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Shenzhen to Hong Kong

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Shenzhen to Hong Kong. From €19.96, fastest 5h 27m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Shenzhen to Hong Kong runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €19.96 and €24.53, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 27m over 138 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.

Checked September 23, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for September 28, 2026

€19.96 to €24.53

  • 25%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Shenzhen

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 1Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

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

  1. about €24.93Thu24
  2. about €23.83Fri25
  3. about €23.28Sat26
  4. about €19.97Sun27
  5. about €19.96Mon28
  6. about €19.96Tue29
  7. about €19.96Wed30
  8. about €19.96Thu1
  9. about €19.96Fri2
  10. about €19.96Sat3
  11. about €19.96Sun4
  12. about €19.96Mon5
  13. about €19.96Tue6
  14. about €19.96Wed7
  15. about €19.96Thu8
  16. about €19.96Fri9
  17. about €19.96Sat10
  18. about €19.96Sun11
  19. about €19.96Mon12
  20. about €19.96Tue13
  21. about €19.96Wed14

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

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A hotel room

A room in Hong Kong for the night the bus gets in

Sort by distance from Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Shenzhen to Hong Kong

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €19.9690 days
  2. €19.9660 days
  3. €19.9645 days
  4. €19.9630 days
  5. €19.9621 days
  6. €19.9614 days
  7. €19.967 days
  8. €23.283 days
  9. €24.931 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €19.96.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 25 percent. The most expensive point is €24.93, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
€24.93€19.96137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 7 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Shenzhen to Hong Kong 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

138 km

32 km as the crow flies, 331% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.

Who lives at each end

17,494,3987,396,076

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

ChinaGuangzhouGuangzhouFoshanFoshanBao'anBao'anZhongshanZhongshanShantouShantouHuizhouHuizhouYunfuYunfuZhuhaiZhuhaiPuningPuningJieyangJieyangQingyuanQingyuanMaomingMaomingYangjiangYangjiangXinyiXinyiWuchuanWuchuanWuzhouWuzhouShenzhenShenzhenHong KongHong KongMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

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 138 km against 32 km in a straight line, a detour of 331 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Humen, Zhuhai. The gap between arriving and leaving is 70 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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 bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station

Most of the points near Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Shenzhen to Hong Kong

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 Shenzhen to Hong Kong?

The fastest journey from Shenzhen to Hong Kong takes 5h 27m door to door, of which 3h 23m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 49m, 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 Shenzhen to Hong Kong?

The cheapest fare from Shenzhen to Hong Kong is €19.96, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €21.77. 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 Shenzhen to Hong Kong?

The cheapest way from Shenzhen to Hong Kong is by coach, at €19.96 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 55m 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.

What is the fastest way to get from Shenzhen to Hong Kong?

The fastest way from Shenzhen to Hong Kong is by train, at 5h 40m door to door. Only 3h 23m of that is spent moving; the remaining 2h 17m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €24.53.

When should I book Shenzhen to Hong Kong?

Fares from Shenzhen to Hong Kong bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €19.96. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 25 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 Shenzhen to Hong Kong?

Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Shenzhen to Hong Kong, at €19.96. 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 Shenzhen to Hong Kong?

October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Shenzhen to Hong Kong, at €19.96 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 Shenzhen to Hong Kong?

3 operators sell services from Shenzhen to Hong Kong across 2 modes: CKS, Guangshen Railway Company, 永東巴士. 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 Shenzhen to Hong Kong?

0 percent of the services we sell from Shenzhen to Hong Kong are direct. The rest connect at Humen, Zhuhai, with about 70 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Shenzhen to Hong Kong produce?

Traveling from Shenzhen to Hong Kong by train produces about 3.8 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 3.8 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Shenzhen to Hong Kong use?

Services from Shenzhen to Hong Kong by train leave from Shenzhen North station and arrive at HONG KONG (ALL PORTS). 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 Shenzhen to Hong Kong?

3 of the 3 operators we sell from Shenzhen to Hong Kong 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 Shenzhen to Hong Kong on September 23, 2026: 138 km of route against 32 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €19.96, and 5h 27m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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The two ends, compared

Shenzhen reaches 174 places in 30 countries on services we hold, over distances from 28 to 12,514 km. Hong Kong reaches 228 places in 55 countries, from 16 to 13,287 km.

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Leaving Shenzhen

  • 174Places you can leave for
  • 30Countries
  • 57Operators

Arriving in Hong Kong

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  • 55Countries
  • 115Operators

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