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Direct air
service currently includes flights fromHanoi to Hue, Danang, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City, Buon Me
Thuot, Pleiku, Dien Bien Phu, and Nasan; and from Ho Chi Minh City
to Buon Me Thuot, Danang, Dalat, Haiphong, Hue, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, Pleiku,
and Quy Nhon.
Flights between Hong Kong,
Hanoi, and
Ho Chi Minh City suit the travel needs of most travelers
connecting with flights from the
United States.
For
more information, please check with Vietnam
Airlines (click)
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Service is available on the northern line from Hanoi
to Lao Cai via Thai Nguyen, Hai Phong,
Uong Bi, and Lang Son. The full 296 km journey takes approximately nine
hours, while Hai Phong is reachable in under four hours.
Service on the southern line from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City includes the well-known Reunification Express
train. Stops include Vinh,
Hue,
Danang, and Nha Trang. The full trip takes approximately two days.
Main railway
stations:
Hanoi Railway Station
120 Le Duan Rd, Hanoi
Tel (84-4) 8252628
Saigon Railway Station
01 Nguyen Thong St, Dist 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: (84-8) 8245585
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North-south
roads National Highway 1: From
the Huu Nghi Border Gate in Lang Son Province to Ho Chi Minh City and down to
Go Dau Ha. This is the trans-Vietnam North-South high way.
Highway 14: Running along the Central Highlands from the
ancient capital city of
Hue
to Kontum-Pleiku meeting Highway 1 at Bien Hoa.
Truong Son Trail: Beginning at Tan Ky, Ha Tinh province, it runs in
parallel with Highway 1 through the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands down to the
east of
South Vietnam.
Other roads:
* Highway 2: Linking
Hanoi
via Vinh Phu to Meo Vac (Tuyen Quang).
* Highway 3: From
Hanoi
to Thuy Khau (Cao Bang).
* Highway 5:
Hanoi
to Hai Phong.
* Highway 6:
Hanoi
to Lai Chau.
* Highways 4B and 4A: From the Ngoc peninsula in Mong Cai (Quang Ninh)
through Dong Dang (Lang Son) to (Cao Bang).
* Highway 4: From
Ho Chi Minh City through the
Mekong Delta to Nam Can, the southernmost part of
Vietnam.
* Highway 20: From Xuan Loc to Da Lat.
* Highway 9: From Quang Tri to Lao Bao Gate.
* Highway 19: From Quy Nhon to Pleiku
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Maritime
transport has been established to the seaports of Hon Gai, Hai
Phong,
Da Nang, Vung Tau, and
Saigon. Hai Phong is the most important port, lying on
the East-West and North-South international sea lanes. In recent years, the
ports of Hai Phong,
Da Nang and Saigon (
Ho Chi Minh City) have
received international tourist ships each with upwards of 1,000 tourists on
board
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