Bangkok to Vladivostok by train
Travel from Bangkok (Thailand) to Vladivostok (Russia) by train (4431km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Bangkok in Thailand to Vladivostok in Russia, the main route leads via Cambodia, Vietnam and China. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
4431 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Bangkok to Vladivostok, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Vladivostok - Bangkok / Bangkok - Saint Petersburg / Bangkok - Yekaterinburg / Bangkok - Sochi / Pattaya - Moscow / Pattaya - Saint Petersburg / Phuket - Moscow / Phuket - Saint Petersburg / Chiang Mai - Moscow1 Bangkok (Thailand) - Siem Reap (Cambodia) - Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) - Hanoi (Vietnam) - Beijing (China) - Vladivostok (Russia)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Bangkok (Thailand) to Siem Reap (Cambodia)
To travel from Thailand to Cambodia, you have to take a bus. There is no passenger train connection between these two countries.
There are daily direct bus connections from Bangkok (Thailand) to Siem Reap (Cambodia) with a journey time of about 9 hours. Buy your bus ticket from 700 THB (20 EUR).
Find the exact bus schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Bangkok to Siem Reap?
Check times&prices Buy your ticket at the bus station or at the website of the bus company.
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Siem Reap - Bangkok / Bangkok - Phnom Penh
1b Travelling from Siem Reap (Cambodia) to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
To travel from Cambodia to Vietnam, you have to take a bus. There is no passenger train connection between these two countries.
There are daily direct bus connections from Siem Reap (Cambodia) to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) with a journey time of 9 hours and a ticket fare from 25 EUR. And from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City with a journey time of 5 hours and a ticket fare from 15 EUR.
Find the exact bus schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City?
Buy your ticket at the bus station or at the website of the bus company.
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Ho Chi Minh City - Siem Reap / Phnom Penh - Ho Chi Minh City / Phnom Penh - Ho Chi Minh City / Siem Reap - Hanoi / Siem Reap - Hanoi
1c Travelling from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Hanoi (Vietnam)
Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi by overnight train. The journey time is 32 to 37 hours. Train ticket fares start from 25 EUR. There are up to 6 train connections daily.
The trains of Vietnamese railways offer the following service classes:
- 3rd class: hard wooden seats
- 2nd class: soft seats with air-condition
- 2nd class: sleeper with 6 berths per compartment, with air-condition
- 1st class: sleeper with 4 berths per compartment, with air-condition
On some trains luxury train wagons are attached. For example "Violette Express" and others which offer 4-berth and 2-berth compartments.
The train numbers are as follows with departure time in Ho Chi Minh City, arrival time in Hanoi and the total journey time:
- SE2 / 21:55 / 08:35 / 34:40
- SE4 / 19:25 / 05:58 / 34:25
- SE6 / 15:20 / 04:35 / 37:15
- SE8 / 06:00 / 19:13 / 37:13
We recommend to travel one of the most scenic parts of this rail journey between the cities of Đà Nẵng and Huế on day light (SE2, SE4). You get to this section of the travel route 17 hours after departure in Ho Chi Minh City. Sit on the right in direction of travel to have the best view.
If you travel as tourist, we recommend you to include some stops for example in Hội An, Đà Nẵng and Huế.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City
1d Travelling from Hanoi (Vietnam) to Beijing (China)
If you want to travel by train from Vietnam to China, there are daily train connections on two main travel routes.
The first travel route is from Hanoi (Vietnam) to Nanning, Guilin, Beijing (China).
There are two direct trains per week from Hanoi (Vietnam) to Beijing (China).
There are every day connections from Hanoi (Vietnam) to Nanning (China). If you travel on a date were no direct train runs from Hanoi to Beijing, first travel by the daily overnight train from Hanoi to Nanning, then by the daily overnight train from Nanning to Beijing.
The second travel route is from Hanoi (Vietnam) to Kunming (China) with change and border crossing at Lào Cai (Vietnam) and Hekou (China).
Travel first from Hanoi to Lào Cai (Vietnam) by direct train. There you change to a bus or taxi to the border (10 minutes). Cross the border on foot. Take again a bus or taxi (10 minutes) to Hekou North (China) train station. From there continue by train to Kunming (journey time 5 hours).
How to buy tickets:
- buy train tickets from Vietnam to China at 12goasia or Baolau.
Direct train: Hanoi - Beijing.
Connection with change: Hanoi - Nanning and Nanning - Beijing.
It is also possible to buy these routes via Chinahighlights, but then you have to pick them up somewhere before in China.
- buy train tickets inside of Vietnam via 12goasia. For example: Hanoi - Lào Cai.
Note: if you use Chinahighlights, fill in for Hanoi: Gia Lam, Hanoi.
Where to buy a ticket from Hanoi to Beijing?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train company:
CNR 中国铁路总公司 / VIET Đường Sắt Việt Nam
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Beijing - Hanoi / Hanoi - Guilin / Hanoi - Nanning / Hanoi - Shanghai / Hanoi - Guangzhou / Hanoi - Wuhan / Hanoi - Kunming / Hanoi - Harbin / Hanoi - Chengdu / Ho Chi Minh City - Beijing
1e Travelling from Beijing (China) to Vladivostok (Russia)
To travel from China to Russia by train, use the direct train connections by the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Buy your train ticket via one of the following booking links. There find as well the exact train schedules and ticket prices.
You will need additional train tickets in China and Russia to connect to the international train. These are also available via the given booking links.
A journey from Beijing to Moscow takes about five days and tickets are available from 500 EUR. The route is served by Russian railways RZD and Chinese railways.
Where to buy a ticket from Beijing to Vladivostok?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
020 Moscow - Beijing / 019 Beijing - Moscow
train company:
RZD Российские железные дороги
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vladivostok - Beijing / Beijing - Moscow / Beijing - Saint Petersburg
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