tickets and fares
Tickets and Fares

TICKETS TYPE AND FARES

Passengers can now use Contactless Bank Cards^ and QR codes at selected Airport Express stations and designated gates. Please refer to the table below for details.

Ticket Type Description Place of Purchase
Single Journey Ticket

1 Single journey on the Airport Express to or from Airport and the station specified, valid on day of issue only.

- Any Airport Express Customer Service Centre or Ticket Issuing Machines.
- Online Purchase (For convenience use the Airport Express QR Code Ticket to enter the gate directly)

For online ticket purchase and usage details, click here.

Same Day Return Ticket

1 Return journey on the Airport Express between Airport and station specified and valid on day of issue. Any Airport Express Customer Service Centre or Ticket Issuing Machines.
Round Trip Ticket

Round Trip tickets are station-specific and can be used for 1 return journey on the Airport Express between Airport and the station specified. This ticket is valid for 30 days from date of issue.

- Any Airport Express Customer Service Centre or Ticket Issuing Machines.
- Online Purchase (For convenience use the Airport Express QR Code Ticket to enter the gate directly)

For online ticket purchase and usage details, click here.

Octopus

The Octopus is an easy-to-use, electronic stored value smart card which automatically deducts fares for most major local transportation modes from its stored value. Please click here for more details. Any Airport Express or MTR Customer Service Centre (excluding Airport Station)
QR Code

Passengers now use AlipayHK EasyGo, Alipay Transit QR Code, UnionPay App MTR Transit QR Code or WeChat Transit QR Code for QR code payment at entry/exit gates on the Airport Express. The fares will be deducted directly from your e-wallet. Please click here for more details. N/A
Contactless Bank Card^ (Credit Card or Debit Card)

Passengers can use Visa, Mastercard or UnionPay Contactless Bank Cards# to enter and exit the gates for MTR rides. Adopting the "Ride First, Pay Later" model, the system will normally calculate the total accumulated fare for Airport Express rides daily and collect the fare from passengers accordingly. Passengers can view the daily records through their bank statements. Please click here for more details.

# not including UnionPay Debit Card
N/A
Tourist Octopus – China T-Union Card (Sold version)

This card is specially designed for visitors to Hong Kong, and its scope of use is identical to the Octopus. This card can also be used to pay for public transport in 336 cities in Chinese Mainland and Macau. Please click here for more details. - Airport Station Customer Service Centre or Octopus Selling Machine
- Hong Kong West Kowloon Station Octopus Selling Machine

Selling Price:
- Adult (aged 12-65): HK$170 (Includes a non-refundable cost of HK$42 and stored usable value of HK$128)
- Child (aged 3-11): HK$110 (Includes a non-refundable cost of HK$42 and stored usable value of HK$68)
- Elder (aged 65 or above): HK$170 (Includes a non-refundable cost of HK$42 and stored usable value of HK$128)
Tourist Octopus – China T-Union Card (Sold version with two Airport Express Single Journey rides)

This card is specially designed for visitors travelling Hong Kong via the airport, and its scope of use is identical to the Tourist Octopus – China T-Union Card (Sold version). This card also includes two Airport Express Single Journey rides for visitors to travel to and from the airport. Please click here for the detailed terms & conditions of this card. Airport Station Customer Service Centre

Selling Price:
HK$260* (Includes two Airport Express Single Journey rides and stored usable value of HK$50)  

*The cost of Tourist Octopus and the two Airport Express Single Journey rides is non-refundable
^Credit Card or Debit Card (not including UnionPay Debit Card)

 

Fares to/from the Airport (in HK$)



Adult (aged 12 or above)
To/From
Single Journey/Same Day Return
Round Trip
  • Octopus / Contactless Bank Card^ / QR Code
    Smart Ticket
Smart Ticket
Hong Kong
  • $120 $130
$215
Kowloon
  • $105 $115
$195
Tsing Yi
  • $73 $80
$130

 

Child (aged 3-11)
To/From
Single Journey/Same Day Return
 
Octopus / QR Code
Smart Ticket
Hong Kong $60 $65
Kowloon $52.5 $57.5
Tsing Yi $36.5 $40
  • Contactless Bank Card^ fare is the same as Adult Octopus fare. Child fare is not applicable.

