Nam Định to Weiden in der Oberpfalz by train

Travel from Nam Định (Vietnam) to Weiden in der Oberpfalz (Germany) by train (8571km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.

To travel by train from Nam Định in Vietnam to Weiden in der Oberpfalz in Germany, the main route leads via China, Russia and Poland. Please read the following information and blog posts.

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Weiden in der Oberpfalz - Nam Định / Ho Chi Minh City - Berlin / Ho Chi Minh City - Cologne / Ho Chi Minh City - Dresden / Ho Chi Minh City - Düsseldorf / Ho Chi Minh City - Frankfurt am Main / Hanoi - Hamburg / Hanoi - Munich / Ho Chi Minh City - Stuttgart / Hanoi - Leipzig

1 Nam Định (Vietnam) - Hanoi (Vietnam) - Beijing (China) - Moscow (Russia) - Berlin (Germany) - Weiden in der Oberpfalz (Germany)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

1a Travelling from Nam Định (Vietnam) to Hanoi (Vietnam)

Train travel in Vietnam is easy and comfortable. The main route is from North to the South of Vietnam, Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. From Hanoi you have a nice route to the mountains, in direction of SaPa. Beside you have a connection from Hanoi to China. Please buy your train ticket online via the following booking links or at a station which is usually no problem.

Where to buy a ticket from Nam Định 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.

The following links could be interesting for you.

train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Train (VIET)

train company:
VIET Đường Sắt Việt Nam

1b 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?

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1c Travelling from Beijing (China) to Moscow (Russia)

Travel from Beijing to Moscow by direct overnight train. The journey time is about 140 hours with six nights on board of the train. The train ticket prices start at 650 EUR. There are two direct trains per week with different routes. The arrival station is Moscow Yaroslavsky.

1) Moscow to Beijing via Mongolia:
The Trans-Mongolian route (train number 3) leaves Beijing for Moscow on Wednesday morning at 07:30. The train arrives in Moscow on Monday at 14:00. The route leads via the Gobi desert and Ulaanbaatar. The route length is 7620 kilometres. This train is provided by Chinese national railways.

2) Moscow to Beijing via Manchuria:
The Trans-Manchurian route (train number 19) leaves Beijing for Moscow on Saturday night at 23:00. The train arrives in Moscow on Friday at 14:00. The route leads via Harbin and does not cross Mongolia. The route length is 8980 kilometres. This train is provided by Russian national railways.

The ticket prices are nearly the same for both trains. The following service classes can be booked:
- 2nd class: compartment with four beds, two on each side. The train ticket price starts at 650 EUR.
- 1st class: compartment with two beds. The train ticket price starts at 900 EUR.

Children from 0-3 travel for free in the bed of their parents. Children from 4 to 11 pay 75% of an adult ticket.

Food:
Both trains offer restaurant cars which are not expensive and of good quality. You get main meals bellow 10 EUR. You can always buy food and drink from the vendors and kiosks on the train platforms when the train stops. Each wagon has a samovar with free boiling water, which you can use for coffee or tea and to prepare food snacks you bring with you.

Toilet and shower:
Each train wagon has at least two western-style toilets and small bathrooms with sinks. The train staff will keep the toilet clean during the whole journey. There are shared showers available for the 1st class compartments on the Chinese train via Mongolia. Otherwise just use the small bathrooms and a wash-cloth. If you don’t travel the whole journey with one train, you have of course showers in hotels you book along your travel route. But it is to expect that showers in the trains will be provided in the future.

Security:
The trains are very safe. You will meet families travelling with kids and as well women travelling alone. You can lock the compartments at night and your luggage is save. The train staff is always present. The compartments are mixed with female and male, but you can ask the train staff for women-only compartments.

Internet and electricity:
There is no WiFi available in the train itself. You have to use your mobile phone to access via a phone network provider. Some compartments have power sockets, you might also find some in the corridor. Or just ask the train staff if they charge your mobile device for a small tip.

Other train connections are available change of trains.

Find the exact train schedules, plan your trip and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
020 Moscow - Beijing / 019 Beijing - Moscow

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Beijing

1d Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Berlin (Germany)

There are two direct night train connections from Moscow to Berlin. The journey time is 24 hours. You can buy train tickets from 160 EUR. The ticket price depends on your travel date and the category you are traveling in. You can find the exact timetable with ticket prices via the given booking links.

Three times a week you can travel on these direct train connections. One train connection ends directly in Berlin (EN440 13M Strizh). The second train connection goes from Moscow via Berlin to Paris (EN452 23J).

Travel reports with many photos of both trains can be found in our blog.

If you want to avoid the trip through Belarus, travel from Moscow to Kiev. In Kiev, take the direct night train to Warsaw, from where you continue to Berlin.

The following links could be interesting for you.

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 23J/452 Moscow - Paris / EN 453/24J Paris - Moscow / EN 13M/440 Moscow - Berlin / EN 441/14M Berlin - Moscow

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Berlin - Moscow

1e Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Weiden in der Oberpfalz (Germany)

Travel in Germany by train at the super saver price ("Super-Sparpreis") from EUR 17.50. This ticket price applies to journeys on long-distance trains (ICE, Intercity, Eurocity) and local trains (RE, RB, IRE, S-Bahn) following or as a feeder.

You can find the exact train connection including the timetable and ticket prices via the booking link to Deutsche Bahn.

On short distance connections, it is often only possible to purchase a ticket from the local public transport company. This usually works very conveniently via the Deutsche Bahn app.

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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Weiden in der Oberpfalz - Berlin / Berlin - Hamburg / Berlin - Munich / Berlin - Frankfurt am Main / Berlin - Cologne / Berlin - Stuttgart / Hamburg - Munich / Frankfurt am Main - Düsseldorf / Frankfurt am Main - Cologne / Frankfurt am Main - Munich / Munich - Füssen

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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