Ninh binh to hue train review
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Located in the narrow part of central Vietnam, Hue is one of the major destinations in Vietnam, with a significant cultural value and charming natural landscape. Show How to travel from Ninh Binh to Hue? This article is a complete transportation guide to Hue from Ninh Binh, including departure schedules, an overview of transport providers, and guides to booking online tickets. Route overview to Hue from Ninh BinhThe two most common options to travel from Ninh Binh to Hue are train and bus. However, I recommend taking a train from Ninh Binh to Hue as it’s the best option. Here are five reasons:
Ninh Binh to Hue Train (Recommended)
Traveling from Ninh Binh to Hue by train is the most comfortable option. The distance from Ninh Binh railway station to Hue railway station is approximately 573 km. Vietnam Railways offers daily trains from Ninh Binh to Hue, and it takes about 11 hours to travel by train between Ninh Binh and Hue. Food and drinks can be purchased on a train from Ninh Binh to Hue. Seat selectionsWhen booking train tickets online to Hue, you can choose either:
I would recommend selecting a sleeper bed instead of a soft seat to be more comfortable and relaxing during the journey. Private Trains to Hue from Ninh Binh
If you’re looking for a memorable experience while traveling by train in Vietnam, why not consider taking a private train on your trip from Ninh Binh to Hue? Livitrans and Viollet Express Train are two companies offering private trains for this route. The 4-bed cabins are covered with wood and equipped with luxurious equipment, clean and cozy bedding. There are clean and modern washrooms and toilets up to 5 * standard in each car. Stations:
LuggagePassengers can bring up to 20 kg per adult or 10 kg per child, and the bags should be wrapped neatly and reliably. Read more: Check my Vietnam train travel guide for more tips. How to book train tickets from Ninh Binh to HueIt’s very easy to reserve your online train ticket to Hue with 12go, a trusted transport search company. After entering your desired travel date, you will see the available options and timetable for that day. A bonus point is that you will be able to choose your seat or bed while booking online. When your booking is confirmed, you will receive your confirmation email and get ready to travel. Please make sure to read the email carefully and follow the instruction. For bookings with Vietnam Railways and private railway companies New Livitrans Express and Violette Train, you will receive your e-ticket by email, ready to print and present when boarding the train. Where to stay in HueTrendy hotelFor a trendy and relaxed hotel, Rosaleen Boutique Hotel is a great choice. Rosaleen Boutique Hotel offers an ideal spot for sunbathing and relaxing with its outdoor pool and sun loungers. The room is spacious with comfortable beds, and the staffs here are friendly and helpful. Budget HotelIf you’re into partying, you may be interested in staying close to Pham Ngu Lao street. Hue Nino Hotel is a budget-friendly hotel located conveniently in the city center and near the attractions. The hotel is only a few steps away from Pham Ngu Lao street and restaurants, but it still ensures you have a quiet and relaxing stay. Comfortable bed with blanket and cushion. Luggage space under and over the bed. Some snacks and drinks available free of charge in the bunk. A lady passes through the corridors selling food and drink at reasonable prices. On the other hand, quite a lot of noise (the train makes a lot of noise and tree branches bang into the train during the journey). Arrival and departure on time (within ~15 minutes). And make sure you cover up because the air-conditioning is loud and you can't adjust it. This review was autotranslated Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Nov 3, 2023P T Patrick T Service is good, sheets are clean, but in the end it is just another old nighttrain waggon, better than Indian, worse than Europe, similar to Russian. So don‘t expect miracles from Laman. The „pre-travel checkin“ is unnecessary, it just makes you stay 45min at the lobby. But you get free water and are guided to the train. :) Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Nov 2, 2023S T Seb T Overall great experience! Very clean 4 berth cabin compared to the Vietnam railways cabin we had been in previously. Linen was actually clean and they even provided refreshments free of charge. The mattress is a little firm but nothing worse than we expected and a bit of noise from the train moving but would recommend bringing ear plugs and an eye mask. Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 28, 2023G Gunilla We had a very good trip with Laman express. On our beds was a welcome-letter and we got snacks, breakfast and drinks for free. The bathroom on the train was really clean all the time. Trainride was very bumpy, but you got used to that. We would absolutely like to go with Laman Express again. Train SЕ19 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 24, 2023A M Anna M Great trip! Exchanging the voucher for tickets was very easy. Staff were helpful. Train carriage was clean, beds were clean, toilets were pretty good for a train. We even got some snacks, water, ... overall a great experience! Train SE19 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 22, 2023B Bastian Sleeper train Hanoi to Sapa, check in at Mango hotel was easy. Very friendly and attentive Laman staff with great English, she made sure everything was taken care of and checked up on us even after boarding the train. Train itself was very clean with water and snacks provided and some nice attention to details. Sleep was fine, even as a tall person. Overall 5/5 stars and would recommend. Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 13, 2023S T Sofia T GREAT experience!! One of the most comfortable trip of my life. Service was great. Everything was very clean Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 13, 2023C T Catalina T Service was excellent, personnel so kind and helpful. Transport efficient and train beds are comfortable Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 3, 2023M R Matthias R The description said that we would be assigned to the sleeping compartment, but this was not the case. This review was autotranslated Train SE20 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Sep 28, 2023S R Stephen R Clean, got into Hanoi bang on time, reasonably comfortable. Crew came round with a cart selling snacks in the evening and coffee in the morning. Train SP4 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Sep 28, 2023R D Roman D first-class compartment is overpriced. For more than 130$ you have very poor breakfast and hot soft drinks and beer (that should be cold actually), no toiletries, no towel, even no trainman in our coach. AC works well. Toilet is clear. Wifi is promised but doesn't work. Train SE19 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, Sep 13, 2023L J Lynda J Great experience to do once for me. Great to do long distance and able to lye down. Cabin and toilet clean. Food service great. Bed a little too firm. I found it very expensive...but did go first class. Train SE20 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, Sep 12, 2023T V Tim V This was our first time using the night train. We had chosen the 2 bed variant. The trip was from Ninh Binh to Hué. Our overall experience was good. The beds were spacious enough for a 190 cm man to stretch out. There were several snacks on board, which we took eager advantage of. There is a common sink and toilet on board which were clean and provided with toilet paper. The only thing in which we are less satisfied is the boarding process. After booking we received an email asking us to report to the tourist information office 45 minutes before departure. Until 10 minutes before departure we heard nothing from any employee. Just before departure an employee of the train station came and instructed us in poor English to walk to the platform. Even on the platform, we did not know what the intention was. On the train itself there was an employee who took us to the right cabin. This review was autotranslated Train SЕ19 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, Sep 11, 2023M H Maple H The room is spacy for 4 berth, glad to have compliment snacks and drinks, toilet is clean, washing place is good for refresh and bed is nice and comfortable. Just the train is too noisy for me to keep sleeping, and a bit shaky as I am easily get carsick. Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Sep 11, 2023H S Hendrik S Everything was perfect! In time departure and arrival, clean bathroom, luxurious car with snacks. Would highly recommend this and spending a few bucks more was the right call for me personally. Slept like a baby. Bring ear protection to ensure good sleep, but this is to be expected on a train. Train SE19 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Sep 5, 2023M E Matti E This trip was really amazing. We had two VIP-2-berth cabins. The vehicle was very clean, the cabin itself as well as the washbasin and the toilet. The train was the entire trip on time. There were also snacks and drinks and a breakfast box, which was really good. Overall an amazing night-traintrip! Train SE20 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Aug 27, 2023J D James D All was very good but there was no wi-fi even though it's supposed to be provided. Train SE19 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Aug 27, 2023J V Jeroen V Really nice train. The rooms are clean. The beds are pretty big and the toilets are clean aswell Train SE20 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Aug 20, 2023V P v P The beds where clean, we had good and warm enough blankets and a perfekt sized pillow. In our opinion it was good that the train had smooth dampers, which despite the wobbling of the train made it possible for us to sleep. We had a small cake a banana and milk as breakfast, got 1 small bottle of water and 1 Coke only the hot water for tea or coffee was missing. Toilets we're OK. Train SЕ19 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Jul 17, 2023K C Kalinh C Smoking from other carriages affecting our carriage. Hard to breathe. Beds not very comfortable compared to other operators Train SP4 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Jun 23, 2023S B Sri B Everything was great until an hour before arriving in Sapa we have the speaker in our berth start singing SUPER loud and making announcements. When we told one of the staff members she pointed at the switch on the wall to turn it off. They could have told us while boarding it could have been useful, we had to endure 20 minutes of very loud singing. Otherwise, the trip was great, on time and the train is comfortable enough we slept almost the whole journey. Train SP3 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, May 29, 2023B K Bar K The train is an effective way of transportation if you need to get from point A to point B on time. The room is comfortable and spacious, with enough for two large suitcases and a smaller one beneath the bed. The travel itself was unpleasant; it seemed as if someone was shaking you in bed all night. Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, May 14, 2023A B Ashley B Very bad service…I booked a 1st class sleeper train to Hue, two days later I got an email to tell me the operator had no tickets left and I should rebook another option. So I replied asking if I could get a 2nd class train instead and refund the difference. They took so long to reply that I ended up booking a flight instead . A few minutes after I booked the flight I got an email to say they were going to book the 2nd class tickets for me, so I emailed them straight back to say please can el as the tickets were not needed anymore, but they booked them anyway, and then refused to offer me a refund for a train would not be getting. Overall very inflexible and poor service. Would not recommend Train SE19 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, May 7, 2023J T Jodie T Beds were good . We had nice young couple that were in our room. Train SE19 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, Apr 27, 2023T J Tomas J Very noisy train. Very stupid passenger in the cabin. They wanted to sleep all day long Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Apr 25, 2023C A Casper A Bed was hard as a rock. The free water, soda and beer was hot and they would not exchange them with some cold. You could buy new cold one?! Train SP4 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, Apr 21, 2023L T Luc T Very uncomfortable. I reserved a seat in a 9 person vip vehicle. The vehicle was for 6 people. Dangerous and unsafe driving. I will have the transaction blocked on my credit card. This review was autotranslated Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Mar 24, 2023J T Jasper T The Cabin was comfortable, bathrooms tidy (except for the missing toiletpaper), mattresses a little too hard, but up until the end we Were quite happy with the trip. But 15 Minutes before arriving there was extremely loud music (Hanoi hymn) that didn‘t stop until we arrived. It was unbearable really. Train SP4 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, Mar 8, 2023E M Elaine M For the price was only average. Compartment was comfortable however door did not stay closed. The toilets were very bad. Train SЕ1 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Feb 20, 2023Y M Yen M Better than expected. Ride was clean and toilet was bearable. The experience was enjoyable for the kids, and allowed quality time to be spent in conversations. Train SЕ1 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Dec 26, 2022N H Nicolas H On time, confortable Train SP4 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Dec 18, 2022J L Josephine L Our trip back from Sapa to Hanoi with Laman was wonderful. Our guide, Tuan, from Terminus Restaurant was hospitable and friendly. The cabin and beds were clean, and comfortable. Spacious to accommodate 5 luggages and 4 backpacks. Our cabin came with complimentary drinks and snacks. Overall, the difference between Laman and the other cabin companies would be the personal guide directly to your cabin and the private check in location. Train SP4 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Dec 15, 2022J L Josephine L The service was great from the time we checked in to the time we boarded the train. We booked with Laman for the first time and we were blown away by the private check in area at the hotel, where you can peacefully wait to board in their lounge area. And when it came time to board the train, Laman provided an escort to bring you directly to the correct train and boarding room. We were provided with water, sofa and snacks complimentary of Laman. The room and beds felt clean, however their washroom is a little small, but nothing worth complaining. We have booked our returning trip from Sapa to Hanoi with Laman as well! Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Dec 13, 2022V M Vincent M Not a luxury experience, the AC was broken so VERY hot night, unable to sleep, the walls are dirty, the window was leaking so one of the beds was soaked in the first hour of the trip! Train SE1 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Nov 28, 2022M G Monica G Demasiado ruido e incómodo para dormir Train SP3 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, Nov 10, 2022T Thomas Very clean and comfortable, beautiful view, very friendly service, good food Train SЕ1 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Nov 9, 2022C E Christian E Everything was great, apparently this was one of the most comfy night train rides we've ever had. Cabin was very clean, free snacks and drinks were provided and the staff was friendly. Train was also very much on time. Toilet was ok and not as dirty as we expected after reading some reviews. Even after spending the night on the train we felt quite relaxed in the morning. Would highly recommend! Train SP3 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, Nov 8, 2022S A Samali A clean toilet. comfortable beds. a good choice of cabin. will choose Laman Express again when we are back Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Nov 5, 2022A P Ann P Checked in at Mango Hotel and waited in the hotel. Taken straight through to the train and shown to our cabin. 