How to Go to Hong Kong via Shen Zhen

Cool. Ever been SZ for many times but no time to go to HK yet. Next time will try it if possible.

ps, good OneNote user. I like the map you wrote

Hi Wang, I'm glad that you enjoyed your trip to HK! Hope that you won't mind me correcting the name of some places ^_^ KCR (kowloon-canton railway) instead of KCT, Kowloon Tong instead of Tang~

ced, thanks! I followed your suggestion and it is in right way now.

Jian Shuo,

your note is quite accurate! and the map is pretty straight forward... i printed your web page will bring it with me on my next trip to mainland.. i plan to take water way from HK to shenzhen and take the land route back to HK.. i catch my plane on friday nite, the water route is the faster choice ( 1 hour ).. though more expensive.. it's safer when you only have 2 hours to go from HK to Shenzhen airport =p

here is a bit info on the waterway route from HK to shenzhen airport.. it's posted on http://www.khamaid.org/travel/chengdu.htm

"take the train to Kowloon Station, taxi or walk 3-4 blocks to Hong Kong Ferry Terminal, then ride the ferry across the border to the Shenzhen Airport. A free shuttle bus takes you from the dock to the airport. "

unlike the land route the water way has a very limited schedule
you can find their info on http://www.turbojet.com.hk

it took me a while to dig up this info on the net. hope others will find it useful.

-Robby

Any thoughts of what would be the best way to go to Hongkong thru Guangzhou?
Thanks for any info and I appreciate it.

Hello Jian Shuo Wang, The drawing is such an aid for a visual person, not to mention getting the benefits of your trials and tribulations to guide one to the customs place. Thanks heaps!! I'm heading out from mainland this week and never did the Shen Zhen to HK bit so I really appreciate the info. Thanks again, Jean

Hi Jian shuo:
I am arriving HongKong airport on Apr 25 1:30pm. could you please tell me the easiest and cheapest way to Shen Zhen? Thank you very much!
Lifang from Canada

Hi Jian Shuo,

thanks a lot for your help and congratulations for your map. You deserve and art price.

福禄

Mr Wang,

I cannot read Chinese. How does one book a low cost carrier (no frill) flight fom one Chinese City to another. Eg from Shenzhen to Beijing. Can it be book through the internet. Can U recommend some website?

Thanks

hungry jack

Mr Wang,

I cannot read Chinese. How does one book a low cost carrier (no frill) flight fom one Chinese City to another. Eg from Shenzhen to Beijing. Can it be book through the internet. Can U recommend some website?

Thanks

hungry jack

Mr Wang,

How does one book a low cost carrier (no frill) flight fom one Chinese City to another. Eg from Shenzhen to Beijing. Can it be book through the internet. Can U recommend some website?

Thanks

hungry jack

Mr Wang,

Please recommend some travel agent or website to book internal flights (low cost carrier/no frills)

hungry jack

Mr Wang,

How does one book a low cost carrier (no frill) flight fom one Chinese City to another. Eg from Shenzhen to Beijing. Can it be book through the internet. Can U recommend some website?

Thanks

hungry jack

Dear Mr. Wang:

I will arrive Hong Kong Airport on Friday evening Dec 2, 2005 @ approximately 6:45 PM I am told I can take a bus from the airport to Luo Hu Port in Shenzhen. Can you direct me how to get this bus, how much is the fare, where at the airport I can exchange U.S. Dollars for HK dollars, & lastly how late does this bus run? Thank you so much for your prompt reply.

Sincerely

Don

Hello,
i was wondering about airline ticket cost of a round trip from Shenzhen to beijing.
and where to buy it?

Thanks

dear mr wang i will arrive to hong kong airport on 6-4-06 at 6.30 am , i get already chinese enter visa and i like to know how i will reach shenzhen using a bus -

there are bus fron honk kong airport to shenzhen??

where i gross the border in airport of hong kong???

how much is the ticket cost from hk airport to shenzhen ??

how long will be the join ???

thangs and regards

russo

Thanks for the instructions and the map. They help.

I want to know

How can I with 5 people(total 6 people)go from Hongkong airport to Shenzhen(LOU HU district) using the cheapest/economic way?
Thanks

Hello Jian ,

I found your Blog after looking for some information regarding Shen Zhen Thankyou :-) Iwill travel to Hong kong then to Shen Zhen soon.

