For travelling around Vietnam, besides renting a car via our rental services, visitors can try another experience like using public vehicle. Railways in Vietnam are quite classic, quite different from railways that you often use in Europe or USA. Therefore, this experience is worthy to gain.
For some of the main, lengthy routes in Vietnam, such as Hanoi to Sapa to Hanoi, Hanoi to Hue or Da Nang, Hanoi to Saigon, Saigon to Danang, Hue, you can take a night train to save time and money.
The state-owned company in charge of running Vietnam’s railway network is called Vietnam Railways (Tổng Công ty Đường sắt Việt Nam).
Between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the single-track, 1,600 km (990 mi) route runs north to south. During the French colonial era in the 1880s, this was constructed using the meter gauge (narrow-gauge railroads with a track gauge of 1,000 mm). In addition, there are some mixed gauge lines in and around Hanoi as well as standard gauge (railways with a track gauge of 1,435 mm) lines that run from Hanoi to China.
Train in Vietnam
Hanoi Railway Station
There are two gates: Gate A, for North-South trains, is located at 120 Le Duan Street. Gate B is located at 1 Tran Quy Cap Street for trains running between Hanoi and Lao Cai.
Lao Cai Railway Station
Lao Cai Railway Station, located in the heart of the city, is 40 kilometers from Sapa and Bac Ha Market.
Choosing Vietnam trains for your trip from Hanoi to Sapa is a wise move.
There are three trains per day that leave Hanoi every evening between 19 and 22 o’clock and arrive in Lao Cai the next morning. You can travel to Sapa for approximately 2–2.5 US dollars by taxi, bus, or minivan from Lao Cai Railway Station.
Ninh Binh Railway Station
Dong Hoi Railway Station
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 provide all current Vietnam trains schedules and tickets for all routes departing from Hanoi, Saigon, Danang, and Sapa. Tourist Vietnam trains from Hanoi to Lao Cai (Sapa) and vice versa, as well as Vietnam SE trains from Saigon to Hanoi
| 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 |
