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Sai Gon Railways launches tour to Binh Duong province

For only 7.18 USD, travel aficionados can now enjoy a one-day train tour to Thuy Chau tourist site, from Ho Chi Minh City’s outskirtsvia Sai Gon Railways JSC’s new routes.
Sai Gon Railways launches tour to Binh Duong province ảnh 1 One corner of Thuy Chau tourist site in Di An town (Photo: baogiaothong.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – For only 160,000 VND (7.18 USD), travel aficionados can now enjoy a one-day train tour to Thuy Chau tourist site in Di An town, the neibouring province of Binh Duong, from Ho Chi Minh City’s outskirts via Sai Gon Railways JSC’s new routes.

Guides pick up passengers at 7:30 am every Saturday and Sunday at the Sai Gon Railway Station to catch train SE6, which departs at 8:00 and arrives in Di An town at 8:45.

The return leg uses train SPT1 that leaves Di An town at 17:35, arriving in Ho Chi Minh City at 18:35.

Earlier, Sai Gon Railways JSC also launched new routes to connect the city’s outskirts with Bien Hoa city, the neighbouring province of Dong Nai. The new routes are expected to meet the demand for shorter routes, reducing pressure on overcrowded roads.

There are ten trains running each day, including two trains connecting Song Than and Bien Hoa, four connecting Bien Hoa and Go Vap and four connecting Bien Hoa and Sai Gon.-VNA

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