Regards
Anthony

To go from Shenzhen airport to Hong Kong: When you exit Shenzhen airport there is a kiosk counter where people will help you either take the TurboJet boat (185 RMB) or the bus (100 RMB) into Hong Kong/Kowloon. You can ask there. It's really easy to do. The TurboJet takes 10 minutes from the airport to the dock, about 20 minutes to go through HK exit customs and board the (very comfortable) boat, 45-75 minutes on the water (depending on visibility), and then you either get plunked in Kowloon or in Central. Kowloon is inconvenient to the MTR so I think the bus is a better (and cheaper) option. Plus if you miss the boat time, there's really only one every hour. See the time schedule (Shenzhen to Kowloon / Hong Kong) here: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/guangdong/shenzhen/airport.htm

The bus leaves every 20 minutes or so, and takes about 1:15-2 hours to get into Kowloon (Prince Edward MTR station, about 10 minutes and 11 HKD from Central, downtown Hong Kong). The disadvantage of the bus is that you have to drag your luggage on and off the bus to go through customs. Same with the boat, I suppose, but the customs are at the beginning and end of the trip rather than in the middle. Information on the bus is available here:
http://www.trans-island.com.hk/eng/china-line_szj.htm

As for getting from Hong Kong back to Shenzhen airport, you should give yourself 2-3 hours. I left Central at 4pm, got to the Prince Edward MTR station at 4:10 pm, walked outside and got my ticket at the counter of the Trans-Island Ticketing Center, sat on the bus which took off at 4:30, arrived at 5:05 pm at the border of HK/Mainland China, took 5 minutes to go through customs (though sometimes it takes longer), hopped the bus which was waiting for me (you change buses at the borders but not companies; they give you a blue sticker so people can help identify you if you are lost), took another 15 minutes to go to the Mainland entry customs at Huangguang and get through it, and then arrived at the airport at 5:57 pm. So all told, about 2 hours from Central (with no customs or road traffic). Check out the bus info here:
http://www.trans-island.com.hk/eng/china-line_szj.htm

Hi ! I am a student from Singapore about to do an internship in Shanhai, but before that, I would like to drop by HK to visit some friends, could you please suggest the cheapest route you can think of ? I dont mind travelling via shenzhen or macau

Thanks a million !

Hi Jianshuo, i'm thinking of an opposite route from Zishuang's post. I'm considering flying to Shanghai for a short sightseeing tour and to visit friends on internship, then thinking of taking rail (KCRC) to HK, and finally flying via HK after some shopping back to Singapore.

Anyone can offer their insightful experience?

Hi how safe is staying in Shenzhen, Dongguan and Guanzhou when floods have affected badly South of China?What should be the right mode of transport while traveling in these places to ensure that your safety.

Liz . .
Nice Post . .!
I am Indonesian (Surabaya - Province) going to visit: Shenzhen - Hong Kong - Macau next month of August. Any body can post KCRC.

Hey Jianshuo,

I'm trying to make a similar trip by going from Beijing to HK via Shenzhen. But so far I can only find flights from Beijing to Shenzhen for 1400 one way. How did you find such a cheap flight?

Thanks

@Jack, flight tickets price varies greatly from season to season. You may be traveling near the National Holiday.

Hi everybody,

This is really a very useful post!
Like to ask about the VISA from Shen Zhen to Hk and from Hk Back to Shen Zhen for forigners. Roughly How much we hv to pay?

Regards,
Faith

This is certainly very useful information. I am considering a trip with my family (5 paxs in all) to HKG, shenzhen and Macau. Tips are helpful and now I can make my plan with more certainty and confident at the same time (1st time traveller to Macau and Shenzhen, 2nd time to KHG though). Thanks a heap.

for cheap tickets inside china there are 2 websites, 95% of the times prices will be the same on both...
www.ctrip.com
www.elong.com

both have a link to the english section on the upper right corner. one can only book national chinese flights through there.

Hi Wangjianshuo!

Very helpful post, as most things in your blog (however the map of Shanghai doesn't load in my laptop lately...)

One remark, that I find very important: the ferries from HK to Shenzhen airport now leave from the Macau Terminal in HK island, except for the first ferry in the morning. This is a very important detail for people that have very limited time, I just came back from a fast trip to HK to renew my visa, and followed all your indications. Fortunately enough on my way back I had plenty of time, so when I reached the China Ferry terminal in Canton Rd and they told me that I should go to HK island, I still had over one hour so I decided to walk back to the Star Ferry (10 min), take the ferry to Central (15 min), and then walk along the pier to the Macau /(Shenzhen airport Turbojet terminal (some 15 min. but once at the terminal building all the signs are very confusing).

Anyway, hope this is helpful!

Julio

Hi,
I'll be going to Hong Kong next month and will also visit Shen Zhen. I'll be staying in kowloon side and i want to know, if taking an MTR what station should i stop so I can buy and ride the KCR going to Shen Zhen.
Thanks much

hi,

i will going to hongkong this coming may 08, 2008 and will be going to shenzhen by may 10,2008 by train. how much would be a one way train ticket from hongkong kowloon to shenzhen? what are the train schedule from shenzhen to kowloon? how much is the train ticket would cost? How much is the entrance ticket of the ff attractions:splendid china and wonders of the world.

hope to get feedbacks and thanks for the info