A family travels from Hanoi to Danang by train during the recent April 30-May 1 holiday. — VNA/VNS
HANOI: With recent increases in the price of flights, many domestic travellers have chosen to take the train and to build on that popularity whilst the railway sector has been making efforts to improve service quality.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa and her family will have a summer vacation in central Danang City in early June.
Rather than fly by plane, where tickets cost more than VNĐ2.4 million (US$94) each, she opted to take the train, which would have cost around VNĐ700,000 ($27.4) per ticket, from Hanoi to Danang.
“It is much convenient to travel by train now as train stations are located in the city centre," Hoa told Vietnamplus.
"You just need to sleep one night on the train and the next noon you will be in Danang City. You don't have to worry about traffic jams and can enjoy beautiful landscapes of nature along the way. Such an interesting experience.”
She said her family will take the Central Heritage Connection train route linking Hue City and Danang City to enjoy the majestic Hai Van Pass and Lang Co Bay.
According to the Danang City Department of Tourism, over five days across the April 30 - May 1 holiday, the number of tourists coming to the city by train reached more than 16,000, an increase of 60 per cent over the same period in 2023.
Many other destinations such as Hue, Nha Trang, Hai Phong also recorded a sharp rise in the number of tourists travelling by train. — Vietnam News/ANN
