Cross-Harbour Bus Route 613

Route 613 is served by Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU)
Route information
Terminus	On Tai (West) ↔ Shau Kei Wan ●
via	Sau Mau Ping, Lam Tin, Yau Tong, Eastern Harbour Crossing, Quarry Bay, Sai Wan Ho
Distance	To Shau Kei Wan: 16.8km To On Tai: 15.9km
Travelling time	83mins
Commencement date	18 April 2017
Operational information
Current operator	KMB
Current depot	Kowloon Bay Depot (K)
Main Vehicle	ATENU
Fare information
Full fare	$11.4
No. of section fare(s)	To Shau Kei Wan: 2 To On Tai: 1
Service hours
Origin service time	05:40 - 23:40
Destination service time	06:00 - 00:00
Headway	15-30mins

The Cross-Harbour Bus Route 613 is operated solely by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between On Tai (West) and Shau Kei Wan, via On Tat Estate, Sau Mau Ping, Lam Tin (Pik Wan Road), Yau Tong, Eastern Harbour Crossing, Quarry Bay and Sai Wan Ho.

As the first cross-harbour bus route in the Anderson Road Development Area, Route 613 is currently the only KMB solely-operated route serving the area east of North Point on a whole-day basis, and together with its branch route 613A, it is the cheapest cross-harbour route in Hong Kong.

History

Commencing background

In view of the near-completion of the public housing development at Anderson Road, the Transport Department (TD) published the "Proposed Arrangements for the Provision of Public Transport Services for Public Housing Development at Anderson Road" to the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Kwun Tong District Council (KTDC) on 8 January 2015, proposing the introduction of six brand new routes, of which four were intended to be operated by operators to be determined through open tender. This route was one of them, and was then proposed to be a one-way service during morning and evening peak hours only.

The Transport Department announced on 11 January 2016 that KMB had been awarded the right to operate four new routes in the Anderson Road Development Area, which was designated as Route 613 and converted into a daily whole-day service.

When the route was officially launched, the route between Pik Wan Road and the Eastern Harbour Crossing was revised to follow Route 603 via Ko Chun Court and Lei Yue Mun Plaza, which was different from the original proposal of northerm section of Ko Chiu Road (near Buddhist Ho Nam Kam Secondary School).

Route change history

• 18 April 2017: Route 613 entered service, running between On Tat and Shau Kei Wan.
• 1 July 2017: Interchange concessions with trams and with Hong Kong Island GMB routes under AMS Public Transport for an initial period of six months were introduced, which has been extended several times and is still in effect.
• 15 July 2017: Extended from On Tat to On Tai (West) with the beginning of intake of On Tai Estate:
  • New stops were added at "Oi Tat House" and "Kam Tai House" on On Sau Road for On Tai (West) direction, omitting On Tat Bus Terminus;
  • New stops were added at "On Tai Estate" opposite to On Tai Bus Terminus and "Oi Tat House" on On Sau Road for Shau Kei Wan direction.
• 29 September 2019: An Octopus interchange concession with grave sweeping special route 14S was introduced.
• 30 December 2019: The "Sunway Gardens" stop on King's Road for Kowloon direction was relocated to "Taikoo Place" stop.

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 11/2024, see here for the referenced link

From On Tai (West) (Wo Tai House) Service hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays 05:40 - 08:00 20 08:00 - 08:45 15 08:45 - 13:05 20 13:05 - 15:10 25 15:10 - 23:40 30 Saturdays 05:40 - 07:40 30 07:40 - 08:55 25 08:55 - 13:55 20 13:55 - 20:10 25 20:10 - 23:40 30 Sundays and Public Holidays 05:40 - 07:40 30 07:40 - 11:00 20 11:00 - 20:10 25 20:10 - 23:40 30

