Mien Dong Bus Station Sunday saw 28,000 customers mostly traveling to tourist spots such as Vung Tau, Phan Thiet, and Da Lat, while the average daily number of passengers is about 22,000.
According to the bus station management, many transport companies had raised fares by 8-15 percent for most of the routes for the holiday.
For example, bus fares for the HCMC-Nha Trang route are VND120,000 (US$7.3), up from VND100,000 ($6) regularly.
At Mien Tay Bus Station, about 26,000 travelers Saturday bought tickets to Mekong Delta provinces, an increase of around 10,000 compared normal.
Many people took advantage of the weekend to have an extended holiday.
Routes to Ben Tre and Tien Giang provinces were more crowded than others.
Some transport operators at the station Sunday hiked fares by 30-40 percent. Vacationers traveling to the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had to pay VND110,000 ($6.7) instead of the regular price of VND77,000 ($4.7).
City buses were jam-packed Sunday, as Ben Thanh Bus Station management said the number of passengers spiked 20 percent higher than normal days.
In Hanoi, Nguyen Huy Quang, director of the Hanoi Bus Station Management Company, said it had requested three bus stations – Giap Bat, My Dinh, and Gia Lam – to mobilize more buses to meet the increased demand for the holiday.
Each bus station should make use of an additional 30-50 buses on average, Quang said.
He said the number of passengers is expected to increase mainly for short routes from Hanoi to Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh, and Ninh Binh.
Giap Bat Bus Station management expects its number of passengers to hike by 15-20 percent during the holiday.
Source: TN, Agencies |
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