Flight and train tickets sold out during Tet

Although it is more than 2 months until Lunar New Year 2025, plane tickets are already sold out, and the number of train passengers has increased, causing many people to choose to rent a self-driving car to save on travel costs.

Luxury flight tickets are sold out during Tet holiday

Through a survey of PV Tien Phong on online sales channels, currently most business class tickets Vietjet Air's Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route from January 20, 2025 (December 21) to February 2, 2025 (the 5th day of Tet) is out of stock.

Similar, plane tickets Bamboo Airways business class flights at 10:35 and 16:20 are no longer available, while other timeslots still have a few seats left. Meanwhile, the airline's economy class tickets have between 1 and 8 available seats.

Most of the business class seats on Vietjet and Bamboo Airways planes for the 2025 Lunar New Year are full. Photo: Loc Lien.

For Vietnam Airlines , there are only a few empty seats in economy and business class during the period from January 21 to February 2, 2025. In particular, the 12:25 time slot on January 29 and February 1, 2025, the airline's business class is sold out.

Especially on the afternoon of November 18, the website book tickets Vietnam Airlines' Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route and vice versa often suffers from network congestion, because the system reports that nearly 1,600 people are booking tickets for this route.

Vietnam Airlines' website for booking tickets for the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route and vice versa is often congested due to the high number of people booking tickets. Photo: Loc Lien.

Talk to Tien Phong reporter , representatives of some airline ticket agents said that round-trip ticket prices for the 2025 Lunar New Year are quite high compared to normal days, about 800,000 - 1.2 million VND/ticket.

If booking tickets between January 25, 2025 (ie December 26, 2025) and February 2, 2025 (ie the 5th day of Tet 2025), with flights from Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi, the lowest ticket price ranges from 6-8 million VND/round-trip ticket at Vietjet Air, Vietravel Airlines, Bamboo Airways, Vietnam Airlines... Meanwhile, during the Lunar New Year 2024, ticket prices range from 6 - 6.7 million VND/round-trip ticket...

The cheapest flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Quy Nhon is 5.5 million VND on Vietjet Air, Vietravel Airlines, Bamboo Airways and the highest is 10 million VND if flying with Vietnam Airlines. The cheapest round-trip flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Thanh Hoa is 7.3 million VND on Vietjet Air and 10 million VND if flying with Vietnam Airlines.

Regarding Tet train tickets, according to statistics from the Railway Transport Joint Stock Company, after more than a month of opening for sale, nearly 100,000 tickets have been purchased.

Train ticket prices for Tet 2025 are expected to increase by 4-5% compared to the same period last year, depending on the route and type of train. Photo: Vneconomy.

Train ticket prices for Tet In 2025, the price is expected to increase by 4-5% compared to the same period last year, depending on the route and train type. Specifically, the highest ticket price is for the SE2 sleeper train during the peak period from January 21-27, 2025 at over VND 3.2 million/ticket, VND 200,000 higher than last year. Meanwhile, a VIP train ticket in a 2-berth cabin costs nearly VND 6.4 million.

The lowest train ticket price is for soft seats on TN4/6 trains during peak season, Saigon - Hanoi route, priced at more than 2.2 million VND/ticket, similar to Tet 2024.

Rent self-driving cars to go home for Tet

Given the situation of airfares and train As prices increase, many families say they intend to switch to self-driving car rental options to save costs.

According to calculations, a family of four traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi for Tet by plane will spend at least 30 million VND for a round-trip ticket, not to mention other travel expenses. If renting a self-driving car for nearly 10 days, it will cost about 20 million VND, including the rental fee and gas, and at the same time, they can actively travel during Tet.

Share with PV Tien Phong , owner of one self-drive car rental unit In Hanoi, car rental prices during Tet are often higher than normal days due to increased demand. In addition, car rental prices also depend on many factors such as car type, rental period and car condition. In particular, the more advanced and newer the car, the higher the rental price.

With the rising prices of air and train tickets, many families said they intend to switch to renting a self-driving car to save costs. Photo: Loc Lien.

Currently, the rental price of a Sedan car ranges from 700,000 VND to 1.5 million VND per day, an SUV costs from 1-2 million VND per day, a 7-seat car costs from 1.2 - 2.5 million VND per day, and a Limousine costs from 2.5 million VND per day or more.

A car rental company in Ho Chi Minh City said that the price for self-drive car rental during Tet this year has increased by 30-50% compared to normal days, and can even double or triple depending on the type of car. time and rental period. However, this market also has fierce competition between rental units in terms of price and service quality.

Car rental prices for self-drive cars during Tet this year have increased by 30-50% compared to normal days, and can even double or triple depending on the type of car, time and rental period. Photo: Loc Lien.

Many opinions say that, although plane tickets are expensive, this form of transportation helps people Save travel time and ensure safety. Meanwhile, driving a long distance car from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi will be very difficult, taking up to 3-4 days if driving 10 hours/day. Not to mention road tolls, hotel rental for at least 1 night, food along the way, risk of traffic accidents, car breakdown on the way, so this option thought it was cheap but not necessarily wise.

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