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The Airbus Route A26 is one of the "Cityflyer" routes operated by Citybus. It runs between Yau Tong and Airport, via Lam Tin (Pik Wan Road), Sau Mau Ping, Four Shun, Ngau Tau Kok, Jordan Valley, Choi Hung, Diamond Hill, Wong Tai Sin (Lung Cheung Road), Tai Wo Ping (Beacon Heights), and connects to and from the Hong Kong International Airport and HZMB Hong Kong Port via Ching Cheung Road, Cheung Tsing Tunnel and Lantau Link.

History[]

Commencing background[]

At the time when this route was conceived, Citybus routes E22P and E22X serving Yau Tong and Lam Tin (Pik Wan Road) only provide one-way service to the airport in the morning and Yau Tong in the evening from Mondays to Fridays, and those who wish to travel to and from the airport during the rest of the daytime will have to make use of other means of transport to connect to the Citybus airport services.

Meanwhile, the first two public housing estates in the Anderson Road Development Area, On Tat Estate and On Tai Estate, were completed for occupation in the first quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017 respectively. While the population and transport demand in the area continue to rise, there is no public transport service connecting the area to the airport.

In view of this, the Transport Department (TD) and Citybus proposed in the 2017-2018 Bus Route Planning Programme to introduce Route A26 to enable residents of the aforementioned area to enjoy express services to and from the Airport. [1]

Route change history[]

  • 29 January 2018: Route A26 commenced service.[2][3]
  • 1 June 2018: A new stop was added at "Tan Fung House Choi Hung Estate" on Lung Cheung Road for Airport direction, with the original section fare advanced to take effect from that stop. [4]
  • 30 December 2018: A new stop was added at "Beacon Heights" on Lung Cheung Road for both directions, with section fares added on that stop for Yau Tong direction. [5]
  • 29 November 2019: Due to the expansion works at the Airport Terminal 2, buses on the Airport direction no longer detoured via Sky Plaza Road and the "Airport (Terminal Two)" bus stop was cancelled. [6][7]
  • 1 April 2020: Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the service time of the route was significantly reduced temporarily, with the last bus from Yau Tong departing earlier to 13:30 and the first bus from the Airport delayed to 15:45.[8]
  • 4 January 2021: Departures from Yau Tong at 07:30 and Airport at 17:45 from Mondays to Saturdays detoured via Sky City Road East on a trial basis: [9]
    • Airport direction: After arriving via original routing atAirport South Interchange, the route was rerouted via Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Sky City Road East, Sky City Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, then return to the Ground Transportation Centre Bus Terminus;
    • Yau Tong direction: After departing from Ground Transportation Centre Bus Terminus, the route was rerouted via Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Sky City Road East, Sky City Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, then return to Airport Road and original routing;
    • New stops were added at "Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel" and "Sky City Interchange" on Sky City Road East for both directions.
  • 7 August 2021: Departures from Yau Tong at 06:30 and Airport at 16:45 from Mondays to Saturdays were detoured via Airport Expo Boulevard and Sky City Road East on a trial basis, with additional stops at "AsiaWorld-Expo", "Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel" and "Sky City Interchange" on Sky City Road East. The original special trips detouring via Sky City Road East also stopped at "AsiaWorld-Expo" stop on Airport Expo Boulevard. [10]
  • 23 September 2023: [11][12]
    • The last bus time from Yau Tong was resumed to 20:30;
    • The first bus time from Airport was resumed to 11:45;
    • Both directions detoured via HZMB Hong Kong Port.
  • 18 December 2023: Merged with Route A26P to tie in with the reorganisation of Cityflyer routes:[13][14][15]
    • Rerouted via Sau Mau Ping Estate, Shun Tin Estate, Shun Lee Estate, Lok Wah Estate, Cheerful Court and Choi Ying Estate for both directions, omitting Po Tat Estate, On Tat Estate, On Tai Estate and Choi Wan Estate;
    • Departures from Yau Tong changed to operate from 06:00 to 20:30 daily and that from the Airport to operate from 11:35 to 23:35 daily;
    • Departures from Yau Tong at 06:00 and 07:30 daily detoured via Cathay Pacific City.
  • 29 January 2024: The afternoon peak hour special departures via Sky City Road East were rerouted via Airport Road, Sky City Road, Airport Expo Boulevard and Sky City Road East after Cheong Lin Road, and then return to its original routing at Chek Lap Kok Road. [16]