Same Day Return refers to travelling to and from Airport Station within the same day, where same day refers to the period of time between the daily start of the first train and the end of service.

For passengers to enjoy Same Day Return offer, the same Octopus, Contactless Bank Card^ or e-wallet QR Code must be used for entry and exit at Airport Express Hong Kong, Kowloon or Tsing Yi Station, and there should not be more than 9 transaction records during the entry and exit period.

Passengers using contactless card* or e-wallet QR code will not be eligible for the free return offer if they use the same payment method for any journey other than the eligible Airport Express return trip during the period between outbound gate and return gate entry or exit.

^Credit Card or Debit Card (not including UnionPay Debit Card)

Fares to/from AsiaWorld-Expo (in HK$)



Adult (aged 12 or above)
To/From
Single Journey/Same Day Return
  • Octopus / Contactless Bank Card^ / QR Code
    Smart Ticket
Hong Kong
  • $120 $130
Kowloon
  • $105 $115
Tsing Yi
  • $73 $80
Airport*
  • $6.5 $7

 

Child (aged 3-11)
To/From
Single Journey/Same Day Return
 
Octopus / QR Code
Smart Ticket
Hong Kong $60 $65
Kowloon $52.5 $57.5
Tsing Yi $36.5 $40
Airport* $3.2 $3.5
  • Contactless Bank Card^ fare is the same as Adult Octopus fare. Child fare is not applicable.

Same Day Return refers to travelling to and from AsiaWorld-Expo Station within the same day, where same day refers to the period of time between the daily start of the first train and the end of service.

For passengers to enjoy the Same Day Return offer, the same Octopus Contactless Bank Card^ or e-wallet QR Code must be used for entry and exit at Airport Express Hong Kong, Kowloon or Tsing Yi Station, and there should not be more than 9 transaction records during the entry and exit period.

Passengers using contactless card* or e-wallet QR code will not be eligible for the free return offer if they use the same payment method for any journey other than the eligible Airport Express return trip during the period between outbound gate and return gate exit.

^ Credit Card or Debit Card (not including UnionPay Debit Card)
* Same Day Return is not applicable for journey between Airport and AsiaWorld-Expo Station.


Special Same Day Return Fares (in HK$)


To enjoy the offer, passengers must:

  1. Use the same Octopus, Contactless Bank Card^ or e-wallet QR Code to travel to and from AsiaWorld-Expo Station on the same day; and
  2. Stay in AsiaWorld-Expo for a minimum of 1 hour between exiting and re-entering the station ticket gate
To/From
Adult (aged 12 or above)
Child (aged 3-11)
Hong Kong $85 $42.5
Kowloon $78 $39
Tsing Yi $53 $26.5
  • Passengers who fail to meet these requirements will be charged the Same Day Return fare.
  • The Octopus, Contactless Bank Card^ or QR Code should not have more than 9 transaction records between exiting and re-entering the ticket gate at AsiaWorld-Expo Station to enjoy the offer.
  • Passengers using contactless card* or e-wallet QR code will not be eligible for the free return offer if they use the same payment method for any journey other than the eligible Airport Express return trip during the period between outbound gate and return gate exit.
  • The Octopus or QR Code Single Journey fare will be deducted when you enter the system. Fare rebate will be automatically credited to your Octopus or e-wallet at the end of your return journey.
  • If your boarding and destination stations are different, your total fare will be calculated as the average of the fares for the two journeys.
  • Children under 3 travel free.
  • Passengers holding Elder Octopus, JoyYou Card, Personalised Octopus with "Student Status" or "Persons with Disabilities Status" or using Contactless Bank Card^ must pay the adult fare.

^Credit Card or Debit Card (not including UnionPay Debit Card)

Please click on the link for full details of "Conditions of Issue of Tickets" or "Conditions of Issue of Octopus".