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Kowloon GMB Route 88A

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The Kowloon Green Minibus Route 88A is operated by Constant Rich Trading Limited (長利貿易有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 18430C). It runs circular between Wong Tai Sin Station and Hong Kong Children's Hospital, via San Po Kong, Kai Ching Estate, Tak Lomg Estate, Kowloon Bay Industrial Area, which is a special trip of Route 88.

This route provides short-haul trips only between Kai Ching Estate and Hong Kong Children's Hospital and omits Wong Tai Sin on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

History[]

  • 31 March 2025: Route 88A entered service.[1]

Service hours and headways[]

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

From Wong Tai Sin Station
Service hours Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
07:00 - 19:00 30
No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

Special trip[]

Kai Ching Estate ↺ Hong Kong Children's Hospital ●
Service hours Headways (mins)
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
07:00 - 19:00 30
No service on Mondays to Fridays
This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.

Fares[]

Fare chart
From
＼
to
 Wong Tai Sin Station Kai Ching Estate
Kai Ching Estate $4.9
Hong Kong Children's Hospital $8.8 $6.1
Fare Remarks
  • Same fare regardless of age.
  • Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Elderly Octopus 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 Concessionary Fare.
  • Passengers are required to tender exact fare in cash or by Octopus card upon boarding. No change will be given.

Octopus interchange concessions[]

A and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg 2nd leg Discounted amount Time limit
' MTR 50￠ 90 minutes
MTR '
Notes:
  • Passengers must use the same Octopus Card to pay the fare for both the minibus and MTR to enjoy the above-mentioned interchange concession.
  • Passengers can enjoy the above interchange concession at any MTR station / minibus stop that connects to the second leg of the route.
  • The MTR ride does not apply to Light Rail, Airport Express, High-Speed Rail, MTR Bus and MTR Feeder Bus services.
  • The MTR interchange concession only applies to paid rides. Unless otherwise specified, passengers using the Monthly Pass Enhanced or Disneyland Resort Line Monthly Pass (including those who have paid First Class Supplementary Fare) cannot enjoy this concession when taking the MTR at designated stations; however, if Enhanced Monthly Pass or Disneyland Resort Line Monthly Ticket holders take paid rides outside the designated stations, the concession still applies.
  • If passengers have just used the same Octopus Card for the Airport Express "Free MTR Connection," they cannot simultaneously enjoy the MTR interchange concession.
  • If both "MTR Fare Saver" and "MTR Interchange Concession" are applicable, passengers can only enjoy one of the higher discounts.
  • Higher concession amounts are available for certain GMB routes at designated MTR stations.
  • For more details, please refer to MTR Website.

Minibus deployments[]

According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, a total of 6 minibuses are required to serve this route, with a total capacity of not less than 96 passengers in each direction during the peak hour.

Currently, this route and route 88 are served by a total of 6 Toyota Coaster LPG minibuses.

List of Kowloon Route 88 minibuses
Plate no. Model code[Remark 1] Seat No. Destination sign config. Remarks
ET8826 2015 6LS 16-seater High Back seat Second generation Rollsign
FX5833 2004 5LS 16-seater low-back seat Initially was a part of PLB Shau Shek Route and Shau Mong Route fleets
Joined in May 2015
LK4638 Former vehicle from Hong Kong Island Route 26
Was also once a vehicle of PLB Shau Shek Route and Shau Mong Route fleets
Converted to serve on this route in March 2025
LN4565 Initially was a part of PLB Kwun Chai Route and Kwun Tsing Route fleets
Joined in November 2017
LS9126 2004 5LS2 16-seater High Back seat Former vehicle from Hong Kong Island Route 26
Was also once a vehicle of PLB Wan Tsuen Route fleets
Converted to serve on this route in September 2016
TD2938 2015 6LS
List of Former minibuses in Kowloon Route 88
Plate no. Type no. Date of Retired/Withdrawn Fares Substituted vehicle(s)
TD2868 2015 6LS August 2023 Transferred to Rich Success Transportation's New Territories Routes 60 series

The information may not be complete and accurate, to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.

This section was last updated on 3/2025202503


Routing[]

