Airport to Tseung Kwan O: taxi fare

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Airport to Tseung Kwan O: taxi fare

What a taxi from Hong Kong International Airport to Tseung Kwan O actually costs, worked out from the Transport Department's official tariff rather than guessed.

About HK$350
🔴 Urban (red) · 44.0 km · about 38 min without traffic

How that fare is made up

Flagfall (first 2 km)$29
Remaining 42.0 km — 211 × 200 m$320.6
Meter fare$349.6
Tunnel tollsNone on this route
Estimated total$349.6

Add $6 for every piece of baggage that goes in the boot — on an airport run that is usually the only extra, so two suitcases make it about HK$362.

The meter also runs while the taxi is stopped: $2.1 a minute at first, $1.4 once the fare passes $102.5. In heavy traffic that is what moves the number, not the distance.

There is genuinely no toll on this route. The Lantau Link has been toll-free since 27 December 2020, and the Airport, Scenic Hill, Cheung Tsing and Nam Wan tunnels are toll-free government tunnels, so nothing is added to the meter.

Official taxi fare table

Official Transport Department taxi fare table — rates effective 2024-07-14
Charge🔴 Urban (red)🟢 New Territories (green)🔵 Lantau (blue)
First 2 km (flagfall)$29$25.5$24
Each further 200 m, or each minute waiting$2.1$1.9$1.9
…once the fare reaches$102.5$82.5$195
…then each 200 m or minute$1.4$1.4$1.6

Distance and waiting time are charged at the same rate off the same threshold — a taxi stuck in traffic keeps charging.

Additional charges
ItemCharge
Each piece of baggage$6
Each animal or bird$5
Telephone booking$5
Wheelchairs and crutchesFree

Charged on every piece in the boot, and on any piece in the cabin whose length + width + height exceeds 140 cm. Prams are chargeable; light hand baggage kept with you is not.

This is the statutory telephone-booking charge. App and fleet bookings are priced by the operator and are not covered by it.

Free by regulation for passengers with a disability — not at the driver’s discretion.

Tunnel and toll surcharges a passenger pays
RoadSurcharge
Harbour crossing (toll + return toll)$50
Tai Lam Tunnel$28
Tate's Cairn Tunnel$20
Lion Rock Tunnel$8
Aberdeen Tunnel$8
Shing Mun Tunnels$8
Tsing Sha Control Area$8
Lantau LinkFree
Tseung Kwan O TunnelFree

The $25 return toll is not charged if the hiring begins at a cross-harbour taxi stand, or if your final destination is not on the opposite side of the harbour.

Time-varying tolls do not apply to taxis: the Transport Department’s schedule gives taxis a flat $25 harbour toll at every hour of every day.

Other airport taxi fares

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How much is a taxi from Hong Kong airport to Tseung Kwan O?
About HK$350. That is $349.6 on the meter for 44.0 km, with no toll on this route, using the Transport Department tariff effective 2024-07-14. Add $6 per piece of checked baggage, and more if traffic keeps the taxi stationary.
Is there an airport surcharge on Hong Kong taxis?
No. The Transport Department publishes no airport surcharge. What you pay above the meter on an airport run is $6 per piece of baggage in the boot, and a toll only if your route uses a tolled tunnel.
Do I have to pay the Lantau Link toll?
No. Lantau Link tolls were waived from 27 December 2020, so no airport journey adds anything for it in either direction.
How long does the taxi take to Tseung Kwan O?
About 38 minutes when the roads are clear, over 44.0 km. Allow considerably more in the morning and evening peaks — and remember the meter charges $2.1 a minute while stopped.
Which colour of taxi can I take from the airport?
All three. Red urban, green New Territories and blue Lantau taxis may all pick up at the airport passenger terminals, regardless of their usual operating areas. Red urban taxis make up 15,250 of the 18,163 licensed taxis, so they are what you will normally find at the rank.
Fares and tolls: Transport Department, rates effective 2024-07-14. Distance and time: Google driving directions, measured 2026-09-07. An estimate — the meter is the authority.
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