Just a short travel note here on travel to and from Hong Kong International Airport. As tempting as it is to use Uber or taxi, if you’re willing to step on a bus you can get to your destination in Kowloon for almost as fast and a fraction of the price via CityFlyer.

A25 Bus In Hong Kong: Efficient, Cheap Transport Between Airport And Kowloon

I was going to the Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon, one of the three areas of Hong Kong.

If you’re going to Hong Kong Island or the New Territories, rail travel or Uber may be better, but the CityFlyer bus was easy and cheap here…40.8 HKG per ticket (about 5 USD) on A25 (A21 also works). My default is Uber or other ride share service, but Uber was $48, almost 10x the price of the bus.

The bus itself is a double decker and you can tap-to-pay upon boarding using contactless credit/debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay) and mobile wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Huawei Pay). It could not have been easier…you catch it at the bus depot outside the lower arrivals level.

A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.