Saigon Railway Station
Saigon railway station or Ho Chi Minh railway station built in 1930, it was the central train station serves the Ho Chi Minh City. It is the busiest train station, about 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) away from the city centre. Ho Chi Minh train station has a modern design with a few platforms and an electronic gate that prevents the unauthorized entry to platforms.
The critical station is present in the southern end of Vietnam and hence known as the Reunification Line, i.e., the rail route connects Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The ‘Reunification Line’ runs 1,726 km (1,072.5 mi) towards north to Hanoi that is the capital city of Vietnam.
Train Station Layout
A List of Popular Trains to Major Tourist Cities from Saigon Railway Station
To | Trains Number | Departs / Arrives | Ticket Fare (USD) |
---|---|---|---|
Soft Seat / Soft Berth | |||
Hanoi | SE2 | 21:55 / 05:30 | $64 / $90 |
SE4 | 19:45 / 04:50 | ||
SE6 | 09:00 / 19:58 | ||
Nha Trang | SE2 | 21:55 / 04:47 | $28 / $42 |
SE6 | 09:00 / 16:21 | $28 / $38 | |
SNT2 | 20:30 / 05:30 | $27 / $42 | |
Hue | SE4 | 19:45 / 15:26 | $48 / $73 |
SE6 | 09:00 / 05:31 | $47 / $71 | |
SE8 | 06:00 / 01:28 | $47 / $71 | |
Danang | SE2 | 21:55 / 13:38 | $45 / $63 |
SE8 | 06:00 / 22:44 | ||
SE22 | 11:50 / 06:15 | $45/ $66 | |
Mui Ne | SE6 | 09:00 / 12:25 | $16 for soft seat; $18 for hard berth |
SE22 | 11:50 / 15:34 | ||
SPT2 | 06:40 / 10:40 | $14 for hard seat; $16 for soft seat |
All the trains mentioned above run regularly like SE2, SE4 and SE8 are the best air-conditioned trains which have soft sleepers (4-berths), and air-conditioned hard sleepers have six berths and air-conditioned soft seats as well.
Generally, travelling to Vietnam by train is cheap as train fares are low. For children aged among 0 to 4, the train fare is free, and the children with the age of 5 to 9 years can travel at 25% off and children of 10 years and more must pay full fare.
All these trains require a reservation, and you cannot buy an open ticket at random. All tickets carry information about train details, date, train number, seat number, and berth details. If you want to start your train journey from Saigon and stop off to Hanoi, you can book a series of separate tickets. Also, you can book a ticket in advance or buy at the station.
How to get to Saigon Train Station from downtown area?
1. By bus:
2. By taxi:
Taxi is the most comfortable travelling mode that does not require prior bookings like train or bus. If you are a traveller or first-time visitor of Ho Chi Minh city and you should take a taxi.
For reaching to the downtown city to Saigon railway station, the taxi fare is about 60,000 VND (USD 2.6). From downtown to the railway station, a taxi takes about half an hour.
See also Tan Son Nhat International Airport
See also Tan Son Nhat International Airport
- Last updated on May. 18, 2021 -