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-in 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 are not refundable.
5. The group ticket is for a single journey, and no round-trip ticket is available.
 

Service Center

If you take the express train using the Octopus Card/ contactless bank card, you can interchange to MTR line after getting off the express train to urban area free of charge. The precondition is that your card has usable value; meanwhile, you need to transfer from the Airport Express to the metro within one hour. The time counts from your first tap at the check-in gate. 

The same is true of transferring from MTR lines to Airport Express. For example, if you get on MTR train in downtown and change to Airport Express within 1 hour since you tap to enter the MTR station, you will only be charged a one-way ticket for Airport Express without the need to pay for the previous MTR train.
 

At Hong Kong Station and Kowloon Station, 6 airlines including Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, Qantas Airways, and Singapore Airlines provide in-town check-in and baggage tag-through service during their working hours free of charge. Passengers are able to get the boarding pass and check in their luggage through 24 hours in advance and up to 90 minutes prior to the flight departure time, and then continue to visit the city at ease until going to the airport.
 

Some hotels offer free shuttle at Hong Kong, Kowloon, and Tsing Yi stations. After getting off the express train, passengers go to designated boarding points for the bus. 

Stations	Hong Kong Station	Kowloon Station	Tsing Yi Station
Designated Hotels	Bishop Lei International House   Cosmo Hotel   Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong   Dorsett Wanchai   Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong   Le Meridien Hong Kong, Cyberport	ALVA HOTEL BY ROYAL  Dorsett Mongkok, Hong Kong  Kerry Hotel Hong Kong  The Royal Garden Kowloon East	Panda Hotel
Hotel Shuttle Bus Waiting Area	Outside the exit of L2	Upon arrival on L2, take the escalator to Level G, follow the directions to find the bus.	Outside the exit of U2

 

Free power charging facilities are available on the express train, usually at the first and last carriages. The whole route is covered by free Wi-Fi, facilitating passengers without a smooth mobile network on their phone.