KMB Route B9A

The New Territories Bus Route B9A is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Yuen Long (West) and Heung Yuen Wai Control Point (Liantang), via Yuen Long Main Road and MTR Yuen Long Station.

This is the special departure of Route B9, and is only avaliable during the morning and afternoon peak hours at weekends and public holidays for both the outbound and return journeys respectively.

History[]

4 May 2024: Route B9A commenced service, trialling until 19 May.^[1]^[2] It was further extended twice to 1 September 2024^[3]^[4] and 1 January 2025.^[5]^[6]

Service hours and headways[]

The latest update is on 5/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

from Yuen Long (West)
Service Hours	Headways (mins)
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
09:00 - 11:00	20
11:00 - 12:00	30
No service on Mondays to Fridays

from Heung Yuen Wai Control Point
Service Hours	Headways (mins)
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
17:00 - 22:00	20
No service on Mondays to Fridays

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.

Fare[]

Journey/Boarding Stop	Air-conditioned Fare
Full Fare	$16.3

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[]

Template:KMB Route B9 Interchange Concession Scheme

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		120mins
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 offer is not applicable to other LWB A routes (including Routes A36, A37 and A43). Edit

Routing[]

to Heung Yuen Wai Port[]

To Heung Yuen Wai Port: The distance of this route is approx. 30.5km, and the journey time is approximately 57mins. (The average speed is 32.1km/h.)

Via: Kik Yeung Road, Yuen Long On Ning Road, Ma Miu Road, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Long Yat Road, YOHO Mall Transport Interchange, Long Yat Road, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Pok Oi Interchange, Yuen Long Highway, Tsing Long Highway, San Tin Highway, Fanling Highway and Heung Yuen Wai Highway

KMB Route B9A (Yuen Long (West) → Heung Yuen Wai Control Point (Liantang))
No.	Area	Road	Bus Stop Name	Remarks
1	Yuen Long Town		Yuen Long (West) Bus Terminus
2		Yuen Long On Ning Road	The Family Planning Association of HK
3		Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long	Yuen Long Plaza (N4)
4			Tung Lok Street Yuen Long (N8)
5			Kuk Ting Street Yuen Long (N18)
6		Long Yat Road	YOHO Mall II
7			YOHO Mall Yuen Long
Yuen Long Highway, San Tin Highway, Fanling Highway; Heung Yuen Wai Highway
8	Ta Kwu Ling		Heung Yuen Wai Control Point

to Yuen Long (West)[]

To Yuen Long: The distance of this route is approx. 29.7km, and the journey time is approximately 56mins. (The average speed is 31.8km/h.)

Via: Heung Yuen Wai Highway, Fanling Highway, San Tin Highway, Tsing Long Highway, Yuen Long Highway, Pok Oi Interchange, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long and Kik Yeung Road

KMB Route B9A (Heung Yuen Wai Control Point (Liantang)) → Yuen Long (West))
No.	Area	Road	Bus Stop Name	Remarks
1	Ta Kwu Ling		Heung Yuen Wai Control Point
Heung Yuen Wai Highway; Fanling Highway, San Tin Highway, Yuen Long Highway
2	Yuen Long Town	Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long	YOHO Mix
3			Yau San Street Yuen Long (S5)
4			Tai Tong Road Yuen Long (S8)
5			Yuen Long (West) Bus Terminus

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

References[]

↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "試辦九巴特別班次第B9A號線（元朗（西）—香園圍邊境管制站）" [Traffic Advice], 2 May 2024.
↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴開辦周末假日特別路線B9A 持續提升香園圍來往元朗巴士服務" [News Release], 2 May 2024.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "延長試辦九巴特別班次第B9A號線的實施期限（元朗（西）—香園圍邊境管制站）" [Traffic Advice], 24 May 2024.
↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴延長周末假日特別路線B9A服務滿足來往元朗市中心及香園圍口岸交通需求" [News Release], 24 May 2024.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "延長試辦九巴特別班次第B9A號線的實施期限（元朗（西）—香園圍邊境管制站）" [Traffic Advice], 27 August 2024.
↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "1.9.2024 - 1.1.2025 B9A 試辦" [Promotion Leaflet].

