Hong Kong Airport Facilities

Hong Kong Airport facilities include tourist information desks and computer kiosks, several currency exchange counters, banks and ATMs, food and drink outlets, a post office and medical centre, good physical accessibility for passengers with disabilities and a large Hong Kong Sky Mall shopping centre with duty-free shopping available.

Hong Kong Airport is also one of only a few airports to have an Automated People Mover (APM), a driverless train at basement level that transports passengers between terminals.

There are 124 immigration desks for arriving passengers and 96 for departing passengers, operated by Hong Kong's Immigration Department, as well as 76 customs desks.

Twelve baggage carousels give an estimated baggage reclaim time of as low as ten minutes. The Hong Kong Airport's SkyMart shopping centre (opening hours 0600-2430) has 144 shops and 25 food and beverage outlets.

Three information centres (opening hours 0600-2400) provide extensive services, including hotel reservation and touch-screen passenger information kiosks.

Bureaux de change are open daily 0600-2330. The passenger terminal building offers special needs facilities for passengers with disabilities.

Hong Kong Airport Business facilities

There is a business centre (tel: 28 83 38 63) in the airport, which is operated by Cable and Wireless and provides internet services, fax and telegram facilities and a small conference room accommodating four or five people. Arrival/departure tax: HK$50 departure tax.

Hong Kong Airport Transport to the city

Rail, bus and taxi links from Hong Kong International Airport to central Hong Kong leave from the Ground Transportation Centre.

Hong Kong Airport Express

The easiest connection is via the Airport Express, an all-seater high-speed train, which runs daily 0550-0100 and leaves every ten minutes, taking passengers from the airport to central Hong Kong in just 23 minutes via stops at Kowloon and Tsing Yi Station. A single adult ticket costs HK$70 (concessions available).

The Airport Express is operated by the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) (tel: 28 81 88 88), which also connects districts through Kowloon and Hong Kong Island with the airport.

Airport Express passengers can also take advantage of free shuttle buses linking its Hong Kong and Kowloon stations with major hotels, and there is a free check-in service at both stations for up to a day before departure.

Hong Kong Airport Bus Services

By bus, the quickest way to central Hong Kong is by the Airbus, which leaves every 15 minutes (journey time - 60 minutes) at a cost of approximately HK$40 for services to Central HK.

About 30 franchised routes serve the airport, including night buses (the N11, N12, N22 and N31 routes).

Hong Kong Airport Taxis

Taxis to Hong Kong are readily available. Red taxis serve Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, green taxis serve the New Territories, and blue taxis serve Lantau Island (journey time to Hong Kong - 45 minutes). Fares to Central are typically HK$40.

Hong Kong Airport Limousine hire

Limousine hire is available from desks in the Arrivals hall.

Hong Kong Airport Coaches

There are also 18 pick-up bays for coaches providing group and organised tour hotel transfers, and a car park for more than 3000 vehicles.

China Travel Service and a number of other coach companies offer a variety of travel services for journeys to mainland China or Macau.

Hong Kong Airport High-speed ferries

High-speed ferries run between Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier and Tuen Mun, with a shuttle bus from the pier to the airport. Ferries operate from 0600-2200 and cost HK$15. Ferry links operate daily every 30 minutes (0600-1000) (journey time - nine minutes).

Air Travel via Hong Kong Airport

Hong Kong Airport Fares and Transport