HANOI to XI’AN → Train, Flight, Bus? ☀️

1. Train – Hanoi to Xi’an
2. Flight – Hanoi to Xi’an
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Xi’an  – it is one of the oldest cities of Chinese history.

• • Xi’an (Xī’ān, 西安) – one of the other most oldest cities in China. For almost all of its 3100 years of history, the city has been known under the original name of Chang-an. It was renamed today’s Xi’an during the reign of the Ming Dynasty. In Xi’an, you will find the one of the most precious monuments – Terra Cotta Army. The great archeological excavation of Qin (221BC-206BC) Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses unfolded a strong army of altogether 7,000 life-size pottery soldiers, horses, chariots and weapons arranged in battle formations symbolically, guarding the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Interesting places in Xi’an > Terra Cotta Army, City Wall, Watchtower of City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Great Mosque, Forest of Stone Steles Museum, Shaanxi History Museum, Muslim Quarter, Cool Cave Site Park, Jianfu Temple. There are 2 options how to travel from Hanoi in Vietnam to Xi’an in China – take a flight with stopover or travel by train via Changsha or Nanning.

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From Hanoi to Xi’an in China you can travel by train or plane.

• • Travel distance from Hanoi to Xi’an in China is about 1510 km by plane and about 2500 by train of Vietnam Railway + China Railway via Changsha or Nanning. The best and fastest option how to reach Xi’an is to take a flight with stopover. Flight from Hanoi to Xi’an takes about 6-10 hours with stopover (e.g. in Guangzhou) and it should cost about $200-400/pp. Another way how to get to Xi’an from Hanoi is to travel by train of Vietnam Railway + China Railways via Changsha or Nanning. Travel time by train from Hanoi to Xi’an is about 25-40 hours via Changsha or Nanning in China. So, you can take a train from Hanoi to Changsha and from Changsha to Xi’an or from Hanoi to Nanning and from Nanning to Changsha. Travel by train from Hanoi to Xi’an of Vietnam + China Railway costs about $200-300/pp. You can search and book train tickets or flights from Hanoi to Xi’an easily online.

1. From Hanoi to Xi’an by train

A) TRAIN from Hanoi to Changsha (China)

• • a cheap option how to get from Hanoi to Changsha
  • this route is operated by Vietnam Railway + Nanning Railway Bureau of China Railway
  • train – Vietnam Railway + China Railway MR1/T8702 (comfortable, Soft Bed)
  • this route takes about 23 hours from Hanoi to Changsha
  • there is 1 train every day in 21:20 of Vietnam Railway + China Railway MR1/T8702 from Hanoi to Changsha
  • one-way train ticket from Hanoi to Changsha costs about $200-220/pp
  • train station in Hanoi – Gia Lam Railway Station (481 Ngọc Lâm)
  • train station in Changsha – Changsha Railway Station
  • Book and buy train e-tickets from Hanoi to Changsha on Baolau ➜ or 12go.asia ➜, secured online payment
  • This train goes from Hanoi – Gia Lam Railway Station and continue to Dong Dang. Dong Dang is a Vietnamese border in Lang Son province. You need to stock yourself before taking train as there is no restaurant there. In your whole trip you’ll stay on the same train and even on the same room from beginning to end of the trip. While travelling by train you’ll be able to get a view of Vietnamese border. Dong Dang border be the place where you need to show your passport and get them stamped.
  • Then the train departs from Dong Dang at 02:50 AM in Vietnam and arrives at 04:31 AM to Pingxiang in China. In Pingxiang, passengers must get off the train again and complete immigration entry procedures at Chinese border. After this procedure train continue to Nanning. Read also very carefully this article – How to get a chinese Visa in Hanoi. In the near future there is also a plan to build a new High-Speed Line from Nanning to Pingxiang.

For bookings with the international railway service Hanoi-Nanning-Beijing, you will be required to complete the payment before submitting your order. Your reservation will be processed and you will receive a voucher by email to collect the physical ticket at the station before boarding the train.

B) TRAIN from Changsha to Xi’an (1 400 km)

• • the fast or highspeed G-trains fo China Railways from Changsha to Xi’an
  • highspeed trains > the duration only about 6-6.5 hours (1st class seat, 2nd class seat, business seat)
  • fast trains, through trains > travel time is about 14-19 hours (hard seat, hard sleeper, soft sleeper, K+Z trains)
  • one-way train ticket from Changsha to Xian costs about $25-153/pp
  • train departs from Changsha Railway Station or Changsha South
  • trains arrive to Xian Railway Station or Xian North
  • Search and book train tickets from Changsha to Xi’an on 12go.asia ➜
  • there are also direct flights from Changsha to Xi’an (about 2 hours)
  • you can also travel by train from Hanoi to Nanning and from Nanning to Xi’an

You can travel to Xi’an by highspeed trains of China Railways also from another big cities in China, eg. Guangzhou, Shanghai or Beijing. See the map of high-speed railway in China. But the most comfortable and fastest way how to get from Hanoi to Xi’an is to use a flight.

2. FLIGHTS from Hanoi to Xi’an

• • the fastest and most comfortable option how to get from Hanoi to Xi’an
  • there is no direct flight from Hanoi to Xi’an
  • you can travel by plane via Nanning, Changsha or Guangzhou
  • airlines to Xi’an: China Eastern, China Southern, Vietnam Airlines or Jetstar have 1 stop in Guangzhou
  • flight time is about 6-9 hour from Hanoi (with 1 flight stop in Guangzhou)
  • flight from Hanoi to Xi’an (with stopover) costs about $200-400/pp

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