TTO - Information from Rail Corporation said that Vietnam Railways has adjusted prices for train tickets in the summer from 12-15%. Time apply from 15th May to 4th Sep 2012.
TTO - Information from Rail Corporation said that Vietnam Railways has adjusted prices for train tickets in the summer from 12-15%. Time apply from 15th May to 4th Sep 2012.
TTO - Information from Rail Corporation said that Vietnam Railways has adjusted prices for train tickets in the summer from 12-15%. Time apply from 15th May to 4th Sep 2012.
Specifically, the Unification trains running from the North to the South, the fares of the soft sleeper carriages increased 13% and the hard-seats (without air-con) by 15%, others increased 12%.
Particularly, the hard-seat ticket price (without air-con) of the Unification trains TN1/2 remains the same. With this increase, for the trains SE3/4 (journey Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City 30 hours), the highest fare tickets are air-conditioned cabin 4 beds is 107 USD/ticket (1st level), 106 USD/ticket (2nd level).
Along with the increase of the train fares, in the summer, Vietnam railways is also down 20% for elderly passengers aged 60 years or more, down 90% for Vietnam hero mothers, 10% lower fares for business soldiers (regardless of class), the beneficiaries of policies for war invalids, SOS School students, school students with disabilities, free tickets for children under 5 years of using them for accompanying adults; down 50% tickets for children ages 5 and under 10 years old.
During this time, the railroad does not apply to discount tickets collective tickets pay, in exchange for 20% deduction.
With a ticket price increase of 12-15% (higher than in previous years this summer), Nguyen Huu Tuyen - transport business head of Vietnam Railways - said the fare increase is not due to increased fuel significantly increased mainly in the summer fare is made annually to cover the width and summer are more customers focused travel on weekends.