[stephinpdx]

Does anyone know how long of a commute (public transport) it is from Hong Island (mabye around North Point) to Hong Kong U? Thanks!

[rani]

Unless there is a bus to HKU, the best option might be to take the MTR to Central (15 minutes?) and catch a bus from Central.

[Gillig Phantom]

Take NWFB 23 that starts from North Point Pier, it will take you to the main entrance of HKU.

[stephinpdx]

thanks for your replies! do you know how much time it will take though? Like 30 or 45 mins??

thank you!

[KnowItAll]

The amount of time the commute takes can really vary depending on the time of the day.

Also, YPMap has added a great location to location search using multiple modes of transport. Would highly recommend looking at their transportation map.

[Gillig Phantom]

I would say 30 mins for smooth traffic or 45 for traffic jam because 23 goes through busy streets in Causeway Bay and Wan Chai.

Another choice would be what rani suggested, which is to take the MTR to Central or Admiralty and catch a bus there.

You can:
1. Catch 4($5.3), 7($5.3), M49($5.0), 71($5.3), 91($5.3), or 94($5.3) at Heng Sing Back HQ along Westbound Connaught Road Central. 3A($5.3) is also available at this stop but during commute hours only.
2. Catch 46X($5.3) at Statue Square along Westbound Connaught Road Central.
3. Catch 3B($4.3) at Jardine House or City Hall along Eastbound Connaught Road Central.
4. Catch 37A($4.7) or 90B($5.8) at Landmark along Westbound Des Voeux Central.
5. Catch 40M($5.3) at HSBC HQ along Westbound Queens Road Central.
6. Catch 23($5.7), 37A($4.7), 40($5.3) or 40M($5.3) at Pacific Place along Westbound Queensway in Admiralty.

Other bus lines are also available to HKU:
103, 970, 970X, or 973, which all come from Kowloon area.

HK's bus system is similar to NY's subway, which takes you all around the city in every corner...

[stephinpdx]

Fabulous, thanks all!! Just what I needed to know. and the NY analogy helps

[jayinhongkong]

hey steph ;] i've been out in portland...great city. hk is really polluted in comparison...i used to live in north point, and i live about 20 seconds away from HKU now. the best (fastest) way I can think of would be to take the MTR from north point to sheung wan, and then cab it up ($18, about $2.25 US I guess). I used to live in NY, so that's pretty cheap to me. That could mean you could get to school in 20-30 mins...a cab from HKU to sheung wan takes like 5 minutes!

[AJZ]

Ma Wan = Park Island? Doesn't that mean the ferry to Central?

[rani]

I would say about 45-60min, 25 mins on the ferry and another 25-30mins on a bus to Pok Ful Lam