Vietnam - China Train ticket

You can check train times & fares at www.vietnam-train.com  Note that the departure days from Beijing changed in 2004.  The train used to leave Beijing on Mondays & Fridays.  Departure from Hanoi is confirmed as Tuesdays & Fridays - be warned that some parts of the Vietnamese railways website may still say Tuesdays & Thursdays in error.

Which station in Hanoi?  The train to Beijing departs from a separate section of Hanoi‘s main railway station, sometimes called the ‘B‘ station.  Road access is on Tran Quay Cap street, on the opposite side of the tracks from the main ‘A‘ station at 120 Le Duan street, so make sure you make this clear to your taxi driver.  Or you can enter the main ‘A‘ station and walk across the tracks on a walkway, but allow time to do this as it‘s a bit of a trek.

Daily alternative via Nanning:  If you can‘t get tickets for the Beijing-Hanoi through train or if you need to travel on one of the other days of the week, simply use a regular daily sleeper train between Beijing & Nanning then the daily train or buses between Nanning & Hanoi.

Schedule From Hanoi To Dong Dang/ Nanning/ Guilin/ Zhengzhou/ Beijing