Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
PUBLIC LIGHT BUS
Better known as 'minibuses', these 16-seaters come in
two varieties:
With red roof/stripe
Fares HK$2 to HK$22; supplement bus services. Get on or off al-
most anywhere - just yell '
ni do, m goi'
(here, please); Octopus card accepted on cer-
tain routes.
With green roof/stripe
Operate on more than 350 set routes and make designated
stops; Octopus card accepted on all routes.
CROSS-HARBOUR FERRY
The
Star Ferry
(
www.starferry.com.hk
)
operates
on two routes: Central-Tsim Sha Tsui and Wan Chai-Tsim Sha Tsui.
OUTLYING ISLANDS FERRIES
See schedules at ferry piers and ferry com-
pany websites, or ask for a pocket-sized timetable. Most ferries depart from
the Outlying Islands Piers close to the IFC building in Central. The main com-
panies are:
Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Co
(
www.hkkf.com.hk
)
Serves Lamma.
New World First Ferry
(NWFF;
www.nwff.com.hk
)
Services to Cheung Chau, Peng
Chau and Lantau; an inter-island service connects the three.
TRAIN
The
Mass Transit Railway
(MTR;
www.mtr.com.hk
;
fares HK$4-25)
runs 10 lines; buy tickets or use Octopus cards (slightly cheaper).
The MTR also runs overland services on two main lines and two smaller
lines, offering transport to the New Territories:
East Rail
From Hung Hom Station in Kowloon to Lo Wu (HK$35) and Lok Ma Chau
(HK$35), gateway to Shenzhen; a spur runs from Tai Wai to Wu Kai Sha.
Light Rail
Fares HK$4 to HK$5.50; routes in western New Territories between Tuen
Mun and Yuen Long, and feeds the West Rail.
West Rail
From Hung Hom station to Tuen Mun (HK$20) via Yuen Long.
Left-luggage lockers in major MTR train stations, including Hung Hom station.
TRAM
Hong Kong's century-old
trams
(
www.hktramways.com
;
fares
HK$2.50)
are the only all double-decker wooden-sided tram fleet in the world.
They operate on six overlapping routes running east-west along the northern
side of Hong Kong Island.
Taxi
Hong Kong is served by taxis of three colours:
Blue
Serving Lantau; HK$15 flag fall, then HK$1.30 for every 200m.
Green
Serving the New Territories; HK$16.50 flag fall, then HK$1.30 for every 200m.
