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Cross-Harbour Bus Route H1S

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 This text is about the 3rd generation Bus Route H1S since 2025:
  • For the 1st generation Rickshaw Sightseeing Route H1S from 2014 to 2016, see "Cross-Harbour Bus Route H1S (1st generation)".
  • For the 2nd generation Route H1S from 2022 to 2023, see "Cross-Harbour Bus Route H1S (2nd generation)".

The Cross-Harbour Recreation Bus Route H1S is the HK Art Discovery (藝遊香港) HK City Sightseeing route operated by Citybus. It runs circular between Central (Star Ferry) and West Kowloon Cultural District.

This route is operated with open-top buses together with Routes H1,H2 and H2K, among which this route runs through art and cultural hot spots including Western Market, Hollywood Road, Golden Bauhinia Square, Tsim Sha Tsui and West Kowloon Cultural District in order.

History[]

  • 17 March 2025: Route H1S entered service in connection with the "Arts in Hong Kong" (#ArtsinHK) Campaign.[1]

Service hours and headways[]

The latest update is on 3/2025, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

Departure times from Central (Star Ferry)
Hrs Mins
Daily
11 45
12 - 17 15, 45
This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Single journey fare[]

Journey/Boarding stop Fares
Full fare $47.6
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".
  • Each adult passenger can travel with up to two children under four years old who do not occupy a seat for free.

Day Pass[]

Price: HK$250

  • Half-fare concession for child aged under 12 or below or elderly aged 65 or above.
  • Unlimited travel on Routes H1, H1S, H2, H2K, H3 and H4 within 24 hours from the date of first boarding with the ticket.
  • Priority boarding on Routes H1, H1S, H2K and H3 at Central terminus.
  • Sale of Day Passes online are suspended from 17 March 2025 onwards.

Citybus+ "Dayrider" Sightseeing Pass

Price: HK$198

  • Passengers can enjoy unlimited rides on all Citybus franchised bus routes (including Citybus trips on jointly operated routes) for 24 hours a day with their tickets.
  • Priority boarding on Routes H1, H1S, H2K and H3 at Central terminus.
Method of purchase and usage

Choose one from the following methods:

  • Purchase on Citybus eticket website → Obtain e-ticket redemption code via email:
    • Payment method: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Alipay and WeChat Payment
    • Download "HK City Sightseeing" app from App Store or Google Play, then scan or enter the redemption code on the "Pass" → "QR Ticket" page in the app.
    • Open the app when boarding the bus, select the corresponding ticket and scan the boarding QR code at the blue e-payment machine.
  • Purchase on Citybus eticket website → Use a touchless credit card as an e-ticket:
    • Payment method: Visa, MasterCard (each credit card can only purchase one e-ticket)
    • After successful payment, passengers will receive an email confirming that the credit card used for the purchase has been bundled with the ticket.
    • Use the same credit card to swipe the sensor on the blue e-ticket machine when boarding the bus.
    • To play the audio guide, download the "HK City Sightseeing" app from the App Store or Google Play, then enter your email and order number on the "Pass" → "Redeem Order" page in the app.

Bus deployments[]

The main article of this section is HK City Sightseeing.

At present, Routes H1, H1S, H2 and H2K are served by a total of 11 converted Enviro500 12m (59900-59902) double-decker semi-open-top buses and Enviro500 MMC 12m (59903-59911) double-decker semi-open-top buses. When there is a high patronage that requires temporary increase in frequency or when semi-open-top buses are unavailable, Citybus will hire non-franchised Enviro500 12m (509XX) open-top buses to replace them.

List of buses on "HK City Sightseeing" routes
Fleet no. Plate no. Depot Remarks
59900 RK4924 Chong Fu Road Depot Semi-open-top bus
With air-conditioned compartment on the lower deck
59901 RK5338
59902 RK4712
59903 SJ3226
59904 SJ5833
59905 SH5527
59906 SH5894
59907 SH6325
59908 SJ4959
59909 SJ5717
59910 SH4366
59911 SJ3778

Routing[]

