All these trains run every day. Hanoi to Saigon is 1,726km or 1,070 miles.
SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4, SE5, SE6, SE7, SE8: These are the best trains. They have air-conditioned soft sleepers (4-berth), air-conditioned hard sleepers (6-berth) and air-conditioned soft seats.
SE19, SE20: only run at busy times, Air-conditioned soft sleepers, air-conditioned hard sleepers, air-conditioned soft seats, air-conditioned hard seats, ordinary hard seats.
TN1, TN2: Air-conditioned hard sleepers (6-berth) & ordinary hard seats. No soft sleepers or soft seats.
SNT1, SNT2: Air-con soft sleepers (both older & newer types), air-con hard sleepers (both older & newer types), air-con soft seats.
Livitrans Express Train private tourist sleeping-cars, Hanoi-Hué-Danang: Trains attached SE1 & SE2 have a tourist sleeping-car attached between Hanoi, Hue & Danang run by private company Livitrans. It has 4-berth sleeper compartments of a higher standard than the normal Vietnamese Railways ones, but fares a bit higher.
Golden Train private tourist sleeping-cars with 4 berths cabin, Saigon-Nha Trang: Trains SNT1 & SNT2 have ‘Golden Trains’ tourist sleeping-cars attached between Saigon and Nha Trang. These have 4-berth soft sleepers of a higher quality than the regular sleepers.
Northbound Schedule
| Hanoi ► Hué ► Danang ► Saigon | |||||||||
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Train number: |
SE19 | SE1 | SE3 | SE5 | SE7 | TN1 | SNT1 | SPT1 | |
| 0 km | Hanoi depart: | 20:10 day 1 | 19:30 day 1 | 22:00 day 1 | 9:00 day 1 | 06:00 day 1 | 13:10 | – | – |
| 116 km | Ninh Binh | 22:22 day 1 | | | | | 11:18 day 1 | 08:19 day 1 | 15:43 | – | – |
| 175 km | Thanh Hoa | 23:33 day 1 | 22:55 day 1 | | | 12:32 day 1 | 09:28 day 1 | 17:06 | – | – |
| 319 km | Vinh | 02:18 day 1 | 01:34 day 2 | 03:25 day 2 | 15:04 day 1 | 12:01 day 1 | 19:38 | – | – |
| 522 km | Dong Hoi | 06:24 day 2 | 05:35 day 2 | 07:25 day 2 | 19:22 day 2 | 16:21 day 1 | 00:19 | – | – |
| 688 km | Hué | 09:42 day 2 | 08:48 day 2 | 10:27 day 2 | 22:42 day 2 | 19:47 day 1 | 03:39 | – | – |
| 791 km | Danang ( Hoian ) arrive | 12:20 day 2 | 11:26 day 2 | 13:00 day 2 | 01:28 day 2 | 22:25 day 1 | 06:49 | – | – |
| 791 km | Danang ( Hoian ) depart | – | 10:46 day 2 | – | 01:33 day 2 | 23:30 day 1 | 06:53 | – | – |
| 928 km | Quang Ngai | – | 14:29 day 2 | | | 04:18 day 2 | 01:16 day 2 | 09:52 | – | – |
| 1,095 km | Dieu Tri (for Qui Nhon) | – | 17:26 day 2 | 18:21 day 2 | 07:41 day 2 | 04:08 day 2 | 13:18 | – | – |
| 1,315 km | Nha Trang | – | 21:14 day 2 | 22:04 day 2 | 11:36 day 2 | 08:27 day 2 | 17:43 | 19:00 day 1 | – |
| – | Phan Thiet depart | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14:05 day 1 |
| 1,551 km | Muong Man | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14:40 day 1 |
| 1,726 km | Saigon arrive: | – | 04:39 day 3 | 05:20 day 3 | 20:03 day 3 | 16:05 day 2 | 02:30 | 03:56 day 2 | 18:40 day 1 |
Southbound Schedule
| Saigon ► Danang ► Hué ► Hanoi | ||||||||
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Train number: |
SE2 | SE4 | SE20 | SE6 | SE8 | TN2 | SNT2 | SPT2 |
| Saigon depart: | 19:30 day 1 | 22:00 day 1 | – | 09:00 day 1 | 06:00 day 1 | 13:10 | 20:00 day 1 | 06:55 day 1 |
| Muong Man (Phan Thiet) | | | | | – | 09:39 day 1 | 09:45 day 1 | 17:14 | | | 10:43 day 1 |
| Phan Thiet arrive | | | | | – | | | | | | | | | 11:16 day 1 |
| Nha Trang | 03:13 day 2 | 04:52 day 2 | – | 16:21 day 1 | 13:18 day 1 | 21:17 | 05:10 day 2 | – |
| Dieu Tri (for Qui Nhon) | 06:58 day 2 | 08:31 day 2 | – | 21:02 day 1 | 17:06 day 1 | 01:30 | – | – |
| Quang Ngai | 10:02 day 2 | 11:22 day 2 | – | 00:06 day 2 | 20:13 day 1 | 05:16 | – | – |
| Danang ( for Hoian) arrive | 12:31 day 2 | 13:58 day 2 | – | 02:47 day 2 |
22:44 day 1 | 08:15 | – | – |
| Danang (for Hoian) depart | 12:06 day 2 | 14:42 day 2 | 18:40 day 1 | 02:36 day 2 | 23:27 day 1 | 07:56 | – | – |
| Hué | 15:23 day 2 | 17:11 day 2 | 21:26 day 1 | 05:31 day 2 | 01:28 day 2 | 11:10 | – | – |
| Dong Hoi | 18:30 day 2 | 19:37 day 2 | 00:34 day 1 | 09:01 day 2 | 04:35 day 2 | 15:15 | – | – |
| Vinh | 22:44 day 2 | 23:46 day 2 | 05:43 day 2 | 13:20 day 2 | 09:19 day 2 | 20:21 | – | – |
| Thanh Hoa | 01:10 day 3 | 02:14 day 3 | 08:18 day 2 | 16:06 day 3 | 11:49 day 2 | 23:30 | – | – |
| Ninh Binh | 02:27 day 3 | 03:18 day 3 | 09:53 day 2 | 17:24 day 3 | 13:11 day 2 | 01:01 | – | – |
| Hanoi arrive: | 04:50 day 3 | 05:30 day 3 | 12:33 day 2 | 19:58 day 3 | 15:33 day 2 | 03:30 | – | – |
Sapa Train Schedule, Train to Sapa Timetable
Hanoi to Laocai ( Sapa ) |
Laocai ( Sapa ) to Hanoi |
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| LC3 | SP1 | SP3 | LC1 | LC4 | LC2 | SP2 | SP4 | |||||
| Hanoi | Depart | 06:10 | 21:10 | 21:50 | 22:00 | Lao Cai | Depart | 9:50 | 18:00 | 19:35 | 20:20 | |
| Lao Cai | Arrive | 15:55 | 05:30 | 06:25 | 07:35 | Hanoi | Arrive | 20:15 | 3:30 | 4:10 | 4:10 | |
LC3, LC4: Daily. One carriage of air-conditioned soft seats, many carriages of wooden-seated non-air-con hard seats. Tea, coffee & snacks are available on board.
LC1, LC2: Daily. Air-conditioned soft sleepers, air-conditioned hard sleepers, hard sleepers, soft seats, hard seats