How to get from Saigon to Da Nang by train

Six trains run from Saigon to Da Nang, taking between 16 hours 31 minutes and 19 hours 29 minutes. They leave Saigon from 06:00 to 20:35, and the main choice is whether to travel overnight or spend a day on the train.

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Timetables

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How to buy tickets

The easiest way to buy train tickets in Vietnam is online rather than going to the station. You do pay a very small commission but the ease and convenience makes it worthwhile in our opinion.

Baolau is the best site to use for buying train tickets, they have access to the live Vietnam Railways booking engine, so you can easily see availability, timetables and prices.

Payment can be made using international credit cards and PDF confirmation tickets are sent to your email address within a few minutes. This is the actual ticket you need to board the train, so there’s no need to exchange it at the station before travel. You may prefer to print the pdf out, but it’s also fine to show it on your mobile phone to the conductors and station staff.

Vietnam Railways releases tickets in blocks of a few months, on dates it announces. Travel up to 25 Feb 2027 is on sale now. For full details on booking windows, see the when to book Vietnam train tickets guide.

Saigon to Da Nang train tickets

About the route

Most people choose an evening sleeper, such as SE4 at 19:20 and SE2 at 20:35, which arrive late the following morning or in the afternoon. The daytime trains, SE8 at 06:00, SE6 at 08:45, SE22 at 10:15 and SE10 at 13:15, run through the night and arrive the next day.

Da Nang station is in the city, a short taxi ride from the seafront and about 45 minutes from Hoi An by road. The journey is long enough that it is worth considering a break at Nha Trang, and the line follows the coast for long stretches.