Instead of going home early after work, for more than a week now, Ms. Nguyen Thu Trang (39 years old, office worker in Cau Giay ward) has had to sit in the office waiting for another 1-2 hours to avoid traffic jams and reduce ride-hailing fees.
In the days leading up to the Lunar New Year 2026, ride-hailing prices have increased sharply, even doubling compared to normal days, causing Ms. Trang to worry. Ms. Trang's house is about 3km from her workplace, normally the cost for one ride on a ride-hailing motorbike is only around 25,000 - 30,000 VND/trip.
For about a week now, the price of bus trips has increased by one and a half times, even doubled during peak hours. Prices have increased, while calling a car has also become more difficult and time-consuming. There are days when I check the price on the ride-hailing app, the fare has doubled to nearly 50,000 VND per trip even though it only takes a few kilometers" - Ms. Trang said.
Regularly traveling by technology car in the days leading up to Tet, Mr. Nguyen Minh Quan (office worker in Hai Ba Trung ward, Hanoi) said that the situation of high parking booking prices is common in many inner city areas.
In the days leading up to Tet, when opening the car booking application, Mr. Quan was constantly startled by the price increase that was too high compared to normal days, sometimes double that.
Also because of this price increase, many of Mr. Quan's colleagues have chosen the option of switching to buses, searching for discount codes on the application to save money. This shows that the sharp increase in technology car fares is not only a market story, but also directly affects people's living habits and personal plans near Tet.
Not only transportation costs, Mr. Le Van Bang (working as a technology driver in Hanoi) revealed that the cost of transporting goods by technology vehicles during this Tet holiday is also increasing, causing many people and businesses doing online goods business to have headaches.
Transportation costs at times doubled, causing many customers and people to hesitate and think before pressing the button to order goods online.
