On September 20, Saigon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company said that in order to meet the travel demand during the Lunar New Year 2025, the railway industry this year opened ticket sales earlier than every year.
To improve service quality, the railway industry will not sell extra seats or convertible seats on trains during Tet.
Group tickets available from October 1 to October 5
The railway industry prioritizes selling group tickets from October 1 to October 5 for units of the people's armed forces, universities, colleges, industrial parks, export processing zones, and social organizations.
Saigon Station is currently accepting group ticket registrations until 3:00 p.m. on September 30. Units need to bring a letter of introduction and a passenger list with accurate information about the full name, phone number and ID number of the train passengers when purchasing tickets at Saigon Station.
General ticket sales from October 6
From 8am on October 6, train tickets for Tet 2025 will be widely sold on all channels such as website www.dsvn.vn, e-wallet application, train ticket sales app on phone, stations, ticket sales points and official agents of Vietnam Railways. Customers can also call the ticket sales hotline at 19001520 (Saigon) and 19000109 (Hanoi).
Tet train runs are divided into three phases.
The 2025 Tet train schedule is divided into three phases: before Tet, Tet holiday, and after Tet. Train operations will be organized from January 15, 2025 (ie December 16, Giap Thin year) to February 16, 2025 (ie January 19, Tet At Ty year).
The railway industry will regularly operate 7 pairs of Thong Nhat trains between Hanoi station and Saigon station and 13 pairs of regional trains.
Regular Thong Nhat trains include: SE1/SE2, SE3/SE4, SE5/SE6, SE7/SE8, SE9/SE10, SE11/SE12, SE23/SE24.
Daily cruises include:
- Hanoi - Vinh: NA1/NA2, SE35/SE36.
- Hanoi - Da Nang: SE19/SE20.
- Hue - Da Nang: Activity 1/Activity 2, Activity 3/Activity 4.
- Vinh - Saigon: SE13/SE14, SE15/SE16.
- Da Nang - Saigon: SE21/SE22.
- Quang Ngai - Saigon: SE25/SE26.
- Quy Nhon - Saigon: SE29/SE30.
- Nha Trang - Saigon: SNT1/SNT2, SNT11/SNT12.
- Phan Thiet - Saigon: SPT1/SPT2.
Passengers are advised to avoid buying tickets from people impersonating railway staff or through "brokers and black market" intermediaries to avoid buying fake tickets.
To check the validity of the ticket, passengers can access the website www.dsvn.vn, "check ticket" section, enter full information and click "check ticket". If the system reports "no suitable e-ticket found", passengers need to contact the station or hotline 19006469 for support.
