Those who travel frequently and actively in Southeast Asia know that in order to transfer between planes, it is sometimes necessary to move from Hong Kong to Shenzhen or Macau or vice versa, and to watch a car race or an air show in Zhuhai, you must first fly to Hong Kong. In this section, we will tell you how to move quickly and conveniently between 5 popular cities in this region: Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Zhuhai.
We have shown the general scheme of movement between these cities in the figures.
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For starters, the good news for those arriving in Hong Kong is that you can get to any of these cities directly from the airport. ferry portSky Pier at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) provides high-speed ferry services for passengers. SkyPier serves the following nine ports:
- Dongguan(Dongguan Humen)
- Guangzhou(Guangzhou Lianhuashan)
- Guangzhou(Guangzhou Nansha)
- Macau(Maritime Ferry Terminal)
- Macau(Taipa)
- Shenzhen(Shenzhen Fuyong)
- Shenzhen(Shenzhen Shekou)
- Zhongshan
- Zhuhai(Zhuhai Jiuzhou)
But first things first
How to get to Macau from Hong Kong
Ferry
The most popular and pleasant way to get from Hong Kong to Macau is by taking a ferry, at the airport, or in Hong Kong itself. Ferry schedules and ticket prices from Hong Kong Airport to Macau (Taipa) can be viewed, and in Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal -.
Ferries from Hong Kong to Macau depart from several piers, namely the China Ferry Terminal at Tsim Sha Tsui (First Ferry), Central on Hong Kong Island (Turbojet) and Tuen Mun Terminal in the New Territories (Turbojet). Ferries from Hong Kong to Zhenzhen Airport also depart from the latter. In addition, there are ferries to the Taipa Ferry Terminal, which can take you directly to the Macau Casino.
Departure frequency
From Central: every 15 minutes from 07:00 to 24:00 plus 7 additional flights at night.
From Tsim Sha Tsui: every 30 minutes from 07:00 to 24:00.
From Tuen Mun: 4 ferries per day
Travel time
60-75 mins from Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, 40-50 mins from Tuen Mun.
Price
From Central: from HKD 124 (economy class), from HKD 176 (night).
From TST: from HKD 133 (economy).
From Tuen Mun: from 164 (economy).
On weekends and holidays, prices for the Hong Kong-Macau ferry are higher.
Traveling first class on the Hong Kong-Macau ferry will not be much more expensive, but much more pleasant - first class is located on the second deck with good visibility, and economy class, which is usually used by the local population for constant transfers, is located on the first deck, where the engine room is located .
Where to buy tickets
Tickets are sold at the box office of the terminals 30 minutes before departure, namely:
33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
Tuen Mun Promenade, Tuen Mun
Hong Kong-Macau ferries run frequently, so it's not worth buying tickets in advance, unless your trip is tied to an airplane. However, evening and overnight flights from Macau to Hong Kong are often crowded, so it is recommended that you buy your return ticket as soon as you arrive in Macau.
you also can buy Hong Kong to Macau ferry tickets in advance directly with us, eliminating the need to stand in line and the risk of being left without a ticket during peak days and hours, when tickets are sold out like hot cakes.
If your destination is the Macau Casino, such as the Venetian and City of Dreams routes, you can take the ferry to Taipa Terminal in Macau. From here, in just 10 minutes by bus you will reach the most famous Cotai casinos.
Bus from Hong Kong to Macau
Another way to travel between Hong Kong and Macau (via Zhuhai) is to take a bus on the newly opened Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), the longest (55 km) sea bridge in the world !
Route: Hong Kong Airport (Hong Kong Port) - Macau (Outer Harbor Ferry Terminal) - Zhuhai (Gongbei Port), travel time - approx. 1 hour.
Price:
65 HKD during the day and 70 at night (50% discount for children and people over 65).
Schedule:
1. Timetable in Hong Kong to the terminal -
2. Interval of traffic - 5-10 minutes, around the clock.
Other bus options from Hong Kong to Macau
golden bus is the cheapest way to cross the bridge. One negative is that there are not many routes that go directly from the city to the port of Hong Kong, with the exception of the new B buses (B4 to and from Hong Kong Airport, B5 to and from Tung Chung and B6 to and from Sunny Bay Station). Some airport buses also pass through the port of Hong Kong (see list).