Routing Roads observed
①Mondays to Fridays
from Wong Tai Sin Station 		The distance of this route is approx. 14.6km, and the journey time is approximately 56mins. (The average speed is 15.6km/h.)
Tung Tau Tsuen Road, Shatin Pass Road, Choi Hung Road, Choi Yee Lane, Sze Mei Street, Luk Hop Street, Tsat Po Street, Kai San Road, Concorde Road (Westbound), Roundabout, Concorde Road (Eastbound), Shing Kai Road, Muk Hung Street, Muk Chui Street (Westbound), roundabout, Muk Chui Street (Eastbound), Shing Kai Road, Kai Shing Street, Kai Wah Street, Wang Kwong Road, Lam Wah Street, Wang Kwong Road, Sheung Yuet Road, Sheung Yee Road, Wang Chiu Road, Cheong Yip Street, Shing Chrong Road (Westbound), Roundabout, Shing Cheong Road (Eastbound), Cheong Yip Street, Wang Chiu Road, Lam Hing Street, Wang Kwong Road, Kai Wah Street, Kai Shing Street, Shing Kai Road, Muk Chui Street (Westbound), Roundabout, Muk Chui Street (Eastbound), Shing Kai Road, Concorde Road (Westbound), Roundabout, Concorde Road (Eastbound), Kai San Road, Tsat Po Street, Luk Hop Street, Sze Mei Street, Choi Hung Road, Shatin Pass Road and Tung Tau Tsuen Road
② ＊
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
from Kai Ching Estate 		The distance of this route is approx. 6.0km, and the journey time is approximately 32mins. (The average speed is 11.3km/h.)
Muk Hung Street, Muk Chui Street, ..., Shing Kai Road and Muk Chui Street
Kowloon GMB Route 88A (Wong Tai Sin Station ↺ Hong Kong Children's Hospital)
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Wong Tai Sin
  • Wong Tai Sin Minibus Terminus
2 Shatin Pass Road
  • Wong Tai Sin Disciplined Services Quarters (Lions Rise)
3 San Po Kong Choi Hung Road
  • Wong Tai Sin Police Station
  • Kai Chuen Court
4 Sze Mei Street
  • Sze Mei Street
5 Kai Tak Concorde Road
  • Cullinan Sky (Airside)
6 Muk Hung Street
  • Lok Ching House Kai Ching Estate (Kai Ching Estate Bus Terminus)
 Special trips using routing ② begin here
7 Muk Chui Street
  • Ching Long Shopping Centre
8 Kowloon Bay Kai Wah Street
  • Skyline Tower
9 Lam Wah Street
  • Kowloon Bay Depot (Sports Ground)
10 Sheung Yuet Road
  • Zero Carbon Park (Megabox)
11 Cheung Yip Street
  • Kai Tak Fire Station (Pacific Trade Centre/Harbourside HQ)
12 Kai Tak
  • Hong Kong Children's Hospital
 Circular return point
13 Kowloon Bay Cheung Yip Street
  • Kai Tak Fire Station (Harbourside HQ/Pacific Trade Centre)
14 Wang Chiu Road
  • Zero Carbon Park (Megabox)
  • Proficient Industrial Centre
15 Lam Hing Street
  • Kowloon Bay Depot
16 Kai Wah Street
  • Skyline Tower
17 Kai Tak Shing Kai Road
  • Tak Long Estate
18 Muk Chui Street
  • Ching Long Shopping Centre
 Special trips using routing ② end here
19 Concorde Road
  • Cullinan Sky (Airside)
20 San Po Kong Sze Mei Street
  • Sze Mei Street
21 Choi Hung Road
  • Kai Chuen Court
  • Wong Tai Sin Police Station
22 Wong Tai Sin Shatin Pass Road
  • Wong Tai Sin Disciplined Services Quarters (Lions Rise)
23
  • Wong Tai Sin Minibus Terminus

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

  1. ↑ The group of codes (if any) placed after the model name Toyota Coaster is used only by transport enthusiasts, and is not referred to as such by anyone else (including insiders).


Related articles[]

References[]

External links[]

V · D · EGreen minibus (GMB) routes in Wong Tai Sin District
Intra-district routes
<Tsz Wan Shan> 18M • 19 • 19M • 19S • 20 • 37A • 37M
<Hammer Hill> 19A • 33A • 33M • 79M • 79S
<San Po Kong, Chuk Yuen and Lok Fu> 20M • 38M • 39M • 52 • 53M
To/from Kwun Tong District
16 • 16A • 16B • 16S • 54 • 54S • 68
To/from Kowloon City District
13A • 13B • 25A • 25B • 25M • 88 • 88A
To/from Sham Shui Po District
72 • 73
To/from Yau Tsim Mong District
66S ☾ • 70 • 70A
New Territories routes
<To/from Sai Kung Town Centre> 1A • 1S ☾
<To/from Tseung Kwan O/HKUST> 11 • 11B • 11S☾ • 102 • 102B • 102S ☾ • 111
Remark: Italic - service during specified days/periods only; ☾ - overnight/late night service
V · D · EGreen minibus (GMB) routes in Kowloon City District
Intra-district routes
8M • 13 • 25MS • 28MS • 29A • 29B
To/from Yau Tsim Mong District
<Mong Kok> 5M • 17M • 27M • 27MS • 28M • 74S
<Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom Station> 8 • 8S • 13M • 26 • 26A • 26W • 26X
To/from Sham Shui Po District
2 • 2A
To/from Wong Tai Sin District
13A • 13B • 25A • 25B • 25M • 88 • 88A
To/from Kwun Tong District
49 • 69 • 82 • 86 • 90A • 90B
New Territories routes
<To/from Tseung Kwan O New Town> 105
<To/from Sha Tin District> 61M
Remark: Italic - service during specified days/periods only
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