The three-year end of the COVID-19 epidemic has ended. The government announced that next Monday (6th) the customs will be completely cleared. The Luohu Port, which has the largest number of citizens and tourists entering and exiting, will reopen on the same day, which means that there will be another choice for the route to Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
After clearing the customs, from Hong Kong to Guangzhou East, a new way to take the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail at the West Kowloon Station of the High Speed Rail has been added; after the reopening of the Luohu Station, you can also take the East Rail to the Luohu Port, and transfer to "Guangshen" in Shenzhen Intercity trains.
After calculating, "Hong Kong 01" found that starting from Jordan, choosing the high-speed rail or the Luohu Port plan, together with the time for immigration procedures, will take about 150 minutes, but the high-speed rail is about 100 yuan more expensive; the same situation also occurs when departing from Admiralty. And choose the Luohu port plan, the time is about 18 minutes faster.
If you start from Shatian, you should choose the Luohu port plan in terms of time. The fastest time is 130 minutes from Shatian to Guangzhou East, which is about 40 minutes faster than going south to the high-speed rail, and the fare is 135.5 yuan cheaper than the high-speed rail.
However, it should be noted that the seats of the high-speed train are designated, and passengers must have a seat, and there are two inspections in one place, so you can rest at ease when you get on the train; but if you choose to go to Luohu Port, there may not be a seat along the East Railway Section, and the time to pass the border is also limited. Not entirely within budget.
Advantages of the high-speed rail plan: controllable customs clearance time, sure to have a seat; Disadvantages: more expensive, fewer shifts, slightly longer time
Advantages of the Luohu port plan: cheap, slightly faster journey, more Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity trains; disadvantages: there may not be a seat on the East Railway Section, and the time for crossing the border cannot be fully grasped
▼The high-speed rail Hong Kong section resumed operation on January 15▼
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Six buses a day from West Kowloon High Speed Rail Station to Guangzhou East takes about 100 minutes
Check the reference timetable on the MTR website. In February, there are six high-speed rail trains per day, from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou East Station. The departure times are 8:01 am, 10:00 am, and 12:26 noon. minutes, 2:19 pm, 4:41 pm.
Except for the first train that will pass through Futian Station, other trains only stop at Shenzhen North Station, Dongguan South Station, and Dongguan Station.
The fastest journey is the noon bus, which arrives at Guangzhou East at 2:04 p.m. The journey takes only 98 minutes. The other bus takes about 102 to 103 minutes, which is not far behind.
The mainland railway network shows that the high-speed train journey takes 101 minutes.
In terms of fares, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link is currently divided into business, special, first-class and second-class tickets, and is priced in RMB.
Based on the latest fare published on the MTR website in February, from West Kowloon Dragon to Guangzhou East Station, calculated in Hong Kong dollars, adult fares are 746 yuan, 448 yuan, 398 yuan, 249 yuan, and children's fares are in order 374 yuan, 224 yuan, 199 yuan, 125 yuan.
▼West Kowloon High Speed Rail Station February timetable and fare▼
If you choose the Luohu port plan, you can take the Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity railway to Guangzhou East at Shenzhen Railway Station. The advantage is that the frequency is dense and you can get on the train at any time.
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Luohu Station runs every half an hour to Guangzhou East and arrives in 64 minutes at the fastest
As for the Luohu port plan, check on the website of China Railway 12306, next Monday (6th) there will be 20 trains departing from Shenzhen Station to Guangzhou East Station, including high-speed trains and high-speed trains. The first train will be at 6:17 am and the last train will be The shuttle bus starts at 10:28 in the evening, that is, every 15 to 30 minutes, there will be trains to the destination.
However, depending on the departure time, the journey time also ranges from 64 to 96 minutes. The fastest is the departure at 7:00 am, and the slowest is the departure at 6:05 pm. Most departures take about 80 minutes.
In terms of fares, mainland bullet trains or high-speed rail tickets are also divided into first-class seats, second-class seats and no seats. Except for the first-class seat, which costs RMB 99.5 (approximately HK$115.8), all others sell for RMB 79.5 (approximately HK$92.5) .
According to the China Railway 12306 website, next Monday (6th) there will be 20 trains departing from Shenzhen Station to Guangzhou East Station.
