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{{Translation in progress|chi=城巴788線}}
{{Bus Route Infobox
| bgcolor = #0080FF
| namecolour = #FFFFFF
| data = CTB 788
| type = Hong Kong Island Urban Bus Route
| image = CTB 788 6380.jpg
| caption = A bus on Route 788 was turning from [[Sheung On Street]] to [[Chai Wan Road]]
| via = [[Chai Wan East]], [[Island Eastern Corridor]], [[Wan Chai North]]
| length = To Central: 14.4km<br>To Siu Sai Wan:
* Normal Routing：14.9 Km
* Routing bypassing Wan Chai North: 14.4 Km
| time = To Central: 41 Min<br>To Siu Sai Wan：46 Min
| formeroperator = [[China Motor Bus]] (Opening until August 1998)
| depot = {{ND|CWD|TMD}}
| vehicle = {{CTB-bm|E500MMC_128_C_Urban|E500MMC_128_L_2WC|E500MMC_128_E6_2WC|E500_12_C_E5|E500MMC_12_C_Urban|E500MMC_12_C_E6|B8L_12_C}}
| section = 1
| starthours = 05:30 - 23:40
| endhours = 06:10 - 00:30
| headway = 3 to 20 Min
| specials = {{Rtdest|CTB 788|A}}
}}
The Hong Kong Island Urban Bus Route '''788''' is operated by [[Citybus]]. It runs between {{pti|Siu Sai Wan|Island Resort}} and {{bt|Central|Macau Ferry}}, via {{Af||Chai Wan|East Industrial Area}} and [[Wan Chai North]], connecting both via the [[Island Eastern Corridor]] as an [[express route]].

==History==
===Summary of changes===
* [[2 August]] 1993: [[China Motor Bus|CMB]] Route 788 was launched. Initially, it only provided one-way services from Siu Sai Wan to Central (Wing Wo Street) during morning peak hours on weekdays and from [[Central (Wing Wo Street)]] back to [[Siu Sai Wan Estate Bus Terminus|Siu Sai Wan]] during the afternoon peak hours. 
* [[1 September]] 1998: With the {{L|1998|end of CMB Franchised Bus Service}}, the route was directly handed over to [[Citybus]].
* [[19 October]] 1998: Upgraded to a full-day service, and the Central Terminus was moved to {{bt|Central|Macau Ferry}}.
* [[22 July]] 2001: The Siu Sai Wan Terminus was moved to {{pti|Island Resort|bt={{-}}Public Transport Terminus}}. 
* [[14 August]] 2023: The time period passing through "[[Fullview Garden]]" on Siu Sai Wan Road for departures from Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) would start at 08:12 from Mondays to Saturdays (except public holidays).

