Airport Express

The Airport Express is one of the fastest and more efficient ways to travel between Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and the central business area. The 35 km journey takes roughly 24 minutes. The train runs efficiently between 05:50 – 00:48 daily departing every 12 minutes.

The distance between Hong Kong Airport and Hong Kong city center is 34 km. The Hong Kong Airport train high-speed Hong Kong Airport train are rather comfortable way of getting from the airport to the city, however it makes few stops on the way.

Whether you’re going from Hong Kong Airport to Kowloon City or from Disneyland to Hong Kong Airport, count on Uber to get you there.

Passengers pay less using Uber Taxi compared with UberX. For example, for a trip from Kowloon Tong to Tsim Sha Tsui, Uber Taxi charges HK$62 – HK$13 less than UberX. The fare in a metered taxi is HK$60 to HK$70 depending on the route taken.

Is taxi in Hong Kong expensive? Taxis in Hong Kong are actually very reasonably priced. There are three different types of taxi in the city (red, green and blue) but the most common is the red Urban Taxi. These cabs charge €2.86 for the first 2km and then €0.20 for every 200m after.

Now, all rides begin with a minimum fare of HK$40, with an additional booking fee of HK$5, bringing the total minimum fare to HK$45 ($5.75). Once a certain threshold of time and distance is hit, Uber will charge HK$6 per km and HK$1 per minute on top of that.

Taxi owners are required to pay an annual vehicle licence fee (i.e. road tax) of HK$3,159 irrespective of the age or engine capacity of the vehicles.

Hong Kong taxicabs are the principal taxi service in Hong Kong.

Do Taxi Drivers Speak English? In general, no. If you’re heading to a major landmark or destination, say Disneyland or Stanley, then drivers will generally understand, and some drivers understand English well. However, for the most part, they will only speak Cantonese.

Red taxis run in the Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. Green taxis run in the New Territories. Blue taxis run in the Lantau Island, the largest island of the city which is also where the Hong Kong airport and Disneyland are located.

Red taxis are an iconic sight in Hong Kong, but each area and set of islands of the city has its own color-based code service.

Today’s urban colour scheme was unveiled with the Post headline “New look for taxis”, on September 14, 1974. “Silver for the upper half and red for the lower half”; the department hoped to “eliminate pak pais from masquerading as taxis”.

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The upside is that the permits for a green cab are much less expensive and easier to acquire, and even with the required paint job and equipment additions and upgrades, a green cab license can be within reach of the person who drives the car.

The basic fee is $2.50, the kilometer price is $1.56. For standing and waiting time, $30.00 is charged per hour.

You can’t call a yellow cab company in New York, so calling #TAXI won’t connect you to a traditional taxi dispatch. Instead, dialling #8294 will connect you to a livery service or ‘black car’ company, which is quite handy given it seems impossible to find a number to call for a ride in New York.

Yellow cabs are the official, and iconic, taxis in NYC. Green taxis are allowed to pick up passengers in northern Manhattan (north of West 110th street and East 96th street), and anywhere in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Queens (excluding the airports).

It’s actually cheaper! You’d think that but, surprisingly no, a taxi cab is still cheaper than an Uber in NYC. To be precise, study from the University of Cambridge has found that a taxi cab is generally cheaper for shorter trips. Once a trip costs more than $35, then an Uber is likely going to be cheaper for you.

The health and safety of passengers and drivers is our number one priority. We are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and taking necessary precautions advised by the TLC and health authorities like the CDC to ensure each ride in a Yellow or Green Taxi is safe for all.