The Airbus Route A38 is operated by Long Win Bus (LWB). It runs between Tsuen Wan (Allway Gardens) and Airport (Ground Transportation Centre), via Tsuen Wan West, Yau Kom Tau, Ting Kau, Sham Tseng, Tsing Lung Tau, Lantau Link and HZMB Hong Kong Port.
History[]
Commencing background[]
In the 2019-2020 Bus Route Planning Programme, the Transport Department proposed that Route A31P should run via Tsing Lung Tau throughout the day and expand its service area to Allway Gardens, with the route number also changed to A38.[1]
Route change history[]
- 21 September 2019: The original Route A31P was renumbered as Route A38 with the following changes:[2][3]
- The service coverage was extended to Allway Gardens;
- Detours via Tsing Lung Tau were expanded to a whole-day basis.
- 29 November 2019: To facilitate the Terminal 2 expansion project, Airport-bound buses were diverted via Airport Road to Airport South Interchange, and the "Terminal 2" stop on Sky Plaza Road was cancelled.[4][5]
- 15 March 2020: The new e-payment system was piloted, with three types of payment methods: contactless credit card, mobile payment and 2D payment. Currently, it supports contactless Visa, MasterCard and UnionPay cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay, as well as AlipayHK "Easy Ride" and UnionPay's "QuickPass", totalling seven methods. Passengers can continue to enjoy Interchange concessions between routes, but the new fare system is not included in the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme and the $2 Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities. [6][7]
- 1 April 2020: The service hours were temporarily reduced with the last bus from Allway Gardens advanced to 14:35 and first bus from Airport delayed to 15:05 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
- 5 December 2022: With the relaxation of immigration restrictions, the service hours towards Airport and Tsuen Wan were extended, with the service hours towards Airport being 05:35-14:35 and that towards Tsuen Wan being 13:05-23:55[8]
- 19 November 2023: The original service hours were resumed.
- 3 December 2023: The amount of interchange concession with KMB's regular solely-operated routes was increased to free of charge for one trip between these two routes until 31 August 2024. [9]
- 29 June 2024: Detoured via HZMB Hong Kong Port for both directions.[10][11]
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 9/2019, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/boarding stop | Fares |
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| Full fare | $19.8 |
| Section fare (to Tsuen Wan) | |
| From Bellagio | $11.3 |
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KMB Monthly Pass Concessions[]
Passengers using a KMB Monthly Pass can travel on this route with the following fare concessions:
| Journey/boarding stop | Fares |
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| Full fare | $5.3 |
| Section fare (to Tsuen Wan) | |
| From Bellagio | $3.1 |
- 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.)
Lantau Link BBI Interchange Concessions[]
Template:LWB Lantau Link BBI Interchange Concession Scheme
LWB Airport Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme[]
| LWB Airport Routes, AsiaWorld-Expo Special Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme | |||||
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| 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 | ||
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Note:
*: 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). | |||||
Other interchange concessions[]
| Related interchange concessions of Route A38 (Tsuen Wan (Allway Gardens) →Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)) | |||||
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| Interchanging from Route A38 (from Tsuen Wan) to other routes | |||||
| 2nd leg route | Destination | Concession | Interchange location | Time limit | Remarks |
| S64 | Yat Tung Estate | 2nd leg free | Terminal 1 → Terminal 1 (South), Cheong Tat Road | 150mins | |
| S64X | Mun Tung | ||||
| Related interchange concessions of Route A38 (Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) → Tsuen Wan (Allway Gardens)) | |||||
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| Interchanging from other routes to Route A38 (to Tsuen Wan) | |||||
| 1st leg route | Origin | Concession | Interchange location | Time limit | Remarks |
| S64 | Yat Tung Estate | 1st leg fare rebate | Terminal 1 (South), Cheong Tat Road → Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | 90mins | |
| S64X | Mun Tung | ||||
Bus deployments[]
This route has no scheduled buses with vehicles dispatched from Route A31. Common models include coach version Enviro500 MMC 12m (55XX), its 12.8m version (15XX), and occasionally Enviro500 MMC 12.8m normal version (UE6X) and Volvo B8L 12.8m (UV6X).
Routing[]
To Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)[]
To Airport: The distance of this route is approx. 44.8km, and the journey time is approximately 80mins. (The average speed is 33.6km/h.)
