Vietnam Railways – Reunification Express Train – Internal Train
Timetable
The Vietnamese railways are an excellent, safe and comfortable way of getting around and seeing Vietnam at ground level. The main line links Hanoi, Hue, Danang, Nha Trang, and Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). There is also a railway between Hanoi and Haiphong… The Reunification Express? Trains between Hanoi and Saigon are sometimes referred to as the ‘Reunification Express’ by guide books or tourist agencies. However, there are now many trains on this route and no single train officially carries this name.
- Vietnam Train – Overview
- Train From Hochiminh city to Hanoi
- Train From Hanoi to Hochiminh city
- Vietnam train fare between Hanoi & Hochiminh city
- Train between Hue & Danang
- Express Train Ha Noi – Sapa – Lao Cai
Overview
The Vietnamese railways are an excellent, safe and comfortable way of getting around and seeing Vietnam at ground level.
The main line links Hanoi, Hue, Danang, Nha Trang, and Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). There is also a railway between Hanoi and Haiphong.
In case you were wondering, ‘Ho Chi Minh City’ is the name of the whole conurbation – ‘Saigon’ is still the name of the city itself, and it is ‘Saigon’ which appears in the railway timetables and on the station name boards…
Train S3 from Hanoi to Saigon passes through the lush green hills between Hué and Danang. This is the most scenic section of line, running along the coast past bays and islands and through the hills. The train travels at low speed up the fierce gradients, with an assisting locomotive at the rear and people sitting on the roof..!
Vietnamese trains have seven types of accommodation:
- Soft class 4-berth sleepers -with air-conditioned
- Hard class 6-berth sleepers with air-conditioned
- Ordinary soft class seats
- Hard class seats
Soft class 4-berth sleeper, most modern type on trains SE2-SE4-SE8 (from HCM to Ha Noi ) & SE1-SE3-SE7 (from Ha Noi-HCM). The other two berths are just out of shot to the left
The best and fastest train in Vietnam is train E1 (Southbound) / E2 (Northbound) introduced in 2002. This train uses the most modern rolling stock, with large picture windows unobstructed by the wire mesh that protects most other trains’ windows from stones. Choose this train if you can, but it’s proving very popular, and it’s often difficult to get berths on unless you book well in advance.
The second best train in Vietnam is train S1 (Southbound) / S2 (Northbound), pictured below left. The S1/S2 coaches are all refurbished and painted red whereas most other Vietnamese trains are green. The next best train is the S3 / S4. Each of these trains has a full range of classes of accommodation. Other trains generally use rolling stock that is much older.
Timetable for passenger trains on Ho Chi Minh city – Ha Noi railway line
( trains named SE2, SE4, SE6, TN4, TN6, TN8, TN10, Đ2, SN2 )
