to find your way or ask for more.

In addition, from March 2018 visitors will have a better option than the Muong Hoa mountain trek connecting Sa Pa town with Fansipan cable car station.

Depart from the MGallery hotel in Sa Pa town and end at the Fansipan cable car station, tram runs through two tunnels and four viaducts with a maximum speed of 10 m / s, capacity of 2,000 passengers per hour. The Muong Hoa mountaineering service will shorten the travel time to 4 minutes instead of 15-20 minutes by car on rugged mountain roads.

With a total length of approximately 2 km, this is one of the longest mountain railway in Vietnam.

The price for two-way mountain trains is 9 USD / adult, 7 USD / child (1m-1m3). Buying a combo train  + cable car will be reduced by 2 USD / ticket, and get a coupon to eat at Van Sam restaurant at the cable car station.

The "virtual live" venue looks like traveling to Europe


The ship will go through the mysterious tunnels, ice on the bridge overlooking the majestic nature with mountains and forests, Muong Hoa valley and peaceful villages, calm in the early morning, in the afternoon . From the station to Muong Hoa, you will continue the journey with the cable car.Experience the Fansipan cable car

Buy Fansipan cable tickets

You can buy cable tickets directly at the station, fares are listed publicly. The adult ticket price is 34 USD, the ticket price from 1m to 1.3m high is 24 USD. Children under 1m will be free fare. Cable tickets are round-trip tickets for both directions and return, is the magnetic card, so after you buy tickets and use in the first round must be careful because the new way to collect the tickets.Also note that cable tickets are only valid for use during the day so do not buy in advance to keep tickets if you do not have time to go to Fansipan that day. The best way is when you go to the station to buy tickets directly, now the purchase of cable tickets quite fast, easy, not wait as before.

Take the cable car

Each cabling can accommodate from 30 to 35 people, the capacity of the whole system is about 2000 passengers / hour. Sapa station is in Muong Hoa valley, the station is a high point 3000 meters very close to Mount Fansipan. The difference between the two stations is over 1400 meters. The cable car journey is 15 minutes instead of climbing two to four days as before.

A cable car can accommodate a maximum of 30-35 passengers

The journey is not too long, but it is enough for visitors to admire the beautiful natural landscape at the height of thousands of meters. It is the forest primitive Hoang Lien Son, Muong Hoa valley full of poetic, the whole panoramic Hoang Lien Son range and majestic ...

You can admire the nature of the Hoang Lien Son range from the cable car

The higher the clouds the more will be, the temperature will also decrease and if the wind can hang the cable will swing a little, you do not fear just a little challenge for courage only!

Get comfortable sneakers, because you will have to climb about 600 steps to get to the top of the mountain

After stopping at the station, visitors will take about 20 - 30 minutes to climb 600 more ladder to the top Fansipang mountain, touching the milestone mark Indochina roof.

Indochina roof is no longer a dream far away with many people as before since the cable car Fansipan was born.


Beside Mount Fansipan, on the way, you can also visit the beautiful scenery in Fansipan Legend, such as Bamboo Garden, Bao An Thien Tu, Bich Van Thien, restaurant, shopping ... You need to spend half a day in the trip. Sapa travel to enjoy all this beautiful Fansipan Legend.

Map of Fansipan Legend tourist attractions


The journey to conquer Fansipan is now easy and there are more new experiences for those who want to discover the wonderful feeling on the roof of Indochina.