Sapa Ethnic Travel
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About Sapa Ethnic Travel
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 Ethnic Travel offers bus service with an online reservation available. Before booking your ticket, read other travellersâ reviews to choose the best option.
What are the Main Stations of Sapa Ethnic Travel?
Sapa Ethnic Travel operates buses to and from the following stations:
- Ket Doan Travel SP
- Noi Bai International Airport
- Office Hanoi Old Quarter
- Ha Giang Hostel
- Hanoi Noi Bai Airport
- Noi Bai Domestic Airport
- Sapa SET
- Ha Long Bay Travel
- 60 Minh Khai Ha Giang
- Cat Ba SET
What are the Most Popular Routes of Sapa Ethnic Travel?
The most popular destinations of Sapa Ethnic Travel are:
What are the Bus Classes & Prices of Sapa Ethnic Travel?
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 â 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 â 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 â keep it in mind if travelling during certain seasons or to certain destinations.
Sapa Ethnic Travel Stations
Ha Giang Hostel
Sapa SET
Ha Giang SET
Ket Doan Travel SP
Mu Cang Chai Bus Station
Noi Bai Domestic Airport T1
Cat Ba SET
Ninh Binh SET
Bai Chay Bus station
Hanoi Noi Bai Airport
My Dinh Office
Vinh Niem Bus Station
Office Hanoi Old Quarter
Duong Kinh Petrolimex HaiPhong
Ket Doan Travel HP
Tbus Ninh Binh
Hai Phong SET
Sapa
International Terminal T2
SAPA
Dien Bien Phu SSB
Bac Ha Bus Station
Hagiang Office SSB
Ha Long Bay Travel
Noi Bai International Airport
Noi Bai Domestic Airport
60 Minh Khai Ha Giang
Ha Long Bay Travel SP
Tam Coc Boat Station
Sapa Ethnic Travel Company Reviews
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, May 8, 2024
everything was at high level, as expected.
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, May 6, 2024
The Saoviet travel bus was pretty nice and clean. The driver and the others helping facilitate the ride not so much. Grumpy and rude. Except for the ticket lady, she was nice. Would recommend a different bus company.
K
Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, May 5, 2024
Our trip was fantastic! Even if we got late because of the delay of the airplane, the driver was waiting for us. Very comfortable trip, the bus was clean, great experience!
L
Bus Sleeper 40, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Apr 28, 2024
A lot of stops during the trip, in which the pilot turned off the engine and then the AC. Imposing the people to go down and enter to vairous shops.
J
Bus VIP 14, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Apr 26, 2024
Got booked on a different bus without telling us. The Bus stopped at a horrible toilet.
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Apr 12, 2024
The ride to Sapa from Hanoi went well, but the location of the bus pickup point was not clearly described. Even after I contacted the 12Go office, I was not told clearly where to meet the bus. This disaster was only narrowly avoided because the bus arrived late.
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Bus VIP 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Apr 9, 2024
Very good experience overall in a VIP cabin. Everything went smoothly, although actual pickup point was not where it was written, people there were aware of us and took care of transporting us there (without any additional fee)
R
Bus VIP 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Apr 5, 2024
Great company and I would definitely use again
K
Bus Local Bus + Sleeping Bus, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Apr 2, 2024
Our route was supposed to be sapa 18:30 - Luang Prabang 18:30 the next day. Which didnât differ too much from actualities.
We were told the bus would be at 19:00 earlier in the day (we can only assume the 18:30&19:00 departure buses are the same)
We left Sapa at 19:30 on a sleeper coach (no toilets). We then stopped in Lai Chau at 22:30 for 40 mins.
Got to Dien Bien Phu bus station at 04:30.
Got into a local yellow Luang Prabang bus (no toilets either) that didnât leave until 07:15.
We arrived at the Vietnam border at 08:40 and were through in 20 minutes. If you had any Vietnamese Dong left over they could change it to Lao Kip for you.
Arrived at Lao immigration 10 minutes after this and we were through in 30 mins. We had our passports stamped in Hanoi already. (US$1 each as we didnât have any Kip for stamp duty otherwise it was 10,000 Kip each)
We had a lunch stop at Pak Nam Nov at 12:00.
Arrived in Luang Prabang at 19:30 with no more official stops, just stops for delivering parcels.
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 29, 2024
I arrived on time at the airport, the bus wasn't at the bus stop, so I called the number of the service provider. They told me to wait and they would send someone to pick me up. I waited for 30min then called again, was told to wait again. 1h later still noone, asked again no answer.... I just got asked where I'm at, same place for 1,5 hours without moving (I sent them pictures so did they, it was the same spot 1F 17 ) 2,5 hours later at 2:45 I was told the bus was already really far away and they would pick me up at 7. I asked what I am supposed to do now, no answer..... I ended up spending the night waiting.
