Airport Express - going to Central returning from Kowloon
Nov 5, 2016, 3:19 pm
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Nov 6, 2016, 3:45 am
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I remember being close to Hong Kong station and decided to pop in and check in,so I purchased the 100HKD ticket...I then went back home (Kowloon side) and got the AEX from there.No problems whatsoever.
Nov 6, 2016, 1:58 pm
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Bonus question: Let's say you do In-City Check-In at Kowloon Station and use an Octopus to pay for the Airport Express. It will charge you the AE fare for Kowloon at that point, even though you may not get on the train (you have 24 hours to go through the train turnstiles and have that trip covered by the charge made during in-city check-in). Within 24 hours, you go through the AE train turnstiles at Hong Kong Station. Is it smart enough to charge your Octopus just the difference in fare between Kowloon and Hong Kong trips to the airport? Or do you get away with not paying the extra fare? Or does it not link up your previous fare payment at Kowloon and charge you a full fare?
Nov 6, 2016, 7:59 pm
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Bonus question: Let's say you do In-City Check-In at Kowloon Station and use an Octopus to pay for the Airport Express. It will charge you the AE fare for Kowloon at that point, even though you may not get on the train (you have 24 hours to go through the train turnstiles and have that trip covered by the charge made during in-city check-in). Within 24 hours, you go through the AE train turnstiles at Hong Kong Station. Is it smart enough to charge your Octopus just the difference in fare between Kowloon and Hong Kong trips to the airport? Or do you get away with not paying the extra fare? Or does it not link up your previous fare payment at Kowloon and charge you a full fare?
This was ~4 years ago and i have not made this mistake again (fortunately). Maybe the rules have changed, but at the time that stunt cost me 190 HKD
Nov 6, 2016, 8:14 pm
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Bonus question: Let's say you do In-City Check-In at Kowloon Station and use an Octopus to pay for the Airport Express. It will charge you the AE fare for Kowloon at that point, even though you may not get on the train (you have 24 hours to go through the train turnstiles and have that trip covered by the charge made during in-city check-in). Within 24 hours, you go through the AE train turnstiles at Hong Kong Station. Is it smart enough to charge your Octopus just the difference in fare between Kowloon and Hong Kong trips to the airport? Or do you get away with not paying the extra fare? Or does it not link up your previous fare payment at Kowloon and charge you a full fare?
If you had enough balance on your card and were charged 100+90,then again you can approach MTR staff in the airport and they will cancel and refund your 90HKD charge.
The easiest way to do it though is to ask the MTR staff (you can't do it using the machines) to issue you a ticket from Hong Kong station and charge you 100HKD there.
Aug 5, 2017, 10:12 am
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UPD:
If using Octopus and doing an "open jaw" in HK, you will be charged the average fare:
Airport>Hong Kong <>Kowloon>Airport (or vv): (110+100)/2=105
Airport>Tsing Yi<> Kowloon> Airport (or vv): (65+100)/2=82,5
Airport>Tsing Yi<> Hong Kong>Airport (or vv): (65+110)/2=87,5
If you are using a paper ticket, you would have to buy the ticket to/from the most expensive station out of the two.
If using Octopus and doing an "open jaw" in HK, you will be charged the average fare:
Airport>Hong Kong <>Kowloon>Airport (or vv): (110+100)/2=105
Airport>Tsing Yi<> Kowloon> Airport (or vv): (65+100)/2=82,5
Airport>Tsing Yi<> Hong Kong>Airport (or vv): (65+110)/2=87,5
If you are using a paper ticket, you would have to buy the ticket to/from the most expensive station out of the two.
Oct 20, 2017, 12:25 am
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