Train journey is no longer an image in the book. Vietnam offers incredible train journeys from North to South for visitors to explore Vietnam slowly but better. Book a ticket and go on a train journey in Vietnam. The famous Reunification Express will carry you across the country to freely admire villages, towns, verdant hills, vast rice fields and gentle mist along the travel routes.

 

The Reunification Express

The railway was built in 1881, running mainly along the coast, in a 1,072-mile journey connecting Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City. The Reunification Express of Vietnam has 6 different trains, moving schedulely between Ho Chi Minh City in the South and Ha Noi in the North. Seats ranging from sleeping cars, regular seats and soft seats.  

Hopping in an express train, propped up in a cosy berth with a cup of tea in one hand and a paperback in the other while the train heads from one destination to the next. Keep your eyes out of the window, the scenery passing by will not disappoint you. A granted view into Vietnam, kitchens, backyards and alleyways and above all, the mesmerising East Sea greeting passengers with hazy blue water, a finger of cream sand running along its frothy edge.

Taking about two nights to travel along the backbone of the country down to Ho Chi Minh City, the route passes by key destinations such as Nha Trang, Hoi An, Da Nang, and Hue. Along the way from Hue to Da Nang, passengers will seize a chance to witness jungle rise up around the train, waxy leaves slap the sides and hot sunshine flashes in between barred windows.

Hanoi

Ho Chi Minh City

Hue

Da nang

Nha Trang

Visitors can have a break by hopping off at the Hue Train Station, enjoy a night or two in the ancient citadel, explore the royal palace, emperor tombs of Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Khai Dinh and chillax on a board on the Perfume River, listening to traditional art singing, “Nha Nhac” (Vietnamese royal court music), which has been recognised by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage while digging in Hue scrumptious specialties. Back to the main track, visitors can hop on a train connecting Hue and Da Nang, called “Connecting Central Heritage”. There are 2 pairs of trains with numbers HD1/2 and HD3/4 between Hue and Da Nang. Check carefully on the Vietnam Railway (VNR)’s website for the exact timetable. On the journey, besides the enjoyment of traditional art singing and instruments playing along, the trains will stop at Lang Co Station for 10 minutes for tourists to admire the beauty, check-in, and take photos of Lang Co Bay - one of the most beautiful bays in the world.

Hue - Da Nang train

Lang Co Beach

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The journey on the most magnificent train routes in Vietnam would be an unforgettable adventure immersed in the unique beauty of nature and culture.