Internet Companies Beat the Queue to Sell Long-haul Bus Tickets Online

(Hangzhou) –Travelers in the eastern province of Zhejiang no longer need to queue up for hours at stations to grab tickets on intercity buses, as Internet companies and local bus operators have joined hands to allow passengers to book these tickets online.

"Online ticket sales have reached 40 to 50 percent of total bus ticket sales in (the regional capital) Hangzhou," said Wang Ruce, deputy general manager of Hangzhou Long-Distance Transport Group Co., one of the largest government-backed bus companies in the area. On average, one in 10 long-haul bus tickets sold in the province are now bought on the Internet.