Routing Roads observed
①
Regular 		Man Kwong Street, Man Yiu Street, Man Cheung Street, tunnel, Connaught Road Central, Connaught Road West, Des Voeux Road West, Queen Street, Queen's Road West, Hollywood Road, Wyndham Street, Lower Albert Road, Ice House Street, Chater Road, Murray Road, Queensway, Arsenal Street, flyover, Gloucester Road, Fleming Road, Expo Drive East, Wan Chai (HKCEC Extension) Bus Terminus, Expo Drive East, Hung Hing Road, Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Hong Chong Road (northbound), U-turn, Hong Chong Road (southbound), Salisbury Road, Kowloon Park Drive, Canton Road, Austin Road West, Museum Drive (westbound), roundabout, Museum Drive (eastbound), Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, Hong Chong Road, Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Gloucester Road, Tonnochy Road Flyover, Harbour Road, Fenwick Pier Street, Lung Hop Street, Lung Wo Road, Man Yiu Street and Man Kwong Street
② ＊
Holiday omit Chater Road 		……, Lower Albert Road, Ice House Street, Des Voeux Road Central, Queensway, Arsenal Street, ……
Cross-Harbour Bus Route H1S (Central (Star Ferry) ↺ West Kowloon Cultural District)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Central Ferry Piers Central Ferry - Star Ferry
2 Sheung Wan Connaught Road West Western Market
3 Hollywood Road Hollywood Road Park
4 Man Mo Temple
5 Central Peel Street Near PMQ, Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail
6 Tai Kwun Near Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail, Mid-levels Escalator
7 Ice House Street Zetland Street Near Gas Lamps, Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
8 Chater Road Statue Square Not applicable to holiday routing ②
＊ Central Des Voeux Road Central Statue Square Applicable to holiday routing ②
9 Admiralty Queensway Admiralty - Admiralty Garden
10 Wan Chai North Expo Drive East Golden Bauhinia Square
11 Hung Hing Road Wan Chai Ferry Pier
12 Wan Chai Promenade
Cross-Harbour Tunnel
13 Tsim Sha Tsui East Cross-Harbour Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange Near Hong Kong Coliseum
14 Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon Park Drive Kowloon Park Drive
15 West Kowloon Cultural District Museum Drive West Kowloon Cultural District Circular route return point
Near M+, Hong Kong Palace Museum
16 Tsim Sha Tsui East Cross-Harbour Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange Near Hong Kong Coliseum
Cross-Harbour Tunnel
17 Causeway Bay Wan Chai Interchange Elizabeth House Near Causeway Bay Shopping District
18 Wan Chai North Harbour Road Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Near Golden Bauhinia Square
Lung Wo Road
19 Central Ferry Piers Central Ferry - Star Ferry Near Hong Kong Observation Wheel
Alight here to take the Star Ferry

Related incidents[]

Free ride[]

  • 29 March 2025: To encourage the sharing of Hong Kong's artistic pulse by the public and tourists, the Hong Kong Tourism Board co-operated with Citybus and held a free ride day on the day which passengers are entitled to unlimited free rides throughout the day.[1]

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

Related articles[]

  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route H1
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route H2
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route H2C
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route H2K
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route H2S

References[]

External links[]

