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Tsim Sha Tsui in October
Good month: October is at the start of the recommended season (October – December). Against it: Typhoon Risk. Plan around: Golden Week Crowds. Mid-Autumn Festival (lanterns and the Tai Hang fire dragon) can fall this month.
The season runs to the end of December, 2 months away. Typhoon Season usually starts in July, 9 months away.
2 days in Tsim Sha Tsui in October · from ₹24,803 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
The weather in October
What the season does to Tsim Sha Tsui this month.
Heads up
Typhoon Risk
Typhoons can reach Hong Kong from May to November, less often than in high summer. If the No. 8 signal goes up, ferries, theme parks and most sights close until it comes down: keep plans flexible and check the Hong Kong Observatory's app.
Before you book October
Closures, crowds and rules at Tsim Sha Tsui this month.
Worth knowing
Golden Week Crowds
Mainland China's National Day holiday, 1-7 October, brings Hong Kong's biggest crowds of the year: hour-long queues for Ngong Ping 360, the Peak Tram, Disneyland and Ocean Park, packed MTR trains and higher hotel prices. Avoid that week if you can, or book every ticket online for a fixed time.
What’s on in October
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Mid-Autumn Festival (lanterns and the Tai Hang fire dragon)dates shift yearly
Families go out under the full moon with lanterns and mooncakes. Victoria Park and the harbourfronts put up big lantern displays, and in Tai Hang, near Causeway Bay, a 67-metre dragon studded with burning incense sticks dances through the streets for three nights. The day after the festival is a public holiday.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹24,803 for two
- Room a night₹7,930
- Food a day, each₹3,484
Mid-range
₹55,102 for two
- Room a night₹15,860
- Food a day, each₹8,040
Luxury
₹1,33,639 for two
- Room a night₹42,700
- Food a day, each₹18,760
What October does to prices
- Mainland China's National Day holiday, 1-7 October, brings Hong Kong's biggest crowds of the year: hour-long queues for Ngong Ping 360, the Peak Tram, Disneyland and Ocean Park, packed MTR trains and higher hotel prices.
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Hong Kong yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Lantau Island (HKG), 24 km away
Then: Transfer · 33m (Taxi / Uber, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 6 cities, one way from ₹13,500
Routes compared
Entry rules
No visa needed for up to 14 days
- Before you fly, register online for the free Pre-arrival Registration (PAR) for Indian nationals on the Hong Kong Immigration Department website (immd.gov.hk). It must succeed before you travel; do it as soon as you book, so there is time to apply for a visa if it does not.
- Print the PAR notification slip on blank white A4 paper and sign it. Airlines ask for it at check-in and will not board you without it; show it again at Hong Kong immigration. One registration is valid for six months.
- You may stay up to 14 days a visit. For a longer stay, or if your registration fails, you need a visa from the Immigration Department before you travel.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive; Signed PAR notification slip, printed on A4 paper; Confirmed return or onward ticket within 14 days; Hotel bookings for the stay; Proof of funds (bank statement or cards), if the officer asks.
The registration is free: sites that charge for it are not the Immigration Department. It covers Hong Kong only: Macau and mainland China have their own entry rules, so check them before a side trip.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Hong Kong in October
Also in season this month.
- Central & the Peak · good month
- Hong Kong Disneyland · good month
- Lantau Island · good month
- Mong Kok & Sham Shui Po · good month
- Ocean Park & Aberdeen · good month
- Sai Kung · good month
- Stanley & Repulse Bay · good month
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Tsim Sha Tsui in October, day by day, priced for your group.