From Shau Kei Wan Service hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays 06:00 - 09:00 30 09:00 - 15:15 25 15:15 - 17:35 20 17:35 - 19:05 15 19:05 - 21:05 20 21:05 - 00:00 25 Saturdays 06:00 - 09:00 30 09:00 - 15:15 25 15:15 - 23:35 20 23:35 - 00:00 25 Sundays and Public Holidays 06:00 - 06:50 25 06:50 - 09:50 30 09:50 - 16:55 25 16:55 - 21:55 20 21:55 - 00:00 25

Detailed timetable
Cross-Harbour Bus Route 613/Detailed timetable

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fares

Journey/boarding stop	Air-conditioned fare
Full fare	$11.4
Section fares (to Shau Kei Wan)
From Hing Tin	$10.9
From Healthy Village	$5.3
Section fares (to On Tai)
From Eastern Harbour Tunnel BBI	$6.7

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 can also pay their fares through a variety of electronic payment tools (e-payment system), including using contactless VISA, JCB Card, MasterCard, UnionPay, American Express, Discover Card, Diners Club International Credit Card, UnionPay Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, AlipayHK "EasyGo" and UnionPay "QuickPass", BoC Pay "Ride Code" and WeChat Pay HK or WeChat "Ride Code". Passengers using this payment method are not eligible for the interchange concessions with non-KMB/LWB routes, nor are they eligible for the "Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme" and "Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities".

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:Cross-Harbour Bus Route 613 Interchange Concession Scheme

Eastern Harbour Crossing Interchange Concessions

Template:EHC Interchange Concession Scheme

Po Tat Estate BBI Interchange Concessions

Template:Po Tat Estate BBI Interchange Concessions

KMB and Hong Kong Tramways Interchange Concession Scheme

Template:KMB and Tram Interchange Concession Scheme

KMB and GMB Interchange Concession Scheme

Template:KMB-AMS Interchange Concession Scheme

New Territories GMB Route 507 and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme
First leg	Second leg	Concession	Time limit
507	261, 261X, 270A, 270B, 270C, 270D, 270P, 276C, 277A, 277P, 277X, 278A, 278P, 278X, 279A, 279B, 279X, 373, 673, 673A, 673P, 978, 978A, A43, A43P, E43, T270, T277, W3 (To New Territories West/Kowloon/Hong Kong Island/Lantau Island)	First leg fare rebate	90mins
261, 261X, 270A, 270B, 270C, 276C, 277A, 277P, 277X, 278A, 278X, 279X, 373, 673, 673A, 978, 978A, A43, A43P, E43, T270, T277, W3 (To New Territories West/Kowloon/Hong Kong Island/Lantau Island)	507	Free for second leg	150 mins
Remarks: Passengers must use the same Octopus card to enjoy the above interchange concession. Passengers may enjoy the above interchange concession at any bus stop/minibus stop that can connect to the second leg route(s). For details, please see KMB website. Edit

