Railway sells out over 40,000 Tet tickets in 3 days

A representative from Saigon VTĐS mentioned that currently, there are still plenty of 2024 Tet Dragon year train tickets available on all routes and for all dates. Passengers who wish to purchase tickets can do so at railway stations, through ticket-selling websites, on electronic wallet applications, railway ticket apps, and through the ticket-selling hotline.

Additionally, the railway sector is implementing several discount policies to assist train passengers, such as discounts for social policy beneficiaries, labor unions, and customers with loyalty cards; a 3% discount for train groups departing from Saigon Station on February 8, 2024 (the 29th of the 12th lunar month) and for journeys over 1,000 kilometers; a 5% discount for round-trip tickets. Especially, students will receive a discount of 10-20% on ticket prices depending on the travel date.

Furthermore, to stimulate railway passenger demand, Saigon VTĐS continues to run a promotion program offering “6,000 seats with a 30% discount” for passengers traveling on the company-managed trains in November (from November 1 to November 30).

Ticket sales are available from 8:00 on October 27 to the end of November 27, applicable to passengers purchasing tickets at least 3 days before the train departure with specific carriages and seat numbers (when passengers buy tickets for these designated seats, they will receive a 30% discount on the ticket price). The promotion applies to all types of seats on the train.

The applicable train routes are: SE3/SE4, SE7/SE8 for distances of 400 kilometers or more (Monday to Wednesday), 500 kilometers or more (Thursday to Sunday); SE21/SE22 for distances of 400 kilometers or more; SNT1/SNT2 for distances of 250 kilometers or more; SPT1/SPT2 for distances of 150 kilometers or more.

After the discount, train tickets for the Ho Chi Minh City – Nha Trang route are only priced from 180,000 VND/ticket; the Ho Chi Minh City – Danang route starts at 340,000 VND/ticket; and notably, ticket prices for the Ho Chi Minh City – Hanoi route start from 615,000 VND/ticket.

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