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:
- Sapa SapaDragon
- Hanoi Sapa Dragon Express
- Hanoi SapaDragon
- Hanoi Old quarter Office
- Duc Tuan Restaurant
- Trang An Bus station
- Sapa Sapa Dragon Express
- Hanoi SAPA DRAGON EXPRESS
- Hanoi
- Hanoi Noi Bai airport
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.
Sapa Dragon Express Stations
Sapa Dragon Express Company Reviews
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Apr 4, 2024
Very safe driving and a clean bus. We even departed before the departure time. Highly recommended for this great price & quality value.
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Apr 3, 2024
A 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.
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Bus Express 35, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 23, 2024
The seats were not good.
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 15, 2024
The 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Feb 28, 2024
Not 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
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Feb 3, 2024
The 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
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Van Middle seats, Sapa Dragon Express, Jan 16, 2024
Ich hatte einen Sleeper Express von Sa Pa nach Cat Ba und es sollte nach Plan 10h dauern, war die schnellste Option.
Der Bus stand im Depot, Abfahrt sollte 07:30 sein, ging dann um 08:00 los. Fernsehen oder USB gingen nicht, aber die Klimaanlage.
Es gab jede Menge Stopps unterwegs, ist vielleicht üblich, aber bedeutet keine schnelle Fahrt. 2 Pausen bis Ha Long, das war ok.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Jan 8, 2024
All 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”.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 15, 2023
Medium 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
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 11, 2023
Todo bien, salió y llegó en hora. Antes de subir una persona que hablaba inglés explicó el recorrido del micro y la duración de las paradas. El bus es cómodo pero si sos medio alto cuesta maniobrar pero dormí excelente
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 6, 2023
Cheap, comfy, not too crowded
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Bus Express 35, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 1, 2023
The driver arrived 1h40 late
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 30, 2023
Très bon accueil au départ et très bon chauffeur. Zéro intimité, zéro possibilité de charger son téléphone en cabine.. réglage des sièges de dossier très compliqué. Bref déçu mais pour ce prix on ne peut que assumer.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 23, 2023
Bus 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 18, 2023
The bus was not very clean and the driver was not helpful for the luggage ,
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 11, 2023
From 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.
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Bus VIP 9 Express, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 5, 2023
Die abgebildeten Stühle sind nur 4 der 9 verfügbaren Plätze. Drei Plätze sind auf der Rückbank, was ok ist. Zwei Plätze sind die Plätze vorne neben dem Fahrer. Das hat mit bequemem Reisen nichts zu tun. Wir sollten erst auf diesen Plätzen neben dem Fahrer (die eher 1,5 Plätze sind) mitfahren. Nur unter starkem Protest und massivem beschweren per WhatsApp wurden wir auf ein anderes Auto umverteilt, wo wenigstens einer hinten und nur einer neben dem Fahrer sitzen muss.
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 28, 2023
As expected. Bus a little old.2h delay.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 8, 2023
Everything 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Aug 11, 2023
Sleeper bus not totally clean, driver not able to speak English but overall the arrival was on time.
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, May 31, 2023
Everything was amazing. Staff friendly, itinerary on time, comfortable and new bus. I highly recommend you this company for your trip along Vietnam.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, May 17, 2023
The 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.
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Van Limousine, Sapa Dragon Express, May 8, 2023
The 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, May 3, 2023
Horrible time management, no communication, mean staff, unsafe conditions, broken and dirty bus.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, May 1, 2023
По соотношению цены качество это на 4ку, автобусы не самые чистые, организация посадки не самая понятная, но за эту цену пойдет. Приехали почти вовремя. Останавливались 2 раза в туалет по дороге из Ханоя в Сапу
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 27, 2023
I 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
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Feb 24, 2023
Bus non nuovissimo, ma confortevole. Unica pecca erano le bocchette di areazione che sebbene chiuse facevano passare aria fredda.
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Feb 22, 2023
Liked 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Feb 12, 2023
Comfortable 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Jan 24, 2023
Everything 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.
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 21, 2022
Everything is great about this trip. The facilities in the bus are all working.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 16, 2022
The 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 12, 2022
Comfortable journey
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 11, 2022
The cabins were very comfortable, but a lot of things in the bus were damage an there was garbage in my cabine.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 2, 2022
Well 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.
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Dec 1, 2022
Well organised company. Smooth bus boarding. Clean bus with nice cabins.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 27, 2022
Du très bon service comparé aux services de sleep bus au Vietnam. Personnel gentil et qui informe les passagers. Le bus qu’on a eu était vraiment qualitatif et spacieux, un peu dur les sièges mais ça passe.
Juste un peu compliqué de trouver le bon bus bus au départ mais ça le fait ils attendent tout le monde.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Nov 10, 2022
A viagem foi um pouco desconfortável, as estradas não são perfeitas e as camas são pequenas, nos europeus somos um pouco maiores que os vietnamitas, mas de resto tudo muito bom, com 2 paragens para ir a casa de banho
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 15, 2022
El conductor conducía como un loco, no he visto adelantamientos más temerarios en mi vida. Además fue muy borde, y en un momento la policía le pidió unos papeles a los que tenía que acceder retirando nuestro equipaje y lo pateó xd nos rompió el sombrero que llevábamos. Fumó conduciendo varias veces. No hablaba nada inglés y solo gritaba en vietnamita, cariña soy extranjera no sorda. El autobús era muy viejo, olía bastante a quemado al fondo, y la puerta estaba rota. No pongo menos estrellas, porque llegamos vivos, pero vaya merece la pena pagar 5€ más e ir en uno VIP sin duda.
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 15, 2022
El mejor viaje en bus de mi vida. Pude dormir un montón, iba súper cómoda. El autobús estaba muy limpio, tenía mil comodidades, y estaba mejor que el hotel donde luego me alojé.
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Bus Executive, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 15, 2022
Very 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 10, 2022
Not comfortable, the seats are very short.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 7, 2022
It 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 1, 2022
Dirty and old bus
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Sep 19, 2022
The departure address was different to the
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taxi Comfort 2pax, Sapa Dragon Express, Oct 19, 2020
Poor service; Unfriendly driver
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Bus Sleeper, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 25, 2020
Clean 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 VIP 27, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 14, 2020
Well, 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.
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Bus Express 29, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 2, 2020
Trip 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 VIP 27, Sapa Dragon Express, Mar 1, 2020
had a taxi from my hotel for free and the service was pretty good
Also very comfortable Bus and friendly personal