The most optimal point for sending to the Sap is the Vietnamese City Hanoi, since it is there one of the most important international airports of the country. There can be in principle directly either with transfers to fly from both Russia and from other countries.
Well, from Hanoi very convenient to visit at least a few days a saak either at the beginning or at the end of the journey. Unfortunately, you can only take a taxi directly from the airport. If you do not want to pay expensive, you must first come to the Hanoi himself, and from there you can already get by bus or train, but in this case you will most likely have to spend the night in the capital.
The most definite is an easy way to get into the saak after you arrived in Hanoi - it is to purchase a batch tour in some local travel agency. In this case, you will simply get rid of a large number of transfers problems, with transport and accommodation, because everything will be turned on and everything will be well planned. It is possible in principle to purchase the same tour directly from the home on the Internet.
By the way, the programs of such tours are very different, and there are those that include not only stay in the city, but also trekking excursions, and then climbing the mountain Fansipan and many other interesting things.
Just before the trip you need to carefully study the tour program, because some of them that provide a one-day climbing of the Fansipan, can not be elementary at unprepared tourists.
One of the most common ways to get into the Sap from the capital - the city of Hanoi is the train. However, you should understand that the train itself does not go, so the transplantation will be required.
It is good that the main part of the trains following the route is night. Initially, it will be necessary to get to Lokay, and there is already transferred to a taxi, a bus or minivan. To do this path is pretty easily, but only you need to know some subtleties.
Trains from Hanoi in Lokay are carried out on the way from 9 to 11 hours. Every day there are at least eight trains and all of them. Depending on the car and from the company, the price and service will be different. Trains in Lockey from Hanoi are departed from the main railway station of the city, which is located right in the center.
After arriving at the Lockey railway station, you will need only to overcome the distance between the two these cities, which is only 40 kilometers, so that you will give a little more than an hour. Please note that by the arrival of the train near the station there is a huge number of private minivans, who will gladly be happy to bring you in the Sap.
Also, in principle, you can get on the state bus at number one or number two. They depart every half hour and hour and the cost of the ticket there is 30 thousand dongs. And buses and minivans of course arrive at the city center to the main square. Well, from here, almost for any hotel can be reached on foot, if you have a lightweight luggage, or take a taxi. In principle, you can also agree with the driver of a minivan, which will deliver you to the hotel itself.
There is also a direct bus service between the cities of Hanoi and Sap. Due to the fact that a new high-speed highway was recently built, the buses arrive right in the Sap itself only for 6-7 hours, and tickets for them are about 2 times cheaper than the train.
They belong to various companies and run daily as day and night. Slipper Vassed night sleeping buses are very comfortable, in which you can great sleep. From Hanoi, such buses go straight from the tourist area, which is very convenient because you do not need to get on the outskirts of the city to the bus station.