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Sai Kung to Cheung Chau by ferry

About 44 km. The ferry is fastest at 2.2 h; the ferry is cheapest, from ₹500 per person.

Fastest

Ferry

Minibus and MTR to Central, then the fast ferry from Central Pier 5

2.2 h door to door

Cheapest

Ferry

Minibus and MTR to Central, then the ordinary ferry from Central Pier 5

from ₹500 per person

Best value

Ferry

Minibus and 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.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
FerryMinibus and MTR to Central, then the fast ferry from Central Pier 52.2 h₹670per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
FerryMinibus and MTR to Central, then the ordinary ferry from Central Pier 52.5 h₹500–₹670per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
  • Ferry, Minibus and 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, Minibus and 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.

Option2 people4 people
Ferry · Minibus and MTR to Central, then the fast ferry from Central Pier 5₹1,340₹2,680
Ferry · Minibus and MTR to Central, then the ordinary ferry from Central Pier 5₹1,000–₹1,340₹2,000–₹2,680

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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