Vietnam Railways Tet trains: 11 extra departures for 2026

Vietnam Railways Tet trains are being reinforced for the 2026 Binh Ngo Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday as passenger demand rises.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The operator says it will add 11 additional train departures and about 5,500 extra tickets, with a particular focus on Southern routes, as detailed by VietNamNet.

Added departures on key Tet travel dates

Several of the extra services depart from Saigon. Train D2 (Saigon–Da Nang) is scheduled to leave at 10:55 a.m. on February 15, 2026 (the 28th day of the lunar calendar), while Train STK2 (Saigon–Tam Ky) follows later that day at 3:30 p.m. on February 15, 2026.

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The Saigon–Nha Trang corridor also receives added capacity at the start of the holiday. Train SNT4 (Saigon–Nha Trang) is set for 9:10 p.m. on February 17, 2026 (the 1st day of Tet) and again at 9:10 p.m. on February 18, 2026 (the 2nd day of Tet). Train SNT6 (Saigon–Nha Trang) is listed at 10:20 p.m. on February 17, 2026 and at 10:20 p.m. on February 18, 2026.

Southern routes and return services after Tet

Beyond those departures, the timetable includes Train SNT3 (Nha Trang–Saigon) at 9:38 p.m. on February 19, 2026 (the 3rd day of Tet). Vietnam Railways has also scheduled Train STK4 (Saigon–Tam Ky) for 10:55 a.m. on February 18, 2026, and Train D4 (Saigon–Da Nang) for 8:30 a.m. on February 18, 2026.

Return travel is covered as well. Train D1 (Da Nang–Saigon) is due to depart at 9:04 a.m. on February 20, 2026 (the 4th day of Tet), and Train STK1 (Tam Ky–Saigon) is scheduled for 6:21 a.m. on February 20, 2026.

Binh Ngo Tet transport plan and ticket sales timeline

A railway spokesperson said the Binh Ngo Tet transport plan will run from February 3 to March 8, 2026—an overall window also referenced in the operator’s ticketing plan shared by SGGP English Edition. The same plan is described as spanning from the 16th day of the 12th lunar month in the year of At Ty to the 20th day of the first lunar month of Binh Ngo. Over the full period, the operator plans 55 trains and more than 800 carriages, offering roughly 335,000 long-distance tickets.

Vietnam Railways 2026 Tet ticket sales opened to the public on September 20, 2025. As of December 22, 2025—just over three months into sales—around 140,000 tickets had been sold, which the operator described as 62% of the total compared with the previous At Ty Lunar New Year; the same update said 67% of purchases were made online and 33% at stations, as reported by DTiNews (Dantri).

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