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The Airbus Route A30 is operated by Long Win Bus (LWB). It runs between Lei Muk Shue and Airport (Ground Transportation Centre), via North Kwai Chung (Shek Lei, On Yam, Shek Yam), Kwai Hing and Kwai Fong.

This is the first LWB route via Lantau Link to head directly to HZMB Hong Kong Port then to Airport.

History[]

Commencing background[]

North Kwai Chung and Lei Muk Shue have not been served by direct bus routes to the Hong Kong International Airport for many years. In the 2020-2021 Bus Route Planning Programme, LWB and Transport Department (TD) proposed to introduce Route A30 from Shek Lei to and from the Airport via Lei Muk Shue, Kwai Hing, Kwai Fong and HZMB Hong Kong Port, and to reorganise Route A32 to operate via Tai Wo Hau and Tsing Yi Town Centre instead of Kwai Hing and Kwai Fong. The Administration would review the changes in passenger demand after the reorganisation of airport buses and reduce the frequency of Route E32.[1] The new route was welcomed by Kwai Tsing District members, while Tsuen Wan District considered that the design of the routing from Lei Muk Shue to Kwai Fong was unreasonable and ignored the demand of residents of Shek Wai Kok and Cheung Shan Estate for travelling to the Airport.[2][3]

The scheme was originally scheduled for implementation in the fourth quarter of 2020, but was delayed until 2023 due to a significant drop in demand for bus services to and from the airport as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, with the patronage of the Airport Bus Routes serving Kwai Tsing and the overnight Airport Bus Route dropping by about 70%[4] as compared to the pre-epidemic period. The route has also been re-routed to operate from Lei Muk Shue to the Airport, with a further detour in Kwai Chung via a section of Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung outside Ping Lai Path.[5]

Route change history[]

  • 25 June 2023: Route A30 entered service. [6][7]
  • 23 July 2023: A new stop was added at "Shek Foon House Shek Pai Street" on Shek Pai Street for Lei Muk Shue direction.[8]

Service Hours and Headways[]

The latest update is on 6/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

Departure times from Lei Muk Shue
Hrs Mins
Daily
05 20
06 15 *
07 10 *, 40 *
08 25
09 10, 55
10 - 20 55
21 50
22 45
23 40
Remarks
Departures denoted with * detour via AsiaWorld-Expo.
Departure times from Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)
Hrs Mins
Daily
06 00, 55
07 50
08 45
09 40
10 - 16 35
17 15 *, 55 *
18 - 22 35
23 20
00 00
Remarks
Departures denoted with * detour via AsiaWorld-Expo.
This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival service.

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding stop Fares
Full fare $19.8
Section fares (to Lei Muk Shue)
From Kwai Tsing Theatre $4.5
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.
  • This route is not covered by the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities.
  • 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 the above payment method cannot enjoy interchange concessions with non-KMB/LWB routes and cannot enjoy "Public Transport Fare Subsidy".
  • Passengers can also buy pre-sold tickets for travelling on this route from LWB Customer Service and Ticketing Office at Airport (Ground Transportation Centre).

KMB Monthly Pass Concessions[]

Passengers using a KMB Monthly Pass can travel on this route with the following fare concessions:

Journey/Boarding stop Fares
Full fare $5.3
Section fares (to Lei Muk Shue)
From Kwai Tsing Theatre $1.2
Journeys taken at concessionary fares will not be counted towards the daily free rides of the KMB Monthly Pass, and such concessions cannot be paid in cash or other forms of payment.

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:LWB Route A30 Interchange Concession Scheme

Lantau Link BBI Interchange Concessions[]

Template:LWB Lantau Link BBI 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

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).

Bus deployments[]

Template:List of buses on LWB Routes A30 and A32

Routing[]

To Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)[]

Routing Roads observed

Regular
The distance of this route is approx. 35.4km, and the journey time is approximately 66mins. (The average speed is 32.2km/h.)
Wo Yi Hop Road, Cheung Wing Road, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung Section, Shek Pai Street, Tai Pak Tin Street, Lei Muk Road, Wo Yi Hop Road, Cheung Wing Road, Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Yik Road, Hing Fong Road, Tsuen Wan Road, Tsuen Tsing Interchange, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway, Shun Long Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Fai Road, Shun Wui Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, Tung Wing Road, Airport Road, Cheong Hong Road, Airport Road, Airport South Interchange and Cheong Lin Road
*
AM Peak via AsiaWorld-Expo
..., Airport Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Sky City Road East, Third Sky Street, Sky City Road, Airport Expo Boulevard, Sky City Road East, Sky City Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Airport South Interchange and Cheong Lin Road
Long Win Bus Route A30 (Lei Muk ShueAirport (Ground Transportation Centre))
No. Area Road Bus Stop Name Remarks
1 Lei Muk Shue Lei Muk Shue Bus Terminus
2 North Kwai Chung Wo Yi Hop Road Wo Yi Hop Road Sportsground
3 Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung Ping Lai Path Kwai Chung
4 Shek Ying Path Kwai Chung
5 Shek Pai Street Greenknoll Court Shek Pai Street
6 Shek On House Shek Lei Estate
7 Shek Kai House Shek Lei Estate
8 Shek Lei Catholic Primary School
9 Shek Foon House Shek Pai Street
10 Tai Pak Tin Street Shek Yam East Estate
11 Kwai Hing Kwai Chung Road Kwai Chun Court MTR logo
12 Kwai Fong Hing Fong Road Kwai Shun House Kwai Fong Estate
13 Metroplaza MTR logo
Route5 Tsuen Wan Road; Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road; Route8 Lantau Link
14 Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula Lantau Link BBI (A1) Section fare begins here
Route8 North Lantau Highway; Shun Long Road
15 HZMB Hong Kong Port Artificial Island Shun Fai Road HZMB Passenger Clearance Building Alighting only
16 Airport (Terminal Area) Cheong Hong Road Terminal 1 MTR logo
* Airport (SkyCity) Airport Expo Boulevard AsiaWorld-Expo MTR logo Applicable to departures using Routing ②
Sky City Road East Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel
Sky City Interchange
17 Airport (Terminal Area) Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus MTR logo

