Hong Kong Airport Express

Hong Kong Airport Express (AE), one of the world's leading Airport railway systems, offers the most direct connection between the airport and downtown. It runs every 9 - 12 minutes from 05:50 to 01:13 the next day. 

Journeys between the Airport and downtown take 24 minutes, while the time between AsiaWorld-Expo and the city center is about 28 minutes. It covers five stations including AsiaWorld-Expo, Airport, Hong Kong, Kowloon, and Tsing Yi. In-town check services are available at Hong Kong and Kowloon Stations. 
 

 Service Hours: 05:50 to 01:13 next day
 Last train: 00:48 (both from the Airport and Hong Kong Station)
 Journey Time: about 24 minutes
 Frequency: every 9 - 12 minutes

From	To	First Train	Last Train
AsiaWorld-Expo	Airport / City	06:00	00:45
Airport	City	05:54	00:48
Airport	AsiaWorld-Expo	06:15	01:13
Hong Kong	Airport	05:50	00:48
Kowloon	Airport	05:53	00:52
Tsing Yi	Airport	06:00	00:59

Follow the Board to Find the Express Train

 

Station	Journey Time (min.)
Hong Kong - Airport	24
Kowloon - Airport	22
Tsing Yi - Airport	14
Hong Kong - AsiaWorld-Expo	28
Kowloon - AsiaWorld-Expo	25
Tsing Yi - AsiaWorld-Expo	18
Airport - AsiaWorld-Expo	2

 

 Single Journey Ticket
Used for 1 single journey between Airport and the station specified. It's valid on the day of issue only.

Place of purchase: Any Airport Express Customer Service Centre or ticket issuing machine; or online purchase on the official website of HK MTR for a QR Code, serving as the electronic ticket.

 Same Day Round-trip Ticket
1 round-trip journey between Airport and the station specified. Valid only on the day of issue.

Where to buy: Any Airport Express Customer Service Center or ticket issuing machine

 Round Trip Ticket
It is station-specific and can be used for 1 return journey between Airport and the station specified. Valid for 30 days from the date of issue.

How to get: Buy on site at any Airport Express Customer Service Centre; or book a QR Code online via the official website of HK MTR.

 Octopus Card
An electronic stored value smart card which automatically deducts fares for most major local transportation modes from its stored value. The card is sold at Airport Express or MTR Customer Service Centres (excludes Airport Station).

 Tourists Octopus/ China T-Union Transportation Card
Similar method of use to normal Octopus card. It can also be used to take public transportation in 330 other cities in China.

Purchase place: Airport Express Customer Service Center or Octopus ticket machines at Airport Station; Octopus ticketing machines at West Kowloon Station

 Tourists Octopus/ China T-Union Transportation Card with Two Single Journeys of Airport Express
Prepared for visitors coming to & leaving from HK via the airport, which are available at Airport Express Customer Service Center at Airport Station

 Visa/ Mastercard
Tap to ride the express train directly. Note that only those with contactless indicators are workable. 
 

Fares To/From Airport (HK$)
To/From	Single Journey/Same Day Round-trip Ticket		Round Trip Ticket
	QR Code/ Contactless Bank Card/Octopus	Smart Ticket	Smart Ticket
Hong Kong	120	130	215
Kowloon	105	115	195
Tsing Yi	73	80	130

 

Fares To/From Asiaworld-Expo Station (HK$)
To/From	Single Journey/Same Day Round-trip Ticket
	QR Code/ Contactless Bank Card/Octopus	Smart Ticket
Hong Kong	120	130
Kowloon	105	115
Tsing Yi	73	80
Airport	6.5	7
1. The Same Day Round-trip Ticket is not applicable for the commute between HKIA and AsiaWorld-Expo. 2. Return journey from/ to the airport within the same day is free of charge, so the same day round-trip ticket charges equally as a single journey.

 Notes: 1. Children between 3 and 11 years old enjoy half-ticket.
              2. Children under 3 years old can enjoy a free ride.
              3. Elderly tickets are not available.
 

Fares To/From Airport (HK$)
	Group of 2	Group of 3	Group of 4
Hong Kong	170 (85 per person)	230 (76.7 per person)	280 (70 per person)
Kowloon	150 (75 per person)	210 (70 per person)	250 (62.5 per person)
Tsing Yi	100 (50 per person)	140 (46.7 per person)	170 (42.5 per person)

 Notes:
1. Group ticket is only valid on the day of issue.
2. Passengers can buy the group tickets at Airport Express Customer Service Center, except AsiaWorld-Expo Station.
3. After purchasing the group ticket, passengers have to travel together in a group.
4. Group tickets sold are not refundable.
5. The group ticket is for a single journey, and no round-trip ticket is available.
 

Service Center

If you use the same Octopus Card or contactless bank cards, including Visa and Mastercard, to/from AsiaWorld-Expo on the same day and stay in AsiaWorld-Expo for at least one hour between exiting and re-entering the AsiaWorld-Expo Station's ticket gate, you can enjoy the following discounted fares.

The normal one-way trip fare will be deducted from your Octopus, Visa, or Mastercard when you get on the express train. The fare rebate will be automatically credited to your card at the end of your return journey.
 

From / To (HK$)	Adults (aged 12 and above)	Children (aged 3 - 11)
Hong Kong - AsiaWorld-Expo	85	42.5
Kowloon - AsiaWorld-Expo	78	39
Tsing Yi - AsiaWorld-Expo	53	26.5

 1. Free ride for children under three.
2. Passengers holding a Personalized Octopus Card with 'Student Status' must pay the adult fare.
3. If using the Octopus Card to take the express train, you can interchange freely between Hong Kong, Kowloon or Tsing Yi stations and the interconnecting MTR Line, including Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations. But the precondition is that your Octopus Card still has usable value and you have to transfer from/to the Airport Express to/from the metro within one hour.