– The passengers can carry on their luggage of whatever size onto the train and keep their luggage near their seat or berth.
– The passengers are allowed to carry on their bikes or motorbikes on Vietnam trains, but they must purchase a fee. The passengers need to find the luggage office first, pay the fee and consign their bikes or motorbikes at the luggage office. All motorbike must be drained all the fuel out of the fuel tank before consigning. Their bikes or motorbikes will be put a label on, and a receipt will be given to passengers. Then passengers go and travel on the train as normal. Finally, passengers use the receipt to claim their bikes or motorbikes at their destination’s luggage office.
Luggage rules
1. Free hand luggage allowance
Passengers who pay full fare are allowed to take 20 kg of carry-on baggage for free. Mean while, children who travel at 50% off are allowed to the maximum of 10kg.
2. Baggage consignment and package
Must be wrapped and packed carefully to reduce the risk of damage during transportation process.
3. These items below are prohibited in carry-on baggage.
– Dangerous goods: weapons, supporting tools without permission.
– Dirty items, foul smelling items, dead body, and remains.
– Goods are prohibited from transportation
– Live animals (excluding dogs, cats, birds and ornamental fishes but the owners must use appropriate equipments to keep public hygiene as well as ensure that animals do not affect other passengers)
– Cumbersome things that obstruct to move on the train and damage facilities in cars.
4. Excess carry-on luggage; baggage consignment without ticket or invalid ticket.
– If the train attendant detects one of above cases at the station of departure: In the case that there is no longer space in luggage compartment, the passenger must buy a supplementary ticket at the rate of 1.5 times of the base fare as well as protect the luggage on the train car by themselves.
– If the train attendant detects one of above cases at the station of arrival: The passenger must buy a supplementary ticket at the rate of 2 times of the base fare of the luggage in proportion to the train.
