The highest price for a high-speed train ticket from Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao is nearly 1.4 million VND.

The investor of the train line, Thanh Thanh Phat Passenger Transport Company Limited, is completing the final procedures to put the line into operation on March 29 according to the plan approved by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport.

The vehicle used is the Phu Quy Express high-speed boat, with a capacity of 374 seats, including 280 sleeper beds and 94 seats. The boat operates a maximum of 1 trip/day, departing from Saigon port (District 4) at 7:00 a.m.; departing from Ben Dam fishing port or Con Dao passenger port at 11:30 a.m.

The estimated journey time is approximately 5 hours and 45 minutes.

Train ticket prices are set by the company based on seat type and customer group. The lowest price for a seat ticket on weekdays (Monday to Thursday) is 720,000 - 990,000 VND; a sleeper ticket is 800,000 - 1,250 million VND. On weekends (Friday to Sunday), ticket prices are adjusted higher, with a seat ticket costing 790,000 VND and the highest being 1,090 million VND. A sleeper ticket on weekends costs the lowest price of 880,000 VND and the highest is 1,370 million VND.

The current ticket price proposed by the company includes the entrance ticket to the port, and the electric car transfer from the gate to the high-speed train area. In addition, passengers can ride motorbikes or cars to the port in District 4 to take the high-speed train.

According to the investor, on the occasion of the opening, the company applies a discount program of 50,000 VND/ticket for all passengers, applicable for one-way and round-trip tickets, applicable from March 19 to April 10.

Previously, in May 2024, Phu Quoc Expressway Joint Stock Company put into operation the expressway from Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao with a large capacity ship of 1,000 passengers. However, by the end of July 2024, the investor announced a temporary suspension of operations due to unfavorable weather conditions and difficulty for passengers to access when the ship departed from Hiep Phuoc Port (Nha Be District), far from the city center.

According to the HCM City Department of Transport, the operation of the high-speed train route from HCM City to Con Dao aims to meet the expectations and travel needs of people, connect trade, transport passengers, develop tourism between the two localities of HCM City and Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, contributing to inter-regional socio -economic development.