Overall great experience
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 24, 2024
The booking was prerry easy and straight forward. We was urgently booking the earliest possible bus. We got confirmation within 5 min. We arrived at the pickup point an hour later and they were able to put us on an earlier bus which was the best
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 23, 2024
One of the best transport/travel i had in my life. Own cabin!! On the bus!! Meaning own bed!! Brand new everything usb type3 as well as regular charger in your bed/cabin. You can close windows fully and comfortably sleep. Nice clean WC on the bus... better travelling then in Europe 100%.. 7 stars
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 23, 2024
The bus was not so clean.
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Bus VIP 34, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 22, 2024
I was nervous to take this bus considering some people's reviews but it was actually a very smooth pain free process. The bus did leave about 45 minutes late but still arrived on time with no issues.
The beds were curtained and have a USB port and a blanket. Just like all busses I've taken in Vietnam there were a few stops along the way to pick up and drop off things but I don't find this to be out of the usual.
There was 2 stops throughout the journey for bathroom breaks and in the morning one of the workers went around and asked where people were staying so that you can be dropped off nearby (eg at Buffalo hostel which is like 10 minutes from the main stop in town).
Bus goes on the ferry so you go all the way to the island without having to transfer at any point.
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 22, 2024
Fantastic coach, clean and comfortable, great wifi, only thing that let it down was couldnât find the meeting point at Hanoi airport as email information just said the airport, I managed to message them and they came and got me from a spot which they sent me a photo of.
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Bus VIP 34, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 19, 2024
The bus was supposed to leave at 21:30, but we already left at 20:56.. We were happy we arrived early. There was a second stop were people got on & they overbooked the bus.. 4 tourists had to lay in de aisle on the ground for a 8 hour trip, instead of the VIP sleeper they booked. Really poor service as well, no body that spoke english and very agressive/irritated men.
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Bus Sleeper 41, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 18, 2024
Booked 2210 bus, but was put on the 2130. Luckily my hotel was close... Wouldn't have known otherwise... Not sure if i just got moved, times are old or what was going on. Might be just specific to the check-in agent in sapa. Otherwise trip itself was okay.
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 18, 2024
Best Bus ride so far! The bus was so comfortable
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Bus VIP16 Express, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 17, 2024
The trip was completely fine: we left and arrived on time, stopped often enough for food and toilet breaks. Some seets were a bit broken, but all in all clean and comfortable!
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 17, 2024
Neuer Bus, super freundlicher Fahrer, alles sehr sauber und komfortabel. Die Fahrt war sehr angenehm.
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Bus VIP 34, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 16, 2024
very clean and new bus, driver wasnât driving like madman this time m. Was a good ride
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 16, 2024
My 1st experienced to Sapa by Sleeper Bus was great. Pick up at airport and depart on time.Staff at office also helpful.The driver also drive carefully. Though driver only speak Vietnam and left us blank during stop over , but it is still ok.
TV no signal but i dont watch tv as it will make me sick.
I read some review by others with bad experience ..but hey..u will never know..u might be lucky . đ„°
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Bus VIP Sleeper 34, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 9, 2024
Los conductores poco amables, el viaje fue muy bien
Para un viaje de 10 horas, el autobus no tiene cargador de movil y los asientos son incĂłmodos para los pies.
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Bus VIP Sleeper 34, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 8, 2024
We got a pdf file via email with coordinates to pick us up. We waited 2,5h overtime but the bus do not stay there. We had to communicate via WhatsApp, but this person needs to much time for answering and we thought we will miss our bus. At least the office send us a taxi (they only write they will send us a car) and we got the bus which was a ready on the way to sapa.
This was a really bad experience but not every night bus is like this. You should book the bus over hostel.
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Bus Sleeper 41, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 7, 2024
Pick up and drop off times were COMPLETELY wrong from Ha Giang to Halong Bay. Pick up was one and a half hour later. Drop off was supposed to be at 23:30 but we arrived at 4:00AM.
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Mar 4, 2024
Great, after Ă difficult meeting point finding. A simple phonecall to the driver and they came back to pick us us.
Then the VIP luxury bus was super. Very clean, large seats/ bed.
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Bus Sleeper 41, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Feb 25, 2024
Overall good experience. I received the cabins this time which were very comfortable and private. Only points off due to going to a slightly different drop off location.
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Bus Sleeper 41, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Feb 22, 2024
Seats are comfortable and had usb charging ports and the driver gave us bottled water and soft blankets. However, the bus stopped so many times over the trip to pick up and drop off locals and so, was over capacity by about 10 people and babies lying on the floor in the aisle. Still a great cheap option to get from A to B but dont expect VIP :)
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Feb 20, 2024
Compramos passagem com destino ao aeroporto de Hanoi e simplesmente a companhia nĂŁo nos levou ao aeroporto. Quando vimos que seguiamos para Hanoi avisamos ao motorista que parou em na estrada para esperar um ĂŽnibus que nos pudesse levar ao aeroporto. Tivemos que atravessar uma estrada movimentada, carregando malas, para esperar outro ĂŽnibus que vinha em sentido contrĂĄrio.
