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KMB Route 272A

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The New Territories Bus Route 272A is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. It runs circular between University Station and Pak Shek Kok via Science Park Road and Chong San Road.

Route 272A once belonged to an auxiliary service to Route 272K, which currently detours via Science Park Avenue West outside of its service hours.

History[]

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 7/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From University Station
Service Hours Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
06:00 - 07:00 20
07:00 - 07:40 8
07:40 - 08:00 10
08:00 - 08:30 15
08:30 - 17:10 20
17:10 - 19:10 15
19:10 - 22:30 20
22:30 - 00:00 30
00:30 ＊
Saturdays
06:00 - 07:00 20
07:00 - 08:30 15
08:30 - 22:30 20
22:30 - 00:00 30
00:30 ＊
Sundays and Public Holidays
06:00 - 06:50 25
06:50 - 22:30 20
22:30 - 00:00 30
00:30 ＊
Remarks
  • 00:30 daily trips will end at Pok Yin Road and not heading back to University Station.

Special Departures[]

Pak Shek Kok → University Station ●
Daily
05:20、05:45
This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Boarding Stop 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[]

LWB Airport Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme[]

LWB Airport Routes ("A Routes") and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme
1st leg Direction 2nd leg Direction Discount for 2nd leg Time limit
A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X to Urban KMB Solely-operated Routes Any $6.0 or
Actual Fare of KMB leg
(Ones with lower fare comes first) 		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).

Bus deployments[]

Routing[]

  • Whole journey of circular route: The distance of this route is approx. 8.3km, and the journey time is approximately 42mins. (The average speed is 11.9km/h.)
    • Detouring via Science Park Avenue West: The distance of this route is approx. 8.4km, and the.
    • To Pok Yin Road: The distance of this route is approx. 4.1km, and the.
    • To University Station: The distance of this route is approx. 5.4km, and the.
Routing Roads observed
①
Regular 		Via: Chak Cheung Street, Sui Cheung Street, Science Park Road, Science Park Avenue West, Fo Yin Road, Chong San Road, Fo Shing Road, Pak Shing Kok (Fo Shing Road) Public Transport Interchange , Fo Shing Road, Fo Chun Road, Pok Yin Road (Southbound), Roundabout, Pok Yin Road (Northbound), Fo Chun Road, Fo Shing Road, Chong San Road, Science Park Road, Sui Cheung Street and Chak Cheung Street
② *
Monday to Saturday peak hour/special trips
omit Science Park Avenue West 		Chak Cheung Street, Science Park Road, Chong San Road, Fo Shing Road, ...
Kowloon Motor Bus Route 272A (University Station ↺ Pak Shek Kok)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Ma Liu Shui University Station
2 Science Park Road Ma Liu Shui Public Pier (N1)
3 Water Sports Centre (N2)
4 Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology (N3)
5 Pak Shek Kok Science Park Avenue West Hong Kong Science Park Not applicable to routing ②
6 Hong Kong Science Park Phase 3 Two-way section fare for routing ① ends here
Not applicable to routing ②
* Pak Shek Kok Chong San Road Science Park (Phase 1) >Applicable to routing ②
Fo Yin Road (N5) Two-way section fare for routing ② ends here
Applicable to routing ②
7 Pak Shek Kok Chong San Road St Martin (N6)
8 Pak Shek Kok AM special trips start here
Circular route return point
9 Fo Chun Road Mayfair by the Sea
10 Pok Yin Road Pok Yin Road Daily departure at 00:30 from University Station ends here
11 Chong San Road St Martin (S3)
12 Chong San Road (S4)
13 Fo Yin Road (S5)
14 Science Park (Phase 1) (S6)
15 Ma Liu Shui Science Park Road Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology (S7)
16 Water Sports Centre (S8)
17 Ma Liu Shui Public Pier (S9)
18 University Station

Ridership[]

Gallery[]

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Remarks[]

Related articles[]

  • KMB Route 82D
  • KMB Route 272K
  • KMB Route N272
  • New Territories GMB Route 27A

References[]

External links[]

