Hong Kong to Shantou runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €68.58, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 43m over 672 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €68.58, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€68.58
- 212%Moves across the booking window
212%When it runs, leaving Hong Kong
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €239.68Thu24
- about €178.91Fri25
- about €179.50Sat26
- about €121.09Sun27
- about €109.29Mon28
- about €102.80Tue29
- about €123.45Wed30
- about €123.45Thu1
- about €96.31Fri2
- about €118.73Sat3
- about €113.42Sun4
- about €105.16Mon5
- about €76.25Tue6
- about €83.92Wed7
- about €101.03Thu8
- about €84.51Fri9
- about €91.00Sat10
- about €84.51Sun11
- about €70.35Mon12
- about €68.58Tue13
- about €80.38Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Shantou. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Shantou for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Hong Kong to Shantou
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €84.5190 days
- €76.8460 days
- €86.2845 days
- €89.2330 days
- €80.3821 days
- €83.9214 days
- €123.457 days
- €179.503 days
- €239.681 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €76.84.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 212 percent. The most expensive point is €239.68, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Hong Kong to Shantou and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
672 km
283 km as the crow flies, 137% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
7,396,076 → 3,838,900
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 672 km against 283 km in a straight line, a detour of 137 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Xiamen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 80 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Shantou Railway Station
Most of the points near Shantou Railway Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Hong Kong to Shantou
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Hong Kong to Shantou?
The fastest journey from Hong Kong to Shantou takes 5h 43m door to door, of which 2h 33m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 50m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Hong Kong to Shantou?
The cheapest fare from Hong Kong to Shantou is €68.58, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €102.80. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Hong Kong to Shantou?
The cheapest way from Hong Kong to Shantou is by flight, at €68.58 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 5h 50m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Hong Kong to Shantou?
Fares from Hong Kong to Shantou bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €76.84. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 212 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Hong Kong to Shantou?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Hong Kong to Shantou, at €76.25. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Hong Kong to Shantou?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Hong Kong to Shantou, at €65.63 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Hong Kong to Shantou?
2 operators sell services from Hong Kong to Shantou across 1 mode: Cathay Pacific, China Railway. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Hong Kong to Shantou?
0 percent of the services we sell from Hong Kong to Shantou are direct. The rest connect at Xiamen, with about 80 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Hong Kong to Shantou use?
Services from Hong Kong to Shantou by flight leave from Hong Kong International Airport HKG and arrive at Shantou Railway Station. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Hong Kong to Shantou?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Hong Kong to Shantou allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Hong Kong to Shantou on September 23, 2026: 672 km of route against 283 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €68.58, and 5h 43m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Shantou a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Shantou and across China
Day trips that leave Shantou in the morning and cover a good part of China by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Hong Kong reaches 228 places in 55 countries on services we hold, over distances from 16 to 13,287 km. Shantou reaches 19 places in 3 countries, from 52 to 2,009 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Hong Kong
- 228Places you can leave for
- 55Countries
- 115Operators
55
115Arriving in Shantou
Leaving Shantou
- 19Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 1Operators