High-speed boats on the Ho Chi Minh City - Can Gio - Vung Tau route will be put into operation in the first quarter of 2018, according to the HCM City People's Committee.

 

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A high-speed boat service will connect HCM City’s Bach Dang Wharf and Can Gio District, and Vung Tau City


The high-speed boat service will connect HCM City’s Bach Dang Wharf and Can Gio District, and neighbouring Vung Tau City.

Greenlines DP Technology Co Ltd, the operator of the new boat service, plans to operate three kinds of boats for the route with capacity of 50 seats, 96 seats and 136 seats. The Bach Dang-Can Gio trip will last an hour and 15 minutes while it will take 30 minutes to travel from Can Gio to Vung Tau.

The ticket price is VND200,000 (USD8.81) for the trip. Can Gio District residents and elderly people can travel free.

The boats are equipped with air-conditioners, televisions, wifi and life-jackets.

HCM City is promoting passenger transport by water to ease pressure on the roads which are increasingly crowded.

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