Kowloon to Dongguan runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €21.77, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 43m over 153 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €21.77, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026
€21.77
- 23%Moves across the booking window
23%When it runs, leaving Kowloon
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
3
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €26.73Fri25
- about €32.78Sat26
- about €24.53Sun27
- about €22.88Mon28
- about €24.53Tue29
- about €25.08Wed30
- about €21.78Thu1
- about €22.88Fri2
- about €23.43Sat3
- about €23.43Sun4
- about €22.33Mon5
- about €21.77Tue6
- about €22.33Wed7
- about €21.77Thu8
- about €21.77Fri9
- about €21.77Sat10
- about €21.77Sun11
- about €21.77Mon12
- about €21.77Tue13
- about €21.77Wed14
- about €21.77Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Dongguan. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Dongguan for the night the ferry gets in
Sort by distance from Dongguan railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Kowloon to Dongguan
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €21.7790 days
- €21.7760 days
- €21.7745 days
- €21.7730 days
- €21.7721 days
- €21.7714 days
- €21.787 days
- €24.533 days
- €26.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €21.77.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 23 percent. The most expensive point is €26.73, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Kowloon to Dongguan 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
153 km
90 km as the crow flies, 70% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
2,232,339 → 9,644,871
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 153 km against 90 km in a straight line, a detour of 70 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Daliang, Nantou, Bao'an. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Dongguan railway station
Most of the points near Dongguan railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Kowloon to Dongguan
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 Kowloon to Dongguan?
The fastest journey from Kowloon to Dongguan takes 4h 43m door to door, of which 2h 9m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 5h 52m, 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 Kowloon to Dongguan?
The cheapest fare from Kowloon to Dongguan is €21.77, as of September 24, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €22.88. 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 Kowloon to Dongguan?
The cheapest way from Kowloon to Dongguan is by ferry, at €21.77 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 4h 48m 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 Kowloon to Dongguan?
Fares from Kowloon to Dongguan bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €21.77. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 23 percent, measured on September 24, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Kowloon to Dongguan?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Kowloon to Dongguan, at €21.77. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 24, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Kowloon to Dongguan?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Kowloon to Dongguan, at €21.77 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 Kowloon to Dongguan?
3 operators sell services from Kowloon to Dongguan across 1 mode: CKS, Guangshen Railway Company, 珠江船務. 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 Kowloon to Dongguan?
0 percent of the services we sell from Kowloon to Dongguan are direct. The rest connect at Daliang, Nantou, Bao'an, with about 54 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 Kowloon to Dongguan use?
Services from Kowloon to Dongguan by ferry leave from KOWLOON and arrive at Dongguan railway station. Allow about 1h 7m 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 Kowloon to Dongguan?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Kowloon to Dongguan 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 Kowloon to Dongguan on September 24, 2026: 153 km of route against 90 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €21.77, and 4h 43m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The ferry is the simple part. What you do once you are in Dongguan is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Dongguan and across China
Day trips that leave Dongguan in the morning and cover a good part of China by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Kowloon reaches 18 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 17 to 1,967 km. Dongguan reaches 24 places in 2 countries, from 41 to 1,029 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Kowloon
- 18Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 8Operators
3
8Arriving in Dongguan
Leaving Dongguan
- 24Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 3Operators