| Station name | Trains evening Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon) – Ha Noi | ||||||||||
| Train Name | SE2 | SE4 | SE6 | SE8 | SNT2 | TN2 | SQN2 | SH2 | SPT2 | PT4 | SN4 |
| Itinerary | 33h00 | 30h00 | 37h00 | 33h00 | 09h00 | 41h00 | 13h00 | 23h00 | 04h00 | 04h30 | 10h00 |
| Sài Gòn | 19.00 | 23.00 | 15.45 | 06.30 | 20.00 | 10.05 | 19.35 | 13.10 | 06.50 | 17.50 | |
| Biên Hòa | 19.39 19.42 |
– | 16.24 19.27 |
– | – | 10.48 10.51 |
20.18 20.21 |
13.51 13.54 |
07.33 07.36 |
17.49 17.59 |
|
| Mương Mán | – | – | 19.04 19.07 |
09.42 09.45 |
– | 14.14 14.17 |
23.03 23.07 |
16.46 16.49 |
10.25 10.27 |
21.01 | |
| Phan Thiết | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11.00 | 21.03 | |
| Tháp Chàm | – | – | 21.20 21.26 |
– | 03.32 03.35 |
16.42 16.45 |
02.23 02.26 |
19.19 19.22 |
– | ||
| Nha Trang | 02.31 02.36 |
05.33 05.38 |
23.49 23.54 |
13.23 13.28 |
05.10 | 18.24 18.36 |
04.03 04.10 |
21.32 22.12 |
– | ||
| Ninh Hoa | – | – | – | – | – | – | 04.50 04.53 |
22.50 22.52 |
– | ||
| Tuy Hòa | – | – | – | 15.24 15.27 |
– | 21.37 21.40 |
06.27 06.30 |
00.12 00.15 |
– | ||
| Diêu Trì | 06.17 06.29 |
09.14 09.26 |
04.08 04.20 |
17.13 17.25 |
– | 23.32 23.47 |
08.21 08.28 |
02.02 02.17 |
– | ||
| Quy Nhơn | – | – | – | – | – | – | 08.55 | – | – | ||
| Bong Son | – | – | – | – | – | 01.15 01.18 |
– | 04.00 04.02 |
– | ||
| Duc Pho | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 04.52 04.54 |
– | ||
| Quảng Ngãi | 09.13 09.16 |
– | 07.19 07.22 |
20.31 20.34 |
– | 03.21 03.24 |
– | 05.41 05.46 |
– | ||
| Núi Thành | – | – | – | – | – | 04.12 04.15 |
– | 06.30 06.33 |
– | ||
| Tam Kỳ | 10.21 10.24 |
– | 08.34 08.37 |
– | – | 04.46 04.49 |
– | 07.03 07.06 |
– | ||
| Đà Nẵng | 11.51 12.06 |
14.30 14.42 |
10.18 10.34 |
23.12 23.27 |
– | 06.38 06.58 |
– | 08.35 08.59 |
– | ||
| Lăng Cô | – | – | 11.58 12.04 |
– | – | 08.44 09.18 |
– | 10.53 10.55 |
– | ||
| Huế | 14.43 14.48 |
17.06 17.11 |
13.21 13.26 |
02.07 02.12 |
– | 10.38 10.48 |
– | 12.20 | – | ||
| Đông Hà | 15.59 16.02 |
– | 14.40 14.43 |
– | – | 12.06 12.09 |
– | – | – | ||
| Đồng Hới | 17.44 17.56 |
19.56 20.08 |
17.02 17.14 |
05.21 05.33 |
14.06 14.21 |
– | – | ||||
| Đồng Lê | – | – | 18.43 18.46 |
– | – | 16.15 16.18 |
– | – | – | ||
| Hương Phố | – | – | 20.48 20.50 |
– | – | 17.27 17.30 |
– | – | – | ||
| Yên Trung | – | – | 21.42 21.44 |
– | – | 18.43 18.46 |
– | – | – | ||
| Vinh | 21.37 21.42 |
23.41 23.46 |
22.08 22.13 |
09.26 09.31 |
– | 19.12 19.24 |
– | – | – | ||
| Chợ Sy | – | – | 22.55 22.58 |
– | – | 20.10 20.13 |
– | – | – | ||
| Thanh Hóa | 00.16 00.19 |
– | 00.58 01.01 |
11.56 11.59 |
– | 22.49 22.52 |
– | – | – | ||
| Bỉm Sơn | – | – | – | – | – | 23.30 23.33 |
– | – | – | ||
| Ninh Bình | – | – | 02.25 02.28 |
13.07 13.10 |
– | 00.11 00.14 |
– | – | |||
| Nam Định | 02.15 02.18 |
– | 03.00 03.03 |
13.41 13.44 |
– | 01.03 01.06 |
– | – | – | – | – |
| Phủ Lý | – | – | 03.30 03.40 |
14.18 14.21 |
– | 01.44 01.47 |
– | – | – | ||
| Hà Nội | 04.02 | 05.00 | 04.45 | 15.28 | – | 03.05 | – | – | – | ||
