PLAN TO SERVE PASSENGERS DURING THE HUNG KING'S ANNIVERSARY AND THE APRIL 30 & MAY 1 HOLIDAYS IN 2025

14/06/2025 | 09:14
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Based on the plan for holidays and Tet in 2025 approved by the Government, civil servants, public employees, and workers will have consecutive days off as follows: 3 days from April 5, 2025, to April 7, 2025 (Saturday to Monday) for the Hung King’s Anniversary, and 5 days from April 30, 2025, to May 4, 2025 (Wednesday to Sunday) for the April 30 & May 1 holidays in 2025.

To ensure convenient and safe travel for passengers during the Hung King’s Anniversary and the April 30 & May 1 holidays in 2025, West Coach Station Joint Stock Company (West Coach Station) has developed a passenger service plan as follows:

1. Forecasted volume

1.1 Hung King’s Anniversary in 2025

- West Coach Station forecasts that the number of vehicles and passengers departing during the Hung King’s Anniversary in 2025 will increase by more than 15% compared to the same period in 2024.

1.2 April 30 & May 1 Holidays 2025

- The number of vehicles and passengers departing during the April 30 & May 1 holidays in 2025 is forecasted to increase by more than 5% compared to the same period in 2024. The peak day is expected to be April 30, 2025 (Wednesday), with passenger departures potentially reaching 61,500 passengers/day and vehicle departures reaching 2,120 vehicles/day. Compared to regular days, passenger volume is expected to increase by more than 119%, and vehicle volume by more than 63%.

2. Ticket sales plan

3. Ticket prices for the Hung King’s Anniversary and April 30 & May 1 Holidays in 2025

- Transport units requesting a ticket price increase (if any) must submit documents to the relevant authorities in accordance with regulations and send a price declaration notice to West Coach Station for posting at ticket counters and selling tickets to passengers.

- Based on annual statistics, ticket prices during the Hung King’s Anniversary have remained the same as regular days.

- For the April 30 & May 1 holidays, transport units have declared price increases as follows:

+ Routes to the Mekong Delta provinces: Adjusted increases not exceeding 40% compared to regular day fares, applicable for 2 days.

+ Routes to the Central Highlands: Price increases and timing will follow the service plan for the holidays of The Eastern Bus Station.

+ Routes to the Central and Northern regions: Price increases and timing will follow the service plan for the holidays of The New Eastern Bus Terminal.

- For contract vehicles, buses, and additional vehicles, West Coach Station will develop a ticket price list based on the fares declared by transport units for the April 30 & May 1 holidays in 2025, applicable to the aforementioned vehicle types.

Passenger service efforts during the Hung King’s Anniversary and the April 30 & May 1 holidays in 2025 ensure security and order, environmental sanitation, fire prevention and control, and traffic safety.