Sapa Dragon Express
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About Sapa Dragon Express
Buses are the most affordable means of transport with a large number of terminals across the country and convenient timetables to help you plan your trip. Buses is a convenient option both for those who travel on a shoestring budget and those who do not want to compromise on comfort. Sapa Dragon Express offers bus service with an online reservation available. Before booking your ticket, read other travellers’ reviews to choose the best option.
What are the Main Stations of Sapa Dragon Express?
Sapa Dragon Express operates buses to and from the following stations:
- Trang An Bus station
- Hanoi Sapa Dragon Express
- Hanoi
- Hanoi Noi Bai airport
- Duc Tuan Restaurant
- Hanoi Old quarter Office
- Tuan Chau Gateway
- Sapa SapaDragon
- Halong International Cruise Port
- Hanoi SAPA DRAGON EXPRESS
- Sapa Sapa Dragon Express
- Hanoi SapaDragon
What are the Most Popular Routes of Sapa Dragon Express?
The most popular destinations of Sapa Dragon Express are:
What are the Bus Classes & Prices of Sapa Dragon Express?
The price of your bus trip will depend both on the destination and the class of your ticket. Note that not all ticket classes are available on certain routes yet for longer trips there is almost always a good choice of options. Opt for a sleeper coach for the most convenient overnight trip. Sleeper buses are usually equipped with berths or soft reclining seats, feature an onboard toilet and your ticket may also include other perks like snacks or even a lunch. Taking a night bus is also a good idea if you want to save on your hotel room. During the day an express service is often the best value for money as it makes less stops than an ordinary or standard class bus and travels faster. On some routes it may be crucial to choose the right class as, say, an ordinary or second class bus may need some 6 hours to cover the distance the first class or express bus travels in two hours!
Pros & Cons of Bus Travel
Pros of Bus Travel
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Buses usually boast the widest network of destinations covered. They travel to the places you cannot get to by plane or even by train
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Travelling by bus is easy – there is no need to arrive to the bus terminal much in advance, and the check-in is usually a very fast formality opposite to air travel
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Bus tickets are very affordable. Yes, there are costly first class or VIP options but is you are on a budget, bus is the first means of transportation you have to think about
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At the same time, there are different classes of service to suit any budget. If you are after a higher level of comfort, buses get you covered, too.
Cons of Bus Travel
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Intercity bus terminals can be located outside the city centre in the outskirts. It means you will need to calculate extra time and money to get there. In certain destinations getting from the bus terminal can cost you more than you would expect because only a limited number of transportation companies is allowed to serve the route – and prices may be inflated.
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During busy weekends or high season buses serving some tourist destinations may run out of schedule and require advanced booking.
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While buses are not as weather dependent as ferries, bus trips can also be delayed or cancelled due to bad weather or road conditions – keep it in mind if travelling during certain seasons or to certain destinations.
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Sapa Dragon Express Stations
Trang An Bus stationHanoi Sapa Dragon ExpressHanoiHanoi Noi Bai airportDuc Tuan RestaurantHanoi Old quarter OfficeTuan Chau GatewaySapa SapaDragonHalong International Cruise PortHanoi SAPA DRAGON EXPRESSSapa Sapa Dragon ExpressHanoi SapaDragon
Sapa Dragon Express Company Reviews
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Pieter BVery safe driving and a clean bus. We even departed before the departure time. Highly recommended for this great price & quality value.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Apr 4, 2024
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FUNG SA bit late ,we booked 0:30 bus, but the bus was arrived at around 7:00. Don’t be too nervous, it’s so common in Vietnam. Bus inside is okay.
Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Apr 3, 2024
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Niharika DThe seats were not good.
Bus Express 35, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 23, 2024
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Willy SThe agent is super helpful. They will contact you by Whatsapp one day before departure. The bus is super cozy. The light installation is comfortable enough. They provide one pillow and one blanket for your more comfortable sleep. The thing that I suggest is it will be more convenient to provide water bottle and wet napkin for the passengers.
Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 15, 2024
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Antoine BNot great, overall very OK
Bus does not look at all like the pictures. We also got the 'special' seats in the back of the bus even though we paid our tickets like everyone else. Those 3 seats are all together with no separation for strangers, so you definitely are not confortable for the long ride. Not recommend
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Feb 28, 2024
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Steven AThe Bus was pretty old and didn’t looked as in the pictures, teje cleaness was Aldo ver y poor. The was of driving was at least very good compared with other drivers
Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Feb 3, 2024
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Axel SI had a Sleeper Express from Sa Pa to Cat Ba and it was scheduled to take 10 hours, which was the quickest option.
The bus was at the depot, departure was supposed to be 07:30, then left at 08:00. TV or USB didn't work, but the air conditioning did.
There were lots of stops on the way, which is perhaps normal, but doesn't mean a fast journey. 2 breaks until Ha Long, which was ok.