4 birth cabins, mixed sex. Beds quite comfortable. USB charging point by head of bead. Easy to sleep - very quiet. Croissant, banana and milk in cabin for breakfast and tea and coffee sachets. Communal hot water in the Isle. Staff very helpful. Only downside is the toilets. Train SE1 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 27, 2022S R Sarah R The beds were really hard and we had lots of cockroaches in our cabin. Also we couldn't regulate the aircon and I never saw a disgusting train toilet like the one on our train. Train SE1 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 24, 2022C B Claire B We had a great trip, but there was no toilet paper in every toilet and no soap. Train SP4 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 23, 2022D S DIODORO S Good option to travel comfortably and be able to sleep. We would repeat. They also left us a snack so we could have breakfast, since it was an 11 hour trip. The only thing to correct is a little more cleanliness, otherwise everything was perfect. This review was autotranslated Train SЕ1 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, Oct 22, 2022M R Melanie R Easy check in, taken to the train by a guide. Light refreshments supplied. Very rocky, bumpy at times. Plenty of space to store luggage, charging points for phones. Avoid toilet if you can and take toilet roll with you. Toilet floor wet. Sink in carriageway for face wash and teeth brushing, no privacy though. Guard let's you know when you need to get off, although a train time table and arrival times are posted inside the train. Train SЕ1 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 22, 2022T P Tomas P Service was great - lady behind the counter spoke English very well, she gave us water and we waited in hotel lounge. Than she escorted us to our train and our train cabin. We shared a cabin with two other travelers. Beds and cabin was clean except top shelves were a bit dusty. In a train was small snack, coke, water and wet tissues for everyone. AC could be stronger (top beds were little bit hot). Ride with a train was a little bit bumpy and noisy but we counted on it… we would appreciate earplugs in a service packet. Train arrived on time. Train SP3 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 16, 2022B M Bianca M We booked a private (2 person) cabin online. It was available to book and did the payment etc. only to hear a day later that this cabin actually wasn't available. It was a lot of money already paid. Then the contact center told us we could book a 4-person cabin for the two of us for an additional +/- €50 (ehm, excuse me!? We need to pay extra for your mistake? And not a small amount either.. ). We decided not to do this and to just share the cabin with two others. We left from Ninh Binh but our tickets had the departure time from Hanoi on it, so this was not correct either. On the night itself we entered the train, the toilet(s) were disgusting and the staff was smoking inside the train. The cabin was fine - clean and quite new. There were two other beds which were reserved but not occupied yet. After a while the cabin attendent/conductor came by to check our tickets. He closed the door and told us we could have the whole cabin for ourselves for +/- €25 extra, we had to pay him in cash and he would make sure nobody came in... It was all very strange and dodgy since there were welcome papers with guest names on the other two beds, but perhaps those people cancelled or missed their train. Since we really wanted the cabin for ourselves we decided to pay him the amount. However, I believe we would have had the cabin to ourselves anyway, and this cabin attendent just wanted to make money. He took advantage of the situation since we were so tired (it was the middle of the night). The cabin and train were fine, but we felt like we were scammed by this cabin attendent which left us with an uneasy feeling, and the booking process with 12 Go Asia was such a hassle as well. I would appreciate a compensation and would also recommend others to book directly at the train station and not with a partner online. Train SE1 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, Oct 14, 2022J W Jacqueline W Paid for a VIP cabin and only got a deluxe due to an overbooking . Mattress was around 5 times thinner then the VIP. Awaiting refund Train SЕ1 1st Class Sleeper, Laman Express, Oct 13, 2022L F Lena F The ride was really nice, we shared a 4-bed room with a guy from our country, that was really funny. The view in the morning was so nice and I’m happy that we took the train and not the airplane. The food was ok, drinks were served as well. I didn’t enjoy the noise and the rude clean up lady right before the arrival. ;) Train SЕ1 VIP Sleeper 4x, Laman Express, Oct 6, 2022R F Ronald F Nice choice to travel. We booked a 2-bedroom in the train. It was already sold out so they gave us two beds in a 4-bedroom and paid the other two as well so we had the hole room for us alone. W-Lan on the train doesn't work all the time, can be really hot inside. A/C doesn't work good. They gave us some snacks, beers and water for free. In the end a cool experience and, can recommend it |
