For HK$6.10 (US$0.77) you can get on this bus at the Happy Valley Bus Depot and go all the way to…read moreSham Shui Po in Kowloon side, along the route you can jump off at right after the Cross Harbour Tunnel and explore the Hong Kong Museum or stop at Mong Kwok for some serious shopping! The bus comes every 20mins. and stops at a lot of great locations in the Hong Kong side too, such as Time Square and Causeway Bay! Check it out when you are in Hong Kong!!

Not good....this minibus is no air-con,so it is not good And this minibus is very expensive.read more

Okay, one more HK review as an encore…read more Long Win is a bus company that offers bus service to Hong Kong International Airport. Their buses are double decker so there are two floors of seating. On the lower floor, there is a compartment to place your luggage. Though it can be problematic since usually the lower compartments are full and the only space available is on top. Be careful not to hurt yourself lifting the luggage to fit the space. I took the A41P from HKIA to Ma On Shan. The cost, HK$27.70 which can be paid by cash or Octopus Card is cheap for the long distance. If you took a taxi, the cost would be about 10 times that price which includes paying a couple tolls along the way. The journey is about 45-50 minutes. The buses are comfortable and air conditioned fortunately. It is nice to take this bus to get a nice glimpse of the Hong Kong skyline. On the trek back to HKIA, do make sure to read the timetable carefully. The one at Chevalier Garden lists the time that the bus leaves its first stop, so you will need to estimate how long it takes to get to your particular stop. I would take a Long Win bus again if I was heading to a location that they serve. The buses are pleasant and the extra time is not too much when comparing it to taking a taxi. It may take a little longer, but the cost savings are substantial.

If you are trying to go from Macau to HK and need to use the "visitor" lanes when clearing…read morecustoms/immigration DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE When we originally received our tickets, there was no mention of how stressful this whole experience was going to be due to very short time constraints. First, about 5 minutes before we pulled up to immigration to leave Macau, our bus played a pre-recorded announcement in four different languages that essentially stated that we were supposed to go through immigration in 20 minutes or else the bus was going to leave and we'd have to figure out our own transportation from there. Fast forward to our entire bus full of people speedwalking/running through immigration very stressfully. I literally wanted to have a panic attack but there was no time to so I was having a panic attack while I was speed walking my way through the building. Barely had time to get through immigration, go to the bathroom, and make it on the bus Same situation when we were crossing customs to get into Hong Kong. Even worse because you have to fill out a form before walking up to the window and the line for the visitors side was very, very full. Luckily we made it through with like 2 minutes to spare but imagine having to go through this experience when neither Cantonese, Mandarin, or English are any of your main languages Lastly, when we got on the bus after getting through customs, the bus luckily waited maybe 5 more minutes because a whole family of like 8 people would've been left behind. At that point the bus driver started yelling at his coworkers in Cantonese that we should leave because no one else was coming when he literally did not see the length of that line inside. As I'm writing this review, I still have no idea if our bus pulled away from that location having left people behind Honestly, you are better off using public transportation and taking a ferry for a more peaceful experience. Vacation should not be panic attack inducing

If you live in Sha Tin, bus number 182 is probably no stranger to you. This bus runs from Sha Tin…read moreall the way to Central, making stops at Causeway Bay, Wan Chai and Admiralty on its way, and hitting the same stops on the way back. When I first moved to Sha Tin and started taking this bus, the frequency at which it comes astounded me - I could miss it and only be annoyed at myself for a mere ten minutes - often less, actually - before another one starts to come my way! You never have to wait long for a 182, I can assure you. Taking the 182 all the way from Central back to Sha Tin, sans traffic, is actually one of my favorite ways to return home. I normally alight at Statue Square, which is, in my opinion, a better place to wait for a bus than at the stops before it because those are the busiest parts of Des Voeux Road Central. Getting on there - well, basically at or anywhere before the last stop of Wan Chai, should secure you a seat. If it's peak hour, there's no helping it but there will be insane traffic jam, especially when the bus gets to Hennessy Road and close to the Cross Harbour Tunnel. You might think that the jam's over once you get over to Kowloon side, but you're wrong! All these jams will buy me about an hour-long nap, which feels amazing after a long day. When there isn't a jam, you can get from Central to Sha Tin in, I would say, less than forty minutes. That's still a longer duration than if you were to take the MTR, but the bus is a much more comfortable option. There's no need to make all those interchanges, and it's pretty hard to get a seat on the MTR even when it isn't rush hour. With the bus, you get to sit comfortably the whole ride and you don't have to do any walking once you're on it! But at $16, taking the 182 is quite a bit more expensive than taking my usual route, which is a bus to Hung Hom and then taking the train. The bus is normally $9.3 and taking the train is less than $3 (thank you, student discounts!), so I save a little this way. This route is much faster at peak hours too than taking the 182, because while there's no avoiding the jam to, and through, the Cross Harbour Tunnel, at least there won't be that ridiculous traffic at Kowloon Tong! It's a matter of opinion, really - but while the 182 has its merits, I would prefer to change to taking the train at Hung Hom to avoid that rush hour traffic!

The MTR, Hong Kong's mass transit rail system, is a world class transportation wonder. It's…read moreextremely efficient, extremely widespread as a metropolis-wide network, very clean, and also very economical. The fares vary by distance, but many of our one way fares were in the range of only $0.60 USD to $0.90 USD. We used it numerous times, and I don't think we waited more than 5 minutes for a train to arrive. Often, it came quicker than some waits we had for the hotel elevators lol. The MTR stations are everywhere in the Hong Kong area, and you never seem to have to walk very far to get to one. There is an MTR station at virtually every major mall in the Hong Kong vicinity. An Octopus card can be loaded into your Apple wallet and a nod of your smartphone at their smart turnstiles will get you in or out of a station effortlessly. When our trip was completed, I applied via the Octopus app for a refund of our unused balances, and instead of the stated 6-8 weeks wait, the refund showed up in my checking account in 2 days! Each train of maybe 8-10 long cars had one car dedicated to first class. For grins, we tried it once for a short ride. First class is very comfortable with bigger seats, like on a comfortable bus coach, and there is never a need to stand, which is often the case with regular MTR rides. The fare is about 2-3x that of the regular fare. It's an option but not really something most consumers would opt for. Overall, I was just as extremely impressed with the system today as I was 32 years ago when I first encountered it.

I was asked about getting around in HKg. Definitely take the MTR! It's a little daunting, but…read moreyou'll get the hang of it. I think it is the best mass transit systems around. Here's my pro tips: Get an Octopus Card. Good for fares and almost anything else. Trust. Remember what entry and exit you need to use at each station. They are lettered A - ? and there might be 12 or more! Be prepared to walk a bit inside the station. It's not like New York or The Bay. The stations are as big if not bigger than Grand Central Station. It's very safe. Just understand that it may be crowded. Oh, if you're going to Kowloon and you have time, take the Star Ferry!