Originally Posted by
QRC3288
Yes, the official airport map also sucks.... unfortunately. Best intentions yet they blew it. I recommend going to google, searching for HKIA Map or HKG Map, and then clicking the "images" button so it only searches images. You will find some handy images there better than the official catastrophe.
But anyway, brunos minor disagreement with me aside (he is quite a regular well respected poster, so I don't take his remarks lightly! But I suspect he MAY think you're going from Pier not Wing), I feel really good you can easily get from Wing F to the bus terminus in sub 10 minutes. The bus wait time is usually only a few minutes, and the drive 3-5 mins. Just be aware the bus duration can vary due to taxiing aircraft and be longer than that in bad scenarios. Then you have a 1-2 min walk getting off the bus to your gate (the satellite terminal is very small). In general I'd leave Wing F 15-25 mins before you want to arrive at your satellite gate to play it most safe, depending on your walking speed and aggressiveness. 15 is leaving something up to chance since you can't dictate waiting time / drive time.
Thanks for the comment. I was thinking of the Wing (not Pier) and I do this route quite often.
I am grateful for the lift tip from
Garyhunk.
I was posting while waiting in the Wing and did that same exact transfer yesterday. Indeed, did it in 10 no-stress minutes. But long line for boarding the bus and had to wait for the next one. Then long long wait to cross the tarmac. Took a total of 25 min from the lounge to the plane.
What really irritates me is the time lost on return. No point having hand luggage and sit in business. LCCs tend to use the new terminal (gates 200) and if you arrive at a gate near the train stop, it is really fast to get out of the airport.