Train Transport: Hong Kong to Shenzhen
The easiest and fastest way to travel to Shenzhen from Hong Kong is by taking the train operated by Hong Kong MTR.
There are a few train lines, such as Ma On Shan Line, Island Line, Kwun Tong Line, East Rail Line and West Rail line. The one that goes to Shenzhen is East Rail Line. Lowu is the station that you should aim at, the last of the rail line. After getting off the Lowu station, the immigration counters of Hong Kong is right close at hand. Then you proceed to the immigration counters of Shenzhen, which is about a bridge away.
The East Rail train is very frequent, one every 2-3 minutes. Use this search at the MTR website, key in where you start (say you stay in Central, then presumably, you will start from the Central Station on the Island Line), and then key in your destination Lowu of the East Rail Line, the search result will tell you how long the journey time will be, and how to transfer from one line to another in order to reach your destination. You will be shown the train fare as well.
Also at the end of the East Rail Line is Lok Ma Chau station, which allows you to cross border to the Futian Port at the Shenzhen side. This border crossing is only one year old, used by much fewer people than the Lowu crossing. You will need to transfer at the Sheung Shui station, the second last station of the East Rail Line, so as to broad the train to Lok Ma Chau station, or take the East Rail train whose destination is Lok Ma Chau station.
Look at the route map of the Hong Kong MTR trains , and you will understand better.
Also, see my previous post about the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line – Fu Tian Port Crossing.
Hi all,
Just sitting in Shenzhen airport right now and while I found the stuff I found on the web very informative re: getting from HK to Shenzhen via train, I found it wanting when referring to timelines.
I left Hong Kong Central train station this morning and paid for a one way ticket to Lo Wu (the end of the line stop on the border to China) and that cost me 41.50 HKD. The trip took about 1 hr and 10 minutes and requires you to change trains twice. Allow an extra 10 minutes for each change, as while lines are quite close, the signage on the HK subways is extremely poor when compared to Beijing or Shanghai.
After arriving in Lo Wu you are virtually in Shenzhen/China, however you should allow yourself 30-45 minutes to “leave HK” and “enter China”….that is fill out the necessary departure and arrival paperwork/cards and clear immigration on each side of “the fence”.
Once exiting into the Shenzhen/China side and if you want to or plan on getting to Shenzhen airport, be prepared to be immediately accosted by “taxi drivers” (actually freelance drivers looking for the unsuspecting or needy foreigners) who will offer you a ride to the airport for 300 RMB. Myself, I gladly took this option as I was running late and could not afford to wait for or find a real taxi.
Time from the Lo Wu/Shenzhen border crossing to Shenzhen airport is approximately 1 hr, however we were able to accomplish this in about 40 minutes today.
In all, from HK Central station, I would allow your self 4 hrs in total to arrive at Shenzhen airport.
Cheers and happy travelling.
K-Man
Hello Dear,
I am from mumabi india and want to go Hong Kong in next week and from there to Shenzan by train, so please if anybody can tell me how and the easy way to go shenzan
Thank you
Hi,
We are group of ten, will travel to Shenzhen on the forthcoming month. We will stay at Best Western Hotel, Lowu. Appreciate if anybody can tell me how and the easy way go to HongKong but not Kowloon.
Vivian Chen
I am going soon to ShenZhen from HK, thank you for sharing these useful information!!
No one will fly from hk to shenzhen because they are so near to each other. No such flight service.
Hi all…
any airlines flight from hongkong to shenzhen ?
or from shenzhen to hongkong ?
if yes,what the name of that airlines ?
thx before for the answer !