A bus carrying 45 passengers departed from Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Bus Station at 06.45 on September 4 and arrived at Vietnam’s Long An Bus Station at 13.30 the same day, kick-starting a new route between the two countries.
Cambodia’s Vannessa L.V.S Import-Export Company says it has received an approval from the Vietnam Road Administration to operate the 300-km long route.
The company will run four buses every week, with two departing from Long An Bus Station on Wednesdays and Saturdays and the other two from Phnom Penh Bus Station on Tuesdays and Fridays. A ticket costs US$12, including fees.
Luu Dinh Khan, director of the Long An provincial Department of Transport, says that the opening of the Long An-Phnom Penh bus route will facilitate trade and cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Cambodia.