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Hong Kong MTR Tickets & Fares

Octopus Card

Using Octopus card will enjoy a discount of Hong Kong metro price according to the line and time. Also, it can be used in some stores, restaurants and parking lots. You can get an Octopus Card at any of the metro stations, Light Rail stations, and Hong Kong Airport.

There are also Tourist Octopus and On-Loan Octopus on sale, facilitating your travel in Hong Kong. Touirst Octopus asks no guarantee deposit, and the price is HKD 39. However, only Adult Tourist Octopus is provided. You can purchase a Tourist Octopus Card and top it up at MTR Ticket & Octopus Selling Machines at the metro station of Airport and HK West Kowloon Station, 7-Eleven stores and Circle-K stores in Hong Kong. When you are leaving Hong Kong, the remaining value can be refunded but the card can't be used any more, except as a souvenir.

On-Loan Octopus provides Standard Optupus for adults as well as children aged 3-11 and the elderly over 65, at a price of HKD 50. You need to top up when buying the On-Loan Octopus Card. If your On-Loan Octopus has not any payment for 3 years, it will become an Inactive card and an administrative fee of HKD 15 is deducted annually unitl there is no deposit. Thus, it may be necessary to refund the On-Loan Octopus if you will not stay in Hong Kong, with a handling fee of HKD 11 or 1% of the remaining value.

Single Journey Ticket

Apart from Octopus Card, passengers can use Single Journey Tickets to take the Hong Kong MTR. The Hong Kong MTR fare is based on the distance traveled. There are two types of Single Journey Tickets – Adult and Concessionary, which you can purchase from the Ticket Issuing Machines in all MTR stations. Concessionary MTR price are for children aged 3 to 11 and senior citizens aged 65 or above. Students aged 12 and above traveling with Single Journey Tickets are required to pay full MTR Hong Kong price. To enjoy concessionary fares, students must travel by Personalized Octopus Card with "Student Status".

Note: Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsui Sha Tsui are two separate stations and have separate entry and exit gates. Passengers using Single Journey Tickets change Lines here need to purchase two separate tickets. The first ticket is collected upon exit at the first station while another one should be bought at the second station for the next journey. Alternatively, passengers may choose a different route to your destination by interchanging at Kowloon Tong, Mei Foo and Nam Cheong stations where only one Single Journey Ticket is required. Hong Kong subway fare for journeys using two Single Journey Tickets are higher than those using only one Single Journey Ticket.

Single MTR Ticket Price

Sunny Bay – Disneyland: HKD 7.5 (Octopus Card: HKD7.4)
Central – Causeway Bay: HKD 6 (Octopus Card: HKD 5.9)
Central – Wan Chai: HKD 5 (Octopus Card: HKD 4.9)
Austin – Yuen Long: HKD 23 (Octopus Card: HKD 22.1)
Mongkok East – Sha Tin: HKD 13 (Octopus Card: HKD 11)
Central – Tsim Sha Tsui: HKD 12.5 (Octopus Card: HKD 10.6)
Yau Ma Tei – Tsim Sha Tsui: HKD 5 (Octopus Card: HKD 4.9)
Tsim Sha Tsui – Mongkok: HKD 5 (Octopus Card: HKD 4.9)
Tsim Sha Tsui – Sham Shui Po: HKD 7.5 (Octopus Card: HKD 7.4)
Sham Shui Po – Tsuen Wan: HKD 10.5 (Octopus Card: HKD 9.2)

Tourist Passes

Tourist Day Pass: HKD 75

-Valid for 1 month from the day of issue
-Any 1 day of unlimited travel on the MTR, Light Rail and MTR Bus (except Airport Express, East Rail Line First Class and travel to/from Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Station)
-Available for online purchase

Child Tourist Day Pass: HKD 35

-Valid for children aged 3 to 11
-Valid for 1 month from the day of issue
-Any 1 day of unlimited travel on the MTR, Light Rail and MTR Bus (except Airport Express, East Rail Line First Class and travel to/from Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Station)

Note: All the tickets of Travel Passes are restricted to visitors who are non-Hong Kong residents and have stayed in Hong Kong for less than 14 days.

