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Fastest way going to Hanoi from Ho Chi Minh?

Replies: 9 - Last Post: Jul 24, 2012 9:00 AM Last Post By: alenathai181

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blessiepooo

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Jul 21, 2012 6:51 AM
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Fastest way going to Hanoi from Ho Chi Minh?

I will be visiting Vietnam on October and my stay is only for 4 days. I know that this is relatively short for my stay especially that ill be travelling from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi. I must travel between those 2 places because my flight to go back to my country is from Hanoi.

What is the fastest way aside from plane? Can you please help me? I have searched the internet for train routes and is it right that the fastest train would be SE8? But I also read that it does not operate daily. Is this true?

Sorry for having a lot of questions haha any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)

zfactor

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Jul 21, 2012 12:10 PM
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You should really fly...the time factor taking the train will be stressful.

octopus29

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Jul 21, 2012 3:21 PM
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As far as I know, SE4 train is fastest train from Saigon to Hanoi (30 hours), SE8 takes 33hours.

SE4 runs daily, departs from Saigon at 23:00.

westwood

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Jul 21, 2012 4:54 PM
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The SE8 would get OP into Hanoi mid afternoon Day 2 rather than early Day3. Its just that SE8 has more stops and only one night is spent on the train. Either one theres plenty of contingency time if OP has 4 days to make the trip.

blessiepooo

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Jul 21, 2012 8:00 PM
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Thank you all for your replies!

Westwood, im so sorry but what does "OP" mean?

westwood

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Jul 21, 2012 8:04 PM
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You!! You're the O riginal P oster

blessiepooo

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Jul 21, 2012 8:20 PM
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Oh.. Thank you! Hahaha sorry im just a newbie here :))

Bassalegboy

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Jul 22, 2012 8:26 AM
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Thí site will help.

Only quicker and cheaper way is very strong catapult.

travelinhobo

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Jul 23, 2012 7:20 AM
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Don't worry. Took me a while to figure out the OP thing as well. Quite frankly, it doesn't even make sense. There's only one Poster... the others are Responders.

alenathai181

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Jul 24, 2012 9:00 AM
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Too waste for spending train from hochiminh to hanoi, you spend 2 days & 2 nights on train. The best choice is plane. If you book early you can receive cheap air fare.

Good luck
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