Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi by train
Travel from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Hanoi (Vietnam) by train (1144km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi @ 2025-01-25
To travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi by train, read the following information. You find timetables and ticket prices online via our booking links.
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1144 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 Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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1a Travelling from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Hanoi (Vietnam)
Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi 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 Ho Chi Minh City, arrival time in Hanoi and the total journey time:
- SE2 / 21:55 / 08:35 / 34:40
- SE4 / 19:25 / 05:58 / 34:25
- SE6 / 15:20 / 04:35 / 37:15
- SE8 / 06:00 / 19:13 / 37:13
We recommend to travel one of the most scenic parts of this rail journey between the cities of Đà Nẵng and Huế on day light (SE2, SE4). You get to this section of the travel route 17 hours after departure in Ho Chi Minh City. Sit on the right in direction of travel to have the best view.
If you travel as tourist, we recommend you to include some stops for example in Hội An, Đà Nẵng and Huế.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi?
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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