Hong Kong » Getting to Hong Kong

Approximate flight time from Hong Kong to London is 12 hours 50 minutes.

By Plane

Internationally, there is a major way to get into Hong Kong — through the modern Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) which is also called Chek Lap Kok, the name of the small island it was built over. Despite initial teething troubles when opened in July 1998, the airport is modern and efficient, and it has been named the Best Airport worldwide by Skytrax for the 5th consecutive year.

There are many direct flights to Hong Kong from every continent in the world except South America. Services to major neighbouring Asian cities are extremely frequent: Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Seoul, Bangkok and Beijing, etc. are all served with more than 10 and up to 40 flights a day. Major cities in Oceania, Europe and North America are all served with at least a daily flight, with Sydney having 5 daily flights, London 10, Frankfurt 2, Paris 2, Amsterdam 2, Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 3, Vancouver 3, New York 3, Chicago 2 and Toronto 2.

By Train

Kowloon Canton Railway runs regularly between Guangdong Province, Beijing and Shanghai. The through train terminus is Hung Hom Station on the Kowloon side, while the current terminus of the domestic service is East Tsim Sha Tsui station. The destinations of the Intercity Passenger Service are Guangzhou (East), Dongguan, Foshan and Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province, as well as Beijing and Shanghai.

By Airbus

The various Airbuses are cheaper but slower bus services to the city. Lines A11 and A12 go to the Island ($40 and $45 respectively), while A21 goes to Kowloon ($33). Alternatively, take bus S1 to Tung Chung ($3.5) and connect to the ordinary MTR for a cheap and zippy ride to the city (Kowloon $17, Hong Kong $23).

By Ferry

By outbound ferry Hong Kong is only a 1 hour hydrofoil ride away from Macau, and there is good connectivity to mainland China as well. The main terminals are.

• Macau Ferry Terminal, 202 Connaught Road (Sheung Wan MTR exit D), Central
• TurboJet, 24 hours a day to Macau
• China Ferry Terminal, 33 Canton Road (Tsim Sha Tsui MTR exit A1), Kowloon

• Chu Kong Shipping, to points throughout Guangdong and Guangzhou

• New World First Ferry, every 30 min to Macau