Anybody living in Sha Tin would be all too familiar with the Sha Tin Central Bus Terminus. Situated…read moreright below New Town Plaza and the MTR station, this terminus has stops for dozens of buses bringing you to places all over the New Territories. You can take buses here to Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan and Sai Kung, among many others. You can even get to Disneyland via the A42, and the airport via the E42! The terminus is split into four platforms - platforms 1-4. It doesn't matter if you don't find out beforehand which platform the bus you want to take is at, because there are arrows that that will point you to the right one. Plus, you can always have a quick scan over the bus stop signs yourself or ask the staff in the terminus office booth at the middle. Honestly, I hate waiting for a bus at the terminus during the summer. Like any other terminus, it's hot and the exhaust from buses starting and stopping only adds to the heat. The ventilation here is poor, making a ten-minute wait seem like an eternity. If you look at a line, pretty much every alternate, or every third person, is fanning themselves with a flyer or a newspaper of sorts. But there's no denying that this terminus is convenient - if you live nearby but not in the town central, you can take a bus or the train here. If you take the train, take the exit out New Town Plaza, head for the escalator and you'll be at the terminus already.

One of the many stations on the MTR system…read more I found this particular very effective for many reasons. Like going to one of the many shopping malls (New Town Plaza). It's where everyone goes to shop and eat when they get tired. Plenty of fast food options. There's of course an Apple store close to the station. I make sure to visit this station due to the shopping malls. I found it insane on a Sunday morning when people were walking quickly to their destination. Or getting to other stations in the system. Even to leave Hong Kong for the day to head up to Shenzhen.

MTR Sha Tin Station is a station on the East Rail Line which stretches from Hung Hom Station to two…read moredifferent stations at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen border. I found this station to be very convenient. I would take a bus from Ma On Shan to Sha Tin so I could travel into the city. The train station entrance is close to the bus terminal so I could easily catch the next bus back to home base. The station is also located next to two malls, Citylink Plaza and New Town Plaza. Very convenient if you are trying to get a number of shopping errands done at once. As for the station itself, I didn't find it too hectic. It is far enough out of the city that it does not get too unruly. Though when you exit at this station, it can get crowded with people taking the same escalator up. If you can handle some walking, there is a staircase further down the platform that is hardly used. As a feeder station to other parts of the New Territories, I commend the great public planning done. Particularly how short the walking distance from Sha Tin Station to the malls and the bus terminal was.

Now, I believe that this was one of the first stations in Hong Kong, namely because it was the…read moreterminus of the Canton Railway, which I believed went much further inland than it does today (where it stops at the border and you have to cross over to the main land). It looks like the original station is long gone, and now has a multipurpose entertainment venue built onto, though there are extensive shops around the concourse.

exit info for your easy reference:…read more Hotels: Harbourfront Horizon All-suite Hotel (Exit C2); Harbourview Horizon All-suite Hotel (Exit C2); Harbour Plaza Metropolis (Exit B2, C2, D6); Hotel Nikko Hong Kong (Exit D1); InterContinental Grand Stanford Hotel (Exit D1) Major Buildings: Auto Plaza (Exit D1); Chinachem Golden Plaza (Exit D1); China Travel Hip Kee Godown (Exit A3); Concordia Plaza (Exit D1); East Ocean Centre (Exit D1); Empire Centre (Exit D1); Energy Plaza (Exit D1); Harbour Crystal Centre (Exit D1); MTR Hung Hom Building (Exit D6); New East Ocean Centre (Exit D1); New Mandarin Plaza (Exit D1); Peninsula Centre (Exit D1); South Seas Centre (Exit D1); The Metropolis Tower (Exit B2, C2, D6)

convenient as there are bus stations n taxi stations for easy transfer to other places. it's only 3…read moremin walk from when u get off the station. they hv 711 right outside the station as well!

This is the stop to visit Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian garden. It's easy to get around with plenty…read moreof signs in English telling you where to go, like in all MRT stations. The signs even clearly showed which exit to take for streets and landmarks, so I didn't need Google maps when I arrived. There's an escalator leading up the the Hollywood Plaza mall at one of the street level entrance/exits. I was pleasantly surprised to see their is a Uniqlo as well! Plenty of options for snacks, sweets, tea, and other eats.

For a bus station just below the mountainside and out of the city, there is a surprising amount of…read morebus service at Chevalier Garden Bus Terminus. You can go to Sha Tin, Wong Tai Sin and even the airport from here. If you prefer not to wait, you can take a taxi as there are a bunch of them queued up here and ready to go. There is also a MTR station, Tai Shui Hang which is near here. Though I never had to wait too long for a bus. The only exception being the A41P to the airport which runs about 30 minutes or so apart. The amount of bus service to this public housing complex in the NT seems just about right. It may be out of the city, but you don't feel isolated and stuck in the middle of nowhere.

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!!

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!