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Citybus Route 33X

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The Hong Kong Island Urban Bus Route 33X is operated by Citybus. It runs between Shau Kei Wan and Cyberport, which serves Sai Wan Ho, Quarry Bay, North Point before going onto Central - Wan Chai Bypass and Rumsey Street Flyover towards Sai Ying Pun (→), HKU, Queen Mary Hospital, Chi Fu Fa Yuen and Wah Fu Estate.

Following the cessation of Route 309 in 2008, Route 33X is again a franchised bus route that crosses all four administrative districts on Hong Kong Island (Eastern, Wan Chai, Central and Western and Southern); unlike Route 309, Route 33X skirts the Wan Chai District without stopping.

History[]

New route launch with the opening of Bypass[]

The western part of Pok Fu Lam in the Southern District has historically lacked direct bus services to areas east of North Point. Following the opening of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass, journey times from the Southern District to Hong Kong Island East via Pok Fu Lam Road are expected to be significantly reduced, offering a more reliable alternative to the Aberdeen Tunnel. To meet this anticipated demand, and with the new road nearing completion, the Transport Department and New World First Bus (NWFB) proposed in the 2018-2019 Bus Route Planning Programme to adjust the frequency of Route 42 to introduce the new Route 33X. operating one service daily from Cyberport on weekday mornings. The route will loop via Wah Fu Estate and Chi Fu Garden before proceeding via the Hill Road Flyover, Rumsey Street Flyover and the Central - Wan Chai Bypass directly to Hong Kong Island East with the journey from Chi Fu to North Point projected to take approximately 28 minutes. District councillors from Eastern and Southern Districts welcomed the new route, with local organisations further noting it would facilitate direct MTR interchanges to Kowloon East for residents along the route. However, Southern District representatives expressed dissatisfaction that NWFB chose to divert resources from Route 42, which residents frequently complain about for service irregularities, while NWFB stated Route 42 had capacity for minor adjustments.[1][2]

The new route was originally scheduled to commence service in the fourth quarter of 2018. However, the Central - Wan Chai Bypass did not open until 20 January 2019. The Transport Department and NWFB subsequently arranged trial runs, with the route finally launching in April, but Route 42 did not reduce its frequency at the same time.[3]

  • 15 April 2019: Route 33X entered service, initially operating one departure from Cyberport at 07:45 on Mondays to Fridays.[4][5]

The Transport Department and New World First Bus proposed in the 2020-2021 Bus Route Planning Programme to add one additional service each for Route 33X during the morning and afternoon peak periods. Then-South District Councillor Lam Andrew Tak-wo noted buses frequently arrived at Chi Fu Estate fully occupied and supported the additional service while Councillor Paul Zimmerman proposed delaying the afternoon departure by 10 minutes, from 18:05 to 18:15.[6] The plan was originally scheduled for implementation in the third quarter of 2020 but was delayed due to the pandemic and other factors. Towards year-end, AMS Public Transport, operator of GMB route 69 connecting Hong Kong Island East with Cyberport, proposed service adjustments. These included introducing a Monday-Friday express service departing from Cyberport at 18:10, omitting Wah Fu Estate and Chi Fu Fa Yuen to travel directly via Pok Fu Lam Road into Central - Wan Chai Bypass. Local organisations criticised AMS Public Transport's actions as "leaving fertile ground uncultivated while cultivating barren land" (瘦田無人耕，耕開有人爭), arguing that long-distance cross-district demand should be met by franchised buses rather than 19-seater minibuses. They expressed concern that the minibus proposal would hinder NWFB's efforts to increase services and demanded the Transport Department withdraw the minibus restructuring plan. Simultaneously, they urged New World First Bus to expedite service enhancements. The minibus reorganisation ultimately came to nothing, while additional services on Route 33X commenced in mid-2021.[7][8][9]

  • 24 May 2021: A new departure at 08:00 was added with an additional evening service departing from Cyberport at 18:15.[10][11]

Introduction of return services, further connecting Eastern and Southern Districts[]

For the first four years of operation, Route 33X provided only one-way service to the Eastern District. Local organisations petitioned for return services and proposed routes via Smithfield or Western Street for public consultation; the Smithfield option proved more popular in related discussions.[12]

