Vietnam Train Travel

Vietnam Train Travel provides the best opportunity to view the beautiful scenery while traveling through the country. The first railway tracks laid in Vietnam was from Saigon to Mytho in 1881. This gave birth to Vietnam Railways.

Today the train line joining Hanoi, Vietnam to Ho Chin Minh City, Vietnam stretches for 1723 kilometers. It is the most important train line in the country and the notable Reunification Express runs on this track joining north to the south. It takes over 30 hours to travel from Hanoi, Vietnam to Ho Chin Minh City, Vietnam. A travel in the sleeper class is recommended for a comfortable ride.

Train services in Vietnam are expansive, to say the least. There are other shorter tracks running through the country joining the east to the west. There are routes from Hanoi, Vietnam to both the northeast and the northwest. One such short route is from Hanoi, Vietnam to Lao Cai. The most popular train on this route is the Victoria Express, a fully air conditioned train with a restaurant and two luxury sleeping carriages. It is a comfortable overnight journey where one can enjoy the beautiful view of the countryside by night. Vietnam train travel couldn't have got more comfy and cozy.

There are cross border train services in Vietnam from Beijing, China to Hanoi, Vietnam through Dong Dang. There used to be another train service from Kunming, China, which has been closed down due to landslides.