FARES * Vietnam - Hanoi bus fares follow fuel prices up
Bus fares for routes between Hanoi and other provinces jumped SundayHanoi,Vietnam -Thanh Nien Daily (Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam) -March 10, 2008: -- A ticket for the route between Hanoi and Vinh Town of central Nghe An Province went up from VND73,000 (US$4.60) to VND100,000 ($6.25) for high-quality buses and from VND65,000 ($4) to VND90,000 ($5.60) for other types of buses... The fare between Hanoi and northern Ha Tinh Province increased from VND20,000 to VND 25,000 ($1.25-$1.60), depending on the destination... Fares between Hanoi and central Quang Ngai Province increased from VND260,000 ($16.25) to VND310,000 ($19.40) per ticket... The capital city’s passenger transport enterprises said the increase resulted from last month’s fuel price hikes... However, Vietnam Transport Association’s Chairman Nguyen Manh Hung said the increase in bus fares was unreasonable, compared with the fuel price rise... (Photo: Passengers at a bus station in Hanoi)
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