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Can Gio-Vung Tau ferry popular with customers
  • | nguoilaodong, dtinews.vn | February 26, 2021 09:00 AM
The ferry connecting Can Gio and Vung Tau has seen a large increase in the number of customers and possible expansion after being opened on January 4.

  

Can Gio-Vung Tau ferry popular with customers


According to Ba Ria-Vung Tau Inland Waterway Port, from January 4 to February 17, some 400 ferry trips were carried out, serving 31,000 customers. Over 200 trips with 15,500 customers were carried out during the Tet Holiday alone.

The ferry is expected to receive more cargoes and customers in the future. Quoc Chanh Company said they were planning to add four more ferries from 2021 to 2022 and have a fleet of 12 ferries in 2024. Currently, 24 trips are being carried out a day. Quoc Khanh Company said they would add one to three more trips a day to meet demands.

The ferry that connects Can Gio District in HCM City and Vung Tau City in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province travel a distance of 15km in 30 minutes. The ferry often carries 190 passengers, 100 motorbikes and 10 cars. It has helped shorten the travel time from HCM City to Vung Tau which takes up to five hours by road.

The ticket fee for each trip is VND70,000 (USD3). The fare for bikes is VND50,000 each, VND350,000 to VND800,000 for cars and bus, and VND400,000 to VND1m for trucks.

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