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Van Middle seats, Sapa Dragon Express, Jan 16, 2024
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Melanie SAll in all it was ok.
The bus was clean and we had enough space to sleep - we got a water bottle for free.
We only had one struggle that something happened with the bus and they had to fix it during the trip so we arrived 2 hours later than expected. But that was not the fault of the transfer company. Therefore, we rated the trip as “great”.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Jan 8, 2024
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Sergio VMedium comfort and medium clean.
Everything ok with timetables
The pick up spot in sapa it’s different of the app. The correct place it’s in the same street in sapa but number 632
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 15, 2023
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Jazmin FEverything was fine, it left and arrived on time. Before boarding a person who spoke English explained the bus route and the duration of the stops. The bus is comfortable but if you are a little tall it is hard to maneuver but I slept excellent.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 11, 2023
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Lucinda LCheap, comfy, not too crowded
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 6, 2023
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Tiago RThe driver arrived 1h40 late
Bus Express 35, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 1, 2023
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Gagny BVery good welcome at the start and very good driver. Zero privacy, zero possibility to charge your phone in the cabin... very complicated seat back adjustment. In short, disappointed, but for this price we can only assume.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 30, 2023
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Teun WBus left a bit later, but arrived on time. We got dropped of where we wanted and not too many crazy pickups or anything. Bus driver drove reasonably safe.
Sleeper seats were okay. But I don't think you want too be much taller dan 1.80 for these.
Very good value for money overall.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 23, 2023
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Jean MThe bus was not very clean and the driver was not helpful for the luggage ,
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 18, 2023
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Anja KFrom all the nightbuses we took in SEA, this was the one with the most space. We arrived on time at 4am in Sapa and they let us sleep until 6 am on the bus.
Nothing negative to say.
Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 11, 2023
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Stefan DThe chairs pictured are only 4 of the 9 available seats. Three seats are in the back seat, which is ok. Two seats are the front seats next to the driver. This has nothing to do with comfortable traveling. We were only supposed to travel in these seats next to the driver (which are more like 1.5 seats). Only under strong protest and massive complaining via WhatsApp were we redistributed to another car, where at least one has to sit in the back and only one next to the driver.
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Bus VIP 9 Express, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 5, 2023
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Veronica MAs expected. Bus a little old.2h delay.
Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 28, 2023
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Tom CEverything was okay, no ac for the middle row, beds were okay, when we arrived for some reason the driver won't tell the passengers and just continued to drive in circles a bit, when he reached the stop he just sat outside while everyone were asleep/confused, I got up and took off, I asked him why don't we wake everybody up, he didn't answer, I believe he was buying time for taxi drivers and mama's to arrive and swarm the tourists, it was already 5 AM, the bus was supposed to arrive by 4 AM, other then that it was cheap so I don't complain.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 8, 2023
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Gianluca NSleeper bus not totally clean, driver not able to speak English but overall the arrival was on time.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Aug 11, 2023
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Jonathan LEverything was amazing. Staff friendly, itinerary on time, comfortable and new bus. I highly recommend you this company for your trip along Vietnam.
Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, May 31, 2023
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Stuart OThe bud operator was there on time taking names and ensuring everyone who booked was there. We got a free water when we first boarded. He informed us when a stop was upcoming and for how long we would be stopped for and overall good experience.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, May 17, 2023
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Giulia VThe company Sapa Dragon Express was great. We got detailed information and a comfortable seat while waiting for the busdriver. However, the trip from Hanoi to Sapa was awful! We had to sit in the back of the limousine bus, where the airconditioning was not working to well. Also the seatbelts were to small for tall people. Our biggest problem however was that the driver was a maniac. The driver drove incredibly fast. He overtook many vehicles in the mountain while we were in a very sharp (hairpin) turn, so with no sight if there was oncoming traffic. Also he overtook many vehicles on the road that was meant for oncoming traffic, which almost lead to frontal collisions several times. We had an actual accident with a motorbike. Several people in the bus asked the driver to slow down multiple times and said that they preferred to live and that there was no need to rush, but he ignored us. Good news was that we arrived in Sapa on time… but that was not worth the fear.
Van Limousine, Sapa Dragon Express, May 8, 2023
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Kristyna JHorrible time management, no communication, mean staff, unsafe conditions, broken and dirty bus.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, May 3, 2023
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Dmitrii KThe buses are not the cleanest, the organization of boarding is not the clearest, but for this price it is good. We arrived almost on time. We stopped 2 times to use the toilet on the way from Hanoi to Sapa
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, May 1, 2023
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Cecilia SI took the night bus to Sapa and it was a pretty comfortable ride. The bus was on time and the seats were nice. Difficult to sleep with the people snoring but overall a good ride. Departed on time, made one stop, arrived around one hour late, but that was maybe better since it was supposed to be 4am
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 27, 2023
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Fabio DBus not brand new, but comfortable. The only flaw was the air vents that although closed let cold air through.
