The Journey
One of the most scenic stretches of railway in Asia, travelled in comfort.
The railway between Hue and Da Nang is widely held to be one of the most beautiful stretches of line in Asia, and this is the comfortable way to travel it. You take a reserved seat in the air-conditioned VIP carriage of the Central Vietnam Heritage Train and simply watch the country go by.
The route opens with the countryside and waterways south of Hue, then runs out to the lagoon and coastal villages around Lang Co, before the climb over the Hai Van Pass, where the track curves along the mountainside high above the sea and ducks through tunnels on its way down into Da Nang. It runs in both directions, morning and afternoon, and takes roughly three to four hours depending on the service. For most travellers it is a far better use of the time than the road transfer.