Macau Port HZMB has two buses (101X and 102X, both costing 6MOP) that take you directly to the city. There is a free shuttle service to the Cotai or Macau ferry pier where you can continue your journey with the free shuttle bus from major hotels.
Zhuhai Port has 8 public bus routes that take passengers to the city.
Travel time: around the clock
Price: You can buy a ticket on the bus, the cost is 65 HKD, from midnight to 5:59 am - 70 HKD.
Baggage allowance: one bag no larger than 75x50x40 cm and no more than 20 kg.
one bus- a route between Yau Ma Tei (505 Canton Road) in Hong Kong and Macau, stopping at the Sands Macao, The Venetian Macao and The Parisian Macao hotels.
Tickets can be bought online or at the box office at 535 Canton Road or at the three hotels when you are in Macau. The cost is 160 HKD and 180 HKD after 18:00.
Hours: The last One Bus from Hong Kong leaves at 6 pm.
Hong Kong-Macau Express- leaves from the Cross-Boundary Coach terminal to Elements (shopping center at Kowloon MRT station). It stops at Prince Edward (ChinaLink, Shop A, 695 Shanghai Street) before heading to Macau.
Although this express covers more hotels (Grand Lisboa, MGM Macau, Sands, MGM Cotai, Venetian Macao, Galaxy Macau and StarWorld Hotel), the bus actually stops at only three of the listed hotels.
Tickets can be bought at each of the stops.
The cost is 160 HKD except public holidays when the cost is 180 HKD.
Opening hours: from 8 am to 10 pm.
IMPORTANT: for citizens of the Russian Federation it is necessary IN ADVANCE get a Chinese visa, because Zhuhai is not among the cities where you can put a visa stamp at the border.
How to get from Hong Kong to Guangzhou
If you need to transfer to Guangzhou as soon as you arrive at Hong Kong Airport, the most convenient way to do this is to take a direct ferry from SkyPier to Guangzhou Lianhuashan or Guangzhou Nansha. Its schedule and prices can be found. There is no need to go through Hong Kong immigration or pick up your luggage. After arriving and leaving the gate, follow the signs for Transfers Area E2 (transfer zone E2) or Ferries to Mainland (ferries to China). There are counters in Transfers Area E2 where you can buy ferry tickets (ferry company CKS). When buying a ticket, you need to give the company employees your baggage tags. They will pick up your luggage and transfer it to the ferry.
But from Hong Kong you can get to Guangzhou by train. All trains from Hong Kong to Guangzhou depart from Hung Hom Station in Kowloon and arrive at Guangzhou East Station in Guangzhou. Throughout the day, there are about a dozen trains that make this trip in two hours, and the schedule can be found on the official website or at the station. Tickets can also be purchased online or at the train station. However, there is no need to buy tickets in advance - there are always enough of them. It is important to note that in Hong Kong, ticket sales close 20 minutes before departure, while in Guangzhou it ends 6 hours, and boarding closes approximately 15 fifteen minutes before departure. So, if you already have tickets, it's best to arrive at check-in at least forty-five minutes before departure so that you can get through customs and immigration without haste. Travel time - approximately 2 hours, cost 210 HKD.
How to get from Hong Kong to Shenzhen
Directly from Hong Kong Airport to Shenzhen you can take a direct ferry from SkyPier Pier - ferries from Hong Kong Airport to Shenzhen Shekou and to Shenzhen Fuyong (if you need to Shenzhen Baoan Airport) depart from here.
If you want to get to Shenzhen by ferry, you don't have to go through Hong Kong immigration or pick up your luggage. After arriving and leaving the gate, follow the signs for Transfers Area E2 (transfer zone E2) or Ferries to Mainland (ferries to China). There are counters in Transfers Area E2 where you can buy ferry tickets (ferry company CKS). When buying a ticket, you need to give the company employees your baggage tags. They will pick up your luggage and transfer it to the ferry. The fare to Shekou costs HKD 220, to Fuyong - HKD 295.
