Mr. Pham Manh Hung - Director of Hanoi Bus Station Joint Stock Company - said that the peak travel period will take place from January 20 to February 4, 2025. This is the time when freelance workers and students start their Tet holiday.
The second phase takes place from January 25, 2025, when civil servants, public employees, and workers in administrative agencies and enterprises begin a 9-day Tet holiday.
According to a representative of Hanoi Bus Station Joint Stock Company, passenger travel demand during the Lunar New Year holiday will be evenly distributed, with higher concentrations on January 20-22 and January 24-27, 2025. It is expected that the number of passengers passing through the bus station during peak times will increase by about 250-350% compared to normal days.
Therefore, local congestion may occur at times on some routes, and backup vehicles need to be increased to relieve passengers at the stations.
The leader of Hanoi Bus Station Joint Stock Company said that the number of vehicles needed to increase to relieve passengers during the Lunar New Year holiday is expected to be 2,486 vehicles for the company's affiliated bus stations (Giap Bat, My Dinh, Gia Lam).
According to statistics, at Giap Bat Bus Station, the highest number of passengers during peak days is about 20,000/day, an increase of 350% compared to normal days; the expected number of buses is from 850-900/day. The increase in passengers is mainly concentrated on routes to Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa...
At Gia Lam Bus Station, the highest number of passengers during peak days is about 5,000 passengers/day, an increase of about 250% compared to normal days, the expected number of buses is 400 buses/day, mainly concentrated on routes such as Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang...
My Dinh bus station has a peak passenger volume of about 22,000/day, an increase of more than 350% compared to normal days, with an expected number of more than 950/day, mainly on the routes to Hoa Binh, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Dien Bien, Son La, Lai Chau, Quang Ninh, Cao Bang.