What Kind of MTR Tickets to Buy

Stay for 1 day or 5 to 7 days: Octopus Card
To Take Longer routes or take several times of MTR within one day: Tourists Day Pass
A round-trip: Single ticket

- Last updated on Nov. 05, 2024 by Gabby Li -

Questions & Answers on Hong Kong MTR Tickets & Fares

Asked by Irene from UK | Nov. 10, 2024 15:00

We are 2 65+ elders from overseas staying in Hong Kong for 2 weeks. What MRT cards should we buy

Answers (1)

Answered by Keith | Nov. 10, 2024 22:00

You can buy Octopus card for tourists, only two types available: Adult and Child. Or you can also download the Octopus App for Tourists and apply for a card online.

Asked by SA Chok from MALAYSIASA | Nov. 07, 2024 22:54

Hi, 1 - can the MRT return ticket which enter from Lo Wu to Central can enjoy the multiple on/off ?

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Answered by Marcy | Nov. 10, 2024 21:45

Sorry, you can't enjoy multiple on or off. If you reenter the station and get on, you should pay for the new MTR ride.

Asked by Maxine from MALAYSIA | Nov. 02, 2024 09:44

Can several tourist pass to be purchased

Are we allow to purchase 2 tourist pass for one person?
Activated one pass on respective day

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Answered by Lori | Nov. 04, 2024 00:45

Yes, you can.

Asked by Phan Minh Ngoc from SINGAPORE | Aug. 23, 2024 22:47

Most cost effective combination of MTR from airport and 1 day pass

We are considering to combine a single MTR ticket with a 1 day pass to travel from the airport to the city to minimize the overall travel cost. Please let us know which station we should buy a single ticket for from the airport and from which we can utilize 1 day pass. Thank you

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Answered by Marcy | Aug. 26, 2024 00:19

The combination depends on how long you will be in HK. I advise you to take HK buses to the city which is much cheaper than the airport express then buy a tourist day pass at the nearest MTR station for the next 24 hours transportation.

Answered by Phan Minh Ngoc | Aug. 26, 2024 07:24

Sorry, I meant the combination of a single ticket for Hong Kong Express train from airport and a Day Pass. We will stay 3 days 2 nights in Hong Kong, making several trips (long n short) a day in the city. Additionally, on the last day we will depart from our hotel at North Point to aiport for a 8:15am flight. How can we make it by public transportation, taking into consideration as well some more time needed at the airport to return Octopus cards? Thanks so much for your answer. Best. Phan

Answered by Keith | Aug. 26, 2024 18:57

Then you can buy a single ticket for AE train and download a the Octopus Card for Tourists App to apply for a card with a deposit of HKD 50 which can be topped up by VISA card and get the refund online. Note that you need to pay the service charge of HKD 11 when returning.
To the airport in the early morning, you can take bus no. NA11 at Kam Hong Street, King's Road to the airport before 04:40, taking 80min, so you will arrive at around 06:00. It takes HKD 54.4.
If you want to go earlier to ensure your trip, you can take bus no. N122 at Kam Hong Street, King's Road at 03:30 to Grand Plaza, Nathan Road, walk northward along Portland Street to Argyle Street and turn left for 300m take bus no. NA21 at Mong Kok Market, Argyle Street to the airport, taking about 100min and HKD 55.9.

Asked by Pam from USA | Aug. 20, 2024 12:15

Senior 65+ from oversea. One has a HK ID. Staying in Kowloon for 9 days. What MTR card to buy?

Senior 65+ from oversea. One has a HK ID. Both Staying in Kowloon for 9 days. What MTR card to buy? Can we take advantage of an Elder card? Thanks.

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Answered by Joshua | Aug. 20, 2024 23:18

You both can buy the Elder Card for half price ticket. The one who has HK ID can apply for a JoyCard through Octopus App, which takes longer time (maybe 4 weeks) for ticket of only HKD 2.