High-speed boat between Vũng Tàu and Côn Đảo

The express  三 六 high-speed boat has capacity of nearly  六00 passengers. - Photo nld.com.vn

HCM CITY— The trip from Vũng Tàu City to Côn Đảo Island in the southern coastal province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu will now take only three hours compared to the previous  一 三 hours of slower boats, thanks to a new high-speed boat service that began yesterday by Phú Quốc Express Joint-Stock Company.

The express  三 六 high-speed boat with capacity of nearly  六00 passengers departs from Cầu Đá Port in Vũng Tàu City to Bến Đầm Port in Côn Đảo Island at  八am and returns at  一. 三0pm on the same day. The prices are from VNĐ 六 六0,000 to VNĐ 一. 二 million (US$ 二 八. 四- 五 一. 六) per turn.

Between February  一 五 and  二 八, the company is offering a  二0 per cent discount on the price.

The company also operates high-speed boat services in the Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang from Rạch Giá City-Phú Quốc Island, Rạch Giá-Hòn Sơn Island, Rạch Giá-Nam Du Island, and Hà Tiên-Phú Quốc Island. — VNS