Express Service Begins on the HCMC-Chau Doc Sea Route - 17/06/2008
An express ship service on the Ho Chi Minh City-Can Tho route was initiated Wednesday by the Chieu Phuc Company.
A high-speed ship carries passengers from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau. (Photo:KK)
The high-speed ship, which has a seating capacity of 40, departs from the Bach Dang pier in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and from Tan Chau in the town of Chau Doc in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m.
The fare is VND250,000 (US$15) per ticket and includes a snack and a soft drink.
Tickets for children under five years are free. It takes approximately six hours to make the trip.
There are four express ship lines from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau, to Can Tho, to Soc Trang and to Chau Doc