Da Lat Railway Station (Ga Đà Lạt)

Entrance fee and train ticket prices

Since 1 October 2024, station entry has cost 50,000 VND, under a Lam Dong provincial decision (it used to be 5,000). Children under six and under 1.32 m go free. The ticket covers the building and the platform with its old carriages, but not the train.

The tourist train Trai Mat–Da Lat–Trai Mat costs 98,000–191,000 VND per person depending on carriage class and departure time, according to the Vietnam Railways website (before discounts). From 1 November to 31 December 2026, Lam Dong residents get 40% off at the station ticket office. Bring cash in dong.

What is Da Lat Railway Station?

Da Lat Railway Station was the terminus of the old Thap Cham–Da Lat mountain railway, an 84 km line with rack sections on the steep climbs. The building was designed in 1932 by French architects Moncet and Reveron and opened in 1938. It's Art Deco with three tall, pointed gables, likened both to Langbiang's peaks and to the communal houses of the Central Highlands.

Regular service on the mountain line ended long ago; in the 1990s only the 7 km to Trai Mat village was restored, and today the station is an open-air museum and the start of the tourist train. It's a national heritage site.

What to see

• The three-gabled façade — the classic shot, best from the square in front.
• The waiting hall inside the 1930s building.
• The platform and vintage carriages — you can climb in and sit down.
• The tourist train to Trai Mat — 30 minutes past pines, vegetable plots, greenhouses and flower fields.
• Linh Phuoc Pagoda in Trai Mat — the mosaic temple a few minutes from the station.

How long do you need, and when to go?

30–45 minutes covers the station; 2–3 hours with the train to Trai Mat and Linh Phuoc Pagoda. Come in the morning for soft light on the façade and fewer people around the carriages; the evening trains have a different, lit-up atmosphere.

The tourist-train timetable changes with the seasons — more runs in summer, plus evening trains. Check times at the ticket office or on the Vietnam Railways website, especially at weekends and holidays when tickets go fast.

Is Da Lat Railway Station worth visiting?

Yes: a handsome 1930s building, vintage carriages and a train through the fields make a good couple of hours, especially with kids or a camera. The train is also the easiest way to reach Linh Phuoc Pagoda.

The YesGo take: 50,000 VND for a small building and a platform feels steep to many visitors, and you can see the façade perfectly well from outside. If the train doesn't interest you, a photo from the square is enough. The train is slow and short — an outing, not transport.

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How to do it right

• The best shot of the façade is from the square in front, in the morning, with the sun on the gables.
• Buy your train ticket as soon as you arrive — at weekends the next departures sell out.
• Grab a window seat — vegetable plots and greenhouses line both sides of the track.
• If you're skipping the train, you can photograph the façade from outside for free.
• In Trai Mat, walk to Linh Phuoc Pagoda, a few minutes from the station.

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