===Detailed History===<!--
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* [[2 August]] 1993: [[CMB]] launched Route '''788'''. Initially, it only provided a one-way service from {{bte|Siu Sai Wan}} to {{bs|Central|Wing Wo Street}} in the morning peak hours and services from Central (Wing Wo Street) back to Siu Sai Wan during afternoon peak hours to cope with the population growth of Siu Sai Wan.
* [[2 November]] 1995: An additional return trip from Central to Siu Sai Wan will be added during morning peak hours, but only stops at [[Yee Wo Building]], {{bs|City Hall|Connaught Road Central|s}}, [[Chai Wan Industrial City]] on the way and [[Cheung On Street (Chai Wan Road)|CMB Depot]] intermediate bus stops.
* [[17 February]] 1997: The schedule was updated so that there would be 2 return trips during the afternoon rush hour.<ref>[http://www.bustop.info/news/97-02.shtml 巴士狂熱：巴士新聞（1997年2月）]</ref>
* [[1 September]] 1998: In {{L|1998|End of CMB Franchised Bus Service}}, [[Citybus]] took over as the operator, introducing [[Fleet Air-Conditioning#Fully Air-Conditioned Service|fully air-conditioned services]] onto this route,
* 1998年[[10月19日]]：提升至每日全日服務，中環總站遷往{{bt|中環|港澳碼頭||s}}。<ref name = cite1/>
* 1999年[[2月8日]]：提早頭班車時間。<ref>〈知道有著數〉，《成報》，1999年2月4日。</ref>
* 1999年[[7月5日]]：分拆出在星期一至六日間提供服務，來往小西灣及{{bt|金鐘|樂禮街}}的{{CTB|789}}線；在該路線的服務時間內不停[[金鐘]]。<ref>[http://www.bustop.info/news/99-07.shtml 巴士新聞 1999年7月]，巴士狂熱。</ref>
* 2000年[[8月27日]]：往中環方向改經新通車的[[永泰道天橋]]，並取消「[[柴灣工業城]]」站。{{NC|TD|706|永泰道行車天橋星期日通車|pr|20000825}}
* 2001年[[2月19日]]：星期一至五07:30至09:00由小西灣開出的班次不停{{L|舊|灣仔警署}}站。{{NC|CTB|http://www.citybus.com.hk:80/chinese/fulldisplay.asp?id{{!!}}317|城巴788號線早上繁忙時間巴士站新安排|pr|old=Y|web archive=20010405063411}}
* 2001年[[7月22日]]：小西灣總站遷往{{pti|小西灣|藍灣半島||s}}<ref name = cite2/>，並延長服務時間。<ref>〈城巴小西灣路線改總站〉，《蘋果日報》，2001年7月20日。</ref>
* 2003年[[1月27日]]：由中環開出的班次全日途經[[德輔道中]]，並取消於早上指定時段經干諾道中之安排。{{NC|CTB|http://www.citybus.com.hk/chi/News/descr/51_c_descr.htm|城巴788及967號線新安排|pr|20030124|old=Y|web archive=20040430042906}}
* 2004年[[5月31日]]：配合{{CTB|780}}線縮短至{{bt|柴灣|東}}，增設與該路線的[[轉乘優惠]]；另外，配合789線提升至全日服務，改為只於該路線之頭班車前的清晨時份途經[[海富中心|金鐘]]。
* 2015年[[9月14日]]：由小西灣（藍灣半島）開出途經[[富景花園]]站之時段由09:00提早至08:30開始。{{NC|TD|43197|城巴第788號線[小西灣(藍灣半島) – 中環 (港澳碼頭)]服務調整|notice|20150902}}
* 2016年[[6月1日]]：配合城巴專營權一延續，增設與{{CTB|5X}}、{{CTB|70}}及新巴{{CTB|18}}、{{CTB|18P}}、{{NWFB|590}}線之八達通轉乘優惠。{{NC|CTNWF|8715_20160520_chi|城巴增加票價優惠 八條路線新增「Next Bus」實時抵站時間查詢試驗服務|pr|20160520}}
* 2017年[[12月15日]]：增設[[巴士到站時間預報系統|實時抵站時間查詢服務]]。{{NC|CTNWF|10407_15122017_ETA_chi|新巴城巴擴展實時抵站時間服務至74條路線|pr|20171215}}
* 2018年[[6月25日]]：由小西灣（藍灣半島）開出途經富景花園站之時段，於星期一至五由08:30提早至08:26開始，於星期六由08:30提早至08:27開始。{{NC|CTNWF|10765_20062018_2_chi|城巴788及789號線提早停靠富景花園巴士站|pr|20180620}}
* 2019年[[10月8日]]：由小西灣（藍灣半島）開出，星期一至六（公眾假期除外）途經小西灣道富景花園站之時段提早至08:15開始。{{NC|TD|56637|<nowiki>新巴第8P號線[小西灣(藍灣半島) – 灣仔北臨時公共運輸交匯處] 、 城巴第788號線[小西灣(藍灣半島) – 中環 (港澳碼頭)] 及 城巴第789號線[小西灣(藍灣半島) – 金鐘(樂禮街)]服務調整</nowiki>|notice|20190930}}{{NC|CTB|E201902207a03|路線788, 789服務更改|notice|20190930}}
* 2023年[[8月14日]]：由小西灣（藍灣半島）開出，星期一至六（公眾假期除外）途經小西灣道富景花園站之時段提早至08:12開始。<ref name = cite3/>
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==Service Hours and Headways==
{{Ush|20230814}}
{{col}}
{| class = "wikitable" style = "width:320px; font-size:13px;"
! colspan = "2" style = "font-size:16px;" | From {{pti|Siu Sai Wan|Island Resort}}
|-
! style = "width:60%;" | Service Hours
! style = "width:40%;" | Headway (Min)
|-
! colspan = "2" style = "background:#90EE90;" | Mondays to Fridays
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#FFFFE0;" | ''The following departures will not stop at "[[Fullview Garden]]", but will stop at "[[Admiralty Centre]]"''
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 05:30 - 06:00 || 10
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 06:00 - 06:12 || 6
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 06:12 - 06:19 || 7
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#FCE5DF;" | ''The following departures will not stop at Fullview Garden''
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 06:26 - 06:40 || 7
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 06:40 - 07:24 || 6／5
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#FFFFE0;" | ''The following departures will not stop at Fullview Garden, [[Hiu Tsui Street]] and [[Old Wan Chai Police Station]]''
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 07:30 - 07:40 || 5
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 07:40 - 08:00 || 4
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 08:00 - 08:09 || 3
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#FCE5DF;" | ''The following departures will not stop at Hiu Tsui Street and [[Old Wan Chai Police Station]]''
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 08:12 - 08:18 || 3
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 08:18 - 08:25 || 4／3
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 08:25 - 08:33 || 4
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 08:33 - 08:36 || 3
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 08:36 - 09:00 || 4
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#D3D3D3;" | ''The following departures resume normal routing''
