KMB Route 299X

ATENU1221 on Route 299X was passing through Sai Sha Road near Che Ha
Route information
Terminus	Shatin Central ↔ Sai Kung ●
via	Belair Garden, Shek Mun, A Kung Kok, Ma On Shan Bypass, Shap Sze Heung, Tai Mong Tsai
Distance	To Sai Kung: 18.4km To Shatin Central: 17.9km
Travelling time	50mins
Commencement date	11 January 2014
Operational information
Current operator	KMB
Current depot	Sha Tin Depot (S), Kowloon Bay Depot (K)
Main Vehicle	ATENU
Fare information
Full fare	$11.7
No. of section fare(s)	3
Service hours
Origin service time	06:00 - 00:00
Destination service time	Mondays to Fridays: 05:40 - 00:00 Saturdays and holidays: 06:15 - 00:00
Headway	10-30mins

The New Territories Bus Route 299X is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Shatin Central and Sai Kung, via Yuen Chau Kok (Tai Chung Kiu Road), Shek Mun, A Kung Kok, Chevalier Garden, Shap Sze Heung (Sai Sha Road) and Tai Mong Tsai.

Route 299X was renumbered from Route 299 and operates via the Ma On Shan Bypass and omits the area around Sha Kok Mei, thus becoming the first express route serving Shap Sze Heung in Sai Kung North, Tai Po District.

History

The main article of this section is KMB Route 299.

KMB introduced the air-conditioned Route 299 in June 1990. At that time, the T7 Trunk Road (now Ma On Shan Bypass) had not yet been constructed, necessitating the route to pass through Heng On Estate, Yiu On Estate and Ma On Shan Town Centre with stops along the way. Although a significant number of passengers boarded and alighted at Ma On Shan for journeys along Sai Sha Road and to Sai Kung Town Centre, the detour via Ma On Shan resulted in a considerably longer journey time for passengers travelling to and from Sha Tin Town Centre.

The Ma On Shan Bypass opened on 17 August 2004, yet it was nearly a decade later before KMB commenced studies on how to appropriately restructure routes 299 and 99, enabling each to focus exclusively on serving passengers travelling between Ma On Shan and Sha Tin to Sai Kung.

The Transport Department and KMB finally proposed in the 2013-2014 Bus Route Development Programme that Route 299 should be rerouted via the Ma On Shan Bypass, no longer detouring via Ma On Shan (except for Chevalier Garden), enabling passengers to travel more conveniently between Sha Tin Central and Sai Kung, with the route number also changed to 299X.

The original Route 299 service between Sai Kung and Ma On Shan was replaced by extending Route 99 to Heng On and introducing a two-way section fare system. Concurrently, considering traffic congestion around Fuk Man Road, this route would take Wai Man Road directly to and from Sai Kung Bus Terminus and consequently, the original Route 299 bus stops at "Muk Min Shan" and "Sha Kok Mei" on Tai Mong Tsai Road, and "Sai Kung Police Station" on Fuk Man Road would be discontinued.

