Originally Posted by
Kettering Northants QC
It's been a couple of years, but the train runs about every 10 mins and you have to buy a ticket before you board.
IIRC it stops at an interchange not too far from the airport, then Kowloon and finally Central - It takes about 20 minutes to Kowloon (where i've travelled to and from) presumably it's only a couple of minutes further onto Central.
Once at Kowloon (and presumably Central) there is free transport laid on in minibuses to the main hotels (each mini bus going on a defined route dropping passengers off and picking passengers up to about 4-5 hotels)
It all seems to work very efficiently, and is very easy to use. IIRC at the airport it's all on the flat you walk from arrivals forward (up or down a slight ramp can't remember which) straight into the ticket hall with the train right in front of you with staff offering free help with your baggage. Much better IMO than the Begger's Muddle that is the Heathrow Express with its long walks, escalators, inefficient lifts, fast and not so fast services, first class / second class nonsense and expensive pricing.
You don't need a ticket to get on the train from the airport. You can get a ticket when you get off and before you exit the turnstiles. The train doesn't go to Central, it goes to Hong Kong Station. A small but subtle difference, involving 10 minutes walking between the two.