Timetable for passenger trains on Ha Noi – Ho Chi Minh city railway line
( trains named SE1, SE3, SE5, TN3, TN5, TN7, TN9, Đ1, SN1 )
| Station name | Trains evening Ha Noi – Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon) | ||||||||||
| Train Name | SE1 | SE3 | SE5 | SE7 | SNT1 | TN1 | SQN1 | SH1 | SPT1 | PT3 | SN3 |
| Itinerary | 33h00 | 30h00 | 37h00 | 33h00 | 09h00 | 41h00 | 14h00 | 25h00 | 04h30 | 05h00 | 10h00 |
| Hà Nội | 19.00 | 23.00 | 15.45 | 06.15 | 09.00 | 10.05 | – | – | – | – | |
| Giáp Bát | – | – | – | – | – | 10.18 10.20 |
– | – | – | – | |
| Phủ Lý | – | – | 16.50 16.53 |
07.19 07.22 |
– | 11.17 11.20 |
– | – | – | – | |
| Nam Định | 20.36 20.39 |
– | 17.28 17.31 |
07.56 07.59 |
– | 11.57 12.00 |
– | – | – | – | |
| Ninh Bình | – | – | 18.03 18.06 |
08.30 08.33 |
– | 12.34 12.37 |
– | – | – | ||
| Bỉm Sơn | – | – | 18.39 18.42 |
– | – | 13.28 13.31 |
– | – | – | ||
| Thanh Hóa | 22.15 22.18 |
– | 19.19 19.22 |
09.40 09.43 |
– | 14.09 14.14 |
– | – | – | ||
| Chợ Sy | – | – | 21.00 21.03 |
– | – | 15.56 15.59 |
– | – | – | ||
| Vinh | 00.44 00.49 |
04.07 04.12 |
22.10 22.16 |
11.56 12.01 |
– | 16.42 16.51 |
– | – | – | ||
| Yên Trung | – | – | 22.40 22.43 |
– | – | 17.19 17.22 |
– | – | – | ||
| Hương Phố | – | – | 23.54 23.57 |
– | – | 18.20 18.23 |
– | – | – | ||
| Đồng Lê | – | – | – | – | – | 19.51 | – | – | – | ||
| Đồng Hới | 04.31 04.43 |
07.49 08.01 |
02.34 02.46 |
15.43 15.55 |
– | 21.36 21.51 |
– | – | – | ||
| Đông Hà | 06.43 06.46 |
– | 04.51 04.54 |
– | – | 23.50 23.53 |
– | – | – | ||
| Huế | 07.57 08.02 |
10.45 10.50 |
06.07 06.12 |
19.07 19.12 |
– | 01.13 01.18 |
– | 05.25 | – | ||
| Lăng Cô | – | – | 07.31 07.34 |
– | – | 03.06 03.11 |
– | 06.44 06.49 |
– | ||
| Đà Nẵng | 10.31 10.46 |
13.12 13.24 |
08.56 09.11 |
21.41 21.56 |
– | 04.38 04.58 |
– | 08.22 08.38 |
– | ||
| Trà Kiệu | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 09.22 09.27 |
– | ||
| Tam Kỳ | 12.05 12.08 |
– | 10.44 10.47 |
– | – | 06.24 06.27 |
– | 10.08 10.27 |
– | ||
| Núi Thành | – | – | – | – | – | 07.02 07.05 |
– | 10.56 10.58 |
– | ||
| Quãng Ngãi | 13.28 13.31 |
– | 11.57 12.05 |
00.35 00.38 |
– | 08.09 08.12 |
– | 12.26 12.29 |
– | ||
| Đức Phổ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13.13 13.15 |
– | ||
| Bồng Sơn | – | – | – | – | – | 10.09 10.44 |
– | 14.04 14.06 |
– | ||
| Quy Nhơn | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16.45 | – | – | ||
| Diêu Trì | 16.16 16.28 |
18.20 18.32 |
14.57 15.09 |
03.25 03.33 |
– | 12.11 12.26 |
17.08 17.16 |
15.20 15.43 |
– | ||
| Tuy Hòa | 18.33 18.36 |
– | 17.11 17.14 |
05.32 05.35 |
– | 14.20 14.23 |
19.06 19.09 |
17.37 17.40 |
– | ||
| Ninh Hòa | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20.35 20.38 |
19.02 19.20 |
– | ||
| Nha Trang | 20.28 20.33 |
22.03 22.08 |
19.40 19.45 |
07.37 07.42 |
19.00 | 16.46 16.58 |
21.16 21.35 |
19.57 20.12 |
– | ||
| Ngã Ba | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22.29 22.34 |
– | – | ||
| Tháp Chàm | 22.04 22.07 |
