Hanoi’s open top bus to run during evenings from August 1

A double-decker bus near Hoan Kiem lake (Photo: VNA)

The Hanoi Transport Service Company (Transerco) will launch an open top double-decker night-tour bus from 7:30pm to 8:30pm from August 1 to attract more passengers.

The 80-seat double-decker buses have 13 stops going through more than 30 famous attractions, allowing travelers to explore and experience the city without the need for tour guides.

The operation time of the day service is from 9am to 6:10pm. Buses will depart every 30 minutes. Ticket prices are 300,000 VND (13.2 USD) for a four-hour tour, 450,000 VND (19.8 USD) for 24 hours, and 650,000 VND (28.6 USD) for 48 hours.

From July 20, Transerco will offer new kinds of services for its customers. A new, cheaper ticket worth 196,000 VND (8.43 USD) will exclude the ‘hop on, hop off’ service, meaning the ticket can only be used for one single bus ride. 

After being put into operation, the double-decker bus service has attracted the attention of both local people and tourists. The bus route is equipped with automatic multi-lingual narration systems in Vietnamese, English, Chinese, German, Spanish, Japanese, and French.

Before the double-decker bus service, tourists had to pay more for travelling costs to explore the capital city. Now, tourists can hop on and hop off at 30 attractions as many times they want with only one ticket.

In the first six months of the year, Transerco replaced 29 vehicles on bus route No.23 and 26. It transported 30 million passengers during the period, up 102 percent year-on-year.

VNA