In places such as Japan and Western Europe, trains can be the most efficient way to travel. There are no airport arrivals hours before departure, fewer tedious security procedures and minimized ...

Traveling across Vietnam usually means a quick domestic flight or a long trip on the Reunification Express, the country’s north–south railway that runs more than 1,700 kilometers. Flights save time ...

WHY IT RATES: Visit Vietnam like never before with new adventures from Railbookers.-Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer. Vietnam should be on the top of everyone's bucket-list. As one of Asia's ...

Luxury train journeys in Asia turn travel into an experience rich with scenery, culture, and comfort. From Vietnam’s Vietage to the Eastern & Oriental Express, these rides offer gourmet dining, ...

I have a couple of tips for anyone intent on travelling through Vietnam in its most sustainable and charismatic way; ie, by train. The first is that the nation’s iconic Reunification Express is ...

The Vietage is unique in that it is a single carriage that connects to the government-run Reunification Express, whereas the British Pullman and the Orient Express are entire luxury locomotives. The ...

We spent 30+ hours on Vietnam’s longest train — traveling from Hanoi to Saigon aboard the legendary Reunification Express. In this epic journey, we slept in bunks, ate local snacks, and watched the ...

The Reunification Express slices its way north across some of Vietnam’s most arresting coastal plains. But in some parts, where the mountains jut out all the way to sea, a treacherous alpine pass is ...