Travel time is about 30 minutes to Shekou and 40 minutes to Fuyong. After arriving in Shenzhen and getting your things, you need to take a taxi to the hotel or other destination.
You can see the schedule and ticket prices.
An even more convenient option is private transport. With us you can order a transfer from Hong Kong Airport to Shenzhen and back from 230 USD (per car, 4-5 people) one way, depending on the place of arrival.
How to get from Hong Kong airport to Zhuhai
If you landed at Hong Kong airport and need to continue to Zhuhai, there are several options:
Take the Airport Express subway to Kowloon Kowloon Station (HK$90), then transfer to the free transit bus K2 to the China-Hong Kong Ferry Terminal, where you can take the ferry to Zhuhai.
Take the ferry at Skypier to Macau, then cross the border to Zhuhai via the Gongbei border crossing. Immigration procedures can be completed in Hong Kong. The ferry ride takes about 50 minutes and departs every hour.
There is also a ferry service (twice a day) directly from Hong Kong Airport to Jiuzhou Port in Zhuhai. Timetables and ticket prices can be found.
How to get from Macau to Shenzhen
To get from Macau to Shenzhen and vice versa, you can use the ferry. Shenzhen's Shekou Port has ferry connections to terminals in Macau (Macau Ferry Terminal) and the Taipa Peninsula (Taipa Temporary Ferry). The trip takes about an hour.
Departure from Seko (Turbo-Jet): 8:15, 8:45, 10:30, 11:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:45, 18:30, 19:30
Departure from Macau: 9:45, 10:15, 12:00, 13:15, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 20:00, 20:45
Cost: CNY 270 (First Class), CNY 170 (Tourist Class), CNY 100 (Child First Class), CNY CNY75 (Child)
Departure from Shoko to Taipa Ferry Terminal: 9:30 AM, 12:15 PM, 5:30 PM
Departure from Taipa: 11:00, 14:00, 19:00
Cost: CNY 170 (tourist class), CNY 75 (children)
There is also a connection between the Fu Yong Ferry Terminal of Shenzhen Airport (Fu Yong Ferry Terminal) and the Macau Ferry Terminal - Turbo-Jet ferries. Schedule and ticket prices can be found
How to get from Guangzhou to Zhuhai
There are two ways to get from Guangzhou to Zhuhai and vice versa: by bus or train.
Train
The train is a cheaper and faster option than the bus.
There are 24 pairs of trains running daily between Guangzhou South Railway Station and Zhuhai North Railway Station. The duration of the trip is about 1 hour. Cost: CNY 44 (first class) and 36 yuan (second class).
Bus
You can also travel between Zhuhai and Guangzhou by bus. The duration of the trip is about 2 hours. Cost: CNY 65.
You can take a bus from Guangzhou to Zhuhai at almost every bus station in Guangzhou: Provincial Bus Station, Fangcun Bus Station, Guangzhou Passenger Transport Station and Tianhe Bus Station, etc. Remember that if you want to travel to Macau, then you need to arrive at Gongbei Port. The two closest bus stations are Gongbei Bus Station and Xiangzhou Bus Station.
How to get from Macau to Zhuhai
You can travel between Macau and Zhuhai by bus that goes through one of two checkpoints: Barrier Gate at the border between Macau and Zhuhai and Cotai Border Post (COTAI) at the end of the Lotus Bridge on Taipa Island.
The Barrier Gate in northern Macau is the main "gateway" to Zhuhai. Gongbei Station, 9 km from the center of Zhuhai, is a Chinese checkpoint and is a few hundred meters from the Barrier Gate.
Opening hours: from 7:00 to 24:00.
There are buses between Macau and Guangzhou that pass the Barrier Gate and the Gongbei border. The place to board these buses is The Kee Kwan Bus Stop Company, nearby Master Hotel in Macau City. For travelers who have not applied for a Chinese visa, the alternative is to first exit Macau Gate and take immigration formalities at the Gongbei border, then catch buses at Gongbei to Guangzhou.
The COTAI checkpoint on the causeway between the islands of Taipa and Coloane is the second route to mainland China. Its opening hours are from 8:00 to 20:00.
