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Re-opening of all destinations on 1 April
On 1 April 2023, High Speed Rail resumes service to all destinations including Beijingxi (Beijing West), Shanghai Hongqiao, Hangzhoudong (Hangzhou East), Kunmingnan (Kunming South), Guilinxi (Guilin West), Wuhan and Xiamen, etc. With five new stations added to the network, Hong Kong West Kowloon Station is now connected to a total of 66 mainland destinations. Let's explore more along High Speed Rail!
High Speed Rail passengers are required to:
- complete the Mainland Health Declaration online form before travel
- have a negative nucleic acid test result taken within 48 hours of travel if they have stayed in overseas places or Taiwan in the past 7 days
The above requirement is updated on 3 February 2023. Please check the latest information published by the government.
Ticket Class
- Business class
- 1st class
- 2nd class
Ticket Types
- Adult ticket
aged 14 or above - Child ticket
aged below 14
- Infant
aged below 6 may travel free, provided that he/she is accompanied by a passenger aged 18 or above and does not need to occupy an additional seat.
Acceptable travel documents
- Passports recognized by the PRC Government
- Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents (Home Return Permit)
- PRC Resident Identity Card
- PRC Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents
- PRC Residence Permit for Taiwan Residents
- PRC Foreign Permanent Resident Identity Card
- PRC Exit/Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao
- Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents
After-sales Services
- All high speed trains depart from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
📍 1 Austin Rd, Kowloon
- From airport to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
take Airport Express to Kowloon Station and then take free shuttle bus K1 to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station. It takes 25 minutes. - By subway
Hong Kong West Kowloon Station provides direct access to the MTR Austin Station and Kowloon Station via the overhead bridge or pedestrian tunnel, facilitating a seamless transfer on the MTR. - By taxi
Get off at B1 level.
Hong Kong West Kowloon Station service hours are 6:00 am – 12:00 midnight daily
Passengers may proceed for real-name checking, security checks, immigration and boarding procedures as early as 120 minutes prior to train departure. Normally, the procedures can be completed in around 30 minutes. Due to additional requirement for nucleic acid test result verification and Mainland health declaration, please allow extra time for the procedures. Besides, travelling during festive seasons or public holidays, passengers using traditional immigration counters or passport holders, extra processing time is required.
The boarding gates on level B3 will open 15 minutes before departure time and close in the last 5 minutes.
Generally, we advise to be at the station at least 60 minutes before.
Yes. The tickets issued by us are real-name e-tickets. Once the tickets are purchased, we will email you the confirmation with a unique reference number. The identification document you used to buy the tickets is the only travel document you need to check in and board the train. No physical ticket is needed.
You can log in at My Bookings and then request to change or cancel online. If you have difficulty to do it online, you can send us an email.
Acceptable valid personal identification documents:
- Passports recognized by the PRC Government
- Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents (Home Return Permit)
- PRC Resident Identity Card
- PRC Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents
- PRC Residence Permit for Taiwan Residents
- PRC Foreign Permanent Resident Identity Card
- PRC Exit/Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao
- Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents
Popular Train Tickets
Hong Kong West Kowloon Station is now connected to a total of 66 mainland destinations.
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Guangzhou South
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Shenzhen Futian
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Shenzhen North
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Humen
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Beijing West
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Changsha South
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Chaoshan
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Chongqing West
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Foshan West
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Fuzhou
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Guiyang North
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Guilin West
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Hangzhou East
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Kunming South
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Nanchang West
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Nanning East
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Shantou
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Shijiazhuang
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Tianjin West
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Wuhan
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Xiamen
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Zhaoqing East
- Hong Kong West Kowloon to Zhengzhou East