Namely, her experience of overnight sleeper trains. The line from hanoi to lao cai was built by the french and opened in 1910 as part of the metregauge vietnam to kunming railway. Choose the amtrak sleeper car that meets your needs. Roomette accommodating two adults, roomettes are the smallest of the sleeper car options. Vietnam railways allows passengers to book train tickets to the main destinations in vietnam such as hanoi, lao cai sapa, ho chi minh city, hue, da nang, nha trang, phan thiet. Vietnam s days as a pariah state, cut off from the rest of the world are long gone. Both of them has a 4 berth cabin, and in fact they are similar both inside and outside. Six things to know about overnight trains in vietnam. Whether you are traveling on a train that offers viewliner or superliner sleeping service, there are four standard room choices. I have organised two separate trips through vietnam in the last six months, using baolau. Both were interesting experiences that were as equally exciting as they were nerve wracking, and i definitely wouldnt be able to call them sleeper trains there wasnt much of that going on. We used the vietnam railway service twice, first from hanoi to hue using soft sleeper berth cabin, and later from da nang to saigon using violette train service, also soft sleeper berth.
Trains soft sleeper trains in vietnam for our overnight rail journey we use a soft sleeper service, the best available in the region, which offers a basic but reasonably comfortable and private overnight journey, although without the modern amenities you might expect on a european sleeper service. Sleeper bus in vietnam vietnam lonely planet forum. Online booking in english with overseas credit cards accepted. Here are six things to know about overnight trains in vie tnam 1. Vietnam, comparatively speaking, isnt a huge country.
With this stepbystep tutorial well help you to use a simple platform, baolau. Book through vietnam railways one of the most stressful days was saved by the amazing service from vietnam railways. Sounds easy enough, if a little alarmistprisonlike. Sounds like the sleeper train from saigon to danang leaves around 7pm and then hooks up with a train in hue. Welcome to vietnam train an online sales agent for vietnam railways providing vietnam train tickets for your trip to all of the destinations. Both are great options whilst travelling in vietnam.
Cabins are well equipped with clean and modern accessories including mattresses, blankets, pillows. Find schedules and fares, book flights, trains, buses and ferries. First class sleepers in vietnam railways trains start at usd2025 for a berth in a closed compartment for four passengers. Make sure you have enough time to queue before your train. Unfortunately the train we booked was cancelled 24 hours before departure and we were put onto a later train, upgraded to the victoria express. They are put in order according to price, with soft sleepers as the most expensive. Children not more than 4 years old can travel for free while those who are between the age of 5 to 9 years old are charged 75% of the adult fare. We offer 3 month advance ticket reservation with free delivery within vietnam. Individual legs open at various times within the 60day window. You can book online easily and they accept all kinds of cards. We were on the reunification express se1 and we booked the tickets directly through the vietnam railways website before we left home. You can book you tickets at a train station for any journeys in vietnam, future journeys too. The various classes of vietnamese trains are soft sleepers, hard sleepers, soft seats, and hard seats. Vietnam is a very extended country and the best way to cover its long distances is traveling by train, both because its cheap and to have an interesting cultural insight.
Sleeper trains can be much more comfortable and safer than night buses in areas where roads are windy. Advice on sleeper trains in thailand including photos of compartments, how to book a ticket and an idea of to how much you can expect to pay on popular routes such as. We booked 2 beds in sleeper 4berth compartment vietnam railways se7 and the pictures we saw on the website are absolutely fake. So we decided to take the overnight sleeper train from hanoi to sapa in northwest vietnam to explore the area further. All about sleeping on the overnight trains in vietnam. Thorn tree forum country forums southeast asia mainland vietnam. Luxury private trains that are essentially separate carriages attached to the same vietnam railways train, offer private compartments for two first class sleeper.
Search and book flights, trains, buses and ferries in asia. Learn more about travelling with us on our flying the nest expeditions here. While it wasnt the most comfortable night, our time on the overnight train was a unique, and fun, way to get across vietnam. Train seats and berths hardseat hardberth has three tiers of beds six berths per cabin. Travellers can reserve train tickets in vietnam and receive the electronic tickets. Train travel in vietnam train times, fares, buy tickets online seat 61. The reunification express is a fascinating experience. Vietnam railways ticket reservation system skip to main content. You can book hostels for your trip to vietnam, and dont forget to purchase travel insurance before you go. Soft sleeper trains rail tours great rail journeys.
The hard berths might be a bit uncomfortable for some and there is not a lot of space between them which may lead to taller travelers feeling a bit cramped. My bookings have included five internal flights, two train journeys and a night bus ride. The 2nd class sleeper ac cars on vietnam railways have all of the same amenities as the first class sleepers except that instead of 4 soft berths in each cabin there are 6 hard berths. Most tourists opt to journey in a soft sleeper because of the comfort it brings. Vietnam train tickets for the entire length of the hanoi to ho chi minh city route become available 60 days in advance. Baolau features everything you need, from train, bus to flight and ferry. It adds character to your travels through vietnam and. Popular travel routes in vietnam train, bus, ferry, flight iconangledoubledown iconarrowcircleright book your train busferry tickets or flights in vietnam easily online iconangledoubledown. Traveling by train across vietnam is always a great choice to enjoy the best views of any season. Vietnam railways book reunification trains and sapa. Your ticket should be kept until your trip is finished and you get out of the train station because during the trip, vietnam railways staff will check on your ticket to ensure you stay in correct cabin, seat or berth. Hanoi, ho chi minh city, hue, danang, sapa and nha trang. Vietnam train tickets, timetable, schedules vietnam railways. Enquire now our very own team leader, phoenix, recently went on a trip to vibrant vietnam and has returned to tell the tale of her travels.
