Hong Kong International Airport
(For Airport details and photos, click here.)
All arrivals come into the Main Terminal Building's Arrival Hall. From there, after Customs, simply head straight ahead outside the airport where you'll see the Transportation Centre on the same level as the Arrival Hall.
The location of various ground transportation services is given above.
Airport Express Line Railway (recommended)
To KOWLOON (18 min) HK$80/~US$11.50 o/w, HK$140 r/t; To CENTRAL (23 min) HK$90/~US$13.00 o/w, HK$160 r/t
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Our recommended (and the quickest, most efficient) way
to get into the city is via the sleek, sparkling new Airport Express Line,
which provides comfortable, business-class seating and seat-back TVs with
flight information, news, and entertainment programs. The train's route
takes you across the coast of Lantau Island, over the Kap Shui bridge,
through the viaducts on Ma Wan Island, across the massive Tsing Ma suspension
bridge and down the fully-reclaimed land of West Kowloon before finally
plunging under Victoria Harbour and rising up on Exchange Square in Central.
One of the largest engineering projects ever, the railway/highway line
is one of the few in the world built as a dedicated link between an airport
and a city center.
Trains run every four to eight minutes between 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m.
and take 18 minutes to reach Kowloon Station (near hotels in Tsim Sha
Tsui and Yau Ma Tei) and 23 minutes to reach Hong Kong Station in the
Central District on Hong Kong Island. Fares are HK$80 (USD 10.50) to Kowloon
and HK$90 (USD 11.50) to Central. Both Kowloon and Hong Kong stations
are served by free MTR shuttle buses and by taxi service. The Hong Kong
station is not far from Central's MTR subway station. In addition, more
than 15 hotels provide free shuttle service between Hong Kong or Kowloon
Station to their hotel. MTR free shuttle bus numbers, times and routes
are given below.
From/to Hong Kong station
H1 - Pacific Place, JW Marriott, Renaissance Harbour View, Hong Kong Convention
and Exhibition Center, Furama
H2 - The Wharney Hotel, Century Hotel, The Excelsior
From/to Kowloon Station
K1 - MTR Jordan Road station, KCR Hung Hom station, Whampoa Garden, Harbour
Plaza hotel
K2 - Marco Polo Prince, Marco Polo Gateway, Marco Polo Hong Kong hotel,
Sheraton Hong Kong
K3 - Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Royal Pacific Hotel, China Ferry Terminal
K4 - New World Renaissance, Kowloon Shangri-la
K5 - Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hong Kong, Park Hotel
K6 - Majestic hotel
Note: The Grand Hyatt on Hong Kong Island and the Peninsula
and the Regent in Kowloon provide their own transport services from the
AEL stations to their hotels, along with some of the hotels listed in
the MTR routes above. Please check at your station upon arrival.
Finally, when you are departing, please note that you may pay your HK$50
departure tax and check your bags in at either the Hong Kong or Kowloon
AEL stations up until 90 minutes before your flight time.
Taxi
To
KOWLOON (30-45 min) ~HK$300/~US$38.50; To CENTRAL (35-50 min) ~HK$365/~US$47.00
(as of Feb., 2001)
Certainly the easiest way into the city is to jump into one of the hundreds
of metered, air-conditioned taxi cabs awaiting you at the airport and
go. With the train, you'll need to get off and get a shuttle bus or a
subway to get to your final destination. The taxi driver can, of course,
hand your bags to your bellman! But at a price. Though relatively cheap
for short distances, a Hong Kong taxi can be an expensive option for the
long trip in from the airport. Figure around HK$300 (US$38.50) to Tsim
Sha Tsui and HK$365 to Central (US$47.00), more to other parts of Hong
Kong Island. Plus, they'll want another HK$5 for each piece of luggage.
This price does include all bridge tolls and tunnel charges.
Hotel Transfer
To KOWLOON (30-45 min) ~HK$300-1,000; To CENTRAL (35-50 min) ~HK$400-1,000
(US$38.50 to US$128.00)
Most
hotels offer a transfer service from the airport directly to their hotel.
While very convenient, this tends to get a bit pricey, as well. For example,
you can get a hotel Mercedes-Benz to take you to the Excelsior Hotel in
Causeway Bay for HK$550 or a Rolls Royce Silver Spur will hum you to the
Peninsula for a cool HK$700. If you'd like to look into this option, please
let us know at the time of booking.
Public Bus
To
KOWLOON (30-45 min) HK$23-33 / ~US$3.00-4.25; To CENTRAL (35-50 min) HK$21-HK$40
/ ~US$3.00-5.10
There are two main bus lines serving the airport: Citybus Cityflyer "A"
buses and Citybus "E" (or "external") buses. The Cityflyer
is a bit more expensive, more comfortable, and makes less stops than the
"E" buses. The A21 will take you to Tsim Sha Tsui for only HK$33
and stops at the TST MTR, Middle/Nathan road intersection, New World Center,
and the Mody/Chatham road intersection. Bus A11 runs across Hong Kong
Island from Central to Causeway Bay making various stops and will cost
you around HK$40. For rock-bottom prices, you can take one of Citybus'
other routes. The N21 will take you on a journey ending at the Star Ferry
pier for only HK$23 or, if you're heading to Hong Kong Island take the
E11 for HK$21.
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