| itinerary suggestion from xian to hanoi | |
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| May 10, 2008 14:28 |   |
| guestKassie | Hi! I am trying to find ways to get from Xi'an to Hanoi. I need to be in Hanoi on the 15th July early in the morning. I thought of taking the train from Xi'an to Nanning and then on the same day the train from Nanning from Hanoi. Does anybody here know of any better way to go? Are flight tickets very expensive? Many thanks for any suggestions! |
| May 10, 2008 15:18 | #1 |
| GUESTKASSIE | also, i forgot to mention that it would be great if we could go to sapa first before arriving to hanoi! |
| May 11, 2008 00:58 | #2 |
 | If you want to go to Sapa first, it would make more sense to cross at the Hekou/Lao Cai border instead of the Nanning/Lang Son border. Ie exit China through Yunnan province. Xi'an -- Kunming train: K165 (2218--1020) 36h02min Xi'an -- Nanning train: K318/K315 (1938--0502) 33h24min Also, if you're planning to go to Hanoi from Nanning, taking the bus would be more convenient than the train. Bus departs daily while the train is only twice a week. However the bus only departs from Nanning in the morning. If you're crossing from Nanning and don't want to, or can't make it in time for the direct bus to Hanoi, you could also take a train to Pingxiang then taxi to the Friendship Pass border, another taxi to Lang Son long-distance bus station (on the Vietnamese side) then a bus to Hanoi. "Expensive" is a relative concept... flying is definitely more expensive than train but if you can afford it then it might be good to fly in order to save time. |
| May 11, 2008 06:01 | #3 |
| GUESTKASSIE | hi ellyse and many thanks for the reply! I was thinking that maybe it would be better if I went to Kunming and from there take a sleeper bus to Hekou as you suggested first to cross the border in Lao Cai What is the situation there? Also, how often do sleeper buses leave from Kunming? I am thinking of taking a night train from Beijing to Xi'an, then spend the day at the Terracotta warriors and taking a flight in the evening to go to Kunming from where I will take the sleeper bus the same day to go to Hekou. Is it possible to do that?? Many thanks again! |
| May 12, 2008 07:52 | #4 |
| What is the situation where??? The photo that I took of the schedule in Kunming Nanyao long-distance bus station (one of the main ones in Kunming, opposite the train station) shows departures at 0940 and 1240, journey time 10 hours, fare 124 RMB. Otherwise, the URLs listed below have more on-the-spot information about this route. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ |
| May 13, 2008 01:56 | #5 |
| GUESTKASSIE | i meant the situation at the border. I thought that there were sleeper buses from Kunming. Do you happen to know what time they (the sleeper ones) leave from Kunming? and many thanks for the links! I have already sent a message to one of these! hope all is OK with you in China! my thoughts to all the people and their relatives who have been hurt in this earthquake |
| May 14, 2008 03:41 | #6 |
| Eh? I just provided you with the information for Kunming -- Hekou buses, what are you talking about? Those are the only ones that I know of. |
| May 14, 2008 03:45 | #7 |
| GUESTKASSIE | Hi Elysse, you provided me with times for the day time buses, no? 0940 and 1240 in the morning right? I am interested in the sleeper buses that leave in the evening. Or is it 0940 at night? |
| May 14, 2008 07:02 | #8 |
| Morning. And as I already said, those are the only timings that I know of... whatever time of day! |
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