Bus fares to provinces in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30 holiday increase by no more than 40%

TPO - Interprovincial bus stations in Ho Chi Minh City forecast that the number of passengers traveling during the Hung Kings' death anniversary and April 30 - May 1 holidays will increase slightly and not too dramatically compared to the same period in 2024. In addition, bus fares to the provinces will also increase by no more than 40% compared to normal days.

TPO - Interprovincial bus stations in Ho Chi Minh City forecast that the number of passengers traveling during the Hung Kings' death anniversary and April 30 - May 1 holidays will increase slightly and not too dramatically compared to the same period in 2024. In addition, bus fares to the provinces will also increase by no more than 40% compared to normal days.

On March 21, Mien Tay Bus Station (Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City) has just issued a plan to serve passengers on the occasion of Hung Kings' death anniversary and April 30 - May 1 holidays.

Accordingly, during the upcoming Hung Kings Commemoration Day, Mien Tay Bus Station forecasts that the number of vehicles and passengers departing the station will increase by over 15% compared to the same period last year. During the 4 days (from April 4 to April 7), Mien Tay Bus Station will serve 130,200 passengers, equivalent to 5,955 trips. April 4 is the peak day of the Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday, the bus station is expected to serve 38,000 passengers with 1,590 trips.

For the April 30 - May 1 holiday, Mien Tay bus station forecasts that the number of vehicles and passengers departing this year will increase by more than 5% compared to the same period in 2024. Specifically, during the 6-day peak travel period (from April 29 to May 4), the bus station will serve 271,600 passengers with 11,180 trips.

Of which, the peak day is forecasted to be April 30, the bus station will welcome about 61,500 passengers, an increase of more than 19% compared to normal days.

Bus fares to provinces in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30 holiday increase by no more than 40% photo 1

During the upcoming April 30-May 1 holiday, Mien Tay bus station (Binh Tan district, Ho Chi Minh City) is expected to welcome more than 270,000 passengers, an increase of about 5% over the same period in 2024. Photo: Huu Huy

Regarding ticket sales, during this holiday, Mien Tay bus station sells tickets on behalf of units from 5am to 9pm every day and 24/7 for transport units that sell tickets themselves. Passengers who want to buy tickets can contact the phone number or visit the website of Mien Tay bus station for detailed instructions;

In addition, transport units that sell branded tickets and other units plan to sell tickets in advance to passengers via the unit's hotline and website, after registering to declare holiday ticket prices.

Transport units declaring fare increases (if any) must send documents to the competent authorities in accordance with regulations and send fare declaration notices to Mien Tay bus station to post at ticket counters and sell tickets to passengers;

According to the representative of Mien Tay bus station, through the annual statistics of ticket prices on the occasion of Hung Kings' death anniversary, the units still keep the same ticket prices as usual; for the holidays of April 30 and May 1, the units declare specific price increases as follows: Routes in the provinces of the Mekong Delta: increase by no more than 40% compared to the normal ticket price, price increase period is 2 days;

As for contract vehicles, buses, and reinforcement vehicles, Mien Tay bus station will base on the ticket prices declared by transport units during the April 30 - May 1 holiday this year to build the bus station's ticket price list for the above types of vehicles.

Meanwhile, a representative of the new Eastern Bus Station (Thu Duc City) said that on the occasion of Hung Kings' death anniversary, people are expected to have 3 consecutive days off (from April 5 to April 7). Due to the recent Lunar New Year holiday, the number of passengers traveling during this holiday is expected to increase slightly compared to normal days and will mainly focus on short tourist routes such as Da Lat, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet...

For the April 30-May 1 holiday, the new Eastern Bus Station is expected to serve more than 47,400 passengers in 6 days (from April 29 to May 4). The number of passengers increased slightly compared to the same period last year, mainly focusing on short routes (from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City).

The new Eastern Bus Station encourages transport units not to increase fares during the April 30 - May 1 holiday. In case of being forced to adjust fares (to compensate for the cost of turning around for the opposite direction with no passengers), transport units will increase by no more than 40% compared to normal days for routes from Da Nang to Binh Thuan, routes in the Central Highlands, Lam Dong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau and the Western region. Particularly, routes from Hue to the northern provinces will not increase compared to normal days.

Transport units need to submit fare increase declaration documents to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport for approval and must post fares according to regulations.