Electric vehicles carrying tourists cross Bac Luan II Bridge, part of the Móng Cái (Quảng Ninh, Việt Nam) - Dongxing (Guangxi, China) international border gates. VNA/VNS Photo

QUẢNG NINH – A fixed passenger bus route connecting Hạ Long in the northern province of Quảng Ninh and Nanning city in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region through Bac Luan II Bridge, part of the Móng Cái (Quảng Ninh, Việt Nam) - Dongxing (Guangxi, China) international border gate was officially launched on September 3.

The route is jointly managed by the Quảng Ninh Department of Transport and the Department of Transport of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and operated by two transport firms of Việt Nam and China.

It is expected to contribute to diversifying tourism products of Hạ Long, aiming to promote Quảng Ninh tourism development.

As scheduled, a passenger bus departs at 9am (China time) from Nanning and arrives in Hạ Long at 2:30 pm (Việt Nam time) on every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

In the opposite direction, one bus will run from Hạ Long at 10:30 (Vietnam time), and reach Nanning at 16:30 (China time) on every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Each bus can carry maximum 48 passengers having a passport valid for at least six months and a valid visa.

According to the Móng Cái Customs Sub-Department under the Quảng Ninh Customs Department, the sub-department will coordinate with relevant agencies to give guidance to people and businesses on customs clearance procedures, while closely monitoring means of transport during the temporary enter - re-exist process. VNS