The Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company has announced that train tickets for routes in the northern region will be on sale for the April 30th and May 1st holidays.

On the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route, there are four pairs of reunification passenger trains: SE1/SE2, SE3/SE4, SE5/SE6, SE7/SE8; and one pair of Hanoi - Danang trains: SE19/SE20.

Tickets for the Hanoi - Vinh route are available for the NA1/NA2 train pair, while tickets for the Hanoi - Hai Phong route are available for four pairs of trains: HP1/HP2, LP2/LP3, LP5/LP6, LP7/LP8.

Especially, there will be trains running between Hue and Danang with two pairs of trains: HD1/HD2, HD3/HD4. Specifically, the HD1 train departs from Hue station at 7:45 AM and arrives at Danang at 10:35 AM; the HD2 train departs from Danang station at 7:50 AM and arrives at Hue at 11:05 AM. The HD3 train departs from Hue station at 2:25 PM and arrives at Danang at 5:40 PM; the HD4 train departs from Danang station at 3:00 PM and arrives at Hue at 5:45 PM. The trains will stop at Lang Co station for about 10 minutes.

Additionally, to meet the travel demand of passengers during peak days on the Hanoi - Vinh route, the railway will operate an additional pair of trains, SE35/SE36, between Hanoi and Vinh from April 25th to May 1st; the NA3 train will depart from Hanoi station on April 26th and 27th; the NA4 train will depart from Vinh station on April 30th and May 1st.

VietnamRailwaycorp team

Vietnam Railways Corporation has just announced the implementation of new regulations on luggage transportation by train: starting from February 2024, hand luggage for each passenger is exempt from fees up to 20kg, with a maximum length of 0.8m, width not exceeding 0.5m, height not exceeding 0.4m, and maximum volume of 0.16m3. If exceeding this limit, passengers must pay additional fees. Oversized luggage must be sent to the luggage compartment (if available).

Passengers must pack checked luggage properly, ensuring it is not damaged, broken, spilled, displaced, or affecting other luggage during loading, unloading, and transportation. Each piece of cargo can be up to 2.5m long, not wider than 0.5m, with a volume not exceeding 0.5m3, and a maximum weight of 75kg, and a minimum of 5kg per item.

Bicycles for checked luggage are charged at 50kg; Electric bicycles, motorcycles with a displacement of less than 50cm3 are charged at 100kg, electric motorcycles and motorcycles from 50cm3 to less than 125cm3 are charged at 150kg. Motorcycles with a displacement from 125cm3 to less than 250cm3 are charged at 250kg; motorcycles with various displacements from 250cm3 to less than 500cm3 are charged at 450kg.

Checked luggage is priced from 1,500 to 5,000 VND per kilogram depending on the weight of the shipment.

After completing the procedures for checking luggage, passengers or luggage senders can change the destination station, or the recipient at stations where luggage transportation operations are conducted, up to 4 hours before the train departure.

During this period, passengers or luggage senders can withdraw part or all of the checked luggage in accordance with the regulations of the enterprise.

VietnamRailwaycorp team.

We are pleased to annouce that at exactly 8:00 p.m. on October 20 at Hanoi Station, Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) officially launched the high-quality Hanoi-Da Nang SE19/SE30 train after three months of continuous upgrading, renovation, and constant innovation to improve quality and increase passenger service amenities.

This is also one of the activities to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam's railway industry.

In particular, for the restaurant cabin, VNR has invested in completely renewing the interior so that passengers can comfortably sit and enjoy coffee or meals on the train and admire the natural landscape outside.

Despite upgrading the service quality of trains SE19 and SE20, for the time being, Vietnam Railways Corporation still maintains the current ticket prices.

Passengers who want to travel to Da Nang city from Hanoi can experience high-quality train service easily by contacting us through 24/7 supporting email: reservations@vietnamrailwaycorp.com. 

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A hot summer is coming in the lowland provinces of northern Vietnam. In order to avoid the early summer heat up to 37-39 degrees, travelers can go back to the Northwest of Vietnam to enjoy the cool air during the flood season in Sapa on terraced fields.
We have the schedule for trains title SP3/SP4 from/to Sapa as below:

SP3 departs at Tran Quy Cap Station (Hanoi Station Gate B) at 22:00 p.m every Friday and arrives at Lao Cai at 06:05 a.m

SP4 departs at Lao Cai Station at 21:40 p.m every Sunday and arrives in Hanoi at 05:30 a.m

Great news for passengers who want to travel on track and enjoy the luxurious services from Hanoi to Dong Hoi - Dong Ha - Hue - Da Nang and return.

Livitrans Express train and Violette Express train are the names of these 5-star carriages. Train titles: SE1/SE3 and SE2/SE4

Sapa is famous, not for its amazing scenery of mountains and rice paddy fields on terraces but for what belongs to this place: weather, people, culture and the human attitude.

Most of travelers will definitely choose Sapa as the must-visit destination on the trip to Vietnam. It fits anyone with any purpose of visiting: relaxing, discoverying, trekking or simply looking for something difference from their normal life.

This small town with wild view is always on the top of all famous tourist websites such as Tripadvisor, Orbitz, Travelocity.....It's recommended by millions of passengers over the world, from there you can have a new definition of human and Vietnam. Staying and talking with the locals to understand that life is simple and the way you look to it will decide everything.

It's only 8 hours spending on night train to travel from Hanoi to Lao Cai station, then from there you can take shuttle bus (please book as combo with train ticket) to Sapa, which is only 45 minutes to 1 hours driving.

5 star resorts, budget hotels or cheap accomodations are always available since the investment to this area is increasing by year. Cloudy Bridge, Silver Waterfall, Fanxipan Legend, O Quy Ho Pass, Lao Chai Village, Sapa Church...these well-known destinations will surprise all passenger from any country with pleasant feeling.

Your oppotunity to have the full view about Sapa is close is enough after few clicks.

So, please do not hesitate to book and go.