Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Post offices in Hong Kong deal with mailing letters, packages and provide a local and inter-
national courier service called Speedpost.
The main post office is on Hong Kong Island at 2 Connaught Place, near IFC,
Monday-Saturday, 8am-6pm. In Kowloon, post offices are at 405 Nathan Road, between
the Jordan and Yau Ma Tei underground stations, and at 10 Middle Road, one block north of
Salisbury Road. For information, tel: 2921 2222,
www.hongkongpost.com
.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Hong Kong's public transport system is efficient and easy to use and remarkably inexpens-
ive. Buses, ferries, and trams require the exact fare; the best option is an Octopus card
(
www.octopus.com.hk
)
, purchased at MTR stations, 7-11 and Circle K stores and accepted
on most buses and ferries, trams and the MTR system (including trains in the New Territor-
ies and the Airport Express Line). It costs HK$150 (including an HK$50 refundable depos-
it), and can be reloaded in units of HK$50 or HK$100 at MTR stations or convenience
stores.
MTR.
Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway is one of the world's most modern, attractive,
and easy-to-use undergrounds. It operates daily 6am-1am, and connects Kowloon, Hong
Kong Island, the New Territories and Lantau. The lines (including the dedicated Disneyland
Resort line) are colour-coded; signs and announcements are in English and Cantonese. Tick-
ets for single fares, ranging from HK$4-26, can be purchased from vending machines. Take
your ticket when it pops up on the turnstile, you will need it to exit at your destination.
Ferries.
The Star Ferry (
www.starferry.com.hk
) is not just a means of transportation, but a
not-to-be missed experience. It crosses Victoria Harbour, connecting Tsim Sha Tsui with
Hong Kong Island at Central. It runs daily 6.30am-11.30pm every six to 12 minutes, and a
token for the ferry costs HK$2 (HK$2,50 upper deck); passengers aged 65 or above (upon
production of HKID or senior citizen card) go free.
Other ferries connecting sections of the city include: one from Central to Hung Hom; from
Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui and Sai Wan Ho to Kwun Tong.
Ferries to outlying islands are operated by New World First Ferry (for Lantau, Cheung Chau
and Peng Chau, tel: 2131 8181) and Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry (
www.hkkf.com.hk
; for
Lamma, tel: 2815 6063). All depart from the Outlying Island Ferry Piers in front of the IFC
buildings in Central. Fares vary, the highest being HK$31. Jetfoils and catamarans to Macau
leave from the Macau Ferry Terminal in Sheung Wan every 15 minutes 7am-1am, every
hour 1am-7am; one-way fares start at HK$138, and increase at night and at weekends.