|-
| 09:06 - 09:26 || 5
|-
| 09:26 - 10:14 || 6
|-
| 10:14 - 10:30 || 8
|-
| 10:30 - 15:00 || 10
|-
| 15:00 - 16:00 || 12
|-
| 16:00 - 17:00 || 7／8
|-
| 17:00 - 17:20 || 7／6
|-
| 17:20 - 17:55 || 5
|-
| 17:55 - 17:59 || 4
|-
| 17:59 - 18:09 || 5
|-
| 18:09 - 18:16 || 7
|-
| 18:16 - 18:46 || 10
|-
| 18:46 - 19:00 || 14
|-
| 19:00 - 23:00 || 15
|-
| 23:00 - 23:40 || 20
|-
! colspan = "2" style = "background:#ADD8E6;" | Saturdays
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#FFFFE0;" | ''The following departures will not stop at Fullview Garden, but stops at Admiralty Centre''
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 05:30 - 06:00 || 10
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 06:00 - 06:24 || 8
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#FCE5DF;" | ''The following departures will not stop at Fullview Garden''
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 06:32 - 06:40 || 8
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 06:40 - 07:01 || 7
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 07:01 - 07:25 || 8
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#FFFFE0;" | ''The following departures will not stop at Fullview Garden, Hiu Tsui Street and Old Wan Chai Police Station ''
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 07:33 - 07:49 || 8
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 07:49 - 08:07 || 6
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#FCE5DF;" | ''The following departures will not stop at Fullview Garden and [[Old Wan Chai Police Station]]''
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 08:13 - 08:25 || 6
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 08:25 - 08:35 || 5
|- style = "background:#FCE5DF;"
| 08:35 - 08:59 || 6
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#D3D3D3;" | ''The following departures resume normal routing''
|-
| 09:05 - 09:35 || 6
|-
| 09:35 - 10:38 || 7
|-
| 10:38 - 13:50 || 8
|-
| 13:50 - 14:08 || 9
|-
| 14:08 - 17:58 || 10
|-
| 17:58 - 18:50 || 13
|-
| 18:50 - 23:02 || 12
|-
| 23:02 - 23:20 || 18
|-
| 23:20 - 23:40 || 20
|-
! colspan = "2" style = "background:#FFB6C1;" | Sundays and Public Holidays
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#FFFFE0;" | ''The following departures stop at Admiralty Centre''
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 05:30 - 06:20 || 10
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#D3D3D3;" | ''The following departures resume normal routing''
|-
| 06:30 - 08:00 || 10
|-
| 08:00 - 12:16 || 8
|-
| 12:16 - 12:25 || 9
|-
| 12:25 - 15:55 || 10
|-
| 15:55 - 21:55 || 12
|-
| 21:55 - 23:40 || 15
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class = "wikitable" style = "width:320px; font-size:13px;"
! colspan = "2" style = "font-size:16px;" | From {{bt|Central|Macau Ferry}}
|-
! style = "width:60%;" | Service Hours
! style = "width:40%;" | Headway (Min)
|-
! colspan = "2" style = "background:#90EE90;" | Mondays to Fridays
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#FFFFE0;" | ''The following departures omit [[Hung Hing Road]]''
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 06:10 - 06:40 || 15
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 06:40 - 06:50 || 10
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 06:50 - 07:05 || 8／7
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 07:05 - 07:17 || 6
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 07:17 - 07:22 || 5
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 07:22 - 07:36 || 8／6
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 07:36 - 08:00 || 8
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 08:00 - 08:54 || 6
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#D3D3D3;" | ''The following departures resume normal routing''
|-
| 09:00 - 09:30 || 7／8
|-
| 09:30 - 10:00 || 10
|-
| 10:00 - 15:00 || 12
|-
| 15:00 - 16:00 || 10
|-
| 16:00 - 16:24 || 8
|-
| 16:24 - 16:37 || 6／7
|-
| 16:37 - 16:51 || 7
|-
| 16:51 - 17:09 || 6
|-
| 17:09 - 17:29 || 5
|-
| 17:29 - 17:57 || 4
|-
| 17:57 - 18:03 || 3
|-
| 18:03 - 18:15 || 4
|-
| 18:15 - 19:00 || 4／5
|-
| 19:00 - 19:10 || 5
|-
| 19:10 - 19:40 || 6
|-
| 19:40 - 19:56 || 8
|-
| 19:56 - 20:36 || 10
|-
| 20:36 - 23:00 || 12
|-
| 23:00 - 23:30 || 15
|-
| 23:30 - 00:30 || 20
|-
! colspan = "2" style = "background:#ADD8E6;" | Saturdays
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#FFFFE0;" | ''The following departures omit Hung Hing Road''
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 06:10 - 07:10 || 15
|- style = "background:#FFFFE0;"
| 07:10 - 08:54 || 8
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#D3D3D3;" | ''The following departures resume normal routing''
|-
| 09:02 - 09:50 || 8
|-
| 09:50 - 11:30 || 10
|-
| 11:30 - 13:45 || 9
|-
| 13:45 - 17:25 || 10
|-
| 17:25 - 18:25 || 9／8
|-
| 18:25 - 23:15 || 10
|-
| 23:15 - 23:30 || 15
|-
| 23:30 - 00:30 || 20
|-
! colspan = "2" style = "background:#FFB6C1;" | Sundays and Public Holidays
|-
| 06:10 - 08:10 || 15
|-
| 08:10 - 14:10 || 12
|-
| 14:10 - 22:30 || 10
|-
| 22:30 - 23:30 || 12
|-
| 23:30 - 00:30 || 15
|}
{{col-end}}

