Passengers can enter the fare gates free of charge by scanning a chip-enabled citizen ID card, generating a QR code via the HCM City Metro HURC app’s QR Vuon Minh function, or collecting a free QR-code paper ticket from self-service kiosk
The QR Vuon Minh feature will be available on the HCM City Metro HURC app from January 1 and valid for that day only. HURC1 said passengers must use the designated methods to travel free, warning that tickets bought through regular channels will still be charged and will not be refunded.
A train on the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro route
The operator is also running other promotions. Passengers using Vikki cards can travel free by tapping at the gates from December 16 through December 31.
VPBank Tap users on the HCM City Metro HURC app will receive a full cashback from December 17, 2025 to March 17, 2026 capped at VND 100,000 (USD 3.9) a month and VND 300,000 for the programme, while Sacombank Mastercard Metro Pass users will continue to receive full refunds until December 31.
ZaloPay users can receive a 50 per cent discount, capped at VND 10,000 dong, by entering the code ZLPMETRO when travelling via Tap & Go or purchasing tickets at kiosks, valid through February 28, 2026.
From January 1, the sale of QR paper tickets at counters will be discontinued on Metro Line 1. Passengers can buy tickets via vending machines and kiosks, bank cards, e-wallets, or the HCMC Metro HURC app.
After a year of operations to December 15, the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien line ran 78,194 services and carried about 18.95 million passengers, 14.21 per cent above plan. Ridership averages more than 1.5 million a month, about 52,000 a day, with holiday peaks topping 110,000.
