While traveling in Vietnam, you can use trains for some main long routes to save money or night trains to save time: Hanoi – Sapa – Hanoi, Hanoi – Hue or Da Nang, Hanoi – Saigon, Saigon – Danang, Hue.
Vietnam Railways (Tổng Công ty Đường sắt Việt Nam) is the state-owned operator of the railway system in Vietnam.
The route is 1,600 km (990 miles), North-South, single track running between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This was built at the metre gauge (narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of 1,000 mm) in the 1880s during the French colonial rule. There are also standard gauge (railway with a track gauge of 1,435 mm) lines running from Hanoi to China and some mixed gauge in and around Hanoi.
Vietnam train schedule and tickets
Hanoi Railway Station
There are 2 gates: Gate A is at number 120, Le Duan Street which is for North – South trains. Gate B is at number 1, Tran Quy Cap Street, Gate B is for Hanoi – Lao Cai trains
Lao Cai Railway Station
Situated in the city center, Lao Cai Railway Station is 40 KM from Sapa and Bac Ha market.
It is smart idea choosing train for your Hanoi – Sapa – Hanoi tour.
There are 3 daily trains departing from Hanoi every evening (19.00 PM ~ 22.00 PM) and arrive Lao Cai early next morning. From Lao Cai Railway Station, you can take a taxi, bus or mini van to Sapa (around 2 ~ 2.5 $US)
Ninh Binh Railway Station
Ninh Binh is 100KM from Hanoi and train is rarely chosen by travelers to visit Hoa Lu, Tam Coc, Bich Dong, Trang An… from Hanoi.
Dong Hoi Railway Station
Phong Nha – Ke Bang, Da Nhay beach, Paradise Cave
Hue Railway Station
Da Nang Railway Station
Quy Nhon Railway Station
Nha Trang Railway Station
Da Lat Railway Station
Phan Thiet Railway Station
Saigon Railway Station
We offer all up to date Vietnam train schedules and Vietnam train tickets with all routes from Hanoi, Saigon, Danang, Sapa… Vietnam SE trains from Hanoi to Saigon or from Saigon to Hanoi, tourist trains from Hanoi to Lao Cai (Sapa) and vise versa
| Train Information | (US$)Price with Air Condition | |||||
| Departe From | Return To | Train Name | Train Days | Train Time | Soft Seat | Soft Berth |
| Hanoi | Hue | SE1 SE3 SE5 SE7 | Daily | 19:00 23:00 12:25 05:55 | 24 26 20 17 17 | 38 40 29 28 28 |
| Hanoi | Nha Trang | SE1 SE3 SE5 SE7 SE9 | Daily | 19:00 23:00 12:25 05:55 13:30 | 41 43 32 30 30 | 65 69 55 53 53 |
| Hanoi | Danang | SE1 SE3 SE5 SE7 SE9 | Daily | 19:00 23:00 12:25 05:55 13:30 | 26 27 21 19 19 | 40 42 34 32 32 |
| Hanoi | Saigon | SE1 SE3 SE5 SE7 SE9 | Daily | 19:00 23:00 12:25 05:55 13:30 | 49 50 39 36 36 | 70 73 66 64 64 |
| Hanoi | Laocai | SP1 SP3 SP5 SP7 | Daily | 21:10 21:50 19:40 20:35 | 0 0 0 0 | 30 30 30 30 |