The Transport Department and Citybus/NWFB finally proposed adding evening return services in the 2023-2024 Bus Route Planning Programme, with buses departing from Rumsey Street Flyover and ascending Pok Fu Lam Road via Western Street. Paul Zimmerman argued the plan would reduce ridership on GMB route 69, creating vicious competition between the two services, and urged the department to consider replacing the minibus with Route 33X. The Transport Department responded at the time that the minibus service utilised the Aberdeen Tunnel, meaning the routes were distinct. The bus companies indicated they would study the matter at an appropriate time and it was to be implemented following the Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger.[13]

By late 2024, GMB route 69 had been reduced to operating only during peak hours on Mondays to Fridays. In 2025, Citybus planned to allocate more resources to the Southern District to address local demands and thus proposed in the 2025-2026 Bus Route Planning Programme to upgrade Route 33X to whole-day bidirectional service, which was welcomed by District Council members. This coincided with the government's study on merging the East and West Hospital Clusters on Hong Kong Island, potentially relocating some specialist or medical services to Queen Mary Hospital. Local organisations view this as aligning with the network concept, facilitating Eastern District residents' follow-up appointments at Queen Mary Hospital. They also revisited NWFB's restructuring of routes 38 and 42 in 2022, suggesting that Route 33X's whole-day operation could be seen as compensation for the residents of Chi Fu Fa Yuen over the withdrawal of daytime services to and from North Point omitting Wah Fu Estate after the morning peak period.[14][15][16]

  • 1 July 2023: Changed to be operated by Citybus following the Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger.
  • 25 September 2023: New return service was introduced, departing at 17:55 and 18:15 from Grand Promenade to Cyberport on Mondays to Fridays.[17][18]
  • 24 August 2025: Enhanced to whole-day service with Eastern District end extended to Shau Kei Wan:[19][20]
    • The service hour from Cyberport on Mondays to Saturdays was 07:45-19:40 and that from Shau Kei Wan on Mondays to Saturdays was 07:40-19:40;
    • The service hour from Cyberport on Sundays and Public Holidays was 09:15-19:15 and that from Shau Kei Wan on Sundays and Public Holidays was 09:00-19:30;
    • Interchange concession with Route A10 was introduced.
  • 17 November 2025: Service was enhanced:[21][22]
    • The daily service hours from Shau Kei Wan were extended to 07:30-21:00, while that from Cyberport to 07:45-21:00;
    • Interchange concessions with routes 8X, 382, 608, 682, 682A, 682B and 682P were introduced.

Historical route information[]

Details of the past service hours and headways, fares and other route information of this route are set out in the "Historical route information" sub-page of this article.

Service hours and headways[]

The latest update is on 8/2025, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

Departure times from Shau Kei Wan
Hrs Mins
Mondays to Fridays
07 40
08 10, 40
09 - 13 00, 30
14 - 19 00, 20, 40
Saturdays
07 40
08 - 12 00, 30
13 - 19 00, 20, 40
Sundays and Public Holidays
09 - 19 00, 30
Departure times from Cyberport
Hrs Mins
Mondays to Fridays
07 45
08 - 13 00, 30
14 - 19 00, 20, 40
Saturdays
07 45
08 - 11 15, 45
12 15, 40
13 - 19 00, 20, 40
Sundays and Public Holidays
09 - 18 15, 45
19 15
This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Journey/boarding stop Fares
Full fare $14.5
Section fares (to Cyberport)
From Connaught Garden $8.8
From Queen Mary Hospital $6.9
From Wah Lok House Wah Fu Estate $6.3
Section fares (to Shau Kei Wan)
From Queen Mary Hospital $13.1
From Java Road Complex $5.5
Fare Remarks
  • Half-fare for children aged below 12 and senior citizens aged 65 or above; the remainder of the fare after half-fare will be counted as 10 cents.
  • Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Senior Octopus Cards or Personalised Octopus cards, Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 using JoyYou Card, and eligible persons with disabilities using Personalised Octopus cards with "Persons with Disabilities Status" can enjoy a flat fare of $2.0 per journey under the $2 Concessionary Fare. If the concessionary fare for eligible persons with disabilities aged below 12 and senior citizens aged 65 or above is less than $2.0 after a 50% discount from the regular fare, the beneficiary is only required to pay the original concessionary fare; if the original full fare for Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 or eligible persons with disabilities is already less than $2.0, the beneficiary is also only required to pay the original full fare.
  • Passengers are required to tender exact fare by cash or by Octopus card when boarding. No exact change will be given.
  • Passengers may also use AlipayHK "EasyGo", Alipay, QuickPass, BoC Pay "RideCode", WeChat Pay HK or WeChat "Ride Code", Visa, Mastercard and UnionPay cards with inductive payment capabilities, as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay and Huawei Pay mobile payment platforms for fare payment. Passengers using the above payment method can only enjoy the interchange concessions with other Citybus solely-operated routes or the Citybus departures of the jointly-operated routes, and cannot enjoy the "Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme" nor the "Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities".

Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]

Template:Queen Mary Hospital Interchange Concessions

Bus deployments[]

The main model on this route is Enviro500 MMC (8537-8546).

Routing[]

To Cyberport[]

To Cyberport: The distance of this route is approx. 20.3km, and the journey time is approximately 71mins. (The average speed is 17.2km/h.)

Via: Unnamed road, Nam On Lane, Shau Kei Wan Road, King's Road, Kornhill Road, King's Road, Tong Shui Road, flyover, Island Eastern Corridor, Central - Wan Chai Bypass, Rumsey Street Flyover, Connaught Road West, Western Street, Queen's Road West, Pok Fu Lam Road, Chi Fu Road, Pok Fu Lam Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Wah Fu Road, Wah King Street, Wah Chui Street, Victoria Road, Cyberport Road and Information Crescent

Citybus Route 33X (Shau Kei Wan → Cyberport)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Shau Kei Wan Shau Kei Wan
2 Shau Kei Wan Road Sun Sing Street
3 Sai Wan Ho Hoi An Street
4 Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre
5 Tai Cheung Street
6 Kornhill Kornhill Road Kornhill Plaza
7 Quarry Bay King's Road Quarry Bay Street
8 Taikoo Place
9 Mansion Street
10 North Point Model Housing Estate
11 Healthy Village
12 Healthy Gardens
13 Kam Hong Street
Island Eastern Corridor, Central - Wan Chai Bypass, Rumsey Street Flyover
14 Sai Ying Pun Connaught Road West Connaught Garden Section fare begins here
15 Pok Fu Lam Road Li Sing Primary School
16 Shek Tong Tsui HKU West Gate
17 Lady Ho Tung Hall Near The Belcher's
18 Kennedy Town Pokfield Road
19 Pok Fu Lam Queen Mary Hospital Section fare begins here
Interchange stop for Pok Fu Lam Road routes
20 Ebenezer School
21 Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road
22 Pok Fu Lam Village Near VTC Pokfulam Complex
23 Pok Fu Lam (Chi Fu) Chi Fu Road Fu Ming Yuen
24 Fu Yan Yuen
25 Yar Chee Villas
26 Waterfall Bay Wah Fu Road Wah Lok House Wah Fu Estate Section fare begins here
27 Wah Fu Commercial Complex
28 Wah Ching House Wah Fu Estate
29 Pui Ying Secondary School
30 Victoria Road Wah Chui Street
31 Victoria Road Zone Sub-station
32 Telegraph Bay Cyberport Road Bel-Air on the Peak
33 Residence Bel-Air
34 Cyberport

To Shau Kei Wan[]

To Shau Kei Wan: The distance of this route is approx. 20.6km, and the journey time is approximately 67mins. (The average speed is 18.4km/h.)

Via: Information Crescent, Cyberport Road, Victoria Road, Wah Hong Street, Wah King Street, Wah Fu Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Pok Fu Lam Road, flyover, Chi Fu Road, flyover, Pok Fu Lam Road, Hill Road Flyover, Connaught Road West Flyover, Rumsey Street Flyover, Central - Wan Chai Bypass, Island Eastern Corridor Link, Island Eastern Corridor, Tong Shui Road, Java Road, Man Hong Street, King's Road, Shau Kei Wan Road, Aldrich Street and Nam On Street