LWB Airbus Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme

LWB Airport Routes, AsiaWorld-Expo Special Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme
1st leg	Direction	2nd leg	Direction	Discount for 2nd leg	Time limit
X33, X36, X40, X43, X47	To Urban	KMB solely-operated routes	Unlimited	Positive difference between the fare payable for the 2nd leg minus the fare paid for the 1st leg Free if the difference is in negative number	150mins
A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X					120mins
KMB Solely-operated routes	Any	A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X	to Airport
Note: Passengers are required to use the same Octopus card/credit card or the same mobile payment tool account (KMB/LWB "e-payment system") to enjoy the interchange discount. Passengers can enjoy the above interchange discount at any bus stop where they can connect to a second route. KMB journeys are not applicable to tourist routes (i.e. R-tail routes), unconventional special routes, racecourse routes and MTR Feeder Bus routes. Passengers heading towards the urban area will not be able to enjoy the "Inter-route Interchange Discount" on the KMB route immediately after interchange after enjoying this interchange discount. Airport-bound passengers who enjoy the "KMB Inter-route Transfer Concession" between the first and second journeys may still enjoy the interchange discount on the third immediately following the LWB route A at $6.0 or the second KMB route minus the concession fare, whichever is lower; if the second KMB route is a free interchange (including free journeys with KMB Monthly Pass) or the first two journeys are both If the second KMB route is a free interchange (including free journeys with KMB Monthly Pass) or the first two journeys are both KMB routes with interchange concessions, the interchange concession will not be offered. Routes R8, S64 series, Long Win Bus Lantau Link BBI, Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel bus routes and all interchange schemes with other companies cannot be used consecutively with this interchange concession. 50% discount for children under 12 years old; for passengers benefiting from the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities when interchanging from LWB A Routes to KMB, the KMB one-way fare is the lower of the discounted concessionary fare (or 50% discount in the case of elderly or eligible persons with disabilities under 12 years old) and $2.0, therefore some interchange combinations may not be available. When interchanging from KMB to LWB A Routes, passengers may get back the actual fare paid for the first journey (i.e. the lower of the original fare (50% discount for elderly or eligible persons with disabilities under 12 years old) and $2.0). ＊: For interchanging from KMB Route B1 (Tin Tsz direction) to LWB Route A43P ( Airport direction), the actual fare paid for the first journey will be refunded for the next journey, except that the interchange concession cannot be enjoyed for the first journey of Route B1, otherwise, only the normal (i.e. maximum $6.0) interchange concession will be offered; for interchange from LWB Route A43P (Luen Wo Hui direction) to KMB Route B1 (Lok Ma Chau direction), passengers will be offered a free interchange concession for the second journey, but no interchange discount will be offered for the first journey of route A43P and no other interchange concession will be offered for route B1 thereafter. This special concession is not applicable to other LWB A routes (including Routes A36, A37 and A43). Edit

Bus deployments

A total of 10 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) double-decker buses are assigned to this route as scheduled buses.

List of buses on Route 613
Fleet no.	Plate no.	Depot
ATENU971	UB1329	Kowloon Bay Depot (K)
ATENU978	UB3768
ATENU1123	UG8226
ATENU1129	UH3666
ATENU1202	UR3729
ATENU1203	UR3806
ATENU1494	VN2032
ATENU1500	VN2063
ATENU1553	VR5629
ATENU1554	VR5646

The above list of scheduled buses are as of March 2025, forwarded from hk2007.buscess website (Chinese only). The above buses might not be listed according to running orders.
The related content is for reference only and will be updated according to fleet changes (check update list). To check scheduled bus changes, refer to detailed information on hk2007.buscess website.2325

Bus deployment evolution history

Bus deployment evolution history of Cross-Harbour Bus Route 613
Route 613 is entirely served by Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) during its initial days of commencement. In February to early March 2021, Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU) buses originally from Routes 28 and 296C were added to this route.

Routing

To Shau Kei Wan

To Shau Kei Wan: The distance of this route is approx. 16.8km, and the journey time is approximately 83mins. (The average speed is 12.1km/h.)

Via: On Yan Street, On Sau Road, Po Lam Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Sau Ming Road, Hiu Kwong Street, Sau Mau Ping Road, Lin Tak Road, Pik Wan Road, Ko Chiu Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, slip road, Eastern Harbour Crossing, Island Eastern Corridor, Man Hong Street, King's Road, Shau Kei Wan Road, Aldrich Street and Nam On Street

