How to Use Grab App, Hanoi Airport Bus 86 & Vietnam Railways in Vietnam (2026 Transit Walkthrough)

Avoid ticket machine confusion and penalty fares with our step-by-step guide to Grab App, Hanoi Airport Bus 86 and Vietnam Railways (Đường sắt Việt Nam) Reunification Express (SE1/SE2, SE3/SE4, SE19/SE20) & Chapa/Lotus VIP Sleepers.

1) Download the Grab app before landing and link your foreign Visa/Mastercard—every GrabCar and GrabBike ride locks in a fixed upfront VND price with zero cash haggling. 2) At Hanoi Noi Bai Airport (HAN), walk out of Terminal 2 to the orange Bus 86 Express (45,000 ₫ / $1.80, free Wi-Fi & luggage racks) straight to Hoan Kiem Lake & Hanoi Old Quarter. 3) BANKNOTE ALERT: Polymer 500,000 ₫ ($20) and 20,000 ₫ ($0.80) notes are both blue-green—keep 500k notes in a separate zipper pocket!

Intercity Connections on Vietnam Railways (Đường sắt Việt Nam) Reunification Express (SE1/SE2, SE3/SE4, SE19/SE20) & Chapa/Lotus VIP Sleepers

Travel seamlessly across Vietnam on Vietnam Railways (Đường sắt Việt Nam) Reunification Express (SE1/SE2, SE3/SE4, SE19/SE20) & Chapa/Lotus VIP Sleepers. Compare walk-up fares against advance promotional tickets and regional passes in VND (₫).