How to get from Shenzhen to Hong Kong. Man from China
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First, compare the cost of a plane ticket and time:
Before: starts from 11,000 rubles. The direct flight lasts 9 hours.
Before: starts from 11,000 rubles. A flight with a transfer takes about 12 hours
Before: starts from 16,000 rubles. A flight with a transfer takes about 19 hours
Secondly, citizens can enter the territory without a visa for up to 15 days, which is quite enough to explore local attractions and to move to. Upon arrival, a stamp is placed about crossing the border and that’s it.
After arrival, the question arises of how to get from Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok International Airport (香港國際機場) to or.
How to get from Hong Kong (airport) to Shenzhen.
Ferry
On a ferryboat: after leaving the plane at Terminal 1, Level 5, ( Not getting your luggage and not going through passport control!!) you need to follow the “Ferry” signs to zone E2 (see diagram), where you can buy a ferry ticket (Ferry to Shenzhen). Tickets cost between HK$120 and HK$395 (depending on class, passenger age and destination). Prices and detailed schedule can be viewed (in English). When purchasing a ticket, you should give your baggage receipt to the cashier - the staff will use it to pick up your luggage and deliver it to the ferry. Passport control is passed upon arrival in, and then you can collect your luggage. The swim lasts only half an hour. Before purchasing a ticket, you should decide whether you need to go to Shenzhen Fuyong or Shenzhen Shekou (different areas). The Hong Kong airport pier is called "SkyPier". Boarding takes place 30 minutes before the ferry departs. You are allowed to take only one item as hand luggage. For each additional item you will need to pay an additional 30HK$. You can purchase your ticket in advance using a credit card online.
Bus
By direct bus
(coach, coach) from Coach Station in terminal 2. In the second terminal there are counters selling bus tickets. A ticket costs on average 190 – 250 Hong Kong dollars. The passenger is taken by bus to the Huanggang border crossing: the bus travels from the airport without stops (options are possible) to the Hong Kong border, then all passengers leave the bus with all their luggage, cross the border independently (on foot) (passport and customs control), after which they find themselves... between two borders - they have already left, but have not yet entered. Next, passengers get on their bus again (you need to remember the number and company, or do not let go of the ticket), drive for literally one minute, get off again with all their luggage, and again go through customs and passport control. After passing it, they leave already in . They then board their bus again and travel to the destination indicated on the ticket. You can buy a ticket only to Huanggang (which is much cheaper - only 100 - 130 HK$), but then, after passing through Chinese customs, the passenger must decide for himself which transport to take next (metro, taxi or bus). The trip takes approximately 1.5 hours.
Regular bus
By regular bus A43
through the Luohu/Lo Wu border crossing. The bus runs from the Airport to the Fanling stop (that is, you need to go from start to finish). At the final stop, you should get off and walk about 200 meters to the metro following the signs and ride it from Sheung Shui station to Lo Wu. At this station you need to follow the signs “to Shenzhen”, which will lead to customs and passport control. Cost: HK$30.9 by bus + HK$21 by metro. The bus runs from 05:20 to 22:30. The trip takes approximately 1.5 – 2 hours.
Metro
Metro you need to get there with transfers: from the Airport metro station (Airport Express line) -> transfer at Tsing Yi station to the Tung Chung line -> transfer at Lai King station to the Tsuen Wan line -> transfer at Prince Edward station to the Kwun Tong line -> transfer at Kowloon Tong station, take the East Rail line -> go to Lo Wu. The entire route can be traced more clearly on the Hong Kong subway map (click on the image on the right to enlarge or see the interactive map). The cost of the entire trip is 100.5 HK$.
At Lo Wu Station, there will be signs "To Shenzhen" or "To Mainland China" at the exit. You should follow them to the place of customs and passport control. After completing them, you will already find yourself in.
Taxi
By taxi getting from the airport to the Lok Ma Chau / Huanggang border crossing (i.e. without leaving Hong Kong) costs approximately 310 - 350 HK$. However, a person who speaks good English can negotiate with a taxi driver to take him there for a fixed fee (200 - 250 HK$). This crossing operates around the clock, so the “taxi + this border crossing” option is best suited for people arriving on an Aeroflot night flight. There are taxi prices from the airport to different points.
About land border crossings
There is a total distance between Hong Kong and Shenzhen six border crossings : Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang, Lok Ma Chau/Futian Kou'an, Lo Wu/Luohu, Sha Tau Kok/Shatoujiao, Man Kam To/Wenjindu and Shenzhen Wan. These crossings have double names, since one of them is in Cantonese (from the side
Having received our luggage, we headed out to the arrivals lounge.
Following the signs for Arrivals Hall Exit and Civic Aviation Airport Bus, we walked past the crowd of people greeting us into the waiting room.