===Special Departures===
{| class = "wikitable" style = "width:320px; font-size:13px;"
! style = "font-size:16px;" | {{Rtdest|CTB 788|A}}
|-
! style = "background:#90EE90;" | Mondays to Fridays
|-
| 08:56, 09:06
|-
! style = "background:#FFB6C1;" | No Service on Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays
|}
{{ETA|CTB}}

==Fares==
{| class = "wikitable" style = "width:410px;"
! style = "width:60%; background:#0080FF; color:#FFFFFF;" | Boarding Stop
! style = "width:40%; background:#0080FF; color:#FFFFFF;" | Fare
|- style = "font-size:16px;"
| Full Fare
| {{Rtfare|CTB 788}}
|-
! colspan = "2" | Section Fares From Central
|-
| From [[Old Wan Chai Police Station]]
| {{CTB 788|fare-s1}}
|-
! colspan = "2" | Section Fares From Siu Sai Wan
|-
| From [[Chai Wan Industrial City]]
| {{CTB 788|fare-s2}}
|}
{{Fare-remarks|CTB}}

===Bus-Bus Interchange Discounts===
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{{Citybus Route 788 Interchange Discounts}}

==Bus Deployments==
This route uses 22 double-decker buses; the main buses are the [[Enviro500]]/{{L|Enviro500_|MMC}} 12M (8128-8490, 8537-8546), [[Enviro500 MMC]] 12.8 M (6300 -6459) and [[Volvo B8L]] (8806-8845). In addition, the [[Scania K280UD]] 12 meters ({{BMBTS|89|0}}) [[Sample Car]] is also a commonly used model.

===Bus Deployment Evolution History===

==Routing==
===To Central (Macau Ferry) ===
{{Rt-data|14.4|41|Central}}

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|- style = "text-align:center; background:#FFFFE0; font-weight:bold;"
| style = "width:20%" | Routing
| style = "width:80%" | Roads
|-
! ①<br>Normal Routing
| [[Siu Sai Wan Road]], [[Siu Sai Wan Estate Bus Terminus]], Siu Sai Wan Road, [[Chai Wan Road]], [[Wing Tai Road Flyover]], [[Wing Tai Road]], [[Island Eastern Corridor]], [[Victoria Park Road]], [[Gloucester Road]], [[Harcourt Road]], [[Connaught Road Central]] and Macau Ferry Passage Road
|-
! ②{{FC|#0000FF|＊}}<br>Monday to Saturday morning non-stop at Fullview Garden

| style = "background:#CCE0FF;" | 
* <u>[[Harmony Road]], Siu Sai Wan Road</u>, Siu Sai Wan Bus Terminus, Siu Sai Wan Road, ……
* Siu Sai Wan Road, <u>[[Fu Yee Road]]</u>, Siu Sai Wan Bus Terminus, Siu Sai Wan Road, ……
|-
! ③{{FC|#228B22|＃}}<br>Everyday during Early Mornings via Admiralty
| style = "background:#BBFFBB;" | , Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road, <u>{{Af||Cotton Tree Road | Branch Road}}, [[Lambeth Walk]], [[Chater Road]], [[Jackson Road]]</u>, and Connaught Road Central.
|}

