Nanning - Hanoi Trains: T8701/ T8702

The international train running between Nanning, Guangxi Province in China and Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, has been resumed since May 25, 2025.

It stops midway at Chongzuo Railway Station and Pingxiang Railway Station in China, and Dong Dang Railway Station and Bac Giang Railway Station in Vietnam, with a duration of about 12 – 12.5 hours. The train departing in the evening and arriving the next morning can help to save one-night hotel fee, thus recommended for those with a limited budget.

It costs CNY 215 for all soft sleepers on the train. No other sleepers or seats are provided.

(Last Update on May 25, 2025)

Train No.	Nanning (T8701) → Hanoi (MR2)
Departure	18:05 from Nanning Railway Station
Arrival	06:30 of the next day in Hanoi
Duration	12H25M

 (Last Update on May 25, 2025)

Train No.	Hanoi (MR1) → Nanning (T8702)
Departure	22:20 from Hanoi Gia Lam Railway Station
Arrival	10:06 of the next day in Nanning
Duration	11H46M

Note: The tickets are only sold at Gia Lam Railway Station in Hanoi.
 (Last Update on May 25, 2025)

Ticket Type	Soft Sleeper
Price	CNY 215 USD 30

 1. Passengers need to go through the manual channel when checking tickets to enter the railway station and get on board.
2. The train exits Mainland China through Pingxiang Port and enters Vietnam from Dong Dang Port, where passengers need to go through customs. They also need to apply for a paper visa in advance or prepare visa free documents before boarding; electronic visas are not accepted.
 Pingxiang Railway Station is the closest railway station to Friendship Pass (友谊关 in Chinese and Huu Nghi Quan in Vietnamese) on the border between China and Vietnam. 

(Last update: May 26, 2025)

Departure	Arrival	Duration	Ticket Fare
08:45	13:15	4H30M	Hard Seat: CNY 29.5 Hard Sleeper: CNY 83.5

 It costs around CNY30 and the travel time is 25 minutes or so. 
 After completing the border procedures of China, there are shuttle cars sending you to the Immigration Hall of Vietnam. You need to pay VND12,000 for the ride, so exchange for some Vietnamese currency beforehand. There are many currency exchanges around the Friendship Pass of China side.  
 Just outside the Immigration Hall of Vietnam side, you will find many buses and cars waiting to send passengers to Hanoi. It takes about 3-4 hours on the way and costs about VND300,000. 
 The travel way is no big difference from the above Nanning to Hanoi, just make it vice versa. 
 

Departure	Arrival	Duration	Ticket Fare
15:00	19:28	4H28M	Hard Seat: CNY 29.5 Hard Sleeper: CNY 83.5

Get Onboard at Nanning Railway Station

Pingxiang - Nanning Train

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