Citybus Route 33X (Cyberport → Shau Kei Wan)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Telegraph Bay Cyberport
2 Cyberport Road Cyberport 3
3 Residence Bel-Air
4 Bel-Air on the Peak
5 Waterfall Bay Victoria Road Wah Chui Street
6 Wah King Street Wah Fu (North)
7 Wah Fu Road Wah Sang House Wah Fu Estate
8 Wah Tai House Wah Fu Estate
9 Wah On House Wah Fu Estate
10 Pok Fu Lam (Chi Fu) Pok Fu Lam Road Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No. 2
11 Chi Fu Road Chi Fu Close
12 Block 1-7 Chi Fu Fa Yuen
13 Chi Fu Landmark
14 Chi Fu Fa Yuen Tennis Court
15 Pok Fu Lam Pok Fu Lam Road Pok Fu Lam Village Near VTC Pokfulam Complex
16 Queen Mary Hospital Section fare begins here
Interchange stop for Pok Fu Lam Road routes
17 Kennedy Town Pokfield Road
18 Shek Tong Tsui Lady Ho Tung Hall Near The Belcher's
19 HKU Centennial Campus
Hill Road Flyover; Connaught Road West Flyover, Rumsey Street Flyover, Central - Wan Chai Bypass, Island Eastern Corridor
20 North Point Java Road Java Road Complex Section fare begins here
21 Tin Chiu Street
22 King's Road Healthy Village
23 Model Housing Estate
24 Quarry Bay North Point Government Primary School
25 Sunway Gardens Near Taikoo Place
26 Westlands Gardens
27 Kornhill Cityplaza Near Kornhill Garden
28 Sai Wan Ho Shau Kei Wan Road Tai On Building
29 Hoi An Street
30 Aldrich Bay Road
31 Shau Kei Wan Nam Hong Street
32 Shau Kei Wan

Ridership[]

According to the Bus Route Planning Programmes, the ridership of this route is as follows:

  • 2023: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 63%.
  • 2025: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 77%.

Gallery[]

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Remarks[]

Related articles[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Southern District Council Secretariat, "Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of Traffic and Transport Committee (T&TC) Southern District Council (SDC) (2020-2023)", March 2018.
  2. ↑ 南區交通 Southern District Transport, "Bypass Express Route 33X commences on next Mon" [Facebook post], 9 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Southern District Council Secretariat, "Minutes of the 20th Meeting of Traffic and Transport Committee (T&TC) Southern District Council (SDC) (2016-2019)", May 2019.
  4. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "開辦新巴33X號線(數碼港至西灣河(太康街))" [Traffic Advice], 8 April 2019.
  5. ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB Launches Central-Wan Chai Bypass Route 33X Operates from Cyberport to Sai Wan Ho" [News Release], 8 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Southern District Council Secretariat, "Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of Traffic and Transport Committee (T&TC) Southern District Council (SDC) (2020-2023)", July 2020.
  7. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "港島專線小巴第69及69A號線服務調整的建議" (Suggestions on Service Adjustment of HK Island GMB Route Nos. 69 and 69A), December 2020.
  8. ↑ 西區交通 Western District Transport "Suggested addition of PLB 69 special trip via Pokfulam" [Facebook post], 17 December 2020.
  9. ↑ Related post by "東區交通 Eastern District Transport" Facebook page, 31 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancement of NWFB Route No. 33X (Cyberport – Sai Wan Ho (Tai Hong Street))" [Traffic Advice], 13 May 2021.
  11. ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB Route 33X Service Enhanced" [News Release], 20 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Southern District Transport, "Request 33X return trips to Cyberport" [Facebook post], 26 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Southern District Council Secretariat, "Minutes of the 16th Meeting of Traffic and Transport Committee (T&TC) Southern District Council (SDC) (2020-2023)", May 2023.。
  14. ↑ Southern District Council Secretariat, "Minutes of the 8th Meeting of Traffic and Transport Committee (T&TC) Southern District Council (SDC) (2024-2027)", May 2025.
  15. ↑ Related post by "東區交通 Eastern District Transport" Facebook page, 27 February 2025.
  16. ↑ Related post by "東區交通 Eastern District Transport" Facebook page, 20 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Citybus Limited, "33X New Evening Return Service" [Passenger Notice], 18 September 2023.
  18. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of CTB Route No. 33X (Cyberport to Sai Wan Ho (Tai Hong Street))" [Traffic Advice], 20 September 2023.
  19. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of CTB Route No. 33X (Cyberport - Sai Wan Ho (Tai Hong Street); Sai Wan Ho (Grand Promenade) - Cyberport)" [Traffic Advice], 19 August 2025.
  20. ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Route 33X Upgraded to Full-Day Service Faster Connection Between Eastern and Southern District" [News Release], 21 August 2025.
  21. ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Enhances Express Route 33X Service With New Interchange Discounts for Quicker & More CostEffective Travel between Chai Wan, New Territories East and Pok Fu Lam" [News Release], 11 November 2025.
  22. ↑ Citybus Limited, "33X Service Hour Further Extension & New Interchange Discount Introduction" [Passenger Notice], 11 November 2025.

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