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| 1 || [[Siu Sai Wan]] || || {{pti|Siu Sai Wan|Island Resort}} || 
|-
| 2 || [[Siu Sai Wan]] || [[Siu Sai Wan Road]] || [[Fullview Garden]] || The stop is not available on ② Services
|-
| 3 {{FC|#228B22|＠}} || [[Siu Sai Wan]] || || {{bt|Siu Sai Wan Estate}} || Starting Point for Special Departures
|- style = "background:#FFDEDE;"
| 4 {{FC|#C71585|％}} || [[Siu Sai Wan]] || [[Siu Sai Wan Road]] || [[Hiu Tsui Street]] || Not applicable to departures from 07:30 to 09:00 on weekdays
|-
| 5 || rowspan = "2" | [[Chai Wan]] || [[Chai Wan Road]] || [[Fu Shing Court]] || 
|-
| 6 || [[Wing Tai Road]] || Tsui Wan Estate || 
{{Routemapbreak| colspan = 6 | form-bgcolor = | subject = {{SR|4}} [[Island Eastern Corridor]] }}
|- style = "background:#FFDEDE;"
| 7 {{FC|#C71585|％}} || [[Wan Chai]] || [[Gloucester Road]] || [[Old Wan Chai Police Station]] || Start of Section Fare<br>近Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre<br>Not applicable to departures from 07:30 to 09:00 on weekdays
|-
| 8 || [[Wan Chai]] || [[Gloucester Road]] || {{bs|Fenwick Street|Gloucester Road|s}} || Near Hong Kong Academy for the Preforming Arts
|- style = "background:#BBFFBB;"
| {{FC|#228B22|＃}} || [[Admiralty]] || [[Harcourt Road]] || {{af|Admiralty -|Admiralty Centre}} {{MTR|Admiralty}} || Only ③ Services Stop her
{{Routemapbreak| colspan = 5 | form-bgcolor = | subject = [[Harcourt Road Flyover]] }}
|-
| 9 || rowspan = "4" | [[Central]] || rowspan = "4" | [[Connaught Road Central]] || {{bs|Statue Square|Connaught Road Central|s}} {{MTR|Central}} || Near The Cenotaph, City Hall, City Gallery
|-
| 10 || {{bs|Pottinger Street|Connaught Road Central|s}} {{MTR|Central}} {{MTR|Hong Kong}} || 
|-
| 11 || {{bs|Jubilee Street|Connaught Road Central|s}} {{MTR|Hong Kong}} || 
|-
| 12 || {{bs|Wing Wo Street|Connaught Road Central|s}} {{MTR|Sheung Wan}} || 
|-
| 13 || [[Sheung Wan]] || || {{bt|Central|Macau Ferry}} {{MTR|Sheung Wan}} || 
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===To Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort)===
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|- style = "text-align:center; background:#FFFFE0; font-weight:bold;"
| style = "width:20%" | Routing
| style = "width:80%" | Road
|-
! ①<br>Normal Routing
| '''{{Rt-data|14.9|46}}'''<br>Macau Ferry Passage Road, [[Connaught Road Central]], [[Rumsey Street]], [[Des Voeux Road Central]], [[Pedder Street]], Connaught Road Central, [[Harcourt Road Flyover]] {{FC|red|#}}, [[Harcourt Road]], [[Gloucester Road]], [[Fleming Road]], [[Hung Hing Road]], Hung Hing Road Flyover, Gloucester Road, [[Victoria Park Road]], [[Island Eastern Corridor]], [[Wing Tai Road]], Ka Yip Street, [[Sheung On Street]], [[Chai Wan Road]] and [[Siu Sai Wan Road]]
|-
! ②{{FC|#0000FF|＊}}<br>Non-stop at Wan Chai Ferry Pier from Monday to Saturday Morning
| style = "background:#CCE0FF;" | '''{{Rt-data|14.4|46}}'''<br>……, Harcourt Road Flyover, Harcourt Road, <u>Gloucester Road</u>, Victoria Park Road, Island Eastern Corridor, ……
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "background:#AAAAAA;" | 
|-
! colspan = "2" | Routing Remarks
|-
| colspan = "2" style = "text-align:left;" | 
{{FC|red|#}}: ''Depending on traffic conditions, the route may be diverted to Harcourt Road outside [[Central Government Offices]] instead of the Harcourt Road flyover. ''
|}

