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Mong Kok & Sham Shui Po to Cheung Chau by ferry
About 21 km. The ferry is fastest at 1.3 h; the ferry is cheapest, from ₹350 per person.
Fastest
Ferry
MTR to Central, then the fast ferry from Central Pier 5
1.3 h door to door
Cheapest
Ferry
MTR to Central, then the ordinary ferry from Central Pier 5
from ₹350 per person
Best value
Ferry
MTR to Central, then the ordinary ferry from Central Pier 5
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.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | MTR to Central, then the fast ferry from Central Pier 5 | 1.3 h | ₹520per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Ferry | MTR to Central, then the ordinary ferry from Central Pier 5 | 1.6 h | ₹350–₹520per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Ferry, MTR to Central, then the fast ferry from Central Pier 5: Sunday and public-holiday fares are about half as much again, and the boats fill with day-trippers on weekend mornings. Cheung Chau has no road: every way there ends on the ferry.
- Ferry, MTR to Central, then the ordinary ferry from Central Pier 5: Sunday and public-holiday fares are about half as much again, and the boats fill with day-trippers on weekend mornings.
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.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Ferry · MTR to Central, then the fast ferry from Central Pier 5 | ₹1,040 | ₹2,080 |
| Ferry · MTR to Central, then the ordinary ferry from Central Pier 5 | ₹700–₹1,040 | ₹1,400–₹2,080 |
Once you’re in Cheung Chau
- 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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Plan Mong Kok & Sham Shui Po and Cheung Chau
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.