After crossing the checkpoint on the Macau side, take a bus across the bridge to the Chinese side (¥3), and then from the Hengqin side of the border, take bus 14 to Xiangzhou, or take a Kee Kwan minibus to Wanzai or Gongbei (¥5) near Zhuhai.
There is also a ferry service between Macau and Zhuhai, operating from Inner Harbor's Pier No. 14 in Macau to Wanzai Pier on the Zhuhai side. Departures are daily approximately every hour from 8 to 16.
How to get from Macau airport to Zhuhai
From Macau International Airport, the best way to get to Zhuhai is through the service Express Link bypassing immigration and customs control. To do this, after getting off the plane, instead of going to the immigration counters, look for the signs "Express Link" (China) and follow them. They will lead you to the transit security checkpoint, where you must take your Express Link card and then go upstairs to the departures hall. Go to the ticket office at Gate 8, show your card and buy a bus ticket to the Hongbei border (past Macau, on the Zhuhai side). The cost is ¥52 and the journey takes 15 minutes. Bus departure times: 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 14:45, 17:00, 17:30, 18:00. If you need to take luggage, it is recommended to attach blue tags to them during the check-in procedure. Upon arrival, you need to show your luggage tags at the bus ticket office and pick up your bags from the luggage compartment of the bus.
In addition to the fact that you can get to China from Hong Kong in several convenient ways, you don’t even need to get a Chinese visa in Moscow in advance - this can easily be done through the Russian Consulate General located here in Hong Kong. And in the event that you plan to visit Hong Kong from China with a subsequent return, you need to keep in mind that you will need a double-entry Chinese visa, because. entry into Hong Kong will be counted as departure from China. So,
Transfer by car from Hong Kong to China
The best way is a transfer by car, which can be rented. Take car rental in Hong Kong- no problem, such services are provided by a lot of local and international companies.
It should be noted that the Russian driver's license does not give the right to drive a car in China. Even in Hong Kong it is worth mentioning that the traffic is very heavy and on the right.
We recommend using transfers to China provided by Vostokovod.
How to get from Hong Kong to China (Shenzhen)
The China-Hong Kong border passes through the railway station in the city of Shenzhen, which has six checkpoints: Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, Lok Ma Chau, Man Kam To, Sha Tau Ko and Shenzhen Bay. Thus, in any case, you will first need to come from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, and then to Guangzhou or anywhere in China. There are several ways to get from Hong Kong to Shenzhen and beyond: by bus, ferry or on foot.
Lo Wu - railway and pedestrian crossing
Lok Ma Chau Spur Line - pedestrian crossing
Lok Ma Chau and Sha Tau Kok - crossings for cross-border buses and pedestrians
Man Kam To and Shenzhen Bay Bridge are crossings for cross-border buses and vehicles.
Hong Kong-China border crossings: advantages and disadvantages
lo wu- this point can only be reached by metro line East Rail Line, and then cross the border on foot. This is the cheapest way to get to China from Hong Kong: take the Hong Kong subway to Kowloon Canton Railway (KCR) and take the KCR to the terminus called Lo. However, this checkpoint is often crowded on weekends and holidays, so if you want to avoid long lines, use other checkpoints on these days. How to get there: The metro from Tsim Sha Tsui East to Lo Wu runs every five to eight minutes. After crossing the border, you will find yourself in the Chinese region of Lo Hu. This option, which you can get to Lo Wu from anywhere in Hong Kong, will cost no more than 60-70 Hong Kong dollars. Shenzhen city center is just behind the Chinese checkpoint.
Lok Ma Chau Spur: This checkpoint can be reached by the MTR East Rail Line, bus/minibus or taxi, but crossing the border is only possible on foot. The two-level footbridge Lok Ma Chau-Huanggang leads to the Chinese checkpoint FuTian. It is not very popular, so it is less crowded than Lo Wu. It should be noted that its operating time is slightly shorter than on Lo Wu. How to get there: Although one of the two or three East Rail Line trains stops at this station, you can get to the point from Yuen Long by KMB (Kowloon Motor Bus) No. B1 or minibus No. 75. Just after the checkpoint on the Shenzhen side, there is Fu Tian Metro Station checkpoint.
