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When you arrive at Hong Kong Airport, there are several options to reach your final destination in Shenzhen. There is quite a lot of information available via the website of the Airport, but for exact information you still need to visit some Chinese websites. This guide will provide you with all information you need to easily make it across the border :)
Q: Ferry or Bus? A: In general I suggest taking the bus: The ferry sails from 09:00 to 21:20 (English link ). Tickets cost about 260RMB one way for adults (prices ). The ferry goes to Shekou. If that's your final destination (or the greater Nanshan area), it's fine to take the boat. If you want to go to Futian or Luohu, then you still need to take a bus or taxi from Shekou. The subway line starting from the ferry pier is not yet finished. There are several bus operators, tickets range from 100-160RMB one way for adults. You can take busses to the border (Huanggang), or into Shenzhen to various major hotels. More details about busses below. My advice: if you need to go to Shekou, just take the boat. If you go elsewhere - or just want to save some money - just take the bus.
Q: How to take the bus? A: The HKIA website has quite a good overview (tip: pdf with practical information ). At Hong Kong International Airport, there are three coach operators providing mainland China coach service. Their ticketing counters are located at the Arrivals Hall in Terminal 1(facing Exit A) and the Coach Station in Terminal 2. Passengers can relax at the Mainland Coach Lounge before boarding.
The three bus operators are:
All three bus operators go to Shenzhen.
Q: Where to buy bus tickets? A: The ticketing counters are located at the Arrivals Hall in Terminal 1 (A08-A10) (facing Exit A) and the Coach Station in Terminal 2 (C15-C17). (see more details below) Here you can buy bus tickets from either of the bus operators. After you bought tickets, you go to the Coach Station in Terminal 2 where you can board your bus.
Bus schedules and prices:
Trans Island to Shenzhen (chinese)
Q: How to go from Shenzhen (HuangGang) back to Hong Kong airport? (update 10th october 2009) A: We took the taxi to HuangGang custom in the morning around 06:15 and planned to walk across the footbridge to the custom and then take the 07:15 bus to HK airport, but it turned out that before you walk up the footbridge, you can already buy tickets for taxis to Hong Kong airport. The price is 150RMB per person and you have to wait a little while till the car is full. I think my parents waited in total only about 5 minutes, during which time they filled out the papers for the custom. The cars are registered in HK (so the driver sits on the right side) and can contain about 6 people. You can buy an official ticket in a small kiosk and the price is fixed. They said you don't need to get off the car anymore at the border, so that's very convenient. The taxi takes about 1 hour from Huanggang to HK airport.
HuangGang practical advice: The border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen in Futian district is called "HuangGang" in HongKong they might call it 關口 (border, traditional Chinese) or 皇崗口岸 . They will probably always understand when you say HuangGang (remember that H sounds a bit like in Spanish, like a soft G sound). When you get off at HuangGang border (from HK to Shenzhen), you need to pass custom and then walk over a footbridge over the road. On the other side of the footbridge, you can walk down left and take a taxi. If you go from Shenzhen to HK, you can walk up the footbridge, or just take a taxi as explained above.
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