On November 1, Ho Chi Minh City's 172 bus route officially began operating, transporting passengers from Ben Thanh area to Vung Tau bus station and vice versa by 16-seat vehicle.
This is a non-subsidized bus route operated by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to meet the travel needs of people, cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers in the area after the merger.
Recorded on the Vung Tau side, the first bus departing to Ben Thanh had only 1 passenger at the starting point. The following trains were also empty.
Meanwhile, the first trip from Ben Thanh (HCMC) to Vung Tau was packed with passengers; the second trip also reached nearly half of the seats. Mr. H (a bus user) said that his original destination was planned to be Ba Ria, but because of curiosity, he decided to go to the end of the route, Vung Tau bus station, to experience.
The bus route operator of route 172 said that because this is a weekend, the number of passengers traveling from Vung Tau to Ben Thanh is not high. The reason is that on weekends, there are few visitors who are officials, civil servants, public employees and workers going to work in the center of Ho Chi Minh City.
By Monday, November 3, it is expected that there will be many passengers using the bus from Vung Tau to Ben Thanh, because there are many civil servants and public employees going to work along with the number of passengers who need to use the bus to the center of Ho Chi Minh City.
The route of the 172 Ben Thanh - Vung Tau bus route:
- Round trip: Vung Tau Bus Station - Nam Ky Khoi Nghia - Le Hong Phong - Nguyen Thai Hoc - Nguyen An Ninh - 2/9 Road - Nguyen Huu Canh - National Highway 51B - National Highway 51 Nguyen Tat Thanh - Bach Dang - Ba Ria Vung Tau Administrative Center - Bach Dang - Nguyen Tat Thanh - Truong Chinh - National Highway 51 - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway - Mai Chi Tho - Ky Con - Nguyen Cong Tru - Pasteur - Ham Nghi - Le Lai - Saigon Bus Station.
- Round back: Saigon Bus Station - Pham Ngu Lao - Yersin - Tran Hung Dao - Ham Nghi - Nam Ky Khoi Nghia - Nguyen Thai Binh - Ky Con - Saigon River tunnel - Mai Chi Tho - Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway - National Highway 51 - Truong Chinh - Nguyen Tat Thanh - Bach Dang - Ba Ria Vung Tau Administrative Center - Bach Dang - Nguyen Tat Thanh - National Highway 51 - National Highway 51B - Nguyen Huu Canh - 2/9 Road - Nguyen An Ninh - Nguyen Thai Hoc - Le Hong Phong - Nam Ky Khoi Nghia - Vung Tau Bus Station.
- Ticket price information: under 30km costs 30,000 VND; from 30-50km costs 50,000 VND; from 50-80km costs 80,000 VND; over 80km costs 110,000 VND.