Lok Ma Chau: This crossing consists of separate corridors for pedestrians, which can be reached by bus, and for transport there is a single border control point, which operates around the clock. The shuttle, known as the "Yellow Bus", operates between Lok Ma Chau Public Transport Interchange in San Tin and Huanggang Port on the PRC side. Alternatively, you can take express buses within Hong Kong that will take you directly to the checkpoint. In both cases, passengers passing through the Hong Kong immigration checkpoint will board the same bus on the other side of the checkpoint, which will then take them to Huanggang port on the Shenzhen side, where they will have to get off again and go through the Chinese checkpoint. How to get there: Lok Ma Chau Public Transport Interchange is served by KMB buses: 277, N277, 76K and 276B, you can also take the Yellow Bus. You can also take buses to the port from Hong Kong itself (see "How to get from Hong Kong to China by bus" below). Already in Shenzhen, there is a large taxi rank, and the bus stop is right behind the checkpoint, but far from the Fu Tian Checkpoint subway station.
Man Kam To: This checkpoint is mainly used by private vehicles and cross-border buses (see "How to get from Hong Kong to China by bus" below).
Sha Tau Kok: This checkpoint, located in the very east, can be reached by an inter-border bus. It is quite far from the center of Shenzhen, but relatively uncrowded (see "How to get from Hong Kong to China by bus" below).
Shenzhen Bay Bridge A: This checkpoint connects Hong Kong directly to Shekou, Shenzhen. It is designed for private vehicles and cross-border buses (see "How to get from Hong Kong to China by bus" below).
Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau can be easily reached by train, but it is not very easy to get directly from the arrivals area to the train departure point.
There is also an option: take the subway to Tin Shui Wai station, where you change to a bus B2P, which for 8.5 Hong Kong dollars will bring you to Shenzhen Wan - this is the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. You can also take a taxi - it costs a little more, about 10 Hong Kong dollars per person. There is a bridge here, and in the same sub-district of Shekou in the Nanshan district, there is a border that is open around the clock.
Concerning Hong Kong-China border crossing, then at the same time, a declaration for entry into China is filled out, which is presented to the border guard along with a passport with a valid visa to this country. According to the experience of experienced travelers, inspection at the border crossing is not carried out or is carried out purely symbolically - unless, of course, you are carrying an almost wholesale batch of any goods.
How to get from Hong Kong to China by ferry
Shekou can also be reached by ferry (Ferry), which departs every hour from the ferry crossing at Hong Kong's Central ferry station. An alternative way is from Pingzhou Pier, which is located southwest of downtown Hong Kong. You can get to it on free (if you have a ferry ticket, which can be bought at the Garden Hotel) buses from the White Swan and Landmark Canton hotels. So you can use Huangpu Pier on Ganqian Street.From Shekou to Guangzhou, you can get by train or bus. Experienced travelers are advised to use the bus for the reason that you still have to walk quite far from the pier to the railway station, and the bus station is located not far from the ferry station. But both trains and buses run very often.
And finally, the fastest and most convenient way if you arrive at the Hong Kong airport with luggage and do not have the slightest desire to walk around the city with it in search of the right bus or metro is to use the ferry to Shenzhen directly from the airport in Hong Kong.
How to get from Hong Kong to China by bus
There are several cross-border buses that depart from business districts in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island to a checkpoint on the Chinese side. If you take these buses, then you will not have to change to the yellow bus, i.e. this is a good border crossing option to avoid queues.
There are six lines of short crossings serving the port:
Jordan, Kowloon departs from Scout Centre, Austin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui (five minutes walk from Jordan MRT).
Mongkok, Kowloon departs from Portland Street, near the Metropark Hotel Mongkok (exit from the Prince Edward Hotel).
Wanchai, Hong Kong Island departs from the bus stop Wanchai Ferry Bus Terminus.
Kwun Tong, Kowloon Departs from Lam Tin Subway, stops at Kwun Tong APM Shopping Plaza and Kwun Tong Rd, Kowloon Bay Subway.
Tsuen Wan departs from the Park Bus Terminus bus stop (ten minutes walk from the Tsuen Wan subway).
Kam Sheng Road departs from Kam Sheung Road West Rail Station.
