Hanoi -
Beijing by trainTwice-weekly sleeper train from
Beijing to
Hanoi...
There is a safe, comfortable & affordable twice-weekly train service between
Beijing &
Hanoi. A Chinese express train with modern air-conditioned 4-berth soft class sleepers and restaurant car runs from
Beijing to Dong Dang on the Vietnamese frontier. At Dong Dang you pass through customs & passport control and board a connecting Vietnamese metre-gauge train for the final run to
Hanoi. Note that at
Nanning you may be asked to get off and wait on the platform for an hour or two while the train is shunted.
Beijing ►
HanoiHanoi ► BeijingTrain number T5 in China, M2 in
Vietnam.Train number M1 in
Vietnam, T6 in China.
Beijing (West)depart15:45 Sundays & Thursdays
Hanoi (main station)depart18:30 Tuesdays & Fridays Zhengzhou depart23:04Sundays & Thursdays Dong Dang **arrive
22:40Tuesdays & Fridays
Guilin depart14:57Mondays & Fridays Dong Dang **depart01:20Wednesdays & Saturdays
Nanning depart21:16Mondays & Fridays Nanningarrive07:00Wednesdays & Saturdays Dong Dang **arrive
00:11Tuesdays & Saturdays Guilinarrive13:19Wednesdays & Saturdays Dong Dang **depart03:50Tuesdays & Saturdays Zhengzhou arrive05:23Thursdays & Sundays
Hanoi (main station)arrive08:10Tuesdays & Saturdays
Beijing (West)arrive12:07Thursdays & Sundays
* * Dong Dang is the China/
Vietnam frontier, where you change trains.
Beijing to
Hanoi is 2,996km or 1,861 miles. You can check train times & fares at
www.vr.com.vn
.
How to buy tickets
.
Which station in Hanoi? Map of Hanoi showing main station
. The train to
Beijing departs from
Hanoi's main railway station. Enter
Hanoi station's main entrance, turn right and pass through the regular waiting room to the international waiting room beyond, signed in English. Staff will lead you to the train when it's ready for boarding, a single sleeper car at the north end of the platforms, a short walk from the waiting room.
Daily alternative Beijing-Hanoi journey, changing trains in Nanning: If you can't get tickets for this twice-weekly
Beijing-
Hanoi through train or if you need to travel on one of the other days of the week, simply use the regular daily sleeper trains between
Beijing &
Nanning (
see here for details
), then the
daily train between Nanning & Hanoi
. How much does it cost?One-way fare in soft class 4-berth sleeper.
From
Beijing to HanoiThe fare is around 2,156 RMB (£220 or $320) with soft sleeper if bought from the ticket office or local agency in
Beijing. The price increased significantly in Feb 2009.
Alternatively, you can arrange a ticket from outside China via
www.chinatripadvisor.com
who charge $379 (£255) or
www.chinatrainticket.net
who charge $406 (£270).
www.realrussia.co.uk
can also book this train along with your Trans-Siberian tickets, but are more expensive, charging around £356 one-way.
From
Hanoi to
Beijing:5,528,000 Vietnamese dong (about $290 or £210) one-way with soft sleeper if you buy your ticket at
Hanoi ticket office, window 10 (this is the price after a significant increase in February 2009 and a further increase in 2010).