KMB Route 213B

A Route 213B bus was passing through Hip Wo Street
Route information
Terminus	On Tai → Ting Fu Street Kwun Tong ●
via	On Tat Estate, Kwun Tong Town Centre
Distance	6.1km
Travelling time	30mins
Commencement date	25 March 2019
Operational information
Current operator	KMB
Current depot	Kowloon Bay Depot (K)
Main Vehicle	ATENU Dispatched from routes 13X and 213M
Fare information
Full fare	$5.1
Service hours
Service date(s)	Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays)
Origin service time	06:45, 07:10, 07:35, 08:00
Headway	Fixed headways

The Kowloon Urban Bus Route 213B is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It is a special service to Route 213M which runs one-way from On Tai to Ting Fu Street Kwun Tong, which operates only during morning peak hours on Mondays to Fridays.

Route 213B runs between On Tat Estate and Hip Wo Street near Tung Yan Street without any stops, providing a direct service to Kwun Tong Town Centre for residents of the Development at Anderson Road.

History

• 25 March 2019: Route 213B entered service, running circular between On Tai and Kwun Tong (Hip Wo Street), with 5 departures between 06:40 and 08:00 on Mondays to Fridays.
• 9 August 2021: Service was reduced to 4 trips, departing at 06:45, 07:10, 07:35 and 08:00.
• 14 August 2023:
  • Extended to Ting Fu Street Kwun Tong with a new stop at "Kwun Tong BBI - Millennium City";
  • Converted to a one-way operation and no longer returned to On Tai.

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 8/2021, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From On Tai
Mondays to Fridays
06:45, 07:10, 07:35, 08:00
No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fares

Journey/boarding stop	Air-conditioned fare
Full fare	$5.1

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". This route has no section fares.

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:KMB Route 213B Interchange Concession Scheme

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

This route is operated by double-decker buses dispatched from Route 213M.

Routing

The distance of this route is approx. 6.1km, and the journey time is approximately 30mins. (The average speed is 12.2km/h.)

Via: On Sau Road, roundabout, On Sau Road, On Tat Estate Bus Terminus, On Sau Road, Po Lam Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Hip Wo Street and Kwun Tong Road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 213B (On Tai → Ting Fu Street Kwun Tong)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Anderson		On Tai Bus Terminus
2		On Sau Road	Oi Tat House
3			On Tat Estate
Po Lam Road, Sau Mau Ping Road
4	Kwun Tong Town Centre	Hip Wo Street	Tung Yan Street Kwun Tong
5	Kwun Tong Business Area	Kwun Tong Road	Kwun Tong BBI - Millennium City (B10)
6	Ngau Tau Kok		Ting Fu Street Kwun Tong

Ridership

According to District Council documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:

• 2023: The patronage continued to be low, with an occupancy rate of only about 30% or less per trip.

Gallery

A Route 213B bus was passing through On Tat Estate

A Route 213B bus just arrived at "Tung Yan Street Kwun Tong" stop

A Route 213B bus was passing through Hip Wo Street

Related articles

• KMB Route 11X
• KMB Route 213M
• KMB Route 213S

External links

• KMB Official Route Information: 213B (Timetable approved by Transport Department)