– | 21.17 21.23 |
– | 20.50 20.53 |
18.48 18.51 |
23.1 23.20 |
21.48 21.51 |
– | ||
| Sông Mao | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 00.04 00.07 |
– | ||
| Ma Lâm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 00.53 01.05 |
– | ||
| Phan Thiết | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14.05 | 22.25 | |
| Mương Mán | – | – | – | 11.41 11.44 |
– | 21.57 22.23 |
03.01 03.04 |
01.23 02.21 |
14.38 14.40 |
22.58 23.05 |
|
| Gia Huynh | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 00.39 00.36 |
|
| Long Khánh | – | – | – | – | – | 01.05 01.08 |
– | 04.20 04.23 |
– | ||
| Biên Hòa | – | – | 03.56 03.59 |
– | – | 02.12 02.15 |
06.01 06.04 |
05.21 05.24 |
17.52 17.55 |
02.36 02.39 |
|
| Ga Sài Gòn | 04.10 | 05.00 | 04.40 | 15.05 | 03.56 | 03.03 | 07.10 | 06.10 | 18.40 | 03.26 | |
Vietnam Train Fare Between Hanoi & Hochiminh city
(Price in USD per person per soft sleeper berth in 4 berth cabin, one way)
| Routing | Soft seat with A.C | Soft berth with A.C (4 berth Cabin) | |
| From Ha Noi | |||
| Ha Noi – Hue | $ 55 | Book now | |
| Ha Noi – Dong Hoi | $ 52 | ||
| Ha Noi – Da Nang | $ 55 | ||
| Ha Noi – Nha Trang | $ 92 | ||
| Ha Noi – Ho Chi Minh | $ 95 | ||
| Ha Noi – Sapa | $ 35 | ||
| From Hue | |||
| Hue – Da Nang | $ 12 | Book now | |
| Hue – Nha Trang | $ 35 | ||
| Hue – Ho Chi Minh | $ 60 | ||
| Hue – Dong Hoi | $ 12 | ||
| Hue – Ha Noi | $ 55 | ||
| From Da Nang | |||
| Da Nang – Nha Trang | $ 35 | Book now | |
| Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh | $55 | ||
| Da Nang – Hue | $ 12 | ||
| Da Nang – Ha Noi | $ 55 | ||
| From Nha Trang | |||
| Nha Trang – Ho Chi Minh city | $ 25 | $ 35 | Book now |
| Nha Trang – Da Nang | $ 35 | ||
| Nha Trang – Ha Noi | $ 90 | ||
| From Ho Chi Minh city | |||
| Ho Chi Minh – Nha Trang | $ 25 | $ 35 | Book now |
| Ho Chi Minh – Da Nang | $ 55 | ||
| Ho Chi Minh – Hue | $ 55 | ||
| Ho Chi Minh – Dong Hoi | $55 | ||
| Ho Chi Minh – Ha Noi | $ 95 | ||
- Note :
- Train fare in USD and per ticket in 4 berth cabin (there are no deluxe 2 berth cabin)
- Our train are operated by Vietnam Railway
- Train tickets are free delivery within hotel in Hanoi/Saigon.
- If you want to take the private cabin you can multiply by 4 berth (each cabin has 4berth) for your own occupancy and privacy)
- Tickets to ship/air outside Vietnam are subject to shipment/air tariffs.
Vietnam Train Between Hue & Da Nang
| Train between Hue and Da Nang via scenic Hai Van pass ( viewing Hai Van pass) | ||||||||
| Train Name | Departure Station | Departure Time | Arrival Station | Arrival Time | Price Hard Seat | Price Soft Seat | Departure Date | |
| From Hue to Da Nang | ||||||||
| SE1 | Hue | 08 : 06 | Da Nang | 10 : 49 | N / A | $12 | Daily | Book now |
| SE3 | Hue | 10 : 44 | Da Nang | 13 : 15 | N / A | $ 12 | Daily | |
| From Da Nang to Hue | ||||||||
| SE2 | Da Nang | 12 : 18 | Hue | 16 : 05 | N / A | $12 | Daily | Book now |
| SE4 | Da Nang | 14 :14 | Hue | 16 : 38 | N / A | Daily | ||
