There are 9 ways to get from Sapa to Harbin by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train via Shijiazhuang
best- Take the train from Hekou North to Mengzitrain
- Take the train from Honghe to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Shijiazhuangtrain
- Take the train from Shijiazhuang to Harbin Westtrain
26h 41m¥1,831–2,193Train via Fuyang
cheapest- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Fuyangtrain
- Take the train from Fuyang to Harbin West Stationtrain
2d 16h¥474–1,321Drive 4,013.5 km
- Drive from Sapa to Harbincar 4,013.5 km
40h 46m¥3,448–4,981Drive to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport, fly
- Drive from Sapa to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH)car
- Fly from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane WNH - HRB
17h 37m¥1,159–4,223Train
- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Chengdu Easttrain
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Shenyang Northtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang North Station to Harbintrain
33h 8m¥1,830–2,221Train via Xi'an
- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Xi'an North Stationtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Shenyang Northtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang North Station to Harbintrain
33h 38m¥1,840–2,331Train #2
- Take the train from Sapa Lao Cai to Hanoi Gia Lam Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hanoi Gia Lam Station to Shijiazhuang stationtrain
- Take the train from Shijiazhuang to Harbin Westtrain
2d 4h¥2,233–3,382Bus to Noi Bai International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airportbus
- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane HAN - HRB
14h 42m¥1,010–3,266Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane KMG - HRB
14h 4m¥1,808–3,111
Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapa to Harbin is to train via Fuyang which costs ¥470 - ¥1400 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Sapa to Harbin is to train and fly which takes 14h 4m and costs ¥1800 - ¥3200.
The distance between Sapa and Harbin is 4227 km. The road distance is 4013.5 km.
The best way to get from Sapa to Harbin without a car is to train which takes 2 days 4h and costs ¥2200 - ¥3400.
It takes approximately 26h 41m to get from Sapa to Harbin, including transfers.
Harbin is 1h ahead of Sapa. It is currently 5:51 PM in Sapa and 6:51 PM in Harbin.
Yes, the driving distance between Sapa to Harbin is 4014 km. It takes approximately 40h 46m to drive from Sapa to Harbin.
There are 30+ hotels available in Harbin.
What companies run services between Sapa, Vietnam and Harbin, China?
You can take a vehicle from Sapa to Museum via Hekou North, Mengzi, Honghe, Kunming South, Shijiazhuang, Harbin West, Harbin West Station, and Yidaeryuan in around 26h 41m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,800
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,800
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,900
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,800
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,800
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,600
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,600
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shijiazhuang Zhengding
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
Train from Hekou North to Mengzi
- Hard Seat
- ¥22–30
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Hekou North to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard sleeper
- ¥90–130
- Soft sleeper
- ¥150–200
Train from Kunming to Fuyang
- Hard Seat
- ¥230–310
- Hard sleeper
- ¥410–600
- Soft sleeper
- ¥650–850
Train from Honghe to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥80–160
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥80–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥110–160
Train from Kunming South to Shijiazhuang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,700–1,900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,500–3,600
Train from Shijiazhuang to Harbin West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥650–700
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,050–1,200
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,200
Train from Kunming to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥490–540
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Chengdu East to Shenyang North
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,050–1,200
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,050–1,200
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,800–2,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,600–3,700
Train from Shenyang North Station to Harbin
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥370–410
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–800
Train from Kunming to Xi'an North Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,400
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,800–2,700
Train from Xi'an North to Shenyang North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,500
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Phone
- 19006469
- support1@dsvn.vn
- Website
- dsvn.vn
Train from Sapa Lao Cai to Hanoi Gia Lam Station
- Soft seat, air-conditioned
- ¥95–140
- Bed, air-conditioned
- ¥70–100
- soft seat, air-conditioned
- ¥70–100
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Hanoi Gia Lam Station to Shijiazhuang station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,400
- Schedules at
- booking.baolau.com
- Sleeper
- ¥1,900–2,400
Train from Fuyang to Harbin West Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥180–270
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥400–480
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–800
- Phone
- 1900 6746
- xesaovietsapa@gmail.com
- Website
- xesaoviet.com.vn
Bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airport
- Phone
- 19001137
- info@interbuslines.com
- Website
- interbuslines.com
Bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥92–94
- Schedules at
- interbuslines.com
- Book at
- interbuslines.com
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