Danang railway station timetable

Ga Da Nang (Danang Railway Station) is at No:200 Hải Phòng Street, Thanh Khê District.

The Vietnamese railway network has a total length of 2,600 kilometres (1,600 miles), dominated by the North-South line running between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 There is currently no railway connection between Vietnam and Cambodia as well as Laos.
However Hanoi's rail line is connected to the city of Nanning,Guangxi province in Southwestern China.

 Throughout the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese railway network—especially the North–South Railway—was a target of bombardments and sabotage by both North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese forces.
 
The travelling durations of  the following trains were as follows:
SE19 (17hrs 20mins)
TNI (40hrs 58mins)
SE5 (36hrs 55 mins)
SE1 (33hrs 10 mins)
SE27 (25hrs 45mins)

Train Timetable to Dong Ha.
SE2: 11:51-15:59 128,000 VND
SE6: 10:18-14:40 80/110/120,000 VND
TN2: 06:38-12:06 58,000 VND
SE22:08:35
SE20 16:50 -21:00  100(hard)/110,000 VND soft


SE 4 (Danang - Hanoi )
Depart 14:42 Arrive 05:00
A/c soft:550,000 VND
A/c hard sleeper 6 beds-890/850/724,000 VND
A/c soft sleeper 4 beds-940/930,000 VND

SE2 (Danang - Hanoi)
Depart 12:06 Arrive 04:02
A/c soft: 533,000 VND
A/c hard sleeper 6 beds-823/786/670,000 VND
A/c soft sleeper 4 beds-870/860,000 VND

T2 (Danang - Hanoi)
Depart 06:58  Arrive 03:05
Normal hard seat:270,000 VND
Hard sleeper 6 beds:660/600/530,000 VND

SE20 (Danang - Hanoi)
Depart 16:30 Arrive 11:10
A/c hard seat 465,000 VND
A/c soft seat 505,000 VND
6 beds sleeper 800/765/650,000 VND
4 beds sleeper 845/835,000 VND

SE6 (Danang - Hanoi)
Depart 10:34 Arrive 04:45
Normal 320,000 VND
A/c Hard seat 455.000 VND
A/c soft seat 496,000 VND
6 beds sleeper 765/733/622,000 VND

SE22 (Danang - Hue)
Depart 08:59 Arrive 12:20
Hard seat a/cond 38,000
Soft seat 58,000 VND
6 beds sleeper 99/93/80,000 VND
4 beds sleeper 109/100,000 VND

SE8 (Danang - Hanoi)
Depart 23:22 Arrive 15:38
Soft seat a/cond 533,000 VND
6 beds sleeper 823/788/670,000 VND
4 beds sleeper 870/860,000 VND

SE1 (Danang - Saigon)
Depart 10:31 Arrive 04:00
Soft seat 630,000VND 
6 beds sleeper 954/913/775,000 VND 
4 beds sleeper 1005/997,000 VND

SE3 (Danang - Saigon)
Depart 13:12 Arrive 05:00(next day)
Soft seat 650,000 VND
6 beds sleeper 1032/987/840,000 VND
4 beds sleeper 1090/1,078,000 VND

SE5 (Danang - Saigon)
Depart 08:56 Arrive 04:40
Hard seat 578,000 VND
Aircond seat 538/586,000 VND

SE7 (Danang - Saigon)
Depart 21:41 Arrive 15:05
A/cond soft 630,000 VND
6 beds sleeper 954/913/775,000 VND
4 beds sleeper 1008/997,000 VND

TN1 (Danang - Saigon)
Depart 04:38 Arrive 03:03
Hard normal 320,000VND
6 beds soft 766/694/616,000VND

Southern line station stops:
Tam Ky - Mui Thanh -Dien Tri -Tung Hoa -Nha Trang - Thap Cham - Binh Tuan - Long Khanh - Bien Hoa - Saigon.


Northern line station stops:
Hanoi - Giap Bat - Phu Ly - Nam Dinh - Ninh Binh - Bim Son - Thanh Hoa - Cho Sy - Vinh - Yen Trung - Huong Pho - Dong Le - Dong Hoi - Dong Ha - Hue - Lang Co - Danang

Danang's Cathedral Church.

