Hanoi to Phnom Penh by train
Travel from Hanoi (Vietnam) to Phnom Penh (Cambodia) by train (1058km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
Hanoi - Phnom Penh @ 2025-01-25
To travel by train from Hanoi in Vietnam to Phnom Penh in Cambodia, please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
1058 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Hanoi to Phnom Penh, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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Phnom Penh - Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City - Siem Reap / Hanoi - Siem Reap1 Hanoi (Vietnam) - Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) - Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Hanoi (Vietnam) to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
Travel from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City by overnight train. The journey time is 32 to 37 hours. Train ticket fares start from 25 EUR. There are up to 6 train connections daily.
The trains of Vietnamese railways offer the following service classes:
- 3rd class, hard wooden seats
- 2nd class, soft seats with air-condition
- 2nd class, sleeper with 6 berths per compartment, with air-condition
- 1st class, sleeper with 4 berths per compartment, with air-condition
On some trains luxury train wagons are attached. For example "Violette Express" and others which offer 4-berth and 2-berth compartments.
The train numbers are as follows with departure time in Hanoi, arrival time in Ho Chi Minh City and the total journey time:
- SE1 / 22:20 / 05:45 / 31:25
- SE3 / 19:25 / 04:38 / 33:13
- SE5 / 08:50 / 18:55 / 34:05
- SE7 / 06:00 / 16:30 / 34:30
- SE9 / 14:25 / 03:25 / 37:00
- SE11 / 08:00 / 21:05 / 37:05
We recommend to travel one of the most scenic parts of this rail journey between Huế and Đà Nẵng on day light (SE1, SE3). You get to this section of the travel route 13 hours after departure in Hanoi. Sit on the left in direction of travel to have the best view.
If you travel as tourist, it makes sense to include some stops for example in Huế, Đà Nẵng and Hội An.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City?
Check times&prices Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi
1b Travelling from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
To travel from Vietnam to Cambodia, you have to take a bus. There is no passenger train connection between these two countries.
There are daily direct bus connections from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Siem Reap (Cambodia) with a journey time of 9 hours and a ticket fare from 25 EUR. And from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh with a journey time of 5 hours and a ticket fare from 15 EUR.
Find the exact bus schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh?
Buy your ticket at the bus station or at the website of the bus company.
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