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Taking Admiralty Station, Jordan Station, and Shatin Station as starting points to calculate the journey time to West Kowloon Station of the High Speed Rail, it takes 15 minutes from Admiralty Station to Austin Station, and the fare is 10.1 yuan; Shatin Station takes 22 minutes , the fare is 10.5 yuan; it takes about 5 minutes to walk from Austin Station to West Kowloon Station of the High Speed Rail.
As for Jordan Station, it takes about 10 minutes to walk to the High Speed Rail Station.
As for the Luohu Port route, the journey time from Admiralty Station is 44 minutes, and the fare is 49.6 yuan; from Jordan Station, you need to change trains, which takes 48 minutes, and the fare is 44.4 yuan; from Shatian Station to Luohu Station, it takes about 26 minutes, the fare is 31.5 yuan.
To take the high-speed rail, you need to enter the gate at least 45 minutes before driving. The fare is about $250
To sum up, if you go to Guangzhou East Railway Station via High Speed Rail West Kowloon Station, you have to walk for 5 minutes from Austin Station to the High Speed Rail Station, and you have to go through the dual inspection procedures at the gate at least 45 minutes before driving, and then calculate The mainland railway network shows that the fastest high-speed train journey time is 101 minutes. It takes 166 minutes to depart from Admiralty and 173 minutes to depart from Sha Tin Station.
Since Jordan Station is close to West Kowloon Station, the walking distance is only about 10 minutes. Together with the above 45 minutes, it will take 156 minutes to get to Guangzhou East Station.
In terms of fare, if the cheapest second-class ticket is used, the total price for departure from Admiralty Station is 259.1 yuan, which is 0.4 yuan lower than the 259.5 yuan for departure from Sha Tin Station, and 249 yuan for departure from Jordan Station.
Shatian Station via Luohu Station to Guangzhou East is the cheapest $124
As for the Luohu Port plan, it takes about 30 minutes to go to Guangzhou East Railway Station, and the estimated customs clearance time is about 30 minutes, and it takes 10 minutes to walk to Shenzhen Railway Station on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway after exiting the customs. The total time from Admiralty Station is 148 minutes. It takes about 152 minutes from the station, and about 130 minutes from the Sha Tin station.
In terms of fares, if calculated based on the cheapest second-class and non-seat tickets, the total cost of departing from Admiralty Station is 142.1 yuan, that of Jordan Station is 136.9 yuan, and that of Shatin Station is 124 yuan.
▼January 21, New Year's Eve, Lok Ma Chau Port has a lot of people crossing the border▼
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Passing Luohu Lake to save half of the purse on the High Speed Rail West Kowloon Station
In other words, the time between the two routes to Guangzhou East Railway Station has the greatest difference from Shatian. The high-speed rail scheme takes 173 minutes, and the Luohu scheme takes the fastest 130 minutes, a difference of 43 minutes.
The difference in driving distance is not far, but the difference in fare can be nearly doubled.
Taking the departure from Admiralty Station as an example, the fare from West Kowloon Station is 117 yuan higher than that of the Luohu Port route, but the time is 15 minutes slower; the difference from Shatian Station is 135.5 yuan, and the time is 40 minutes slower.
The frequency of high-speed trains at West Kowloon Station is scarce, with only six trains arriving at Guangzhou East Station throughout the day, which is not the best choice for temporary northbound passengers.
However, due to the initial opening and closing of Luohu Port or the crowds, the clearance time may be far longer than the expected half an hour; in addition, the process of carrying luggage through the customs and changing lines will also bring physical and mental fatigue, and there may not be a seat for the East Rail. .
There are not many non-stop Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity trains to Guangzhou East Railway Station. If you take the "stop-stop" bus, the time advantage is not as prominent as that of the high-speed rail (the journey from Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity to Guangzhou East Railway Station ranges from 64 to 96 minutes).
The high-speed rail has two inspections in one place to save energy. Although you have to enter the gate at least 45 minutes earlier, it is actually similar to the time for entering and exiting through Luohu Port and traveling to the train station. Seats are designated for all high-speed trains, and there must be a seat on the train.
The biggest advantage of the Luohu Port plan is that it is nearly half the price, and I believe it will still attract many Hong Kong people to choose it, especially residents in the northern district who are less likely to spend money and time to travel south.
Luohu Customs Clearance｜Chen Maobo said that the negotiation with the mainland is progressing well and hopes to open Luohu Port for customs clearance as soon as possible｜Luohu Port is expected to be reopened in the second week of February Customs clearance in the Mainland｜Customs released the Luohu Port Drill to welcome the reply, often referring to the preparations for each port control station