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Feb 24, 2023
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Alice MLiked the curtains and private booth, having a charging point was great. It did come with a blanket and cushion. The seat wasn’t that comfortable though and the air con was too cold and I couldn’t switch it off. The staff were good and the bus was early - they messaged us 3 hours before to let us know.
Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Feb 22, 2023
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Emily NComfortable bus with those always reclined seats. No toilet- but driver stopped regularly at service stations where you could go (for 2-3000dong). Clean. No issues. Left and got us there on time.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Feb 12, 2023
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Charis GEverything was good except one thing that I feel that it has to be mentioned:
About 15minutes before departure, some buses of different type will arrive. The bus drivers will start to shout names or they have a list on their mobile phones with names of passenger. So everyone should wait until a seat will be found for everybody else.
I suggest then to the company to explain this in the pdf because there was a confusion.
Moreover, there are different kind of buses. I booked a few hours before, and hence I was in the list for a vip mini van (8people) something that wasnt clear in the pdf. The experience thoywas amazing. Totally clean and the driver very kind. We reached our destination earlier than the other buses (due to the size).
I dont think that you can actually sleep in the bus because the road is not so good and you bounce every second.
In general, it was a very good experience and I would use again this company.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Jan 24, 2023
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Azril BEverything is great about this trip. The facilities in the bus are all working.
Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 21, 2022
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chun RThe trip was okay, despite the long ride it was fairly comfortable. However, our bus was supposed to depart at 1410 but we only departed at 1450 which is rather bad if there are prior scheduled events.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 16, 2022
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Sumanth NComfortable journey
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 12, 2022
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Jennifer KThe cabins were very comfortable, but a lot of things in the bus were damage an there was garbage in my cabine.
Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 11, 2022
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Stefan TWell organised trip, clean bus, more or less in time. A little deduction for a lot of not adjustable (broken) chairs. All in all super trip.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 2, 2022
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Isabelle GWell organised company. Smooth bus boarding. Clean bus with nice cabins.
Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 1, 2022
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Jules EVery good service compared to sleep bus services in Vietnam. Nice staff and who inform the passengers. The bus that we had was really qualitative and spacious, a little hard the seats but it passes.
Just a little complicated to find the right bus at the departure but it does it they wait for everyone.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 27, 2022
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Joao VThe journey was a bit uncomfortable, the roads aren't perfect and the beds are small, we Europeans are a bit bigger than the Vietnamese, but otherwise everything was very good, with two bathroom stops.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 10, 2022
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Cristina AThe driver drove like a madman, I have not seen more reckless overtaking in my life. He was also very rude, and at one point the police asked him for some papers that he had to access by removing our luggage and kicked him xd he broke the hat we were wearing. He smoked while driving several times. He spoke no English at all and only shouted in Vietnamese, cariña I am a foreigner not deaf. The bus was very old, smelled quite burnt at the back, and the door was broken. I do not put less stars, because we arrived alive, but it is worth paying 5€ more and go in a VIP bus without a doubt.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 15, 2022
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Cristina AThe best bus trip of my life. I was able to sleep a lot, I was super comfortable. The bus was very clean, had a thousand amenities, and was better than the hotel where I stayed later.
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 15, 2022
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Marc SVery comfortable bus. The seats have a massage functionality (though mine didn’t work). You can put the seat in sleep position or upward. There are a few stops to go to bathroom and eat, so plan maybe one more hour.
Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 15, 2022
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Claudia MNot comfortable, the seats are very short.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 10, 2022
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Jana AIt was very nice to Lay in the bus. Unfotunately, The bus was dirty. It would be nice, if someone woul clean the bus and it could be Freeware WiFi and electrizity for the mobile Phone.
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 7, 2022
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Pasin WDirty and old bus
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 1, 2022
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Fernando CThe departure address was different to the
Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Sep 19, 2022
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Hieu TPoor service; Unfriendly driver
taxi Comfort 2pax, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 19, 2020
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Nina NClean bus, comfortable seats, departure and arrival on time. Pick up point was changed but customers were informed early enough to manage getting to the new address. All in all I can recommend this company
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 25, 2020
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Joachim SWell, the driver was on eine in the morning. He offers a small snack after collecting all 5 passengers. On the ride we had 2 short tests for bathroom, etc.
Bus VIP 27, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 14, 2020
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Maxime BTrip from Tam Coc to Hanoi. Bus nearly on time, managed to avoid huge traffic jams by taking a back road. Confortable bus, safe driver, friendly driver attendant and drop off at your hotel. Very recommended.
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Bus Express 29, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 2, 2020
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Julian Nhad a taxi from my hotel for free and the service was pretty good
Also very comfortable Bus and friendly personal
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Bus VIP 27, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 1, 2020