Route change history

• 11 January 2014: The original Route 299 was diverted via Ma On Shan Bypass in lieu of serving Hang Hong Street and Ma On Shan Town Centre, and also rerouted via Wai Man Road for direct access to and from Sai Kung in lieu of Fuk Man Road, Po Tung Road and Tai Mong Tsai Road (Sha Kok Mei section), and was renumbered as Route 299X.
  • There were also changes to the section fares. The bus stop at Saddle Ridge Garden on Sai Sha Road has been discontinued for this route, and the corresponding section fare at that location has likewise been abolished and consequently, the fare from Chevalier Garden to Shatin Hospital en route to Shatin Central has increased from $7.1 to $8.2. Two days later (13 January), KMB introduced a new section fare from Chevalier Garden to Shatin Central at the request of District Council members, aligning the fare for these passengers with the previous Route 299.
  • Due to the time required for the Octopus system update, the additional sectiol fares could not be implemented in time for the route's commencement, resulting in a gap period between the route's launch on 11 January and 12 January in which passengers travelling towards Shatin Central from stops at Chevalier Garden, A Kung Kok or Sha Tin Hospital on these two days and paying with an Octopus card may have been overcharged. KMB advised affected passengers to contact the company to arrange a refund of the $1.1 difference.
• 8 November 2014: Octopus interchange concession with Route 99 was introduced as a compensation to the passengers at Sha Kok Mei and Muk Min Shan after the route's diversion.
• 10 November 2014: Departures from Sai Kung on Mondays to Fridays before 07:00 resumed observing Fuk Man Road, Po Tung Road and Tai Mong Tsai Road (Sha Kok Mei section) as former Route 299 with stops added at "Sha Kok Mei" and "Muk Min Shan".
• 27 June 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) enquiry service was introduced to this route.
• 6 July 2015: A new stop was added at "Mei Tak Street" on Wai Man Road for both directions except for the 07:00 departure from Sai Kung on Mondays to Fridays.
• 9 May 2020: The "Nai Chung" bus stop for Sai Kung direction was relocated to the new temporary terminus east of Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary with detours via Nin Wah Road and Nin Ming Road to access the new terminus from 10am onwards with the expansion works of Sai Sha Road.
• 20 June 2020: The "Nai Chung" bus stop for Sai Kung direction was relocated to southbound Sai Sha Road opposite to Sai O Village and no longer detoured via the temporary terminus. The arrangement was originally effective until 6pm on 31 October 2021, which was later extended to 6pm on 13 March 2022 and eventually relocated permanently to southbound Sai Sha Road off Nai Chung Village.
• 1 September 2025: Morning special services via Sha Kok Mei on Mondays to Fridays were enhanced to 4, departing at 05:40, 06:10, 06:30 and 06:45 on a trial basis until 28 November 2025.

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 9/2025, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Shatin Central Service hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays 06:00 - 00:00 20 Saturdays 06:00 - 11:00 20 11:00 - 19:00 15 19:00 - 00:00 20 Sundays and Public Holidays 06:00 - 08:00 15 08:00 - 18:00 12 18:00 - 20:00 15 20:00 - 00:00 20

From Sai Kung Service hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays The following departures detour via Sha Kok Mei 05:40 - 06:10 30 06:10 - 06:30 20 06:30 - 06:45 15 The following departures resume normal routing 07:05 - 07:20 15 07:20 - 17:00 20 17:00 - 18:00 15 18:00 - 00:00 20 Saturdays 06:15 - 12:15 20 12:15 - 19:00 15 19:00 - 00:00 20 Sundays and Public Holidays 06:15 - 12:00 15 12:00 - 17:00 12 17:00 - 18:00 10 18:00 - 19:00 12 19:00 - 22:00 15 22:00 - 00:00 20

Detailed timetable
KMB Route 299X/Detailed timetable

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fares

Journey/boarding stop	Air-conditioned fare
Full fare	$11.7
Section fares (to Sai Kung)
From Shek Mun BBI - Ravana Garden	$9.8
From Nai Chung	$5.7
From Tai Wan	$4.9
Section fares (to Shatin Central)
From Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai	$9.8
From Chevalier Garden	$8.4
From Shek Mun BBI - Heung Yee Kuk New Territories Building	$4.6

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 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:KMB Route 299X Interchange Concession Scheme

Shek Mun BBI Interchange Concessions

Template:Shek Mun BBI Interchange Concessions

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

8 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) buses fitted with tree guards are assigned to this route as scheduled buses.

Although rural Sai Kung is under the jurisdiction of Kowloon Bay Depot (K), unlike Route 99 which also runs between rural Sai Kung and Sha Tin District, this route is the only one in Sai Kung District that is under the management of Sha Tin Depot (S) as buses on this route are fully deployed by that depot on a regular basis.

