Danang city begins open-top bus tours
Danang city officially put into operation its first open-top double-decker bus tour, connecting the airport and 25 stops in the city.
The tour is the first of its kind in Viet Nam, serving both tourists and commuters.
The city tour on the 54-seat bus, which is being operated in co-operation with Empire Group, runs from 7am till 10pm on two routes from Da Nang International Airport to CocoBay – Da Nang’s largest entertainment and hospitality complex – and Son Tra Peninsula.
Route:
- From Airport: Danang International Airport – Duy Tan – 2/9 Street – Dragon Bridge – Ly Nam De – Tran Hung Dao – Vincom – Pham Van Dong – Vo Nguyen Giap – Truong Sa – Cocobay
| Stops | N1: Danang International Airport – Cocobay (Double decker) |
| Danang International Airport – Cocobay | |
| 1 | Danang International Airport |
| 2 | 69- 71 Duy Tan, Showroom Toyota |
| 3 | 07 Duy Tan – Zone V Military Museum |
| 4 | Opposite SN 158 , 2/9 Street |
| 5 | Opposite An Long Pagoda, 2/9 Street |
| 6 | Riverside Hotel (Ly Nam De Street) |
| 7 | 357-359 Tran Hung Dao (Kay Hotel) |
| 8 | 339 Tran Hung Dao – (Azura Hotel) |
| 9 | 124 Pham Van Dong ( Vian Hotel) |
| 10 | Opposite Bien Dong Park (Electric bus station, Bus 12) |
| 11 | 252 Vo Nguyen Giap (Tourance Hotel) |
| 12 | 268B Vo Nguyen Giap (Bep Viet restaurant) |
| 13 | Opposite Lang Ca Restaurant (Fish village) |
| 14 | Opposite Pullman Resort |
| 15 | 2B – Vo Nguyen Giap |
| 16 | 23-24 Vo Nguyen Giap |
| 17 | Opposite Son Thuy beach |
| 18 | Truong Sa (Xuat Anh shop) |
| 19 | Close to Danang BRG Golf Course |
| 20 | Cocobay |
- From Cocobay: Cocobay – Truong Sa – An Nong – Co Co Bridge – Nam Ky Khoi Nghia – Tran Dai Nghia – Le Van Hien – Tien Son Bridge – 2/9 Street – Duy Tan – Danang International Airport
| Cocobay- Danang International Airport | |
| 21 | Ocean Villas |
| 22 | FPT Complex (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street) |
| 23 | Opposite 722 Le Van Hien |
| 24 | 125 Le Van Hien (Opposite Hospital) |
| 25 | Opposite 54 Le Van Hien |
| 26 | Lotte Mart – Tien Son street |
| 27 | Opposite 468 2/9 Street (Helio Entertainment Center) |
| 28 | 28 Duy Tan |
| 29 | 88 Duy Tan |
- From Cocobay to Danang International Airport: 54 minutes (not including 10 minutes waiting at the airport)
- From Danang International Airport to Cocobay: 66 minutes (not including 10 minutes waiting at Cocobay)
The Coco bus tour ticket will be priced at VND250,000 (US$11) for a 24-hour jump-on jmup-off use.
According to Empire Group, the bus tour will be offered free for tourists and commuters throughout August, and at a 50 per cent discount between September and November.
The bus tour will help ease traffic in the city and boost daily travel on public transportation among local residents.
Binh Phan