External links[]

Template:Ref-KMB

Template:List of Yuen Long District Bus RoutesTemplate:List of North District Bus Routes

[1] Transport Department HKSARG, "試辦九巴特別班次第B9A號線（元朗（西）—香園圍邊境管制站）" [Traffic Advice], 2 May 2024.

[2] Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴開辦周末假日特別路線B9A 持續提升香園圍來往元朗巴士服務" [News Release], 2 May 2024.

[3] Transport Department HKSARG, "延長試辦九巴特別班次第B9A號線的實施期限（元朗（西）—香園圍邊境管制站）" [Traffic Advice], 24 May 2024.

[4] Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴延長周末假日特別路線B9A服務滿足來往元朗市中心及香園圍口岸交通需求" [News Release], 24 May 2024.

[5] Transport Department HKSARG, "延長試辦九巴特別班次第B9A號線的實施期限（元朗（西）—香園圍邊境管制站）" [Traffic Advice], 27 August 2024.

[6] Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "1.9.2024 - 1.1.2025 B9A 試辦" [Promotion Leaflet].

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

View · Discuss · EditList of routes connecting Boundary Control Points

Lok Ma Chau Control Point (connecting to Huanggang Port)	<Cross-boundary Shuttle Buses> Huang Bus <Cross-boundary Coaches> Kam Sheung Road All China Express • China-Hong Kong Express (Tsuen Wan) • Yau Tsim 24-hour Cross-border Express • Mong Kok All China Express • Kwun Tong 24-hour Cross-border Express • Wan Chai All China Express • Wonderland Express • Huanggang Cross-boundary Bus Tung Chung Citygate Route <Late-night GMB> 44B • 79S • 616S

Shenzhen Bay Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Bay Port of Entry)	<Local Services> Franchised Buses: B2 • B2P • B2X • B3 • B3A • B3M • B3X Green Minibuses: 618 <Cross-boundary Coaches> Trans-Island Prince Edward-Shenzhen Bay Route • Trans-Island Tsim Sha Tsui-Shenzhen Bay Route • Shenzhen Bay Cross-border Express • East Kowloon Express • Trans-Island Sheung Wan-Shenzhen Bay Route • Trans-Island Causeway Bay-Shenzhen Bay Route • Shenzhen Bay-Ocean Park Route • Shenzhen Bay Cross-boundary Bus Shenzhen Bay Route

Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point (connects to Futian Port of Entry)	<Local services> Franchised Buses:B1 • Green Minibuses:75

Sha Tau Kok Control Point (connects to Shatoujiao Port of Entry)	<Cross-boundary Coaches> Sha Tau Kok Express Bus • Sha Tau Kok Express

Man Kam To Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Wenjindu Port of Entry)	<Cross-boundary Coaches> Man Kam To Express

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Control Point (connects to HZMB Macau Frontier Post and Zhuhai Port)	<Local Services> Franchised Buses:A10 • A11 • A12 • A17 • A21 • A22 • A23 • A25 • A26 • A28 • A29 • A30 • A31 • A32 • A33X • A34 • A35 • A36 • A37 • A38 • A41 • A41P • A42 • A43 • A46 • A47X • B4 • B5 • B6 • N35 • NA11 • NA12 • NA20 • NA21 • NA29 • NA31 • NA32 • NA33 • NA36 • NA37 • NA40 • NA41 • NA43 • NA47 Green Minibuses: 901 <Cross-boundary shuttle buses/coaches> Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Shuttle Bus <Cross-border Coaches> One Bus • Hong Kong - Macao Express • Kwun Tong (apm)-Macau Route • EEBus HZMB-Macau Route

Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Liantang Port)	<Local Services> Franchised Buses: 79K • B7 • B8 • B9 Green Minibuses: 59K • 59S

HKIA SkyPier Terminal (connects to HZMB Macau Frontier Post and Zhuhai Port)	<Cross-boundary Coaches> Macau HK Airport Direct • Zhuhai HK Airport Direct (Direct access to the restricted area of the airport without immigration clearance in Hong Kong)