List of buses on Route 299X
Fleet no.	Plate no.	Depot
ATENU31	SC5070	Sha Tin Depot (S)
ATENU35	SC6295
ATENU48	SD4778
ATENU161	SJ227
ATENU194	SK2293
ATENU230	SL4251
ATENU272	SP8738
ATENU353	TB864

The above list of scheduled buses are as of September 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.2925

Bus deployment evolution history

Bus deployment evolution history of KMB Route 299X and its predecessor

This route's predecessor, Route 299, offered full air-conditioned service from its inception, initially operating with Toyota Coaster 24-seat single-decker buses (AT). In 1994, it transitioned to higher-capacity Mitsubishi MK (AM) and Dennis Dart (AA) models. Additionally, two MCW Metrorider (AMR) 33-seater air-conditioned buses were also deployed on Route 299. In 1997, Route 299 was re-scheduled to operate with Dennis Dragon9.9m (ADS) buses. Entering the 21st century, Dennis Trident 10.6m (ATS) and Volvo Super Olympian 10.6m (ASV) buses were introduced to provide low-floor services, meeting the demands of increasing passenger numbers. Initially, all services on Route 299 were dispatched from Sha Tin Depot (S). As ridership continued to grow, Kowloon Bay Depot (K) also began dispatching buses. By late 1999, all Kowloon Bay Depot buses operating on this route were transferred back to Sha Tin Depot, restoring single-depot dispatch. Following the renaming to Route 299X, all Volvo Super Olympian (ASV) buses were replaced by Dennis Trident (ATS) models. Some of these ATS buses were subsequently redeployed from this route due to the introduction of Route 280X, being replaced by Volvo Olympian 11m (AV) buses; until January 2016, when the entire fleet was converted to low-floor vehicles. For a considerable period, KMB had been concerned about the narrow and winding nature of the section of Sai Sha Road between Nai Chung and Mak Pin and had consistently prohibited the deployment of buses exceeding 11.3 metres in length on Route 299 (initially set at 10.6 metres, later relaxed to 11.3 metres following trial runs). This remained the case until 1 October 2012, when a Kowloon Bay Depot Inspector completed the entire Route 299 journey using a Enviro500 12m bus (ATEE1/RE508), which sparked considerable discussion among bus enthusiasts. Although KMB maintained the ban afterwards, this incident demonstrated that deploying 12-metre buses on Sai Sha Road was not impracticable. In November 2016, Sha Tin Depot (S) conducted assessments and test runs for deploying 12-metre vehicles. Following successful trials, 12-metre buses commenced service on Route 299X from the afternoon of 27 November. Initially operating only on weekends and public holidays, KMB subsequently phased in straight-staircase buses to free up shorter vehicles for routes subject to other vehicle restrictions. In February 2017, KMB replaced one of the route's scheduled buses with an Enviro500 12m bus (ATE6/KY5280), marking the first time since the route's opening that 12-metre buses were permanently deployed on the Sai Sha Road section between Nai Chung and Mak Pin. Subsequently, between March and April 2017, three ATE buses were introduced in batches. By mid-May, four ATE buses transferred from Route 48X replaced the remaining four ATS buses, achieving full step-less conversion across the entire route. Combined with Route 99, which had already been approved for 12-metre buses, this enhanced capacity to transport holidaymakers travelling to and from Sai Kung for outings. In February 2021, as the Enviro500 (ATE) fleet began entering its retirement phase and given the narrow carriageway on Sai Sha Road which posed a heightened risk of collisions between buses and tree branches, KMB arranged for the entire route to be operated by Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) buses equipped with tree guards originally from Kowloon Bay Depot (K).

Routing

To Sai Kung

To Sai Kung: The distance of this route is approx. 18.4km, and the journey time is approximately 50mins. (The average speed is 22.1km/h.)

