Going to HK April 12-14 and the Tien Tan Buddha is a must on my itinerary and would love if you could help out with these questions:
-Is it best to take the bus to the buddha, then the cable car back? I heard the cable car opens at a later time than the opening hours for the buddha (and I definitely want to take the cable car at one time).
-Is the bus trip from Tung Chung a pretty long ride? Or winding? (I%26#39;m not the biggest fan of bus rides and plan to pack some Dramamine)
-We%26#39;re trying to decide if we would be able to make the trip to the buddha on the 14th (our departure date). Our flight leaves at 4:30pm - do we have enough time in the AM to make the trip? Also, we%26#39;ll be checking out of our hotel earlier that morning... if we made the visit on the 14th, is there any place we could leave our luggage?
Signed,
Confused
:)
Big Buddha travel questionsUnless you%26#39;re travelling with any of these airlines;
# Air Philippines
# Angel Air
# Jetstar Asia Airlines
# Oriental Thai
# Pakistan International
# Transaero
# Turkish Airlines
you can use the Airport Express In Town Check-In facility at either Hong Kong Station or Kowloon Station. You can check your bags in any time from 5-30am on the day of your departure. The Airport Express fare is charged when you check-in. You can then take the Airport Express to Tsing Yi where you should change to the Tung Chung Chung Line and take the MTR to Tung Chung*. It should take about 40 mins from Kowloon Station or about 45 mins from Hong Kong Station to get to Tung Chung. You can either take the number 23 bus;
http://www.newlantaobus.com/road_23.htm
or cable car.
The cable car starts at 10am (9am on Sundays) and takes 25/30 mins. The bus takes about 50 mins and it is a rather tortous hilly and winding journey in places but scenic although if the new Tung Chung Road has opened by the time you visit the journey will be a little more comfortable.
The steps to the Buddha don%26#39;t open until 10am but the Po Lin Monastery next to it opens at 9am.
You don%26#39;t need to be at the airport until an hour before your flight leaves if you%26#39;ve used the In-Town Check-in and should have plenty of time. When you%26#39;ve returned to Tung Chung from the Buddha you can either take the S1 shuttle bus from Tung Chung MTR Station to the airport (evey 10 mins or less and takes about 10 mins) or take a taxi.
* If you are unable to use the Airport Express In-Town Check-In you can instead take the Airport Express to the airport (25/30 mins) and leave your bags at the left luggage counter. It costs HK$50 per item up to 24 hours. You can then take the S1 shuttle bus from outside the passenger terminal at departures level to Tung Chung MTR Station and take either cable car or bus to the Buddha. You will however need to be back at the airport a couple of hours before your flight departs in order to check-in (you can also use this route even if you do use the In-Town Check-In and prefer not to change from the Airport Express to the MTR at Tsing Yi - it won%26#39;t take much longer).
Big Buddha travel questionsUnless you%26#39;re travelling with any of these airlines;
# Air Philippines
# Angel Air
# Jetstar Asia Airlines
# Oriental Thai
# Pakistan International
# Transaero
# Turkish Airlines
you can use the Airport Express In Town Check-In facility at either Hong Kong Station or Kowloon Station. You can check your bags in any time from 5-30am on the day of your departure. The Airport Express fare is charged when you check-in. You can then take the Airport Express to Tsing Yi where you should change to the Tung Chung Chung Line and take the MTR to Tung Chung*. It should take about 40 mins from Kowloon Station or about 45 mins from Hong Kong Station to get to Tung Chung. You can either take the number 23 bus;
http://www.newlantaobus.com/road_23.htm
or cable car.
The cable car starts at 10am (9am on Sundays) and takes 25/30 mins. The bus takes about 50 mins and it is a rather tortous hilly and winding journey in places but scenic although if the new Tung Chung Road has opened by the time you visit the journey will be a little more comfortable.
The steps to the Buddha don%26#39;t open until 10am but the Po Lin Monastery next to it opens at 9am.
You don%26#39;t need to be at the airport until an hour before your flight leaves if you%26#39;ve used the In-Town Check-in and should have plenty of time. When you%26#39;ve returned to Tung Chung from the Buddha you can either take the S1 shuttle bus from Tung Chung MTR Station to the airport (evey 10 mins or less and takes about 10 mins) or take a taxi.
* If you are unable to use the Airport Express In-Town Check-In you can instead take the Airport Express to the airport (25/30 mins) and leave your bags at the left luggage counter. It costs HK$50 per item up to 24 hours. You can then take the S1 shuttle bus from outside the passenger terminal at departures level to Tung Chung MTR Station and take either cable car or bus to the Buddha. You will however need to be back at the airport a couple of hours before your flight departs in order to check-in (you can also use this route even if you do use the In-Town Check-In and prefer not to change from the Airport Express to the MTR at Tsing Yi - it won%26#39;t take much longer).
Sorry for the double post above. TripAdvisor said it had timed out and couldn%26#39;t post the original reply - but did!
Thanks so much for your help! To be quite honest, I%26#39;m a little nervous about the bus ride to/from the top, so maybe we%26#39;ll do a round trip ticket on the cable car (as it isn%26#39;t that much more than a one way ticket). Is that something people typically do? Or is that generally avoided due to long queues?
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