Apart from the route to Kam Sheng Road, buses run around the clock every half hour or every hour at full time and about 10-20 minutes during the day and evening.
Lok Ma Chau is a 24-hour border crossing point between Hong Kong and China.
You can get to the Man Kam To checkpoint by taking the cross-border bus under Sham Shui Po shopping mall in Kowloon West (near the Sham Shui Po subway) which costs $35, the bus also stops at Landmark North (next to the Sheung Shui subway) - from here the fare will cost 22 USD. It rarely gets crowded, even during the high season. You can also use the free shuttle service from the Chinese checkpoint, which will take you to the central square of Shenzhen city.
it best way to get to shenzhen especially on holidays.
The Sha Tau Kok checkpoint can be reached by taking the cross-border bus at the Luen Wo Hui Interchange in Fanling and Kowloon Tong. It connects the eastern border of Hong Kong and Shenzhen and is a little further from central Shenzhen. Therefore, very few passengers cross the border through this checkpoint.
Buses leave from Kowloon Tong Subway from 7:00 to 18:30 every 15 minutes and cost 20 USD, which is also the cheapest way to get to Shenzhen without transfers.
The Shenzhen Bay checkpoint connects Hong Kong directly to Shekou, Shenzhen and is conveniently accessible by public buses. Route B2 departs from Yuen Long Station via Tin Shui Wai Station to Shenzhen Bay, while B3 departs from Tuen Mun Pier. There is also an express train from Sham Shui Po to Shenzhen Bay.
From Shenzhen to Guangzhou, and then anywhere
Further, just a few hundred meters from the border with Hong Kong, there is a special hall where you can buy tickets for trains from Shenzhen to Guangzhou, which run every 20-30 minutes. The ticket costs about 70 yuan and the travel time is almost an hour.
The Shenzhen - Guangzhou Express ticket offices are located on the left side of the station building, if you are facing it, and have a separate entrance under the stairs from the overpass, which leads to the shopping center and to the transition to Hong Kong. This is where the landing takes place. The inscriptions have the abbreviation CRH, and all plates are also duplicated in English.
Note that most trains only go to Guangzhou East Station, so when boarding, you should check which station your train arrives at. Trains leave for Guangzhou Central Station about once an hour.
To make moving from Hong Kong to China even easier and more convenient, the new Shenzhen North Railway Station is scheduled to open at the end of June 2011. The new station will link the cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen with Hong Kong, as well as Xiamen and Shenzhen and Lines 4 and 5 of the Shenzhen Metro. After the opening of the new line, the road from Hong Kong to Shenzhen will take only 16 minutes, from Shenzhen to Guangzhou - 25 minutes instead of an hour. Wuhan city can be reached in 3 hours, and Beijing in 8 hours.
As you know, there are currently problems with obtaining visas to China, but there is a loophole, even two.
One receipt of a visa for 5 days in Shenzhen and the second monthly visa to China in Hong Kong from the famous Mr. Shao
Below is about the 5 day visa:
If you urgently need to get from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, and you don’t have a visa… then you can get a 5-day visa at the Lo Wu/Luohu (Hong Kong-Shenzhen) border crossing. Visa to Lo Wu / Luohu is done from 6.00-23.30 hours.
So you are in Hong Kong. At the border in Hong Kong, you may be asked: “Where is the visa to China?” Feel free to answer that you will receive a 5-day visa to Shenzhen at the Chinese border.
After crossing the Hong Kong border, without standing in line at the Chinese customs officers, turn left and go up the escalator to the 2nd floor, to the visa office. You fill out a short questionnaire of the simplest form, which indicates your full name, passport number, date of birth, nationality, passport validity period, address of residence in Shenzhen and signature. I didn't give the address, but the official said that it didn't really matter.
To the right of the entrance to the office there is a counter for automatic registration of visitors, click on the icon, a ticket with a number will come out. Submit this ticket along with your passport and application form. If you are not a young girl, then problems, as a rule, do not arise. The official checks the documents, says OK and passes the documents to the neighbor.
