By car
MTR (Mass Transit Railway) is the most popular city transportation for foreign tour.
It takes about 30 seconds on foot from E gate of Tsim Sha Tsui Station.
You will find a huge TV screen on the wall of Chungking Mansions. It should be within your sight when you got off the E gate.
By train
If you are coming from mainland China:
From KCR (Kowloon-Canton train): If you come from LoWu (Shenzhen China), please get off at the last station 'East Tsim Sha Tsui'.
Get off at K gate - Middle Road. Then walks towards Nathan Road direction. Reach the intersection right extention, walk 100 metres until Chungking Mansions main entrance. It takes about 2 minutes by foot.
From China Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou train, get off at the 'Kowloon Hung Hom' station. When you get off the train, buy the ticket for 'East Tsim Sha Tsui' station. It cost HKD$3.5 per person, and takes 2 minutes. Arrived to the 'East Tsim Sha Tsui' station, get off at K gate - Middle Road. Then walks towards Nathan Road direction. Reach the intersection right extention, walk 100 metres until Chungking Mansions main entrance. It takes about 2 minutes by foot.
By airplane
From the airport, guests can take the Citybus A21 Route, taxi or the MTR Airport Express to reach the hostel.
1.Airport Bus: Airport bus is the most popular method to get to Chungking Mansions. The Airbus Station is located near Hall B on the Arrivals Level (Level 5) of Hong Kong International Airport. Find the bus at A21 Airport Hung Hom KCR Station Route. You will see a map of the terminal. There is usually a lineup of around 10. The bus departs approximately every 10-15 minutes. The fare is HK$33. When you are on the bus, be sure to first secure your luggage then find a sit on the lower level. In 40-70 minutes (varies with traffic) you will reach the Bus Stop No.14 - Middle Road, Nathan Road.
Once you got off the bus, turn the back way, and walk approximately about 50 metres, It takes about 30 seconds by foot. You can see the ChungKing Mansions front entrance on your right hand side. You will see the huge TV screen on the wall of Chungking Mansions. Make sure you are at ChungKing Mansions, walk into the Block A (just be close to the Chungking Mansions front entrance). You can see two lift, take the right hand side one (that stops at odd numbers floor), push the 3rd floor button.
2.Taxi: it is the quickest and the most reliable method. It takes about 30-45 minutes. You are expected to pay about HK$280-300 for the trip. Most taxi drivers in Hong Kong know speak English. The following texts may come in handy (please translation to code GB2312):
'Tsim Sha Tsui Middle Road' (chinese word = 尖沙咀中间道靠弥敦道口停)
'Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station Exit E' (chinese word = 尖沙咀北京道靠弥敦道口停)
'Chungking Mansions'(chinese word = 尖沙咀重庆大厦门口停)
Taxi driver may not know precisely where ChungKing Mansions is. Even if they do, they may not have heard of its name in English. It will be helpful to show them the map or chinese word. There is no airport taxi, only regular taxis. Please catch the red coloured one, because other colours do not go to the Kowloon area. Once you got off the taxi, just find the huge TV screen on the wall of Chungking Mansions. It should be within your sight when you get off the taxi.
3.Airport Express (AEL): the Airport Express Railway can be easily spotted in the Arrival Hall. You will find ticket machine on side walls. Purchase your ticket for the Kowloon stop. Get off at Kowloon station. This will take 20 minutes. The fare is HK$90. Take Exit A and take a taxi, leading you in about 5 minutes to ChungKing Mansions. You are expected to pay about HK$20 for this short trip. Alternatively, take bus K5 to Holiday Inn hotel. Get off at Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hotel. Walk to the Nathan Road side, and turn to the left hand side for more than 50 steps, you will find the huge TV screen on the wall of Chungking Mansions.
By public transportation
MTR (Mass Transit Railway) is most popular city transportation for foreign travellers.
It takes about 30 seconds on foot from E gate of Tsim Sha Tsui Station. You will find the huge TV screen on the wall of Chungking Mansions. It should be within your sight when you got off the E gate.
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