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 12/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Yau Tong
Hrs Mins
Daily
06 - 07 00, 30
08 - 20 30
Remarks
  • Daily departures at 06:00 and 07:30 from Yau Tong detour via Cathay Pacific City.
  • Monday to Saturday (except public holidays) departures at 06:30, 07:00 and 07:30 from Yau Tong detoured via AsiaWorld-Expo.
From Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)
Hrs Mins
Daily
11 - 23 35
Remarks
Monday to Saturday departures at 16:35 and 17:35 from Airport detour via AsiaWorld-Expo.
This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Journey/boarding stop Fares
Full fare $44.0
Section fares (to Airport)
From Tan Fung House Choi Hung Estate $40.8
Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange $17.8
Cathay Pacific City/AsiaWorld-Expo (special trips only) $4.2
Section fares (to Yau Tong)
Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange $30.3
Beacon Heights $13.6
From Wong Tai Sin Station $10.5
From Sau Lok House Sau Mau Ping Estate $6.8
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.
  • This route is not covered by the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities.
  • 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".
  • Passengers can also tender Pre-sold Tickets into fare box in lieu of actual fares. For more about pre-sold tickets, see the section below.

Pre-paid Return Tickets[]

Pre-paid Return Tickets are priced at $70.0 and are valid for three months from the date of purchase. They are valid for any journey on this route, A10, A11, A12, A17, A28 or A29 to the city and to the Airport.

Passengers can purchase pre-paid tickets at Citybus Customer Service Centres, Citybus eShop shopping platform or designated travel agents.[17]

Same-day Return Discount[]

Passengers using an Octopus card or e-payment device to travel on Cityflyer to and from the Airport/HZMB Hong Kong Port/Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange and the urban area on the same day can enjoy half-fare concession on the return trip. To be eligible for the half-fare return trip, passengers must pay both the onward and return fares with the same Octopus card or the same e-payment device within the same service day (i.e. between the first and last bus service hours). The return journey discount is applicable to any Cityflyer daytime route.[18]

Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]

Passengers using the same Octopus card to interchange to the designated route after this route within a specific time, or transfer from the designated route to this route can enjoy an interchange concession. The details are as follows: (Half discount for children and senior citizens.) Template:Citybus Route A26 Interchange Concession Scheme

Lantau Link BBI Interchange Concession Scheme[]

Template:Citybus Lantau Link BBI Interchange Concessions

Airport Staff Concessionary Travel Scheme

Eligible Airport and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) staff holding a Personalised Octopus or Personalised Octopus for Airport Staff recorded and approved by Citybus can travel on this route at a concessionary fare of $28.2 ($17.7 for Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange to Airport/HZMB Hong Kong Port). Passengers are required to present the front of their registered "Authorised Employee Status" Octopus Card to the bus captain upon boarding, and pay the fare with the card upon confirmation by the bus captain without having to wait for the Octopus fare adjustment.[19]

Bus deployments[]

This route operates with five double-deck buses in the morning, reducing to three in the afternoon; the main buses used are Enviro500 MMC 12m luxury version (80XX) and 12.8m (68XX, 638XX) belonging to the Cityflyer fleet.

Routing[]

To Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)[]

