I arrive in Hong Kong at 2300 and I am staying in Shenzhen. Will I be able to get transportation at that time or do I need a hotel in Hong Kong for that night? Is there an affordable hotel option near the airport?
Huanggang Border Crossing remains open 24 hours a day. A number of bus companies operate services from Hong Kong Airport to Huanggang, but their latest bus seem to depart at 00:50 am, so not sure if you'll have enough time to catch one of their buses. The bus ride takes 40-50 minutes. The comapanies that operate the bus services are Chinalink Bus, China Travel Tours Transportation Services HK Ltd., Eternal East Cross-Border Coach Mgt. Ltd., and Go Go Bus; check with them for schedules. Cost is about HK$80. Some of the buses taken passengers beyong border cross to destinations in Shenzhen (you still have to stop by to clear customs and border control). There are other possibilities of getting from the airport to Huanggang. Lok Mar Chau Spur Line of the East Rail reaches out to Futian, another border cross that is next to Huanggang, but Futian Border Cross closes early, like 10:00 pm.
On the other hand, you way want to consider you want to travel at night, given the rush and the fact that you'll in a unfamiliar city. By the time you check into a hotel in shenzhen, it would be small hours in the morning. Hotels are more expensive in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. It depends also where stay of course. There are a number of 4-5 star hotels at Hong Kong Airport, which cost over US$120 (Regal Airport Hotel, Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott, Novotel CityGate). You can find less costly hotels some distance from the airport, but not by much; they cost $70-80 and more.
The border crossings between Hong Kong and Shenzhen include Luohu, Huangguang, Futian, Shenzhen Wan, the ferry at Shekou, and Fuyong Pier. Luohu (Lowu) is the most commonly used, where Hong Kong and Shenzhen are connected with rail line. The border cross there closes at midnight. Other border check points close around 10:00 pm. Huanggang is the only one that opens 24 hrs a day. Check to verify the info.
CTA Man on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 14:37.
Huanggang Border Crossing remains open 24 hours a day. A number of bus companies operate services from Hong Kong Airport to Huanggang, but their latest bus seem to depart at 00:50 am, so not sure if you'll have enough time to catch one of their buses. The bus ride takes 40-50 minutes. The comapanies that operate the bus services are Chinalink Bus, China Travel Tours Transportation Services HK Ltd., Eternal East Cross-Border Coach Mgt. Ltd., and Go Go Bus; check with them for schedules. Cost is about HK$80. Some of the buses taken passengers beyong border cross to destinations in Shenzhen (you still have to stop by to clear customs and border control). There are other possibilities of getting from the airport to Huanggang. Lok Mar Chau Spur Line of the East Rail reaches out to Futian, another border cross that is next to Huanggang, but Futian Border Cross closes early, like 10:00 pm.
On the other hand, you way want to consider you want to travel at night, given the rush and the fact that you'll in a unfamiliar city. By the time you check into a hotel in shenzhen, it would be small hours in the morning. Hotels are more expensive in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. It depends also where stay of course. There are a number of 4-5 star hotels at Hong Kong Airport, which cost over US$120 (Regal Airport Hotel, Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott, Novotel CityGate). You can find less costly hotels some distance from the airport, but not by much; they cost $70-80 and more.
The border crossings between Hong Kong and Shenzhen include Luohu, Huangguang, Futian, Shenzhen Wan, the ferry at Shekou, and Fuyong Pier. Luohu (Lowu) is the most commonly used, where Hong Kong and Shenzhen are connected with rail line. The border cross there closes at midnight. Other border check points close around 10:00 pm. Huanggang is the only one that opens 24 hrs a day. Check to verify the info.
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