HCMC-Siem Reap bus route to open Monday
Mon, 27/07/2009
The Saigon Passenger Transport Company (Sapaco Tourist) will open a bus route between Ho Chi Minh City and Siem Reap Province in neighboring Cambodia next Monday, according to a company source.
The route will cross the border at Xa Mat in Vietnams southern Tay Ninh Province and Trapeang Phlong in Cambodias Kompong Cham Province.
At 500 kilometers in length, the route will reduce travel time by more than two hours, compared with the current route through border towns Moc Bai and Bavet.
The bus will depart at 7 a.m. at 309 Pham Ngu Lao Street in the citys District 1 and arrive at the Sapaco office at #0667 National-No 6 Reap in Cambodia, with a one-way bus fare costing US$24 per passenger.
Reported by Dinh Muoi
thanhniennews.com