Routing Roads observed

Regular
The distance of this route is approx. 56.5km, and the journey time is approximately 96mins. (The average speed is 35.3km/h.)
Ko Chiu Road, Pik Wan Road, Lin Tak Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Hiu Kwong Street, Sau Ming Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Shun On Road, Shun Tin Bus Terminus, Lee On Road, New Clear Water Bay Road, Shun Lee Estate Road, Hip Wo Street, Hong Ning Road, Chun Wah Road, Choi Ha Road, viaduct, Kwun Tong Road, Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road, viaduct, Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Cheung Tsing Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway, Airport Road, Cheong Hong Road, Airport Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Fai Road, Shun Wui Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, (Tung Wing Road) #, Airport Road, Airport South Interchange and Cheong Lin Road
*
Detour via CX City
The distance of this route is approx. 57.7km, and the journey time is approximately 97mins. (The average speed is 35.7km/h.)
......, North Lantau Highway, Airport Road, Chun Wan Road Interchange, Scenic Road, East Coast Road, Airport Road, Cheong Hong Road, Airport Road, ......
#
Detour via AsiaWorld-Expo
..., Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Sky City Interchange, Sky City Road East, Third Sky Street, Sky City Road, Airport Expo Boulevard, Sky City Road East, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Fai Road, ...
%
Detour via CX City and AsiaWorld-Expo
......, North Lantau Highway, Airport Road, Chun Wan Road Interchange, Scenic Road, East Coast Road, Airport Road, Cheong Hong Road, Airport Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Sky City Road East, Third Sky Street, Sky City Road, Airport Expo Boulevard, Sky City Road East, Sky City Interchange, Chek Lap Kok Road, ......
Routing remarks
# May be diverted via East Coast Road, Scenic Road, East Coast Road and Airport Road in lieu of Tung Wing Road depending on traffic conditions.
Cityflyer Route A26 (Yau TongAirport)
No. Area Road Bus Stop Name Remarks
1 Yau Tong Yau Tong MTR logo
2 Ko Chiu Road Ko Yee Estate
3 Ko Chun Court
4 Lam Tin Pik Wan Road Kam Pak House Hong Pak Court
5 Lung Pak House Hong Pak Court
6 Hong Nga Court
7 Tak Hong House Tak Tin Estate
8 Tak King House Tak Tin Estate
9 Lin Tak Road Hing Tin Estate
10 Sau Mau Ping Sau Ming Road Sau Ming House Sau Mau Ping Estate
11 Sau Mau Ping Shopping Centre
12 Four Shun Shun Tin Estate
13 Lee On Road Lee Yip House Shun Lee Estate
14 Shun Lee Fire Station
Shun Lee Estate Road
15 Kwun Tong Mid-levels Hong Ning Road Hong Ning Road Park
16 Ngau Tau Kok (Lok Wah) Chun Wah Road Lok Wah South Estate
17 Lok Nga Court
18 Jordan Valley Choi Ha Road Cheerful Court
19 Ying On House Choi Ying Estate
20 Choi Hung Lung Cheung Road Tan Fung House Choi Hung Estate MTR logo Section fare begins here
21 Diamond Hill Diamond Hill Station MTR logo
22 Wong Tai Sin Shatin Pass Road MTR logo
23 Tai Wo Ping Beacon Heights
Route7 Ching Cheung Road; Route3 Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel; Route8 Lantau Link
24 Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange Section fare begins here
Route8 North Lantau Highway
* Airport (Logistics Area) Scenic Road Cathay Pacific City Applicable to departures using Routing ②③, and section fare begins here
25 Airport (Terminal Area) Cheong Hong Road Airport (Terminal One) MTR logo Alighting only
# Airport (SkyCity) Airport Expo Boulevard AsiaWorld-Expo MTR logo Applicable to departures using Routing ③
near Regala SkyCity Hotel
Sky City Road East Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel Applicable to departures using Routing ③
Sky City Interchange
26 HZMB Hong Kong Port Artificial Island Shun Fai Road HZMB Passenger Clearance Building Alighting only
For HZMB Hong Kong Port, please alight at this stop
27 Airport (Terminal Area) Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) MTR logo

To Yau Tong[]

Routing Roads observed

Regular
The distance of this route is approx. 47.2km, and the journey time is approximately 79mins. (The average speed is 35.8km/h.)
Cheong Lin Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Fai Road, Shun Wui Road, HZMB Hong Kong Kong Port Public Transport Interchange, Shun Wui Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Long Road, North Lantau Highway, Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Cheung Tsing Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Tsing Kwai Highway, flyover, Ching Cheung Road, Lung Cheung Road, Tai Hom Road, Lung Cheung Road, Kwun Tong Road, Choi Wan Road, Choi Ha Road, Chun Wah Road, Hong Ning Road, Hip Wo Street, Shun Lee Estate Road, New Clear Water Bay Road, Lee On Road, Sun Lee Street, Shun Ching Street, Shun Lee Estate Road, Shun King Street, Lee On Road, Shun On Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Sau Ming Road, Hiu Kwong Street, Sau Mau Ping Road, Lin Tak Road, Pik Wan Road, Ko Chiu Road, Yan Wing Street, Cha Kwo Ling Road and Ko Chiu Road
*
Detour via AsiaWorld-Expo
..., Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Sky City Road East, Third Sky Street, Sky City Road, Airport Expo Boulevard, Sky City Road East, Sky City Interchange, Chek Lap Kok Road, ......
Cityflyer Route A26 (AirportYau Tong)
No. Area Road Bus Stop Name Remarks
1 Airport (Terminal Area) Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) MTR logo
* Airport (SkyCity) Airport Expo Boulevard AsiaWorld-Expo MTR logo Applicable to departures using Routing ③
near Regala SkyCity Hotel
Sky City Road East Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel Applicable to departures using Routing ③
Sky City Interchange
2 HZMB Hong Kong Port Artificial Island Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port
Route8 North Lantau Highway
3 Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange Section fare begins here
Route8 Lantau Link; Route3 Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Tsing Kwai Highway; Route7 Ching Cheung Road
4 Tai Wo Ping Lung Cheung Road Beacon Heights Section fare begins here
5 Wong Tai Sin Wong Tai Sin Station MTR logo Section fare begins here
near Temple Mall
6 Shatin Pass Road MTR logo
7 Diamond Hill Tai Hom Road Diamond Hill Station MTR logo near Plaza Hollywood
8 Ngau Chi Wan Lung Cheung Road Ngau Chi Wan Village MTR logo
Route7 Kwun Tong Road
9 Jordan Valley Choi Ha Road Ying Shun House Choi Ying Estate
10 Cheerful Court
11 Chun Wah Road Chun Wah Court
12 Ngau Tau Kok (Lok Wah) Lok Nga Court
13 Lok Wah South Estate
14 Kwun Tong Mid-levels Hong Ning Road Hong Ning Road Park
Shun Lee Estate Road
15 Four Shun Lee On Road Shun Lee Fire Station
16 Lee Hang House Shun Lee Estate
17 Shun Lee Estate Road Lee Hong House Shun Lee Estate
18 Lee On Road On Yat House Shun On Estate near Shun Tin Estate
19 Shun On Road Tin Wan House Shun Tin Estate
20 Sau Mau Ping Sau Ming Road Sau Lok House Sau Mau Ping Estate Section fare begins here
21 Sau Mau Ping Shopping Centre
22 Sau Ming House Sau Mau Ping Estate
23 Lam Tin Lin Tak Road Hing Tin Estate
24 Pik Wan Road Tak King House Tak Tin Estate
25 Tak Lok House Tak Tin Estate
26 Tak Lung House Tak Tin Estate
27 Kwong Ching House Kwong Tin Estate
28 Kwong Tin Shopping Centre
29 Yau Tong Ko Chiu Road Ko Chun Court
30 Ko Yee Estate
31 Yan Wing Street Yau Tong Centre near Lei Yue Mun Estate
32 Yau Tong MTR logo near Domain

