There will soon be open-top buses to take tourists around Nha Trang day and night.

On September 12, the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province issued a document agreeing on the policy of piloting non-subsidized buses to serve tourism in Nha Trang city, at the request of the Department of Transport.

The pilot period is 12 months from the time the car is put into operation, however the opening date of the first trip has not been announced. This is the first time Nha Trang has offered this experience to tourists, similar to the form being applied in some other tourist cities such as Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Da Lat,...

Route No. 1 “Nha Trang - City Tour” has a distance of 23km, including 5 buses moving continuously from 8:30am to 6:30pm every day, running in a circle through 11 stops to pick up and drop off passengers with 16 trips, each trip is 30 minutes apart, each trip lasts 120 minutes.

Daytime buses run on central streets such as Tran Phu, Pham Van Dong, Ton That Tung, 2/4, Yersin, 23/10, Thai Nguyen,... The bus stops at some famous tourist attractions such as Institute of Oceanography , Khanh Hoa Museum, A.Yersin Museum, Ponagar Tower, Long Son Pagoda, Mountain Church,...

Route 2 “Nha Trang SightSeeing Tour” has a distance of 14km, including 5 buses running continuously from 7pm to 10:45pm every day, running in a circle through 4 stops to pick up and drop off passengers with 12 buses, each bus is 15 minutes apart, each trip lasts 60 minutes. This bus route runs on the coastal roads of Tran Phu, Pham Van Dong and stops at places such as Thanh Nien Park, Phu Dong or April 2 Square for visitors to sightsee, watch the sea, walk around or shop.

The buses used have a capacity of about 20 seats, are a special type of tourist vehicle, designed with a single-story open roof, air-conditioned, enclosed compartments, partitions between enclosed and open compartments, a mobile roof system, an amplifier system, and a microphone used for announcements. The vehicle has a camera in the driver's compartment, an electric door system, a charging system for each row of seats, etc. and is equipped with other facilities that meet the requirements of the regulations.

Khanh Hoa once used double-decker buses to transport tourists to visit Nha Trang for free during the Nha Trang Sea Tourism Festival in 2022. Photo: H.Long

Previously, Tay Thai Binh Duong Investment and Tourism Joint Stock Company (abbreviated as Tay Thai Binh Duong Company) proposed opening two new non-subsidized bus routes to serve tourism development in Nha Trang city, with expected ticket prices ranging from VND75,000 - VND250,000/passenger.

Through the evaluation meeting, the authorities said that it is necessary to base on operating costs and passenger service needs to set appropriate ticket prices, and requested the Western Pacific Company to rebuild a specific plan on ticket prices and ticket sales organization according to the nature of the tourist route.

According to the Department of Transport of Khanh Hoa province, currently in Nha Trang city there is no bus route dedicated to connecting famous tourist destinations of the city. The inner-city bus routes of Nha Trang only operate the last trip at 6 p.m., there are no bus routes dedicated to serving passengers at night. Meanwhile, the bus routes take passengers through most of the famous tourist destinations in Nha Trang city; the departure points and stops on the route mainly take advantage of available bus stops. The vehicles put into use are also small buses, easy to operate compared to the current situation of small, narrow roads that are often congested in Nha Trang.

Therefore, opening new bus routes to connect tourist attractions in Nha Trang city is in line with the policy of developing diverse tourism products, products serving the development of the night-time economy as well as to increase the rate of public passenger transport, helping to complete the goals set by the province for socio-economic development.

Currently, Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has assigned the Department of Transport to preside over and coordinate with relevant units to survey, evaluate and announce the opening of routes to select transport units to operate the routes in accordance with regulations; preside over the synthesis of pilot results of bus routes and report, advise on related issues after the pilot period,... At the same time, note that the means of transport must ensure environmental technical organization requirements according to regulations; investors must commit to converting means of transport according to the roadmap for implementing the province's Green Economy Project.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/sap-co-xe-bust-thoang-noc-cho-khach-tham-quan-nha-trang-ca-ngay-lan-dem-20240912142117876.htm