Above each window hangs an electronic scoreboard, when your number is displayed, you will need to approach. The second approach to the official - on payment. The cost of a 5-day visa for Russians is 393 yuan. You can pay in cash or with a Chinese card. There is a sign that they accept credit cards, possibly Russian ones, but there is only the Unionpay logo.
The total time from the beginning of filling out the questionnaire to receiving a passport with a visa took me 9 minutes. The visa occupies the entire page of the passport, the type of visa is not indicated, only the number.
The visa is valid only in Shenzhen. In principle, people on these visas travel outside Shenzhen, but then there will be problems when checking into hotels. Visas are not checked on domestic trains and planes.
Unfortunately, departure is also possible only in Hong Kong. It is impossible, for example, to fly to Beijing and then fly to a foreign country.
Around the clock, the same 5-day visa is issued at the Huangan border crossing (Shenzhen-Hong Kong) and, according to unconfirmed data, at the ferry terminal in Shekou.
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Having received the luggage, we went to the exit, to the waiting room for arriving flights.
Following the signs, Arrivals Hall Exit and Civic Aviation Airport Bus, we passed the crowd of people meeting us into the waiting room.
In the waiting room, we saw a sign to the left with the cherished inscription Airport Bus Station. Looking to the left, we saw a small fenced area - a waiting room for buses. There was also a ticket office, in which they explained to us that the bus stop to the border is located on the street, tickets must be purchased right at that stop. The exit from the airport building was nearby, a few meters from us. Above the exit was another Bus Station sign.
We went out into the street and a few steps to the right saw the stop we needed. Here is the photo stop. 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, native of Hong Kong, who was traveling to his parents' house for the New Year holidays 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.
Goes 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 only makes one or two stops along the way. We got to the end in about an hour. There were no traffic jams, as the streets of Shenzhen were also empty due to the new year according to the Chinese calendar, which was only a few hours away. The final stop is the bus station. The train station is right across the street from it. The building of the railway station supports the border. There he settled crossing to Hong Kong. This transition point is called Luohu (罗湖 LuoHu). The 330th, the first line (Line 1) goes to the border. Be careful, buy tickets to the final route 330 exactly 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 found that it was completely invisible from the front side. Our bus just drove off the street into a small parking lot in front of some shops, guarded by a guard at the barrier.
When the bus pulled into the parking lot at the entrance to the bus station, we got out and looked around. The train station was right across the road. Our Hong Kong acquaintance 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 also pointed there ( Luohu Customs Station).
We left the parking area and turned right at the sign towards the pedestrian viaduct, which was 200 meters away, and which leads to the railway station building above the street and the railway tracks.
From the viaduct you can see the railway to Hong Kong. According to our friend, the distant buildings in the background of the photo 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”.
Descending the flights of stairs, we continued our way along 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 passing the border is exactly the same as at other points, such as in Manchuria, for example.
We left China, went through the Duty Free shops and walked down the corridor towards Hong Kong. On the way, you can see the border between China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. China on the left, Hong Kong on the right.
At the entrance to Hong Kong, at passport control, we filled out the arrival sheets. One copy of the arrival slip is left for you to present when you leave Hong Kong. We were stamped in our passports with the date of arrival and stamps that said that the holders of these passports can stay in Hong Kong for two weeks from the day 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 need a visa to Hong Kong. I wonder how things are with citizens of other CIS countries? After passing the customs of Hong Kong, we immediately got to the station of one of. From here you can take the subway to any part of Hong Kong. You can see the Hong Kong subway map.
P.S. We also flew back to Beijing from Shenzhen. To take the bus to the airport, from the border we returned to the bus station through the familiar pedestrian viaduct. This entrance under the lanterns is the entrance to a fairly large bus station. Upon returning to Beijing, we discovered that tickets for the 330 Express to Shenzhen Airport were purchased not here, but in a nearby room in the same parking lot.
For 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.
When we went inside, we saw the 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 would make a stop at a large hotel on the way, where we would transfer to another bus of the same route. And so it happened, at some hotel we were asked to transfer to a nearby, the same bus, and at no extra charge we drove to the airport on it.
The express train between the airport and the railway station in Shenzhen runs quite often. Here is the bus schedule from the bus station to the airport.
We hope that our experience will be useful to you.