V · D · EBus routes terminating or turning back in Sha Tin District (shown below are destination districts)
Hong Kong Island
To/from Central and
Western District
88R • 182 • 182X← • 680 • 680B→ • 680P→ • 680X • 681 • 681P • 980X (#) • 981P (#) • 982X (#) • 985 (#) • N182 • N680
To/from Wan Chai District
980A→ • 980X (#) • 981P (#) • 982X (#) • 985 (#) • 985A→ • 985B→
To/from Eastern District
682 • 682A→ ($) • 682B • 682C→ • 682P→ • 982C→ • 986 • 989
To/from Southern District
170 • N170
Kowloon
To/from Wong Tai Sin District
82P • 82X • 84M • 85M • 272S • 286M
To/from Kwun Tong District
61R • 80 • 80A→ • 80P→ • 80X • 83A→ • 83X • 88 • 88X • 89 • 89B • 89C • 89D • 89P→ • 89X • 889→
To/from Yau Tsim Mong District
81 • 81C • 81X→ • 87B • 87D • 280X • 281A • 281B→ • 281E← • 281X→ • 287D← • 287P→ • 287X • 887→ • N281 • N283← • N287←
To/from Sham Shui Po District
46X • 86 • 86A • 86C • 286C • 286P→ • 286X
To/from Kowloon City District
80M • 85 • 85A • 85B • 85S→ • 85X • 281M • 891→
New Territories East
Inside Sha Tin District
80K • 81K • 82B • 82C • 82K • 83K • 83P • 83S • 85K • 86K • 86S • 87K • 87P • 87S • 88K • 89S • 272K • 281 • 282 • 283 • 284 • 285 • 285A • 288 • 288A • 288B • 288C • 289K • 888
To/from Tai Po District
72A • 82D • 272A • 274P • 289R * • 581 • 872→ • 872X→
To/from North District
73A • 274← • B8
To/from Sai Kung District
90 • 97 • 99 • 99R • 299X • 798 • 798A • 798B • 798P • 798X • 893→
New Territories West
To/from Tsuen Wan District
38B • 43P • 43X • 46S • 48P • 48X • R42
To/from Kwai Tsing District
40X • 43S← •46P • 47A • 47X • 49P→ • 49X • 240X • 249X • 848→
To/from Tuen Mun District
263 • 263A • 263B • 868
To/from Yuen Long District
64X← • 65X← • 269D • 869→ • N73
To/from Islands District
A41 • A41P • A42 • A46 • E42 • E42C • E42P • N42 • NA40 • NA41
Shenzhen Ports
Sha Tau Kok Express
Shap Sze Heung, Hoi Ha Wan and Wong Shek Pier areas of Sai Kung North are all located in Tai Po District, please refer to the District Council constituency boundary map.
Italic - service during specified days/periods only; → - Outbound service only; ← - Inbound service only; (#) - outbound terminus at Wan Chai District, inbound starting point at Central and Western District; ($) - inbound service ends at Tai Po District
V · D · EBus routes terminating or turning back in Tai Po District (shown below are destination districts)
Hong Kong Island
To/from Central and
Western District
307 • 307A→ • 907C (&) • N307
To/from Wan Chai District
307P • 900 • 907B→ • 907C (&)
To/from Eastern District
682A← ($) • 907D • 988
Kowloon
To/from Sham Shui Po District
72
To/from Yau Tsim Mong District
72X • 87E • 271 • 271A • 271B • 271P→ • 271S← • 271X← • 272E • 272X • N271
To/from Kowloon City District
75X • 85P • 275X
To/from Kwun Tong District
74 • 74A • 74B • 74C→ • 74D (#) • 74E • 74F • 74P • 74X • 274X← • T74→ • X89D
To/from Wong Tai Sin District
96R
New Territories East
Within Tai Po District
Franchised buses
64P • 65K • 71A • 71B • 71K • 71S • 72C • 72K • 74K • 75K • 75P • 582
MTR Feeder Buses
K12 • K14 • K17 • K18
To/from North District
73 • 73B • 275R
To/from Sha Tin District
72A • 82D • 272A • 274P • 287 • 289R • 581 • 872← • 872X←
To/from Sai Kung District
74R • 94 • 96
New Territories West
To/from Tsuen Wan District
73D • 73F • 73P • 73X • 273C→ • 273P→
To/from Kwai Tsing District
40E • 272P
To/from Yuen Long District
64K • 264R • 265S
To/from Tuen Mun District
263C
To/from Islands District
A47X • E41 • NA47
Shap Sze Heung, Hoi Ha Wan and Wong Shek Pier areas of Sai Kung North are all located in Tai Po District, please refer to the District Council constituency boundary map.
Italic - service during specified days/periods only; → - Outbound service only; ← - Inbound service only; (#) - Return trips end at North District; ($) - Return trips end at Sha Tin District; (%) - Nai Chung special trips only; (&) - outbound terminus at Wan Chai District, inbound starting point at Central and Western District
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