On December 19 (Sunday), the operators of the MTR, trams and franchised buses offered free rides to the public. Perhaps many mountain friends are eager to take advantage of the fare to go hiking in the suburbs for free.
However, some picnic bus routes connecting the main entrances and exits of mountain trails are not included in the free ride plan. Please pay attention!
Planning to take the free bus ride to Shek Pik Xing Gou Ya Ling on Sunday?
Your wishful thinking will not work because the bus routes connecting Tung Chung and South Lantau are not planned.
(Photo by Yan Minghui)
Traveling to Lantau Island has always been expensive, especially during holidays. New Lantao buses are even more expensive. It is rare that buses are free this Sunday. Let’s go hiking on Lantau Island!
Hold on!
Although New Lantao Bus has participated in the free ride scheme, only 10 routes are free, not including the three popular outing bus routes.
The following 10 New Lantao bus routes are free on Sundays:
[1] Mui Wo Wharf-Tai O, [2] Mui Wo Wharf-Ngong Ping, [4] Mui Wo Wharf-Tong Fuk, [34] Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminal-Shek Mun A, [36] Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminal-Siu Ho Wan, [37H] Ying Tung Village-North Lantau Hospital (Circular Route), [37M] Ying Tung Village-Tung Chung Station Bus Terminus (Circular Route), [37S] Tung Chung Development Pier to Tung Chung Station Bus terminal, [38] Yat Tung Village-Tung Chung Station Bus Terminal (Circular Route), [39M] Man Tung Village-Tung Chung Station Bus Terminal (Circular Route)
Want to take the bus to Bogongao for free to Dadongshan?
It turns out that the route from Tung Chung to Pak Kung Au is not in the free plan.
(Photo by Yan Minghui)
In other words,
all routes connecting Tung Chung and South Lantau are not free
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Route
3M between Tung Chung and Mui Wo ($17.8 during holidays), Route 11 between Tung Chung and Tai O ($21.1 during holidays), and between Tung Chung And Ngong Ping’s 23 lines ($31 during holidays) are all charged. Remember to "Tuk" your Octopus when you get on the bus!
All routes to and from Tung Chung and South Lantau via Tung Chung Road and Pak Kung Au are not free on Sundays.
(Information Picture/Photo by Yan Minghui)
Therefore, if you want to take a ride from Tung Chung to Pak Kung Au to travel to Dadongshan and Phoenix Mountain, or go to Shek Pik to issue Kau Ya Ling, or to branch off at Tai O, the ride will not be free.
Although the 1st line between Mui Wo and Tai O is free on the day, the ferry does not participate in the free plan. It costs money to travel from the city to Mui Wo.
3M between Mui Wo and Tung Chung did not participate in the free plan on Sunday.
(Information Picture/Photo by Yan Minghui)
KMB, NWFB, Citybus and Long Win 4 bus companies have almost all routes free of charge, except for airport buses "A" and "NA" lines, "B" lines to and from various ports, sightseeing buses "H" lines, overnight buses " N" line and new long-distance bus service "P" line.
In other words, it is free for all mountain friends to take the "E" car from the city to Tung Chung. You may consider some hiking routes starting from Tung Chung.
Many bus routes to the Yellowstone Wharf are free on Sundays. Will it attract a large number of mountain hikers?
(Information Picture/Photo by Yan Minghui)
Some of the KMB and NWFB’s outing routes will be free on the day. For example, the 96R route between Diamond Hill and Sai Kung Wong Shek Ferry Pier costs 20.3 yuan and is free on Sundays. In addition, routes such as 94, 99, and 299X to and from Sai Kung are also free, I don’t know. Will mountain hikers force Sai Kung to explode?
Will the single-deck bus outing route explode?
The original price of Line 275R between Tai Po Market MTR Station and Wu Kau Teng is $11.5 per trip, and it will be free on Sundays. However, this route can only be driven by single-deck buses. It is often full during autumn and winter holidays. Will it not be free? Long human dragon?
275R travels between Tai Po Market and Wu Kau Teng on holidays. This route only runs on single-deck buses. Will there be a lot of people for free?
(Information Picture/Photo by Yan Minghui)
The loop line 51 with Nina Plaza as its terminus, passing through Chuanlong and Tai Mo Shan Country Park, is also only a single-deck bus service.
The original price of this route is 9.4 yuan per trip. I wonder if it will attract more mountain friends to Tai Mo Shan?
Will the free bus attract more people to visit the Hezui Mountain?
(Information Picture/Photo by Yan Minghui)
NWFB's 9-line runs between Shau Kei Wan and Shek O, passing through the two major hiking hotspots, Diwan and Hezui, the starting point of Longji. The fare is 7.8 yuan and will be free on Sundays.
On weekends and holidays, there are sometimes long queues at Shau Kei Wan Terminus. With the attraction of free, will more people go hiking in Longji or Hezui?
[The MTR bus service will be free on Sundays]
In addition, the local services of the MTR, including the light rail and bus routes, will be free, except for the Airport Express.
Therefore, shuttle buses K66 and K66A to and from Yuen Long Long Ping and Tai Tong, a hotspot for viewing red leaves, will be free of charge.
When the free fare meets the turn red of Liquidambar formosana, will these two routes be overloaded?
If you are interested in hiking in Datang on Sunday, please pay attention to the traffic, or choose to go to Datang from other places.
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A spokesman for the Transport Department said: "Since that day falls on a Sunday and a polling day, the demand for public transportation is expected to be higher than usual, especially for routes to individual hot spots. We call on the public to pay attention to the current traffic situation before going out. With the real-time information provided by various public transport operators, properly plan the itinerary, reserve ample traffic time, and at the same time maintain tolerance and pay attention to road safety when waiting for public transport services."