Via: Sha Tin Centre Street, Wang Pok Street, Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Shek Mun Interchange, A Kung Kok Street, Hang Shun Street, Hang Tai Road, Ma On Shan Road, Ma On Shan Bypass, Sai Sha Road, Tai Mong Tsai Road, Wai Man Road and Fuk Man Road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 299X (Shatin Central → Sai Kung)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Sha Tin Central		Shatin Central Bus Terminus
Sand Martin Bridge
2	Sha Tin Wai	Tai Chung Kiu Road	Regal Riverside Hotel
3	Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok)		Belair Garden
4	City One Shatin		City One Shatin
5	Sha Tin (Shek Mun)		Shek Mun BBI - Ravana Garden (N1)	Section fare begins here
6	A Kung Kok	A Kung Kok Street	Shatin Hospital
7			A Kung Kok
8	Ma On Shan (Tai Shui Hang)		Chevalier Garden
Ma On Shan Bypass
9	Shap Sze Heung	Sai Sha Road	Symphony Bay Cheung Muk Tau
10			Nai Chung	Section fare begins here
11			Che Ha
12			Ma Kwu Lam
13			Tai Tung
14			Nga Yiu Tau
15			Sai Keng
16			Kei Ling Ha San Wai
17			Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai
18			Shui Long Wo
19	Tai Mong Tsai		O Tau
20			Sai Sha Road Wong Chuk Wan
21		Tai Mong Tsai Road	Mak Pin
22			Tai Wan	Section fare begins here
23	Sai Kung Town Centre	Wai Man Road	Mei Tak Street
24			Sai Kung Bus Terminus

To Shatin Central

Routing	Roads observed
① Regular	The distance of this route is approx. 17.9km, and the journey time is approximately 50mins. (The average speed is 21.5km/h.) Wai Man Road, Tai Mong Tsai Road, Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan Bypass, Ma On Shan Road, Sai Sha Road, Hang Tak Street, A Kung Kok Street, Shek Mun Interchange, Tai Chung Kiu Road and Sha Tin Rural Committee Road
② * Weekday AM detour via Sha Kok Mei	Wai Man Road, Fuk Man Road, Po Tung Road, Tai Mong Tsai Road, Sai Sha Road, ……

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 299X (Sai Kung → Shatin Central)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Sai Kung Town Centre		Sai Kung Bus Terminus
*	Sai Kung Town Centre	Tai Mong Tsai Road	Sha Kok Mei	Applicable to routing ②
			Muk Min Shan
2	Sai Kung Town Centre	Wai Man Road	Hong Kong Academy	Not applicable to routing ②
3	Tai Mong Tsai	Tai Mong Tsai Road	Tai Wan
4			Mak Pin
5		Sai Sha Road	Sai Sha Road Wong Chuk Wan
6			O Tau
7			O Tau New Village
8	Shap Sze Heung		Shui Long Wo
9			Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai	Section fare begins here
10			Kei Ling Ha San Wai
11			Sai Keng
12			Nga Yiu Tau
13			Tin Liu
14			Che Ha
15			Sai O
16			Symphony Bay Cheung Muk Tau
Ma On Shan Bypass
17	Ma On Shan (Tai Shui Hang)	Hang Tak Street	Chevalier Garden	Section fare begins here
18	A Kung Kok	A Kung Kok Street	A Kung Kok
19			Shatin Hospital
20	Sha Tin (Shek Mun)	Tai Chung Kiu Road	Shek Mun BBI - Heung Yee Kuk New Territories Building (S5)	Section fare begins here
21	City One Shatin		City One Shatin
22	Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok)		Belair Garden
23	Sha Tin Wai		Regal Riverside Hotel
Sand Martin Bridge
24	Sha Tin Central		Shatin Central Bus Terminus

Ridership

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

• 2014: The highest occupancy rate per hour was 52%.

Related incidents

• 27 January 2019: In the evening, an Enviro500 (ATE34/KZ9314) travelling towards Shatin Central struck and injured a pedestrian on A Kung Kok Street.

Gallery

A Route 299X bus was entering Tai Chung Kiu Road from Sand Martin Bridge

Dennis Dragon9.9m (ADS) always appeared on Route 299X as special sights

Enviro500 12m (ATE) was once the main model on Route 299X

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

KMB Route 299X (Edit)

Remarks

Related articles

• KMB Route 86P (Cancelled)
• KMB Route 89R (1st generation) (Cancelled)
• KMB Route 99
• KMB Route 99R
• KMB Route 289 (Cancelled)
• KMB Route 289R (1st generation) (Cancelled)
• KMB Route 289R
• KMB Route 299 (Cancelled, predecessor of this route)
• KMB Route 299S (Cancelled)
• Citybus Route 580

References

External links

• KMB Official Route Information: 299X (Timetable approved by Transport Department)