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 Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Hong Kong
Know the most popular landmarks in Hong Kong. You may read about best transportation, recommended travel itinerary, suggested routes and directions. Also, you might want to read our
Hong Kong city guide.
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| R Konings |
22 January 2004 |
Stayed at Shamrock Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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HK great place to visit - Nathan Road area perfect to get anywhere on MTR. Visit Stanley in the afternoon, stay for dinner and come back at night - views are amazing!!!
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| B Little |
13 January 2004 |
Stayed at Panda Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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The Hotpot restaurant across the street in the mall is to be avoided - service is impossible. Take the bus to Shenzhen and avoid the line-ups at Lowu!
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| S Steinhagen |
12 January 2004 |
Stayed at Caritas Bianchi Lodge - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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I had 24 hours in Hong Kong. With my hotel so close to Nathan Road, I went for a stroll before check-out. Wandered through a fresh market, and wet market in vicinity to ladies market. My main bag was already checked through to final destination (NZ) so I travelled lightly with a day-pack only. Went to the ladies market (opens 11:30am to late), lots of accessories, good for bag and sunglass shopping.
My Hong Kong map from a previous visit was extremely helpful - available from the HKTA and major hotels (mine was from the Holiday Inn). Wandered down Nathan Road towards the Ferry Terminal to the HKTA. If you are in a hurry, take the bus, it took me 2 hours, as I got distracted by many sites and shopping malls on the way. The HKTA is a great resource, they gave me good information on which bus to take to the airport, to get there on time. They recommended the ferry to Hong Kong island, birthing next door.
Took the ferry to Hong Kong Island (HKD2.20, goes every 20min), a great scenic way to get to Wanchai. Lots of good shopping in Johnston and Hennessy Road. I went to Garden Lane - another market. Had a hotpot dinner at a chinese store, soup, rice and pork, tea all for HKD33, the price of a coffee in Hong Kong! Took the tram to Times Square, a huge upmarket shopping mall, 7 stories or more tall. The A11 takes you to the airport for HKD40, from Gloucester Road.
I spent less than HKD100 on public transport, no need to get the Octopus card. Get enough money changed at the airport to get you to the hotel, as the hotels and shops have better exchange rates. I changed USD to HKD.
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| B Little |
11 January 2004 |
Stayed at Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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There is a Thai restaurant on the next block (turn left out of the main doors of the hotel) on the same side of the street - it was excellent. There is also a bustling coffee shop in the uniquely Hong Kong manner across the street on the corner called Hay Hay. The MTR station is a 5-minute walk from the hotel - turn left out of the hotel doors - cross at the light and cross again until you are on the same street facing the same way (ie. away from the hotel but parallel) and walk for another block - that's it!
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| C Brewster |
10 January 2004 |
Stayed at Bishop Lei International - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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For breakfast go down the escalator to Hollywood Road where the Pacific Coffee company has a great location to lounge and have a coffee and pastry for breakfast and also free internet to keep in touch at home or transfer more money! Or take a short walk over to the Peak Tram and go to the Peak for breakfast (again at the Pacific Coffee Company) and then walk around the Peak Trail (Lugard Road).
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| R Wagar |
27 December 2003 |
Stayed at Charterhouse, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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What more can you say about Hong Kong. We have spent the weekend in Hong Kong and have never left the island. Lantau Island is worth a visit and is easily accessible through the ferry service close to Central Station or on the MTR. If you can get a clear day, Victoria Peak offers quite a view. It's also just a lot of fun to go down any of the narrow market streets to explore the little shops.
Food: So many places. We do love the Fat Angelo restaurants. Great food.
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| J Heenehan |
26 December 2003 |
Stayed at Regal Airport Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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For a short stay, take the trouble to take the Star Ferry one way across to Hong Kong Island. Pay for a train ride to Kowloon one way and from Hong Kong for your return. Some of the world's greatest architecture is a few blocks away from the Central District pier. Avoid the tram to the Peak, unless you like lines and crowds. Or at least take a cab one way for about $7US.
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| E Bryan elwin |
24 December 2003 |
Stayed at Ibis North Point - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong is very modern and western. I was surprised to discover how clean the city has become since my last visit in 1997. We found that the MTR is the best way to travel as it is easy to navigate and very efficient. Buses are also quite good if there is no MTR stop at your desired destination. The bus help-line was very helpful and offers service in English and Chinese. The tram is also a cheap way to travel. Its only $2HKD no matter how far you go. For example, if you're staying at the IBIS (North Point), you can take the tram to Causeway Bay for shopping or to Central to take the Star Ferry or perhaps go clubbing in the Lan Kwai Fong area.
A warning to taller travellers, however, the roof is quite low on the tram, so watch your head! Lastly, I would recommend getting an Octopus card if you are relying on public transporation, so you don't have to carry exact change with you everywhere. MTR rides are also cheaper if you have an Octopus card. You can buy them at any MTR station.
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| T Tynan |
23 December 2003 |
Stayed at Shamrock Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Shamrock close to airport bus stop on Jordan (A22 is the best bus to take from airport {$55/HKD return; buy the ticket from the City Flyer booth next to the bus loading area}; A22 is only approx. 20 minutes to/from airport; A21 is closer to 50+ minutes to/from airport).
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| K Lee |
19 December 2003 |
Stayed at Kowloon Hotel, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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When you look at a map of HK, it looks very big, but one grid on the map is like 1 footstep so don't worry about going around. MTR and ferry is super friendly to foreigners, bus is not so much. So I usually took mtr then walked around. Taxi was not that expensive but most of the drivers had some problem communicating in English. Tram was not only fun, but also super value, it only costs HK$2 no matter how far you go. I personally found very useful to go around Admirality (Pacific Place) to Central or Western. In Tsim Sha Tsui, you can definitely cover everything just by walking around.
There are many places to shop in HK, but those too-tourists-oriented malls seemed too crowded or too expensive. My favorite was Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong, few stations away from Tsim Sha Tsui to north. They also have a small ice skating rink and very nice AMC (yes the one in the States) multiplex with 11 or so screens.
Speaking of cinema, some recommended UA Pacific Place. That's also good choice, the thetre felt very posh, and had very nice sound system. However, non-stadium seats were not so comfortable after sitting for more than 3 hrs to watch Return of the King. The neck also felt little stiff since I had took 'up' most of time. So I preffered AMC's modern multiplex although it didn't have much flair like UA's.
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