Taking the sleeper train from hanoi to sapa journey and. You can book your tickets at either hanoi or saigon with stopovers along the way. Its advisable to book your train tickets in advance via a travel agent especially if youre planning to travel during peak tourist times or public holidays or have fixed travel dates. Explore more of vietnam with the rough guide to vietnam, and discover neighbouring countries with our budget guide to southeast asia. The train pulls into the station and we step onto the platform, blinking in the hazy morning light of vietnam s secondlargest city. You rumble through train street in hanoi, over the hai van pass near danang, and through endless fields of rice and dusty little towns made of faded cement. More particularly, sleeper trains save on hotel costs as well as taxi expenses going in and out from airports. Hanoi, the capital city of vietnam, is a charming multicultural.
The train is a fun and safe way to travel in vietnam, cheap too. Vietnam would be a great country to see by train, would love to see it invest in a high speed or modern train. Violette express trains have been opertating since 2016 providing tourist train service from hanoi to hue da nang. Can we buy the other 2 beds as children to keep the cost. I thought trains would be the better option than the buses as the trains had sleeper berths and unlike buses, you would need to sleep sitting up. If hiking through the jungles of phong nha ke bang national park is on your agenda, your only train option to hanoi or hue is the local sleeper. You can find several websites and resellers on the internet, where you can book and buy tickets online. Originally, i wasnt going to book my overnight trains in vietnam in advance but after reading a couple of sites they all advised. Getting the right tickets for the right bus in vietnam can be a nightmare. Vietnam train online ticket reservation with detailed train schedules on all routes.
Amtrak trains traveling on longdistance routes typically use either twolevel superliner or onelevel viewliner train car equipment, each of which include bedrooms arranged in various configurations and. Sleeper trains trains in general are great, and are usually on time with good service. These rooms feature upper and lowerberth bunks, electrical outlets for your electronics. We want to book all 4 beds in the sleeper for our overnight train trip from hue to hanoi. How to purchase vietnam train tickets vietnam train tickets are inexpensive. Book your tickets online for vietnam railways, hanoi. Train travel in vietnam train times, fares, buy tickets. All experiences have been positive, customer support service is excellent and competitive on. What to expect on the sleeper train in vietnam rickshaw. Vietnam trains vietnam train tickets vietnam train travel. Sites like the vietnam railways system booking agency we used will let you buy vietnam train tickets online. What to expect on an overnight train in vietnam intrepid. Today the country boasts numerous land crossings with all of its neighbours and international flight connections to australia, cambodia, china, france, germany, hong kong, laos, malaysia, russia, singapore, south. There are a lot of possibilities how to book and buy a train, bus or ferry ticket in vietnam.
Heres our guide on how to travel from central hanoi to sapa via lao cai on a vietnamese sleeper train. Livitrans is known as a railway passenger transport provider of greatest prestige in viet nam. A guide to riding vietnams reunification express train. Livitrans express train opened ha noi lao cai sapa and hanoi dong hoi hue da nang hanoi to serve passengers and foreign tourists. Vietnam bus tickets book online, same day bookings. How to book tickets online for your travels in vietnam, thailand, cambodia, laos. Plus was the very cool air con which made an unpleasant trip bearable.
Viollete express train with many experience in railway system and to bring the great experience to travelers when they come to vienam, violette express train decided to run the luxury train route not only from hanoi to sapa but also from hanoi to hue and danang also. Sleeping accommodations are available on most longdistance routes. Information and ticket booking service for travelling around asia. I wont rely on the recommendations of the receptionists who i asked clearly to book the best one also if i have to pay more. The train from hanoi to sapa is the easiest way to reach the lush green rice terraces of sapa. Sapa train train stations train timetables train seats and berths ticket reservation vietnam train travel. Now if i was travelling by train in vietnam id just book my tickets through baolau. If you dont want to take a sleeper train but still want to experience it, take the vietnam railway train from hue to danang or danang to hue. Trains are old, poorly maintained, lack hygienic basic toilet facilities, very loud and difficult to get any reasonable sleep with people yelling and talking all night. Ive since found out there are also sleeper buses as an option. Vietnam trains from hue vietnam railways offers train tickets for all routes departing from hue. My local friends were concerned that i would find the soft seats uncomfortable and said that i should book a sleeper.
Book train tickets in vietnam here, and find timetable and fares information. Train to sapa hanoi 2020 all you need to know before. Over the years, customers are satisfied with our services. In this article we will explain how to get sleeper train tickets from hanoi to hue, central vietnam. Crossing borders by bus or train in southeast asia. Its advisable to book your train tickets in advance via a travel agent especially if youre planning to travel during peak tourist times or public. Well book the best bus service available on your route, when you want it, take online payment by any card or paypal, and send your ticket via email. Hanoi to sapa by bus, train, van, taxi from vnd 250,002. Just two days later and we ended up with a sixbed hard sleeper train in vietnam this time. Book etickets online railway station traveling by train railway map train routes. But none was available for the entire trip and so i went from hue to. Sleeper cabin in the train in vietnam are for 4 and 6 people, there are also some trains with 2berth cabin. Our group is ushered into four fourbed compartments, and given very specific instructions about train travel in vietnam.
Booking all 4 beds in a sleeper cabin vietnam forum tripadvisor. I was really eager to try the vietnam overnight train though, having heard it was one of those absolute must dos when youre in the country. Here, you can find seat options, such as, soft seat, hard sleeper and soft sleeper with air conditioning, allowing comfort and convenience for your travel time. Violette express train hanoi to sapa hanoi to hue da. Toilets are designed at 2 sides of each train, please ask vietnam railways staff if. Hanoi to hue overnight sleeper vietnam railways, hanoi. We are a travel agency managed by vietsmile travel jsc offering train ticketing booking and other travel services in vietnam.
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