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HCMCCan Gio – Vung Tau ferry opened on January 4, 15 km long, 30 minutes, tickets per passenger 70,000 VND, car from 50,000 VND to one million VND.
This is the first sea ferry in Ho Chi Minh City invested by a company, from Tac Su Pier in Can Thanh City (Can Gio) to Vung Tau City (near the port administration headquarters Vung Tau Sea). Currently, the service has two ferries that operate with 24 flights a day, each one 60 minutes apart.
The sea ferry stops at the Tac Suat pier, Can Gio district, on the morning of January 4. Image: Quynh Tran.
The ferry that runs along the route is designed with two bodies, 45 m long, 10 m wide, with a maximum speed of 24 knots (more than 43 km) per hour. The ferry passenger compartment is designed with 2 floors with 330 seats, but can accommodate up to 190 people. In addition to passengers, the ferry carries 10 more cars, 50 motorcycles and merchandise … Currently, the dock system at both ends of the route, waiting room, parking … has been completed synchronously to serve guests.
The ticket price per person is 70,000 VND. Passengers incur additional charges depending on the mode of transportation, the lowest being motorcycles and bicycles cost VND 50,000 per vehicle. The 4-seater car and the van cost VND 350,000; from 7 to 20 seats is 450,000 VND; from 20 to 26 seats is 600,000 VND and from 26 seats or more it is 800,000 VND per vehicle. For trucks, the lowest applicable rate for vehicles under 3 tons is 400,000 VND and the highest is one million VND for vehicles 8 tons or more. Ferry does not transport container trucks.
Passenger compartment in sea ferry. Image: Quynh Tran.
Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong said that for many years, from Can Gio going to Vung Tau off-road, there were only low-tonnage wooden ships, unable to carry cars. Therefore, the sea ferry operating overseas to meet people’s needs also reduces pressure on the roads, especially on the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Highway and National Highway 51 (Dong Nai). .
“If the previous time from Can Gio by car to Vung Tau city by road took 3 hours and 30 minutes, now it only takes 30 minutes to take the ferry,” said Phong, evaluating that the ferry on the high seas would create the conditions for Can Gio will connect. communication with neighboring provinces also contributes to the economic, social and tourist development of the region.
The transportation route also shortens the time between Long An, Tien Giang and Vung Tau compared to the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Highway. The inhabitants of these two provinces can go from the Can Giuoc (Long An) district via the Can Gio – Can Giuoc ferry, about 40 km to the Tac Suat pier. Total time is approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.
Ferry terminal in Vung Tau city, January 4 morning. Image: Quynh Tran.
In addition to the aforementioned sea ferry, Ho Chi Minh City currently has more than 30 ferries, boats (passenger dock on the other side of the river) that travel the Saigon and Dong Nai rivers … In which, the two most important ferries Big ones are Cat Lai (which connects District 2 with Nhon Trach District, Dong Nai), Binh Khanh (which connects Can Gio District with Nha Be). These two ferries carry about 80,000 passengers a day, peaking on vacation, Tet, reaching 100,000-120,000.
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