To Lei Muk Shue[]

Routing Roads observed

Regular
The distance of this route is approx. 31.2km, and the journey time is approximately 59mins. (The average speed is 31.7km/h.)
Cheong Lin Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Fai Road, Shun Wui Road, HZMB Hong Kong Port Public Transport Interchange, Shun Wui Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Long Road, North Lantau Highway, Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsing Tsuen Interchange, Tsuen Wan Road, Hing Fong Road, Kwai Fuk Road, Kwai Yan Road, Kwai Yi Road, Kwai Fong Station Bus Terminus, Kwai Yi Road, Kwai Foo Road, Hing Fong Road, Kwai Hing Station Bus Terminus, Kwai Hing Road, Wo Tong Tsui Street, Wo Kwai Lane, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Wing Road Roundabout, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Shek Pai Street, Tai Pak Tin Street, Lei Muk Road and Wo Yi Hop Road
*
PM Peak via AsiaWorld-Expo
..., Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Sky City Road East, Third Sky Street, Sky City Road, Airport Expo Boulevard, Sky City Road East, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Fai Road, ...
Long Win Bus Route A30 (Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)Lei Muk Shue)
No. Area Road Bus Stop Name Remarks
1 Airport (Terminal Area) Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus MTR logo
* Airport (SkyCity) Airport Expo Boulevard AsiaWorld-Expo MTR logo Applicable to departures using Routing ②
Sky City Road East Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel
Sky City Interchange
2 HZMB Hong Kong Port Artificial Island HZMB Hong Kong Port (E3)
Shun Long Road; Route8 North Lantau Highway
3 Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula Lantau Link BBI (N3)
Route8 Lantau Link; Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Road; Route5 Tsuen Wan Road
4 Kwai Fong Kwai Fuk Road Kwai Tsing Theatre Section fare begins here
5 Kwai Fong Station Bus Terminus MTR logo
6 Hing Fong Road Che Fong Street
7 Osman Ramju Sadick Memorial Sports Centre
8 Kwai Hing Kwai Hing Station MTR logo
9 Kwai Hing Road Kwai Hing Estate Kwai Hing Road
10 Kwai Chung Road Kwong Fai Circuit
11 North Kwai Chung Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung Ping Lai Path Kwai Chung
12 Shek Ying Path Kwai Chung
13 Shek Pai Street Greenknoll Court Shek Pai Street
14 Shek On House Shek Lei Estate
15 Shek Kai House Shek Lei Estate
16 Shek Lei Catholic Primary School
17 Shek Foon House Shek Pai Street
18 Tai Pak Tin Street Ju Ching Chu Secondary School
19 Shek Yam East Estate
20 Lei Muk Shue Wo Yi Hop Road Wo Yi Hop Road Sportsground
21 Shek Wai Kok Sun Village
22 Lei Muk Shue Bus Terminus

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References[]

  1. Transport Department HKSARG, "2020-2021年度葵青區巴士路線計劃" (2020-2021 Kwai Tsing District Bus Route Planning Programme), February 2020.
  2. "二零二零至二零二一年度葵青區巴士路線計劃 (運輸署回覆)" (2020-2021 Kwai Tsing District Bus Route Planning Programme (Reply from Transport Department)), Kwai Tsing District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 2q/D/2020.
  3. Tsuen Wan District Council Secretariat,"交通及運輸委員會第三次(一/二零至二一)會議記錄(第12(3)點)" (Minutes of the 3rd (2010-21) Meeting of the Committee on Transport and Communications (Point 12(3))), May 2020.
  4. "討論《2020年至2021年葵青區巴士路線計劃》落實進度 (運輸署回覆)" (Progress of Implementation of the 2020-2021 Kwai Tsing District Bus Route Planning Programme (Reply from Transport Department)), Kwai Tsing District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 43a/D/2020, October 2020
  5. Transport Department HKSARG, "有關開辦龍運第A30號線及調整龍運第A32號、第E32號線及九巴第936A號線的服務" (Services relating to the introduction of LWB Route A30 and adjustments to LWB Routes A32, E32 and KMB Route 936A), Kwai Tsing District Council Traffic and Transport Committee (Circulation) Paper No. 28/2023, 19 June 2023
  6. Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd. & Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "九巴及龍運加強荃葵青區服務 全新路線A30全日連接梨木樹、葵芳與機場及港珠澳大橋 路線936A往港島全面延長至石圍角" [News Release], 20 June 2023.
  7. Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of Long Win Bus Route (“LWB”) A30 (Lei Muk Shue Estate Public Transport Interchange – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)); and service adjustment of Long Win Routes A32 (Kwai Chung Estate Public Transport Interchange – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)); Route E32 (Kwai Chung (Container Port Road) Public Transport Interchange - AsiaWorld-Expo Bus Terminus); and Kowloon Motor Bus Route 936A (Shek Wai Kok – Causeway Bay (Cotton Road)) " [Traffic Advice], 23 June 2023.
  8. Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "A30 Additional Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], 20 July 2023.

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