Launched in September 1997, Octopus is the pioneering electronic ticketing system that makes travelling easier and more enjoyable. All Octopus Cards contain a built-in microchip that contains detailed fare information for many modes of transport. You simply swipe your Octopus Card over the Fare Deducting Processor as you pass through the ticket gates and enter the MTR system. Octopus Cards are available in Adult, Elder, Child and Personalised versions.

Octopus Cards are incredibly versatile and can be used to pay for multiple modes of transport including the MTR, Airport Express, Light Rail, buses and ferries, etc. Once you have an Octopus, you don't have to worry about scrabbling around in your pocket or purse for coins ever again!

Octopus Cards are so user-friendly and being widely accepted by most public payphones, vending machines and photo booths in transport premises. To find out just how much simpler life will be when you become an Octopus cardholder, please click here.

For full details of MTR fares, please use the MTR Journey Planner or our 24-hour Passenger Hotline on (852) 2881 8888.

Adult and Concessionary Single Journey Tickets which can be used for a specific destination on the day of issue are available from the Ticket Issuing Machines in all MTR stations. Concessionary Tickets are for senior citizens aged 65 and above, and children aged 3 to 11. Students may also apply for Personalised Octopus Cards with "Student Status" to benefit from concessionary fares when travelling on the Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, Island, Tung Chung, Tseung Kwan o and Disneyland Resort lines. For further details, please refer to the "Student Travel Scheme ". If travelling on the East Rail Line, you can also choose to buy a First Class Single Journey Ticket. For full details about First Class Tickets, please click here.

When interchanging at the Kowloon Tong, Tsim Sha Tsui, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Nam Cheong or Mei Foo stations, you will need to buy a ticket for the first-leg of your journey to the interchange station. You must then buy an additional ticket for the onwards second-leg of your journey at the station where you interchange.

For full details of specific MTR fares, please use the MTR Journey Planner or call our 24-hour Passenger Hotline on (852) 2881 8888.

To meet different needs of passengers, the MTR now offers a number of Day Passes:

West Rail Line Day Pass

With a West Rail Line Day Pass, you can enjoy unlimited travel on the West Rail Line, Light Rail, MTR Bus and designated MTR feeder bus routes on the day of purchase. For further details about West Rail Line Day Pass, please click here or call our 24-hour Passenger Hotline on (852) 2881 8888.