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Mong Kok & Sham Shui Po to Lantau Island by train or road

About 30 km. The private car is fastest at 30 min; the train is cheapest, from ₹240 per person.

Lantau Island to Mong Kok & Sham Shui Po

Fastest

Private car

Taxi / Uber, per vehicle

30 min door to door

Cheapest

Train

MTR (Tsuen Wan line, change at Lai King for the Tung Chung line)

from ₹240 per person

Best value

Train

MTR (Tsuen Wan line, change at Lai King for the Tung Chung line)

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 (Tsuen Wan line, change at Lai King for the Tung Chung line)42 min₹240per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
Private carTaxi / Uber, per vehicle30 min₹3,290–₹6,710per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗
  • 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 (Tsuen Wan line, change at Lai King for the Tung Chung line)₹480₹960
Private car · Taxi / Uber, per vehicle₹3,290–₹6,710₹3,290–₹6,710

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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