A railway journey is a convenient way to explore the country. No matter whether you are after a quintessentially old school experience with a slow long-haul train or a super modern highspeed express, a train travel allows you to get to your destination in style and enjoy the trip at its most. Lotus Train is one of the operators you can book a train ride with. Before confirming your booking, remember to check the date of your travel, class, price and conditions of your fare.
What are the Main Stations of Lotus Train?
The main stations covered by Lotus Train’s route map include
Da Nang
Ninh Binh
Hanoi
Dong Hoi
Hue
What are the Most Popular Routes of Lotus Train?
Here are some of the routes offered by Lotus Train which enjoy the greatest popularity with travellers:
What are the Train Classes & Prices of Lotus Train?
Depending on the length of your trip and your preferences you can choose a first or second class ticket in a sleeper coach for an overnight trip or opt for a hard or soft seat if available. Note that the choice of ticket classes depends both on the route and the length of your trip. Basically, your train may feature first class berths but you will not be able to book one if you are doing just a short two-hour stretch. In general, second class berths are a good choice for longer trips, and soft seats get you covered if your train ride is supposed to take under 4-5 hours.
Pros & Cons of Train Travel
Pros of Train Travel
The best thing about railway travel is no traffic jams. Even on rush-hour, long weekends or during the high season
An easy online booking process – you do not need to go to the railway station, which was the case in many places not so long ago!
Prices for train tickets are usually more affordable compared to airplane tickets yet for certain destinations and trips the total travel time can be almost the same
While rail travel is obviously slower than air travel, railway stations are often located in the centre of the city which saves you a sack of time getting to/from there while airports are almost always are quite a long way out of the city
Travelling by night allows you to save on a hotel room and sleep well at the same time – opposite to a night bus where even the sleeping class is a huge compromise
On certain routes luxury service is available
Cons of Train Travel
For longer trips a train ride is definitely more time consuming than air journeys
Trains do ride on schedule but being out of schedule is not unheard of for train travel – and delays can be huge, so if you are planning a connection to your flight, carefully check the time your train arrives at the station and think twice.
Cleanliness is sometimes an issue with second and third class tickets, and with toilets, too.
If your train makes a lot of stops, in some cases it is difficult to figure out when to get off as stops are not always clearly announced or marked with the exception of an electronic screen.
The train and cabin was very clean and the crew provided good service. Hot and cold water was available for free. But the train was very old and so very load and heavy shaking. Sleeping was hardly possible, VN Railway was much smoother in our case.
Train#SE20 VIP 2 Berth, Lotus Train, Mar 13, 2024
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Hannelore I
The train was in time, the steward was very kind and helpfull, even waking us up when arriving on our location.
Train#SE20 VIP Sleeper 4x, Lotus Train, Oct 10, 2023
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Marta J
At first, I was a little bit scared after reading the reviews. Everything went very well! The train departured exactly 6.05 pm as promised and the worker in the train was very helpful and spoke English well. Recommend Lotus Train - clean and no cockroaches.
Train#SE20 VIP Sleeper 4x, Lotus Train, Aug 28, 2023
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Christian P
I mean, this is obvoiusly extrem high end and unaffordable for locals, which Kind of makes me feel Bad. I still slept like a Baby though and enjoyed it a lot.
Trip was good and comfortable. Train was more or less on time (30min delayed).
1 beer complimentary, afterwards 20k. Also coffee in the morning 20k ?!?
Train#SE20 VIP Sleeper 4x, Lotus Train, Jun 10, 2023
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Steven G
Brilliant service! No cockroaches, worth the price. Thank you.
Train#SE20 VIP Sleeper 4x, Lotus Train, May 31, 2023
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Paul S
The trip was great. A staff member called Duy was especially helpful.
Train#SE19 VIP Sleeper 4x, Lotus Train, May 31, 2023
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Alexander W
Too expensive, not a good value for that money.
Train#SE20 VIP 2 Berth, Lotus Train, May 31, 2023
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Mitchell W
Your service was truely exceptional, thank you
Train#SE20 VIP 2 Berth, Lotus Train, May 25, 2023
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Abdullah A
The operator was very friendly and directly approachable via WhatsApp. On the day of travel, I was upgraded to the 2 birth VIP cabin for free!
The service was amazing, the toilets were clean and great snacks and breakfast was provided! I would highly recommend this service!
Train#SE20 Deluxe, Lotus Train, May 22, 2023
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Steven G
Much better than expected. Supper big mattresses, very clean bathroom and no cockroaches.
Train#SE20 VIP Sleeper 4x, Lotus Train, May 21, 2023
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Livia O
The bed was comfy, bathroom was clean, there were food and beverages available, wifi worked fine and the service was great. No complaints.
Train#SE20 Deluxe, Lotus Train, May 21, 2023
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Niklas K
Train was clean, cabin really comfortable, personnel nice. There were drinks and snacks in the cabin and even a morning coffee was provided. Overall really good experience.
Train#SE20 Deluxe, Lotus Train, Apr 20, 2023
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Juergen T
The cleanliness of the train could be a bit better. The crevices in the ceiling were full of small cockroaches that kept running around the compartment. I know they are a part of life in tropical countries, but I think the amount was too much. Train operator should clean better and put up traps. Also the air con cannot be controlled well and blows directly at one of the two top bunks. So whoever gets to sleep there is kind of screwed. Should be directed more at the center.
Train#SE19 Deluxe, Lotus Train, Apr 6, 2023
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David H
Train#SE19 VIP Sleeper 4x, Lotus Train, Feb 26, 2024
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Greta T
Train#SE20 VIP Sleeper 4x, Lotus Train, Dec 18, 2023
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Stacey L
Train#SE19 VIP Sleeper 4x, Lotus Train, Dec 8, 2023
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Sergei T
Train#SE20 VIP Sleeper 4x, Lotus Train, Nov 15, 2023