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Asia Night Trains and Railway Map
The main rail journeys across Asia on one map: night trains with sleepers, scenic lines and cross-border services, each with stations, classes, the official timetable source and how to book.
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Showing 24 of 24 train services
Drag to move, scroll or pinch to zoom, click a line for details. Map: Natural Earth (public domain) · Lines drawn through the stations of each service
- Night train with sleeper
- High speed
- Scenic
- Day train
Each service was checked against the operator's own timetable and fare pages; the date of the last check is on its page. Lines run through the stations of the service, so they follow the real track only roughly. The grey network in the background is the Natural Earth railway layer.
All train services
- Night train with sleeper Bangkok to Chiang Mai Night Train Train 9 (Uttarawithi) is the sleeper to take: 18:40 from Krung Thep Aphiwat, 07:15 in Chiang Mai, second class berths from 938 baht, bookable 90 days ahead. 10 h 10 min to 13 h 45 min
- Night train with sleeper Beijing to Shanghai Train: High-Speed and Night Take a G high-speed train from Beijing South to Shanghai Hongqiao: the fastest take 4 hours 18 minutes. Overnight D and conventional trains also run daily. 4 h 18 min to 22 h 31 min
- Night train with sleeper Beijing to Xi'an Train and Night Train G high-speed trains from Beijing West to Xi'an North take 4 hours 10 minutes, and overnight D trains such as D43 take about 12 hours. Book on 12306 up to 15 days ahead with your passport. 4 h 10 min to 16 h 43 min
- Night train with sleeper Da Nang to Hue Train Thống Nhất (SE) trains take 2 hours 28 minutes to 3 hours 11 minutes; two heritage trains each way cross the Hải Vân Pass. 2 h 28 min to 3 h 58 min Scenic
- Night train with sleeper Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City Train: Reunification Express Five Reunification Express trains run each way between Hà Nội and Sài Gòn, taking 32 hours 45 minutes to 38 hours 26 minutes. SE7 and SE5 need only one night. 32 h 45 min to 38 h 26 min
- Night train with sleeper Hanoi to Lao Cai and Sapa Night Train Take a night train from Hanoi to Lao Cai: about 7.5 hours, arriving 05:20 to 06:27, then continue to Sapa by road. 7 h 25 min to 7 h 50 min
- Night train with sleeper Hanoi to Ninh Binh Train The train takes about 2 hours 15 minutes for 115 km. Five North-South trains leave Hanoi each day and all stop at Ninh Binh, the first at 06:00. 2 h 11 min to 2 h 39 min
- Night train with sleeper Mumbai to Goa Train: Vande Bharat and Konkan Kanya The Vande Bharat is the fastest daytime train from Mumbai to Madgaon, and the Konkan Kanya Express is the overnight berth option. 10 h 10 min to 14 h 45 min Scenic
- High speed Kyoto to Osaka by Train: Which Line to Take JR Special Rapid takes 28 minutes from Kyoto Station to Osaka Station, the Shinkansen 13 to 14 minutes to Shin-Osaka, and Hankyu is the cheapest at 410 yen. 0 h 13 min to 0 h 50 min
- High speed Osaka to Hiroshima Shinkansen: Times and Fares Take a Nozomi from Shin-Osaka: it runs direct to Hiroshima in 81 to 89 minutes. A reserved seat costs 10,750 yen one way. 1 h 21 min to 1 h 29 min
- High speed Shanghai to Hangzhou Train: G Trains, Stations, Tickets Take a G train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East: the fastest take 45 minutes and about 110 trains run a day. Buy a real-name ticket on 12306 with your passport. 0 h 45 min to 1 h 37 min
- High speed Shanghai to Nanjing Train Take a G high-speed train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing South: about 1 hour to 2 hours 30, Second Class from about CNY 117 to 167, booked on 12306 with a passport. 0 h 59 min to 3 h 19 min
- High speed Shanghai to Suzhou High-Speed Train Take a G-series high-speed train from Shanghai Hongqiao or Shanghai station to Suzhou: 25 to 50 minutes, with trains every few minutes and second class from 30 yuan. Book on 12306 with your passport. 0 h 21 min to 1 h 28 min
- High speed Tokyo to Kyoto and Osaka Shinkansen: Nozomi, Booking The Nozomi is the fastest Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka at 2 hours 21 minutes and costs 14,520 yen in a reserved Standard seat. Book on Smart EX or at a JR counter. 2 h 21 min to 3 h 54 min
- Scenic Darjeeling Toy Train: Joy Ride Times, Booking The Joy Ride runs daily from Darjeeling to Ghum and back in about two hours, with steam on three of four departures. Book through IRCTC or at Darjeeling station. 0 h 50 min to 2 h 50 min
- Scenic Nanu Oya to Ella to Badulla Train The scenic Nanu Oya to Ella to Badulla section runs daily. No train runs from Kandy at present, so you join at Nanu Oya. 3 h 6 min to 3 h 44 min
- Scenic Sagano Romantic Train: Season, Seats, Booking The Sagano Romantic Train runs about 25 minutes through the Hozu gorge from Torokko Saga to Torokko Kameoka for 880 yen one way. Book a reserved seat online, and choose Car 5 for the open Rich car. 0 h 23 min to 0 h 34 min
- Day train Bangkok to Ayutthaya by Train Take an SRT express or rapid train from Krung Thep Aphiwat: 48 minutes to 1 hour 17 minutes, seats from 44 baht. Ordinary trains from Hua Lamphong cost 15 baht. 0 h 48 min to 1 h 59 min
- Day train Colombo to Galle and Matara Train Coast line trains run from Colombo to Galle and Matara without a change, about 2 hours to Galle and under 3.5 hours to Matara. Book online up to 30 days ahead or buy at the station. 1 h 50 min to 3 h 29 min
- Day train Delhi to Agra by Gatimaan Express Gatimaan Express 12050 leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin at 08:10 and reaches Agra Cantt at 09:50. It runs every day except Friday and has only chair car classes. 4 h 25 min to 4 h 30 min
- Day train Osaka to Nara by Train: Kintetsu or JR Take the Kintetsu Rapid Express from Osaka-Namba to Kintetsu-Nara, the station closest to Nara Park. JR Yamatoji Rapid and the limited express MAHOROBA go to JR Nara. 0 h 37 min to 0 h 59 min
- Day train Tokyo to Kamakura by Train The JR Yokosuka Line runs from Tokyo station to Kamakura without a change in about an hour. The Shonan-Shinjuku Line does the same from Shinjuku and Shibuya. 0 h 53 min to 0 h 58 min
- Day train Tokyo to Nikko by Train: SPACIA X Take the Tobu SPACIA X limited express from Asakusa to Tobu-Nikko in about 1 hour 50 minutes. All seats are reserved, and a standard seat costs about 3,140 to 3,540 yen one way. 1 h 49 min to 1 h 55 min
- Day train Vientiane to Luang Prabang Train Laos-China Railway electric trains link Vientiane and Luang Prabang in about 2 hours, with first and second class seats booked in the LCR Ticket app or at station windows. 1 h 45 min to 2 h 35 min