Hai Phong to Hanoi

By train the journey from Hai Phong to Hanoi is scheduled to take from 2 hours 35 minutes to 2 hours 44 minutes depending upon which train you take.

Train Times from Hai Phong to Hanoi

There are currently 4 trains a day from Hai Phong to Hanoi.

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Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi

The Hoan Kiem Lake is a freshwater lake covering an area of approximately 12 hectares in Hanoi’s Old Town area. The lake and the small park around are iconic features of Hanoi and one of Vietnam’s major tourist attractions.

Two Islands

The lake has two islands, both with historic structures built upon them. The largest of the two islands is the Jade Island, which you can visit via the famous red Huc Bridge. The Jade Island is entirely taken up by a Taoist Temple, Ngoc Son Temple, which was built in 1841. The other smaller island in the lake, which is inaccessible except by boat, has a 4 level ornamental tower called Turtle Tower.

Lake of the Restored Sword

The Vietnamese name Hoan Kiem roughly translated means ‘Lake of the Restored Sword’. The legend is that in 1428 the Emperor Loi Le was given a piece of metal which had been found in the lake, which he had made into a sword. Emperor Loi Le went on to use that sword in a battle against the Chinese that the Vietnamese forces won.

After the battle a turtle in the lake asked the Emperor to return the sword to the lake to be given back to the Dragon King, which he did. According to legend the Emperor ordered that the lake become known as the ‘Lake of the Restored Sword’ from that day onward.