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Feb 18, 2024
It's very comfortable bus sleeper.. i am bit confused about the pick up place, the map location was totally different. You should WA the operator, so they can give you the right direction. The driver was so kind n helpful...
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Bus Sleeper 41, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Feb 8, 2024
We were super apprehensive about booking because of the reviews but it was actually decent- seats were narrow but if you put your luggage in the compartment below youâll be fine. Our bus had Wifi and we stopped 3x for toilet/ food breaks (remember to take change with you as they charge for entry at the toilets)
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Feb 7, 2024
several hours late. Stopped before Hanoi to transfer us via "shuttle bus" which were infact three small cars in which the people barely fit.
J
Bus Single Cabin, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Feb 4, 2024
Bus was late. We booked a VIP bus but were shifted to a "normal" one.
K
Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Feb 4, 2024
We booked the VIP20 bus which was super comfortable and had a toilet & WiFi.
You can adjust the seats automatic but the first 5 hours, that didnât work.
At one point we were transferred to another bus, which was not a VIP bus. The bus wasnât even cleaned up, used blankets everywhere, really cold and not comfortable at all.
We had to wait almost 2 hours until this bus finally left.
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Bus VIP 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Jan 24, 2024
First of all, tks of this services.. we safely arrived Sapa on time.. The only suggestion.. for Vietnamese especially bus, taxi driver, pls be polite in manner.
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Jan 22, 2024
Everything was great. The bus, the schedule everything was as said, even web arrived a bit earlier than planned. The only to improve IS the information about the pick Up point. You are just informmed that the meeting point is Noi Bai Domestic Airport, nothing else ando only 50 minutes before departure i received a WhatsApp with a picture off where i would be to get on the bus. It wasnt enough information, fortunately some people in the airport help me Up with this and could be there on time
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Jan 13, 2024
Other than having to figure out the exact bus meeting point, staff were responsive to messages and we made it to the bus. Ride was good, clean and comfortable.
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Jan 2, 2024
The toilet was dirty and smelly. We were seated close to the toilet and it was an awful trip, every time someone would open the toilet door there would be an horrible smell for a lot of time. We took the same company to get to Sa Pa and was ok, but to go back to Hanoi the bus was older and there wasnât WiFi. Plus they drive like crazy, itâs really hard to sleep
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Jan 2, 2024
Everything in time, Bus was really comfortable
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Bus VIP Luxury 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Dec 25, 2023
Very nice sleeper bus. Free WiFi and free water. You can go to the toilet. We had one stop to get some lunch. Good experience
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Bus VIP16 Express, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Dec 18, 2023
Screens not working, nobody speaks english and we waited 50min without knowing whats going on.
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Dec 10, 2023
We had a stop midway. The bus was clean and comfortable. Free water bottle. They moved some of us to different bus which was okay and other bus was also clean.
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Dec 10, 2023
Its ok but information could b
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Dec 7, 2023
El autobĂșs confortable y limpio. Solo que llegamos al aeropuerto con 30 minutos de retraso.
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Bus VIP 34, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Dec 7, 2023
On thé ticket thé départure was at 8 pm We arrived at thé bus station they Said now it s 10 pm. After We had a problÚm with thé bus We had to change thé bus but they were speed an other bus came take us in mess than 1 our
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Bus VIP 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Dec 5, 2023
Bus war einigermaĂen pĂŒnktlich, Komfort war gut. Die Mitarbeiter im Bus waren leider nicht so freundlich, aber ok.
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Dec 3, 2023
Left 45min late from Sapa. I booked with Sapa ethnic travel but it was operated by SaoViet. The bus was comfy (VIP cabin) but broke down on the highway about 1h before reaching Hanoi. The crew didnât speak English and couldnât update us on what was happening. Got pieces of info here and there but not much. After 45min another bus picked us up and we had to share cabins as that bus was already occupied. Eventually arrived at Hanoi 2.5h late. I asked for a financial compensation but so far no feedback.
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Bus VIP 22, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Dec 2, 2023
Average experience, everything was okay nothing seriously negative. Sleeping cabin was clean and comfortable with AC, lights and USB power ports. Although the driver was late but that was not controllable by the driver as it was severe traffic approaching SAPA and had also made 4 drop offs and pick ups for other customers along the way.
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Bus Tourist Bus + Ferry, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Dec 2, 2023
It was so small, full of people even in the corridor.
The stops wasnât advertised.
You have your own seat to sleep confy.
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Bus VIP 20, Sapa Ethnic Travel, Dec 1, 2023
It was a nice exprrience, the bus was good, and the stuff nice. Ot went all ok.