The Vietnam-China cross-border passenger train service will resume from May 25 after five years of suspension due to the COVID pandemic.
Two trains – MR1 and MR2 – will depart from Hanoi’s Gia Lam Station to China’s Nanning Station and vice versa daily.
Train MR1 will depart from Gia Lam at 9:20 p.m. and arrive at Nanning at 10:06 a.m. the next day. In the opposite direction, train MR2 will depart from Nanning at 6:05 p.m. and arrive at Gia Lam at 5:30 a.m. the next day.
Passengers will complete immigration procedures at Dong Dang – Lang Son station (Vietnam) and Pingxiang – Guangxi (China).
From May 27, the railway industry of the two countries will operate direct trains from Gia Lam Station to Beijing Station and vice versa.
A one-way ticket for the Hanoi—Nanning route costs about VND1 million (US$38.5), and the Hanoi—Beijing route costs about VND9.37 million.
Free tickets are available for children under 4 years old, and 50% off for those from 4 to 12 years old. Each adult is allowed to bring one child, and groups of six or more people enjoy 25% off ticket fares.
The Vietnam Railways Corporation now sells tickets for the cross-border routes at Hanoi, Gia Lam, Bac Giang, and Dong Dang stations.
The operation of cross-border passenger trains between Vietnam and China is carried out based on the Vietnam-China Border Railway Agreement signed in 1992. Before the COVID pandemic, the Hanoi-Nanning trains ran daily.