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| 1 || rowspan = "2" | [[Sheung Wan]] || || {{bt|Central|Macau Ferry}} {{MTR|Sheung Wan}} || 
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| 2 || rowspan = "2" | [[Des Voeux Road Central]] || {{bs|Rumsey Street|Des Voeux Road Central|s}} {{MTR|Sheung Wan}} || 
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| 3 || rowspan = "3" | [[Central]] || [[Douglas Street]] {{MTR|Central}} {{MTR|Hong Kong}} || 
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| 4 || rowspan = "2" | [[Connaught Road Central]] || [[Jardine House]] {{MTR|Central}} {{MTR|Hong Kong}} || 
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| 5 || {{bs|City Hall|Connaught Road Central|s}} || 
{{Routemapbreak| colspan = 6 | form-bgcolor = | subject = [[Harcourt Road Flyover]] }}
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| 6 || rowspan = "2" | [[Wan Chai North]] || rowspan = "2" | [[Gloucester Road]] || [[Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts]] || 
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| 7 || [[Immigration Tower]] || Near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
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| 8 || [[Wan Chai North]] || [[Hung Hing Road]] || {{bs|Wan Chai Ferry Pier|Hung Hing Road|s}} {{MTR|Exhibition Centre}} || Service ② doesn't stop here
{{Routemapbreak| colspan = 6 | form-bgcolor = | subject = {{SR|4}} [[Island Eastern Corridor]] }}
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| 9 || rowspan = "3" | [[Chai Wan]] || [[Wing Tai Road]] || [[Chai Wan Industrial City]] || Section Fare Begins Here<br>Near Tsui Wan Estate, Lei Wan Estate, Hong Kong Institute of Higher Education and Technology (Chai Wan School) 
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| 10 || [[Sheung On Street]] || [[Kailey Industrial Centre]] || 
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| 11 || [[Chai Wan Road]] || {{bs|Sheung On Street|Chai Wan Road|s}} || 
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| 12 || rowspan = "4" | [[Siu Sai Wan]] || rowspan = "3" | [[Siu Sai Wan Road]] || {{bs|Harmony Garden|Siu Sai Wan Road|s}} || Near Siu Sai Wan Estate
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| 13 || {{bs|Fu Yee Garden|Siu Sai Wan Road|s}} || 
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| 14 || [[Fullview Garden]] || 
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| 15 || || {{pti|Siu Sai Wan|Island Resort}} || 
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==Ridership== 
According to District Council documents, the ridership of this route is as follows: 
* 2020: The average occupancy rate in the Central direction during morning peak hours is 80%.

==Anecdotes==
* [[24 June]], 2022: In response to the annual free bus tour plan launched by Futubull Securities, passengers on this day can take this route for free on buses covered with Futubull advertisements. The relevant departures are as follows:<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/events/782272202933732/?ti=ls 富途牛牛全年請你免費搭巴士！6月24日起正式啟程]，Facebook Events, June 2022.</ref>
** From {{pti|Siu Sai Wan|Island Resort}}: 06:19, 07:50, 09:11, 12:00, 13:40, 15:24, 17:07, 20:00, and 21:15;
** From {{bt|Central|Macau Ferry}}: 07:05, 08:24, 09:41, 10:42, 12:48, 14:24, 16:08, 17:45, 19:05, 20:36, and 22:00.
==Related Incidents==

==Gallery==
<gallery>
814@788(0215).JPG|[[Dennis Dragon]] (8XX) was once a common model on Route 788 
PX3555@788.JPG|The first [[Scania K280UD]] ({{BMBTS|89|0}}) in Hong Kong was running on Route 788 
CTB 788 9100 SA6717.jpg|In June 2013, the first 11.3-meter-long [[Enviro500 MMC]] ({{BMBTS|91|0}}/SA6717) made its [[maiden trip]] on Route 788
</gallery>
{{gallery}}

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==Related Articles==
* [[Citybus Route 88X]]
* [[Citybus Route 780]]
* [[Citybus Route 789]]

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==External Links==
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