Located at 156 Tran Phu Road,Hai Chau District is Danang's Cathedral also known as the Rooster Cathedral which was constructed for the French residents in 1923.

 Tran Phu Road was formerly known as Rue du Musée Street.

The locals called the Rooster Church as Con Gai Church because of the weathercock on top of the steeple. The actual name is Nha Tho Chinh Toa.

Today it serves a Catholic community of 4000 – it’s standing room only if you arrive late. The architecture of the cathedral is marvellous with several medieval–stained glass windows of various saints.

Masses are held from Monday to Saturday at 5 a.m. and 5 p.m., and on Sunday at 5:00 a.m., 6:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m .

The diocese of DaNang had about 57,870 believers (2.7% of the population), 68 priests and 38 parishes.

 Sacred Heart Cathedral at 47,Yen Bai Street in Da Nang has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese. The Sacred Heart Orphanage was Supervised by the Sisters of Saint Paul de Chartres.

There were many hundreds of children who were adopted from Sacred Heart Orphanage in Danang. The orphanage provides a refuge from the harsh conditions of the street and The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres in Danang diocese offer the education, compassion, and friendship these children lacked while living on the streets.
Contact Tel: (84.511) 382 47 35 * Fax: (84.511) 389 30 58
E-mail : phaolodn@dng.vnn.vn

Bamboo Green Hotel.  (opposite Cathedral) Address: 177 Tran Phu St., Hai Chau Dist.,Da Nang City., Viet Nam

Tel : (84.511) 3822722 - 3823942 - 3830412 / 0903.512.949 - 0913.457.624
Fax : (84.511) 382 4165 Email: bamboogreen2@dng.vnn.vn ; thuriversidets@yahoo.com Room rates:USD45-USD80

Daesco Hotel (opposite Cathedral)
- Add: 155 Tran Phu Str, Da Nang City, Viet Nam
- Tel: (+84-511) 3892807 - 3892808
- Fax: (+84-511) 3892988
- Email: daescohotel@dng.vnn.vn
 Room rates:USD35-USD70

Danang has a very slow pace of daily life and you won't find street congestion all over.

 Compared to either Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, traffic in Da Nang is always relatively light, although huge trucks blare along every now and again and there are brief 'rush hours.'

The hottest months of the year are June, July, and August, when the temperature can get to as high as 40 degrees Celsius, and it is generally very dry.
 There are usually tropical storms in October and November.


Mayana Hotel just opposite the intersection of Han Market.
40 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street , Hai Chau District

Yen Bai Road junction short distance from here.
 Room rates:USD20-USD30

In Danang it will be difficult to find low budget backpackers hostel and the cheaper hotels were normally full.

The My Khe and Bac My An (China Beach) area have better choice of low cost accomodations.

 My Khe was chosen one of the six of the most attractive beaches on the planet by Forbes Magazine, a famous American economic publication.

These areas were rich in military memories.

 Hoa’s Guesthouse, China Beach. About US$8..

Phưoc Loc, China Beach –Tel:84 511 3847609.   The hotel is located 20km southwest of town, and cost 300K VND by taxi from the city center. US$10-12.

 Houng Lan Hotel, 05 Pham Van Nghi, Tel:(0511) 3652269 (fax: 0511.3652694). About US$8

 Thien Duc Motel, 187 Dong Da,Tel:(0511) 3825232. About 8 USD per night..



Han Market -The colourful market is located right in central city, at the intersection of Hung Vuong St. and Tran Phu St., all day long busy with sellers and buyers in and out, and goods of all kinds.

 A lively and cheerful atmosphere permeates the marketplace from vendors in conical hats sitting on the ground with their small baskets of little fruits and vegetables to salespeople at their big well-stocked stands.
It is a nice place for shopping as well as snap-shooting.



Chua long Thu Temple along Tran Phu Street doesn't looked spectacular compared to the Long An Temple Pagoda located behind the Museum of Cham Sculpture, the Han River, Binh Ward,Hai Chau District, Da Nang. which is also the Temple of the Mahayana sect.

Other sight seeing temples worth visiting:

 Marble Mountains also called Ngu Hanh Son or Hon Non Nuoc (which mean mountain and water in Vietnamese), are located approximately 8km southeast of Danang City, close to the sea.

There are a number of caves, grottos and Buddhist temples on the mountains with nice natural entrances and tunnels.

