Can you travel around Asia by train?

Can you travel around Asia by train?



We're thinking about flying to vietnam and taking on from there? Most likely do a train travel around asia rather than flying. Is there a train that will go around Asia, something similar to Eurorail in Europe.Can you travel around Asia by train?
That would be by Train and Bus or Ferry. Asian countries are not connected by trains. I know that you can take a train from mainland China (Shanghai, Beijing or other main cities) to Hong Kong. From Singapore, you can ride bus to Malaysia. Laos, Burma and Thailand connected by Bus.



An alternative would be budget airlines. Checkout their super low fares. Try Cebu Pacific, Tiger Air and Air Asia.



Cebu Pacific: Philippines to HK, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Indonesia.

Air Asia: Malaysia
It is possible but you would probably have to transfer to different trains. Plus, the trains are not really as good or safe as the ones in Europe. Some countries have overcrowded trains that are rusting and full of people.



Asia is a continent composed by countries that are divided by water. The biggest spread of land that are attached to each other where you can use train to travel around is mainland China, Mongolia, India, Vietnam, Thailand, etc. I'm just not sure if there's any that crosses the border.Can you travel around Asia by train?
Train is a good way to travel through many Asian countries but they are not all interconnected and there is no train pass system like in Europe -- you need to buy tickets as you go; however, train travel is very cheap in most places.



From Vietnam you could take the train into China and then take the trans-Siberian. Or you could take other transport to Thailand and then see Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore by train. The best resource you should check out is www.seat61.com.