Overseas Vietnamese returning home praise Can Tho buses

Ms. Huynh Mong Dao (50 years old) lived in Cambodia for many years. When she returned to Can Tho, she used the bus to travel and highly appreciated this service.

In the last days of 2024, the weather was cold, Ms. Huynh Mong Dao was taken by her family to Ba Lang bus station, in Cai Rang district, Can Tho city to catch a bus home in O Mon district, a distance of about 30km.

Mrs. Dao on the bus route Ba Lang - O Mon - Lo Te intersection.

Talking to Giao Thong Newspaper reporter, Ms. Dao was excited and surprised about the bus service in her hometown in recent years. "I usually live in Cambodia, in recent months I have returned to Vietnam often to visit relatives who are being treated at Hoan My General Hospital (Cai Rang District, Can Tho City).

"Because there was no one to pick me up and the distance was quite far, an acquaintance instructed me to use the bus to get around. This is the fourth time I have taken the bus in Can Tho and I am very satisfied," said Ms. Dao.

According to her, the bus route from O Mon to Ba Lang and vice versa runs on time, and the bus is always cool, clean, and fragrant.

"What I like most is the attitude of the staff at the station and on the bus, always caring about the passengers.

When I arrived at the station, the staff asked me where I was going, and instructed me to wait and take care of my belongings. When the bus arrived, the staff came out to announce it. This bus is one of the best in Vietnam," Ms. Dao said with a smile.

According to Ms. Dao, in the four times she took the bus, she never had to wait for more than 15 minutes. She calculated that if she balanced the time and distance, the bus was the most optimal choice for travel.

Buses waiting for passengers at Ba Lang station, Cai Rang district, Can Tho city.

Due to the actual situation as well as to create better conditions for people's travel, the Urban Traffic Management and Operation Center (Can Tho City Department of Transport) has adjusted and supplemented the route, merging bus routes 1 and 3 into route 1: Ba Lang - O Mon - Lo Te Intersection.

Specifically: Route No. 1: Ba Lang - O Mon - Lo Te Intersection; Route number: CT-01; CT-03, distance: 62km.

Itinerary: Ba Lang (Cai Rang district) - National Highway 1A (old) - Pham Hung Street (Cai Rang district) - Cai Rang Bridge - 30/4 Street - Hoa Binh Street - Nguyen Trai Street - Cach Mang Thang Tam Street - Le Hong Phong Street - Ton Duc Thang Street - O Mon bus station - National Highway 91 - Thot Not - Lo Te intersection (Thot Not district) and vice versa.

Total number of trips: 62 trips/day; Frequency between two consecutive trips: 25 minutes/trip - 30 minutes/trip.

Operating hours: 5:20 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Ticket price, one way for the entire route is 45,000 VND/passenger. Of which, distance under 20km is 15,000 VND/passenger; from 20km to 30km is 25,000 VND/passenger; from 30km to under 50km is 30,000 VND/passenger.

In addition, priority groups for ticket discounts include: the elderly, meritorious people, and people with disabilities.

Specifically, distance under 20km: 11,000 VND/passenger; distance from 20km - to 30km: 18,000 VND/passenger; distance from 30km - under 50km: 21,000 VND/passenger; distance from 50km - to the whole route: 24,000 VND/passenger.

Tickets for students: 7,000 VND/trip (for all routes and the entire route).

This bus route will depart from Ba Lang station (Cai Rang district), transporting passengers on the main roads connecting the central districts of Can Tho city such as Cai Rang, Ninh Kieu, Binh Thuy, O Mon and Thot Not. This is a bus route that passes through many important locations such as administrative agencies, schools, hospitals, supermarkets, commercial centers and industrial parks of the city.

Can Tho currently has 11 inner-city bus routes in operation. Phuong Trang Passenger Transport Joint Stock Company - FUTA Bus Lines is the route operator.

Bus routes include: Ba Lang - O Mon; O Mon - Lo Te intersection; Song Hau park - Phong Dien town; Can Tho International Airport - Can Tho city central bus station; O Mon - Co Do town; Lo Te - Kinh B intersection; Lo Te intersection - Co Do town; Phong Dien - Lo Te Ba Se - O Mon; Phong Dien - Thoi Lai; Ba Lang - Tra Noc Industrial Park - O Mon.

Up to now, due to objective conditions, the Hau River Park - Phong Dien town bus route and the Can Tho International Airport - Can Tho city central bus station route have temporarily stopped operating.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/viet-kieu-ve-nuoc-het-loi-khen-xe-buyt-can-tho-192241220102544727.htm