The temples make the area a popular pilgrimage site

Most tourists will go to Thuy Son Mountain(admission:15,000VND), covering 15 ha, consists of three main peaks namely Thuong Thai, Trung Thai and Ha Thai.

Open tour charges 70,000VND,xe om about 20,000 VND



The Song Han Bridge  connects The Son Tra Peninsula with roads leading to  the long stretches of fine sandy China Beach.

From the Hai Chau Ward,there were bus stops across Danang Museum on Le Duan Road.

Buses at the Museum side will head to the new Danang Bus Terminal.

One can also hail a bus to Hoi An at any of these bus stops-20,000VND non aircond.(only buses going towards the river section)

 Crossing the bridge will be Phan Van Dong Road.The road along the beaches is Hoang Sa Road. Golden Sea Hotel is in the mid section of Pham Van Dong Road.




Tan Vinh Hotel(Khách Sạn Tân Vinh) is in Hai Chau Ward .
Very near the riverside,a short distance to the Song Han Bridge. Location: Phan Dinh Phung Road.

Indochina Riverside Hotel
 Phan Dinh Phung Road

Minh Anh Hotel beside Tan Vinh Hotel.

Danang Zion Hotel.

The South Central coast of Vietnam lies the 4th largest city of Vietnam.

Danang city is located at the mouth of the Han River.

The first Europeans to visit Danang were the Portuguese explorers who regularly stopped at the port city of Hoi An which was about 30km south of Danang.

 Later the French,Spanish traders and missionaries follow suit. During the early 19th century,the emperor at that time prohibited European vessels from conducting trade in Hoi An port except the Han port in Danang which till today is the largest commercial port in the central region.

 Due to the persecution of Roman Catholic missionaries, French troops with the help of Spanish troops from the Philippines overpowered the Vietnamese stationed in Danang and soon a conflict of closed to two decades gradually strengthened the French occupation of the whole of southern Vietnam and forming Cochinchina with Saigon as the principal city.

In 1887,it became the Union of French Indochina and the Spratly Islands were annexed to French Cochinchina. Cochinchina was renamed to Republic of South Vietnam in 1947.

 During the Vietnam War,Danang was a major United States airforce base and the world's busiest airports during the war.Close to 3,500 marines were deployed to secure the US Air base,freeing South Vietnamese troops for combat against the communist North Vietnam.

 Danang city is a half way point between Hanoi(759km) in the north and Ho Chi Minh city(960km) in the south.

Nha Nghi Si-on (Zion Hotel)

Hoang Van Thu Road(off the main road,first lane)
Tel:05113 828 333/334 Fax:05113 828 233 email:sionhotel@gmail.com
Rates:USD10 per night.(a large room,queen size bed,aircond) (Route Map)


 Danang International Airport was just 5km south west of the city centre and 8km to the beach area.
Travelers on arrival at the airport will have to rely on the taxis easily available on the left exit and the fares can range from USD5-USD10.

For those solo travelers who prefer a cheaper mode,walk from left exit passing by the old terminal building and a very short distance will be some of the xe om (motorcycle rider) offering a trip downtown for 20,000 VND.

 In the event that one feel like walking to town,it's just a 15minutes leisurely walk.From the place where the xe om riders,walk for less than a kilometre will be a small traffic circle and head on straight down along Nguyen Van Linh,You can find some cheap hotels along the way with prices around 250,000 VND.

HAGL Plaza Hotel Danang building is at a bigger traffic circle along Nguyen Van Linh and upon reaching here while keeping to your left will be three road junctions.

Ong Ich Kiem Road will lead to the BIG C Hypermarket and is near to a very busy local market at Pham Ngu Lao Road.

 The middle road is Trieu Nu Vuong having shops and businesses.

 The most ideal path to the riverside area where most of the guesthouses hotels were located is via Hoang Dieu Road.

HAGL Plaza Danang

01 Nguyen Van Linh street Danang, Vietnam

Room rates from USD95-USD400/night
Phone Numbers: 84 511 2 22 33 44/ 54
Fax Number: 84 511 2 22 33 55

 Distances to the following places:
Cham Museum – 1 km
 Danang Beach – 2 km
Marble Mountain – 2 km
Hoi An ancient town – 20 km