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Central & the Peak to Lantau Island by train or road

About 33 km. The private car is fastest at 36 min; the train is cheapest, from ₹310 per person.

Lantau Island to Central & the Peak

Fastest

Private car

Taxi / Uber, per vehicle

36 min door to door

Cheapest

Train

MTR (Tung Chung line from Hong Kong station)

from ₹310 per person

Best value

Train

MTR (Tung Chung line from Hong Kong station)

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainMTR (Tung Chung line from Hong Kong station)39 min₹310per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
Private carTaxi / Uber, per vehicle36 min₹4,030–₹7,930per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗
  • Train, MTR (Tung Chung line from Hong Kong station): From the airport itself, the Airport Express reaches Hong Kong station in 24 minutes (about HK$115).
  • Private car, Taxi / Uber, per vehicle: Tunnel and bridge tolls and about HK$6 a bag go on top of the meter (in the price); fares rise in jams at rush hour.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · MTR (Tung Chung line from Hong Kong station)₹620₹1,240
Private car · Taxi / Uber, per vehicle₹4,030–₹7,930₹4,030–₹7,930

Once you’re in Lantau Island

  • Best time: October – December
  • Typical stay: 1 day
  • November: Good month: November is in the middle of the recommended season (October – December). Against it: Typhoon Risk.

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