Nguyen Mai Anh (25 years old, office worker in Cau Giay ward) shared that because she was worried that bus companies would be crowded during the Tet holiday, she pre-ordered a shared bus ticket, a convenient bus to conveniently travel to Hanoi.
Mai Anh shared that the price of a shared car ticket traveling from Ninh Binh - Hanoi is about 180,000 - 220,000 VND/seat. Although the cost is higher than using passenger car services, according to Mai Anh, traveling by shared car is quite convenient, being picked up and dropped off on the spot, flexible timetable, no waiting.
The whole fare for cars moving from Ninh Binh to Hanoi, neighboring provinces is only 800,000 - 1 million VND/car, if traveling by shared car, the price is from 200,000 - 300,000 VND/seat depending on the need, people in need just need to call and have it, almost no need to wait for a trip like passenger cars" - Mai Anh said.
Mr. Nguyen Minh Thanh (from Ninh Binh) said that from morning to 4 pm on the 4th day of Tet, he contacted many shared cars and ride-sharing cars to return to Hanoi to prepare for the first working days of the year, but it was not successful. Most familiar cars were already fully booked, so he had to wait for the last ride of the afternoon of the same day.
According to Mr. Trinh Van Tinh (combined car group, convenient cars running the Hanoi - Ninh Binh route), starting from the morning of the 3rd day of Tet, his car group operated at full capacity but still had full seats, many customers paid extra money and rented the whole car for over 700,000 - 800,000 VND/trip to visit relatives, but had to refuse. Meanwhile, cars from Hanoi to Ninh Binh only have 1-2 passengers, many cars have to run empty, posting articles looking for passengers.
Also according to Mr. Tinh, in addition to people returning to the Capital after the Tet holiday, this year because the police force tightened alcohol concentration control from 10 am on the 1st day of Tet, many people tend to rent cars to visit Tet and go to festivals at the beginning of the year.
Recorded at Giap Bat bus station on the evening of February 20, many bus companies have also increased trips from the 3rd day of Tet, and the number of passengers disembarking has started to increase. However, the direction to Hanoi from Ninh Binh - Hanoi expressway continuously has traffic jams, causing travel time to be prolonged.
Talking to a reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper, a representative of a car company running the Ninh Binh - Hanoi route informed that the number of passengers has started to increase and the unit has also planned to reserve cars to pick up passengers. Before and after Tet, many people have used shared cars, convenient cars, so the number of passengers using this transportation service is also very large.
Regarding the issue of shared cars and convenient cars filling the seats in the afternoon returning to Hanoi, while fixed-route passenger transport cars are no longer as crowded as before, this car company believes that this is a common trend of society. To adapt, after dropping off passengers at the fixed station, many passenger cars have arranged taxis to take passengers home, healthy competition with shared cars and convenient cars.
