Taking pet dog on Vietnam train

Hi! Any success ? I also would Iike to travel with my dogs by train .If you have any experience, can you pls share .
Thank you!

I have called and got to know that it its a rough ride on VN train with pet animals.
Passengers will have to sit with pet dog in the special section with all other animals...

I have further researched it is much better taking pet dog on VN air line.
The cost is 275,000 vnd for dog under 9 kilos
440,000 vnd for dogs over 9 kilos

The above info is obtained from VN air line traveling with pet dog inquiry: 083-8-320-320

Thank you so much for your reply!
My only concern about vn airlines is about papers. I was thinking about short 3 days vacation with our fur kids.

i believe airlines have regulation regarding which breed is allowed also..

@strekoza Do share your expericence. Eagerly waiting.

@strekoza Do share your expericence. Eagerly waiting.
-@CHITTY DAD

check the dates man, that post is 2016, suspect any info you ask for is well out of date.

Hello CHITTY DAD, and welcome to expat.com!

Thank you for your post.

Can I Taking Pet Dog/Cat On Vietnam Train? (Link to vietnamrailway.com))

Sorry You can not to bring your dog/cat on the train with you.

Can I take our pets on train? (Link to vietnam-railway.com)

We are really sorry that you can not take your pets on train to keep atmosphere clean and not affect other passengers.

That said, this PDF (Link) from 2006 (now outdated?) states

Article 23. Hand luggage

ss#4. Prohibited goods for hand luggage include

e. Livestock (except for pet dog, cat, bird, ornamental fish which must be equipped

reasonably so as to ensure sanitation, no harm to surrounding passengers)

However, ss#5 in the same PDF states

ss#5 For ordinary passenger trains, passengers are entitled to bring cattle, livestock, sea

products, agricultural products, etc., and will sit in coaches dedicated only for these

goods.

Perhaps if you are willing, and if that PDF is indeed outdated/amended, ss#5 would be an option. However, your pet might be berthed with possibly unsanitary cargo and/or diseased animals.

Best to give the railway a call to get a more definitive answer.

Hanoi tel. 1900 0109

Saigon tel. 1900 1520

Good luck, and when you have time please let us know what you find. We would certainly appreciate it.

(as stated by member goodolboy, this is a very old thread. )

Hello everyone,

Please note that this is an old thread.

@CHITTY DAD, please open a new topic on the Vietnam forum.

To receive adequate help from members, make sure you post your precise questions in your post providing as much info as possible so that members can help you.

All the best

Bhavna

(Link to vietnamrailway.com)
(Link to vietnam-railway.com)
-@Aidan in HCMC

Maybe worth noting that both of those websites are commercial travel agency sites.

I found this on the official Vietnam Railways site:

vr.com.vn/cac-quy-dinh/quy-dinh-ve-kich-co-trong-luong-hanh-ly.html

(Google translation)

Passengers note:   In the following cases, railways are entitled to refuse carriage:

- Passengers traveling by train do not comply with the Regulations on transport of passengers, luggage and bags on the national railway;

- You bring goods prohibited to transport such as dangerous goods, weapons and supporting tools without a license to carry people, corpses, remains, goods banned from circulation, stinky goods that contaminate the wagon , live animals, bulky objects that obstruct travel and damage rolling stock equipment;

Original Tiếng Việt:

Hành khách lưu ý:  Các trường hợp sau đây đường sắt được quyền từ chối chuyên chở:

- Quý khách đi tàu không chấp hành Quy định về vận tải hành khách, hành lý và bao gửi trên đường sắt quốc gia;

- Quý khách mang theo hàng hóa cấm vận chuyển như hàng nguy hiểm, vũ khí và công cụ hỗ trợ không có giấy phép mang theo người, thi hài, hài cốt, hàng hóa cấm lưu thông, hàng hôi thối làm dơ bẩn toa xe, động vật sống, vật cồng kềnh làm cản trở việc đi lại và làm hư hỏng trang thiết bị toa xe;

Also, since 2018 I've probably taken the train over 25 times in Việt Nam.

Never ever saw or heard one cat or dog on the train or in a train station.

(Link to vietnamrailway.com)
(Link to vietnam-railway.com)
-@Aidan in HCMC

Maybe worth noting that both of those websites are commercial travel agency sites.
I found this on the official Vietnam Railways site:
vr.com.vn/cac-quy-dinh/quy-dinh-ve-kich-co-trong-luong-hanh-ly.html
-@OceanBeach92107

The official site, vr.com.vn, gives/gave the same phone numbers for bookings (Link) (at a discount).

Last week I took the night train from Saigon to Nha Trang and brought my 4kg chihuahua dog with me. Had to keep the dog in a carrier. I plan on taking the train all the way up to Hanoi with my dog.

@lastresort

Thank you very much for the report, lastresort.

Did you state that you were bringing your dog with you when you purchased your ticket, or just arrive with him/her and board the train?

Were you in one of those 4-bed sleepers, sharing with other passengers, or...? (the 4-bed sleeper car is the only berth I'm familiar with. I've ridden that way twice, Hanoi-Saigon and back)

I did not inform anyone that I was bringing my dog. I think as long as your dog fits into a carrier, then it should be fine.

I booked 4-bed sleepers so far and recently traveled from Nha Trang to Tuy Hoa and Tuy Hoa to Quy Nhon.

@GuestPoster115 I too have a chihuahua but we also have a 55lb bully that will be traveling with is.  In america he is registered as a service animal and i have all the paperwork for proof.  did you see any medium sized dogs on the train?

@GuestPoster115

viet nam, among others, is not a dog as a pet culture. so bringing pets into a sleeper cabin with other passengers might be jarring for locals who might be cabin mates (if they are westerners it might not be an issue)

    @GuestPoster115 I too have a chihuahua but we also have a 55lb bully that will be traveling with is.  In america he is registered as a service animal and i have all the paperwork for proof.  did you see any medium sized dogs on the train?
   

    -@Phillipfreeman813

Vietnam doesn't generally acknowledge "service animals" as they are broadly defined in the USA.

Bringing your 55 lb dog to travel with you in Vietnam is almost certain to cause you difficulties.

Good luck