V · D · EBus routes terminating or turning back in Central and Western District (shown below are destination districts)
Hong Kong Island
Within Central and
Western District
3A • 12 • 12A • 12M • 13 • 15 • 15C • X15
To/from Wan Chai District
1 • 1P← • 5B • 5X • 11 • 15B • 26 • 511←
To/from Eastern District
2 • 10 • 18 • 18P • 18X • 23 • 23B • 23X→ • 25 • 88X • 720 • 720A← • 720P • 720X← • 722 • 780 • 780P← • 788 • 789 • N8X
To/from Southern District
4 • 4X • 6 • 6A→ • 6X • 7 • 30X • 37A • 37B • 37X • 40P← • 43M • 47P→ • 66 • 70 • 70P • 71 • 71P← • 75 • 90 • 90B • 90C← • 91 • 93← • 93A← • 93C← • 97 • 260 • 629→ • N90 • X9 ← • H3 → • H4 ←
Kowloon
To/from Yau Tsim Mong District
H1→ • H1S • H2← • H2K
To/from Sham Shui Po District
104 • 904
To/from Kowloon City District
109 • 115 • 115P← • 641
To/from Wong Tai Sin District
103 • 113 • 302←
To/from Kwun Tong District
101 • 101X • 111 • 111P • 601 • 601P • 603 • 603A • 603P→ • 603S← • 619 • 619P← • 619X • 621 • N121 • N619
New Territories East
To/from Sai Kung District
600 • 690 • 690P← • 690S • N691
To/from Sha Tin District
88R • 182 • 182X→ • 680 • 680B← • 680P← • 680X • 681 • 681P • 980X (&) • 981P (&) • 982X (&) • 985 (&) • N182 • N680
To/from Tai Po District
307 • 307A← • 907C (&) • N307
To/from North District
373 • 673 • 673A • 673P← • 679 • 979 • N373
New Territories West
To/from Tuen Mun District
952 ($) • 962A← • X962→
To/from Yuen Long District
960A→ • 967 • 969A (@) • N368
To/from Islands District
N11
Italic - service during specified days/periods only; → - Outbound service only; ← - Inbound service only; (@) - Outbound trips terminate at Central and Western District, return trips start at Wan Chai District; (&) - Return trips start at Central and Western District, outbound trips terminate at Wan Chai District; ($) - Running one-way to Central and Western District during weekday AM peak hours, and running to-way to and from Wan Chai District during other times
V · D · EBus Routes terminating or turning back in Yau Tsim Mong District (shown below are destination districts)
Hong Kong Island
To/from Central and
Western District
H1 • H1S • H2→ • H2K
To/from Eastern District
110
To/from Southern District
973
Kowloon
To/from Yau Tsim Mong District
8 • W4
To/from Kwun Tong District
1A • 9 • 11X • 13D • 13X • 14 • 14X • 15X • 16 • 16X • 24 • 26 • 26X • 27 • 28 • 213D • 213X • 215P← • 215X • 219X • 224X • N213→ • N216 • W2
To/from Wong Tai Sin District
1 • 3C • 3X • 5 • 5C • 5P • 7 • 10 • 11 • 11K • 21 • 203E • HK1
To/from Sham Shui Po District
2 • 6 • 12 • 12P← • 203C • 203S← • 701 • 701A • 701S
To/from Kowloon City District
5A • 8A • 8P • 20A • 208 • N20→
New Territories East
To/from Northern District
79P • 270A • 270B • 270C • 270P← • 270S→ • T270 • W3
To/from Tai Po District
72X • 87E • 271 • 271B • 271P← • 271S→ • 271X→ • 272E • 272X • N271
To/from Sha Tin District
81 • 81C • 81X← • 87B • 87D • 280X • 281A • 281B← •281E→ • 281X← • 287D→ • 287P← • 287X • 887← • N281 • N283→ • N287→
To/from Sai Kung District
92R • 93K • 93P • 95 • 98D • 98P • 291P← • 296D • 790 • 796P • 796X • N293 • N796
New Territories West
To/from Tsuen Wan District
32 • 33A • 36B • 36X • 234P← • 234X • 238P← • 238X
To/from Kwai Tsing District
31B • 35A • 35X • 37 • 41A • 42A • 43C • 44 • 46 • 237A← • 242X • N41X→ • N241
To/from Tuen Mun District
50 • 52X • 58X • 59X • 60X • 66X • 67X • 252B← • 259B← • 259C← • 260B← • 260X • 261B← • N50
To/from Yuen Long District
63X • 68X • 69X • 265B • 268X • 269X
To/from Islands District
A20 • A21 • E21 • E21C • E21D • E21X← • N21 • N21A • NA21←
Shenzhen Ports
To/from Heung Yuen Wai Port
Yau Tsim 24 Hour Cross-Border Express (Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Sha Tsui) • Mong Kok Cross-Border Route (Mong Kok)
To/from Shenzhen Bay Port
TIL Prince Edward - Shenzhen Bay Port Route • TIL Tsim Sha Tsui - Shenzhen Bay Port Route

Italic - service during specified days/periods only; → - outbound service only; ← - inbound service only
V · D · EBus routes passing through the Cross-Harbour Tunnel
Central and
Western District
<Kwun Tong District> 101 • 101X • 111 • 111P • N121
<Wong Tai Sin District> 103 • 113
<Sham Shui Po District> 104
<Kowloon City District> 109 • 115 • 115P (southbound)
<Sha Tin District> 88R • 182 • 182X (northbound) • N182
<North District> 373 (northbound) • N373
<Yau Tsim Mong District> H1 (northbound) • H1S • H2 (southbound) • H2K
<Yuen Long District> N368
<Islands District> N11
HK_Cross_Harbour_Tunnel.svg
Eastern District
<Sham Shui Po District> 102 • 102P • 112 • 118 • 118P • N118 • N122
<Wong Tai Sin District> 106 • 106A (southbound) • 106P • 116
<Kwun Tong District> 108
<Yau Tsim Mong District> 110
Wan Chai District
<Kwun Tong District> 101R (northbound)
<Sham Shui Po District> 102R (northbound) • 117
Southern District
<Kwun Tong District> 107
<Kowloon City District> 107P
<Sha Tin District> 170 • N170
<Sham Shui Po District> 171 • 171A (northbound) • 171P (northbound) • N171
Remark: The "Cross-Harbour Tunnel" mentioned in this template refers to "Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel" with Kowloon portal located at Hung Hom.
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