Cross-Harbour Bus Route 613 (On Tai (West) → Shau Kei Wan)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Anderson	On Yan Street	On Tai (West) (Wo Tai House)
2		On Sau Road	On Tai Estate
3			Oi Tat House
4			On Tat Estate
5	Sau Mau Ping	Po Lam Road	Po Tat Estate BBI (H3)
6		Sau Mau Ping Road	Sau Ching House
7			Sau Hong House
8		Sau Ming Road	Sau Lok House
9			Sau Mau Ping Shopping Centre
10			Sau On House
11			Sau Ming House
12		Hiu Kwong Street	Upper Sau Mau Ping
13	Lam Tin	Lin Tak Road	Hing Tin	Section fare begins here
14		Pik Wan Road	Lam Tin Park
15			Tak Lok House
16			Tak Lung House
17			Kwong Ching House
18			Kwong Tin Shopping Centre
19	Yau Tong	Ko Chiu Road	Ko Chun Court
20			Ko Yee Estate
21		Lei Yue Mun Road	Lei Yue Mun Plaza
22			Yau Tong Estate
23			St. Antonius Girls' College
24			Eastern Harbour Tunnel BBI (K1)	Interchange stop for EHC routes
Eastern Harbour Crossing; Island Eastern Corridor
25	North Point	King's Road	Healthy Village	Section fare begins here
26			Model Housing Estate
27	Quarry Bay		North Point Government Primary School
28			Sunway Gardens
29			Shipyard Lane
30	Kornhill		Cityplaza
31	Sai Wan Ho	Shau Kei Wan Road	Tai On Building
32			Hoi An Street
33			Aldrich Bay Road
34	Shau Kei Wan		Nam On Lane
35			Shau Kei Wan Bus Terminus

To On Tai (West)

To On Tai: The distance of this route is approx. 15.9km, and the journey time is approximately 83mins. (The average speed is 11.5km/h.)

Via: Unnamed road, Nam On Lane, Shau Kei Wan Road, King's Road, Kornhill Road, King's Road, Healthy Street West, Tsat Tsz Mui Road, Tin Chiu Street, Java Road, Man Hong Street, Island Eastern Corridor, Eastern Harbour Crossing, Lei Yue Mun Road, Ko Chiu Road, Pik Wan Road, Lin Tak Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Po Lam Road, On Sau Road, On Chui Street, On Sau Road and On Yan Street

Cross-Harbour Bus Route 613 (Shau Kei Wan → On Tai (West))
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Shau Kei Wan		Shau Kei Wan Bus Terminus
2		Shau Kei Wan Road	Sun Sing Street
3	Sai Wan Ho		Hoi An Street
4			Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre
5			Tai Foo Street
6	Kornhill	Kornhill Road	Kornhill Plaza
7	Quarry Bay	King's Road	Bo Fung Gardens
8			Taikoo Place
9			Mansion Street
10	North Point		Healthy Village
11		Tin Chiu Street	Tin Chiu Street
Island Eastern Corridor； Eastern Harbour Crossing
12	Yau Tong		Eastern Harbour Tunnel BBI (L1)	Section fare begins here
13		Lei Yue Mun Road	St. Antonius Girls' College
14			Yau Tong Estate
15		Ko Chiu Road	Ko Yee Estate
16			Ko Chun Court
17	Lam Tin	Pik Wan Road	Kam Pak House
18			Lung Pak House
19			Hong Nga Court
20			Tak Hong House
21			Tak King House
22		Lin Tak Road	Hing Tin
23	Sau Mau Ping	Sau Mau Ping Road	Sau Fai House
24		Po Lam Road	Po Tat Estate BBI (N1)
25	Anderson	On Chui Street	Sin Tat House
26		On Sau Road	Oi Tat House
27			Kam Tai House
28		On Yan Street	On Tai (West) (Wo Tai House)

Related events/incidents

Free rides

• 30 April 2023: In order to promote green transport and the publicity of KMB's modified solar panel double-decker buses and organised a Free Ride Day, during which passengers can enjoy unlimited free rides on designated "solar panel bus" (ATENU1326/VG6020) running on this route throughout the day.

Gallery

Neoplan Centroliner (AP) once appeared as a special sight on Route 613

ATENU1204 on Route 613 was entering Eastern Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza bus stop

ATENU1202 with the promotional advertisement of Route 613 was entering Java Road

More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:

Cross-Harbour Bus Route 613 (Edit)

Remarks

Related articles

• Cross-Harbour Bus Route 613A

References

External links

• KMB Official Route Information: 613 (Timetable approved by Transport Department)