Ho Chi Minh City - Con Dao Expressway: temporarily suspends free passenger transfers from the center

TPO - According to information from Phu Quoc Express Joint Stock Company - the unit operating the Thang Long high-speed boat running on the Ho Chi Minh City - Con Dao route, the company said that the company will temporarily stop transferring passengers from the center of Ho Chi Minh City to Saigon - Hiep Phuoc port (Nha Be district) and vice versa for passengers traveling on the Ho Chi Minh City - Con Dao route.

According to the latest announcement from Phu Quoc Express, from June 1, the company will temporarily stop transferring passengers from 23/9 Park (District 1) to Saigon - Hiep Phuoc Port. The reason given by Phu Quoc Express is that during the process of putting into operation the Ho Chi Minh City - Con Dao sea route, in the first period, the company organized free transfers for passengers on the Ho Chi Minh City - Con Dao high-speed train route (for customers in need and registered in advance) to facilitate passengers' travel from the city center to Saigon - Hiep Phuoc Port and vice versa.

Phu Quoc Express's free shuttle bus will temporarily stop operating from June 1st.

“However, due to lack of experience in organizing road transport activities, during the process of organizing the transfer, the company encountered some shortcomings and limitations that caused misunderstandings among passengers during the transfer. This led to some incidents in the transfer on May 16 and affected the company's main business of sea transport,” said the Phu Quoc Express document.

According to the company, Phu Quoc Express has now cooperated with a number of road transport companies to connect with passengers and carry out professional transportation at reasonable fees. Therefore, from June 1, Phu Quoc Express will temporarily stop providing free passenger transfers at 23/9 Park.

Taxi picks up passengers at Saigon-Hiep Phuoc port

According to information from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, the Ho Chi Minh City Public Transport Management Center has provided instructions and requested Phu Quoc Express to coordinate with Phuong Trang Passenger Transport Joint Stock Company to develop a plan to transfer passengers from 23/9 Park to Saigon - Hiep Phuoc Port with appropriate fees.

For customers who travel by private vehicle or taxi to the port, Saigon - Hiep Phuoc Port Joint Stock Company has agreed to support a 50% reduction in port entry and exit service fees during the first 3 months of operation (May, June, July). Many taxis are also arranged in the port area to serve customers when needed. In addition, Saigon - Hiep Phuoc Port also arranges a parking lot in front of the port with a daily parking fee of 10,000 VND/day for motorbikes and 30,000 VND/day for cars (vehicles left overnight will be charged for subsequent trips).

The Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City also suggested some routes from the center of Ho Chi Minh City to Saigon-Hiep Phuoc port as follows: Central area of ​​Ho Chi Minh City - Nguyen Huu Tho street - street number 1 - Dong Dien bridge - street number 14 - street number 11 - street D3 - Saigon-Hiep Phuoc port. Relevant units have also organized the installation of directional signs at some locations on the route to facilitate passengers to move to Saigon-Hiep Phuoc port by themselves.

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Source: https://tienphong.vn/tuyen-cao-toc-tphcm-con-dao-tam-dung-trung-chuyen-khach-mien-phi-tu-trung-tam-post1639565.tpo