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New Can Gio-Vung Tau ferry carries hope for tourism boost
  • | laodong, dtinews.vn | February 26, 2020 10:05 AM
A ferry connecting Can Gio and Vung Tau, which will be opened on April 30, is expected to develop tourism in the area.


  

A ferry connecting Can Gio and Vung Tau will be opened on April 30


According to the HCM City Department of Transport, the ferry that connects Can Gio District in HCM City and Vung Tau City in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province will travel a distance of 15km in 30 minutes. The ferry can carry 250 passengers, 100 motorbikes and 15 cars. There will be 24 trips a day.

The ferry will help shorten travel times. Travel from HCM City to Vung Tau often takes up to five hours on the highways.

The people from Long An and Tien Giang provinces can take the ferry from Can Giuoc to Can Gio, keep going on Ly Nhon and Rung Sac roads to take a Tac Suat ferry to reach Vung Tau. Total journey time will take 2 hours and 30 minutes.

It is hoped that after the ferry is opened, it will connect with other ferries like Binh Khanh to make a travel network and boost the local economy in the area. A connection with the highway and inland waterway is necessary to better develop the ferry.

Experts suggested that the investor should open a shuttle bus and parking lots for passengers. Moreover, the whole package from building the ferry to connecting to the road traffic network should be given to only one investor instead of being divided into small parts.

The ferries from Can Giuoc to Can Gio and from Can Gio to Vung Tau should be interrelated to be more effective.

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