Ridership[]

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

  • 2020: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 62%.
  • 2023: The average occupancy rate is about 40%-odd during the morning peak period towards the Airport and 20%-odd during the afternoon peak period towards Yau Tong. [20]

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Remarks[]

Related articles[]

  • Citybus Route A26P (Cancelled)
  • Citybus Route A28
  • Citybus Route A29P (Cancelled)
  • Citybus Route E22P
  • Citybus Route E22X
  • Citybus Route N26

References[]

  1. Transport Department HKSARG, "2017-2018年度觀塘區巴士路線計劃" (2017-2018 Kwun Tong District Bus Route Planning Programme), 10 May 2017.
  2. Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of CTB Route No. A26 (Yau Tong Public Transport Interchange –Airport (Ground Transportation Centre))" [Traffic Advice], 22 January 2018.
  3. Citybus Limited, "Citybus Launches Cityflyer Route A26" [News Release], 23 January 2018.
  4. Citybus Limited, "Route A26 Addition of Bus Stop at Tan Fung House Choi Hung Estate" [Passenger Notice], 18 May 2018.
  5. Citybus Limited, "Routes A26, A29P Addition of Beacon Heights bus stop for both directions" [Passenger Notice], 24 December 2018.
  6. Transport Department HKSARG, "Traffic and Transport Arrangements at Airport" [Traffic Advice], 22 November 2019.
  7. Citybus Limited, "New Arrangement for Taking Cityflyer to the Airport and HZMB Hong Kong Port for HKIA Terminal 2 Works" [News Release], 22 November 2019.
  8. Citybus Limited, "Cityflyer Temporary Service Suspension and Adjustments" [News Release], 28 March 2020.
  9. Citybus Limited, "A26 A26P Temporary Diversion to Sky City Road East on Designated Departures" [Passenger Notice], 31 December 2020.
  10. Citybus Limited, "A26 A26P Temporary Diversion to Sky City Road East on Designated Departures" [Passenger Notice], 27 July 2021.
  11. Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of CTB Route No. A26 (Yau Tong Public Transport Interchange – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre))" [Traffic Advice], 21 September 2023.
  12. Citybus Limited, "Cityflyer Routes A10, A12 and A26 Connect with the HZMB Hong Kong Port" [News Release], 21 September 2023.
  13. Citybus Limited, "Citybus Enhances Cityflyer Bus Services in Tseung Kwan O, Kwun Tong and Kai Tak" [News Release], 13 December 2023.
  14. Citybus Limited, "Cityflyer Service Enhancement" [Passenger Notice], 13 December 2023.
  15. Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Amendments of CTB Route Nos. A26 and Re-numbering and Service Amendments of CTB Route No. A29P" [Traffic Advice], 14 December 2023.
  16. Citybus Limited, "Route A26, A28, A29 Alteration of Routeing of Special Departures via Sky City Road East " [Passenger Notice], 26 January 2024.
  17. Citybus Limited,"Cityflyer Pre-paid Return Tickets".
  18. Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited,"Cityflyer Same Day Return Discount".
  19. Citybus Limited, "Designated Staff Fare Concessions Scheme".
  20. "委員及分區委員會就觀塘區內公共交通服務及道路工程項目之意見" (Views of members and Area Committee on public transport services and road projects in Kwun Tong District), Paper No. 12/2023 from the Traffic Development and Transport Committee of the Kwun Tong District Council.

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