In the waiting room we saw a sign to the left with the coveted inscription Airport Bus Station. Looking to the left, we saw a small fenced area - a bus waiting room. There was also a ticket office, where they explained to us that the bus stop to the border is located on the street, and tickets must be purchased directly at that stop. The exit from the airport building was located a few meters away from us. Above the exit there was another Bus Station sign.
We went out into the street and a few steps to the right we saw the stop we needed. Here is the stop itself in the photo. This is the ticket office. Boarding the bus is to the right of it. The young man standing in front of the cash register turned out to be a very kind, cheerful, English-speaking Hong Kong native who was traveling home for the New Year holidays to his parents from Shanghai, where he lives and works. He showed us how to get to Hong Kong from bus station, where we went by bus from Shenzhen airport.
Walks to the border route 330. The border is at the final stop. The fare is 20 yuan. In general, route 330 is an express train from the airport to the railway station. He makes only one or two stops along the way. We reached the final point in about an hour. There were no traffic jams, since the streets of Shenzhen were also empty due to the Chinese New Year, which was only a few hours away. The final stop is the bus station. There is a train station right across the street from it. The railway station building props up the border. There he settled down transfer to Hong Kong. This transition point is called Luohu (罗湖 LuoHu). Line 330, the first line (Line 1), goes to the border. Be careful, buy tickets to the final route 330 first line, and when boarding the bus, check with the conductor that it goes to the Luohu border.
When we arrived at the bus station, we discovered that it was completely invisible from the front side. Our bus simply drove from the street into a small parking lot in front of some shops, guarded by a guard at a barrier.
When the bus pulled into the parking lot at the entrance to the bus station, we got out and looked around. There was a railway station right across the road. Our Hong Kong friend pointed to a massive building across the road and said that the border crossing point was set up there. A sign with the inscription Luohu Customs ( Luohu Customs Station).
We left the parking lot onto the street and followed the sign to the right towards the pedestrian viaduct, which was 200 meters away, and which leads over the street and railway tracks to the railway station building.
The railway to Hong Kong is visible from the viaduct. According to our friend, the distant buildings in the background of the photograph are already in Hong Kong.
We walked along a rather long viaduct, without turning anywhere, to the very dead end where this sign hangs, on which in Chinese it says “East Station Square” on top, and below it says “Hong Kong”.
Having gone down the flights of stairs, we continued our journey following the signs, which were now in English.
A minute later we were already walking along this long corridor, at the end of which is the exit from mainland China.
The procedure for crossing the border is absolutely the same as at other points, such as in Manchuria, for example.
We left China, walked through the Duty Free shops and walked down the corridor towards Hong Kong. Along the way, there is a view of the border between the People's Republic of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. On the left in the photo is China, on the right is Hong Kong.
Upon entering Hong Kong, at passport control, we filled out the arrival forms. One copy of the arrival slip is left for you to show when leaving Hong Kong. We were given stamps in our passports with the date of arrival and stamps on which it was said that the holders of these passports could stay in Hong Kong for a period of time. two weeks from the date of arrival. By the way, Hong Kong customs officers speak English, and all the inscriptions on the walls and documents are duplicated in two languages. Russian citizens do not require a visa to Hong Kong. I wonder how things are going with this for citizens of other CIS countries? After passing through Hong Kong customs, we immediately got to one of the stations. From here you can take the metro to any area of Hong Kong. You can view a map of the Hong Kong subway.
P.S. We also flew back to Beijing from Shenzhen. To get to the airport by bus, we returned from the border to the bus station through the familiar pedestrian viaduct. This entrance under the lights is the entrance to a fairly large bus station. Upon returning to Beijing, we discovered that tickets for the 330 express train to Shenzhen Airport were not purchased here, but in a nearby building in the same parking lot.
To buy tickets for the 330th express, you need to go to this room. The entrance is located a few meters to the left of the entrance to the bus station.
Upon entering, we saw a cash register to the left of the entrance. The ticket also costs 20 yuan per person. This time the cashier explained to us that the 330th express train would make a stop at a large hotel on its way, where we would transfer to another bus on the same route. And so it happened, at some hotel we were asked to transfer to a nearby bus of the same type, and without additional payment we took it to the airport.
The express service between the airport and the railway station in Shenzhen runs quite frequently. Here is the bus schedule from the bus station to the airport.
We hope that our experience will be useful to you.
A trip to the "jewel of the world economy" - Hong Kong - is a must if you want to see Asia at its best.
We live in Shanghai, so we will tell you in detail about the optimal route to Hong Kong through China.
There are 2 optimal ways for real travelers:
1. Direct flight from any major city in the world, or China, to Hong Kong.
2. Flight from any major city in China to Shenzhen, and then cross the border on foot.
Let's consider the first option.
It is suitable for those who:
1. Located outside of China and who does not have a Chinese visa
2. Limited in time
3. Has no desire or opportunity to load up your trip with additional activities
4. It’s better to overpay for comfort than for adventure.
5. Doesn’t want to “fight the Chinese system” without knowing Chinese
Direct flights to Hong Kong are naturally more expensive. The difference in ticket price, on average, can range from 50 to 150$.
