Originally Posted by
alhcfp
Will be doing a super cheap MR staying at HIX Kowloon East 20k points (no other similiar hotels available)
I plan on taking bus there E22A from airport. Not sure if Octopus card is worth it, since I will buy dinner on credit card and don't really see much to spend on.
So, how do you pay on a bus? is exact fare required or is there a fare card?
I have been to HK once before, so no need to sightsee.
I'm actually in a very similar circumstance, only I love Hong Kong and do want to sightsee
Flying into HKG as an Asian gateway after UA saw fit to discontinue serving BKK, as that's where I was able to use my GPUs, but will only spend one full day in town, using same 20K points pre night, but next door at another IHG property (Crowne Plaza IIRC).
Originally Posted by
rkkwan
Airport Express tickets and Octopus cards are different things. Octopus cards are cash in HKD only.
OK, on Wikipedia I also see tourist Octopus:
Originally Posted by Wikipedia
Airport Express Tourist Octopus, was introduced by Octopus Cards Limited to target tourists in Hong Kong. Two versions of this card are offered, a HK$220 card with a free single ride on the Airport Express, the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) train line that runs between the Hong Kong International Airport and the urban areas of Hong Kong, and a HK$300 card with two free single rides included.
Only skimmed the actual Octopus web site as it looks rather confusing at first glance
Originally Posted by
moondog
...or he can just keep it for future trips.
For some of us it could be a long time. My one and only other visit was almost ten years ago
Oh, and is the Airport Express better to get to East Kowloon that rail?