This option is the simplest, does not require any effort, just money, as they say.
We have a lot of free time, a desire to see China far and wide, a desire to save money and a lot of living energy, so we chose the second option, which is full of adventures and new discoveries.
How to plan a trip through Shenzhen?
1. Book a hotel in Shenzhen, near the metro station bordering Hong Kong, in advance through booking.com.
2. Prepare a list of top places that you definitely want to visit in Shenzhen on the day of your arrival.
3. Plan your visit to Hong Kong in terms of time and order of visiting attractions (since unnecessary travel around the city will cost you VERY EXPENSIVE, and spending time choosing an attraction already in Hong Kong is somehow stupid)
After landing at Shenzhen airport at 11:00 on Friday, we immediately went to our hotel, which we had pre-booked through booking.com. When leaving the airport, you need to follow the signs; here you have to make a choice: use a taxi, or take the metro, which can be reached by bus, which runs every 10-15 minutes. The bus fare is 2 yuan. The trip takes about 10 minutes.
It took us about 1.5 hours to get from the airport to the hotel (located near the border crossing with Hong Kong) (bus + metro + walk from the metro to the hotel). But, living close to the border with Hong Kong, you will not need to waste precious energy on exhausting trips on the Shenzhen metro. You will really need them in Hong Kong!)
Cheapest option how to get from Shenzhen to Hong Kong- Metro.
The most optimal border crossing point, in terms of congestion, is Luo Hu (Chinese: 罗湖). Luo Hu is one of the Shenzhen MRT stations, so getting there is easy. The border checkpoint is open from 06:40 to 24:00.
You can find out more about the main border points in China.
There are dozens of currency exchange points at the subway exit that will help you exchange Chinese Yuan for Hong Kong Dollar. I don’t recommend changing money at the first exchange office, which has the longest queue of Chinese people - you should go further and exchange money without a queue and at a more favorable rate.
Always follow the direction of the signs located literally at every step. The next point of your transition is a huge queue of Chinese - checking documents before leaving Chinese territory. Here I would like to say a special thank you to the Chinese government; to the left of the Chinese queue there is a special queue for foreigners, which is several times smaller than the Chinese one. So, having passed this point, you just have to go through the second passport control in order to enter the territory of Hong Kong.
Most often, foreigners living in China travel to Hong Kong for the purpose of affixing a customs stamp, since the maximum period of residence for business and tourist visas in China is about 1-3 months. This is the so-called “visa wound”, that is, a departure to update the visa corridor. Usually, to renew a visa, people travel to the following destinations: Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam. But the most popular and convenient route is still traveling to Hong Kong via Shenzhen.
Shenzhen is a city bordering Hong Kong with several checkpoints, both land and sea. The bulk of all tourists enter Hong Kong through this city.
Let's consider the main checkpoints and transitions from China to Hong Kong, their pros and cons.
Border crossings Shenzhen - Hong Kong
There are 6 border control points between Shenzhen and Hong Kong:ShenzhenWan / 深圳湾口岸
At the port of Shenzhen, you can purchase a bus ticket and go directly to Hong Kong via the road bridge. Bus services connect the port to all areas of Hong Kong, including the Airport and Disneyland.Nearest metro: Dengliang
Opening hours are from 6:30 to 0:00.
Huanggang port /皇岗口岸
The only 24-hour checkpoint from Shenzhen to Hong Kong.The disadvantage of this port is that the port does not have a metro station, and you will have to get to the city by bus or taxi. Bus service to the port is also 24 hours (including Hong Kong Airport.)
Opening hours: 24 hours.
Luohu / 罗湖口岸
The most popular crossing through which the main passenger flow to and from Hong Kong passes. Located in close proximity to Shenzhen Railway Station. Long queues are possible during rush hours and on holidays.Subway station: Luohu station, In Hong Kong, transfer from – LoWu station.
Opening hours: 6:30 to 0:00
Shatou jiao port/ 沙头角口岸
Located in the eastern part of Shenzhen, 25 km from the city center.In Hong Kong, the crossing is in the Sha Tau Kok area.
The crossing's opening hours are from 7:00 to 22:00.
Wenjindu Port / 文锦渡口岸
The quietest of all the crossings, even on holidays it is not quite crowded. There are practically no queues as such. Located in the Luohu area.The subway station in ShZh is Wenjin station, in Hong Kong the transition in the area is Man Kam To.
Opening hours from 7:00 to 22:00.
Futian port / 福田口岸
The second most popular passenger crossing. It is located relatively close to the city center.Subway station in Shenzhen: Futian port. In Hong Kong, exit to the station is Lok Ma Chau.
Opening hours: from 7:00 to 22:00.
Other checkpoints
- Shenzhen BaoAn airport - flights and buses
- Fuyong port - ferry.
- Shekou port is a luxury speed boat.
- Shenzhen North station and Futian railway station - high-speed train.