Via: Tsuen King Circuit, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Hoi Hing Road, Hoi On Road, Lai Chi Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Lai Shun Road, Hoi On Road, Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau, Castle Peak Road - New Ting Kau, Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau, Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng, Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau (westbound), roundabout, Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau (eastbound), Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng, slip road, Tuen Mun Road, Tsing Long Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway, Airport Road, Cheong Hong Road, Airport Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Fai Road, Shun Wui Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, Tung Wing Road, Airport Road, Airport South Interchange and Cheong Lin Road
| Long Win Bus Route A38 (Tsuen Wan (Allway Gardens) → Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsuen Wan (Chai Wan Kok) | Tsuen King Circuit | Allway Gardens Bus Terminus | |
| 2 | Tsuen King Circuit Market | |||
| 3 | Tsuen Wan Centre | |||
| 4 | Tsuen King Garden Phase 2 | |||
| 5 | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan | Tsuen King Circuit Flyover | ||
| 6 | Chai Wan Kok Street | |||
| 7 | Tsuen Wan West | Lai Chi Road | Belvedere Garden Phase 3 | |
| 8 | Hoi On Road | Bayview Garden | ||
| 9 | Yau Kom Tau | Greenview Terrace | ||
| 10 | Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau | Yau Kom Tau | Near Grand Bay View Hotel (The Bay Bridge) | |
| 11 | Ting Kau | Approach Beach | ||
| 12 | Castle Peak Road - New Ting Kau | South Mountain Swimming Association | ||
| 13 | Ting Kau | Near Royal View Hotel | ||
| 14 | Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau | Lido Beach | ||
| 15 | Hoi Mei Beach | |||
| 16 | Sham Tseng | Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng | Sham Tsz Street Sham Tseng | |
| 17 | Tsing Lung Tau | Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau | Tsing Lung Tau Tsuen | Stops at eastbound stop |
| 18 | Sea Crest Villa Phase 4 | |||
| 19 | Sham Tseng | Sea Crest Villa Phase 3 | ||
| 20 | Ma Wan Pier | |||
| 21 | Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng | Sham Tseng Village | ||
| 22 | Rhine Garden | |||
| 23 | Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula | Lantau Link BBI (A1) | ||
| 24 | Airport (Terminal Area) | Cheong Hong Road | Terminal 1 |
Alighting only |
| 25 | HZMB Hong Kong Port Artificial Island | Shun Fai Road | HZMB Passenger Clearance Building | |
| 26 | Airport (Terminal Area) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus |
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To Tsuen Wan (Allway Gardens)[]
To Tsuen Wan: The distance of this route is approx. 35.1km, and the journey time is approximately 70mins. (The average speed is 30.1km/h.)
Via: Cheong Lin Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Fai Road, Shun Wui Road, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge 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 Long Highway, Tuen Mun Road, slip road, Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng, Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau (westbound), roundabout, Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau (eastbound), Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng, Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau, Castle Peak Road - New Ting Kau, Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau, Hoi On Road, Lai Shun Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Tsuen King Circuit, On Yin Street and Tsuen King Circuit
| Long Win Bus Route A38 (Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) → Tsuen Wan (Allway Gardens)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Airport (Terminal Area) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus |
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| 2 | HZMB Hong Kong Port Artificial Island | HZMB Hong Kong Port (W7) | ||
| 3 | Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula | Lantau Link BBI (N5) | ||
| 4 | Sham Tseng | Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng | Bellagio | Section fare begins here |
| 5 | Sham Tseng Village | Stops at westbound stop | ||
| 6 | Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau | Ma Wan Pier | ||
| 7 | Sea Crest Villa Phase 3 | |||
| 8 | Tsing Lung Tau | Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau | Sea Crest Villa Phase 4 | |
| 9 | Tsing Lung Tau Tsuen | Stops at eastbound stop | ||
| 10 | Sham Tseng | Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng | Sham Tsz Street Sham Tseng | |
| 11 | Ting Kau | Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau | Hoi Mei Beach | |
| 12 | Lido Beach | |||
| 13 | Castle Peak Road - New Ting Kau | Ting Kau | Near Royal View Hotel | |
| 14 | South Mountain Swimming Association | |||
| 15 | Yau Kom Tau | Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau | Golden Villa | Near Grand Bay View Hotel (The Bay Bridge) |
| 16 | Yau Kom Tau | |||
| 17 | Greenview Terrace | |||
| 18 | Tsuen Wan West | Hoi On Road | Bayview Garden | |
| 19 | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan | Belvedere Garden Phase 3 | ||
| 20 | Belvedere Garden Phase 1 | |||
| 21 | Tsuen Wan (Chai Wan Kok) | Tsuen King Circuit Flyover | ||
| 22 | Tsuen King Circuit | Mei Wan Street | ||
| 23 | Tsuen King Garden | |||
| 24 | Tsuen Wan Centre | |||
| 25 | On Yin Street | Church of the Annunciation | ||
| 26 | Tsuen King Circuit | Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital | ||
| 27 | Allway Gardens Bus Terminus | |||
Gallery[]

Remarks[]
Related articles[]
- LWB Route A31
- LWB Route A31P (Predecessor of this route)
- LWB Route E31
- LWB Route N31
- LWB Route NA30 (1st generation) (Cancelled)
- LWB Route NA31
References[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "2019-2020 Bus Route Planning Programme in Tsuen Wan District", January 2019.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of Long Win Airbus Overnight Route No. A38 Tsuen Wan (Allway Gardens) – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)" [Traffic Advice], 17 September 2019.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, "LWB Route A31P Renumbered as Route A38 and extends to Tsuen King Circuit and Tsing Lung Tau" [News Release], 17 September 2019.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Traffic and Transport Arrangements at the Airport" [Traffic Advice], 22 November 2019.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, "LWB "A" and "NA" Routes Cancel Terminal 2 Bus Stop and Changes Bus Stop Arrangements of Routes A33X, A36 and A43P" [News Release], 22 November 2019.
- ↑ "手機錢包都用得(附Q-A) 【電子錢包】今日起7條龍運巴士路綫試行電子繳費 信用卡, 手機錢包都用得(附Q&A)" ([e-Wallet] 7 LWB Routes to trial on e-payment, credit cards, mobile wallets can also be used (with Q&A)), HKET, 15 March 2020.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, LWB e-Payment tutorials
- ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, "A38 Service Enhancement" [Passenger Notice], 1 December 2022.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "九巴龍運A線新優惠 「搭兩程 俾一程」 互相轉乘來往機場港珠澳大橋 總車資最高達五折(更新︰2024年2月23日)" [News Release], 1 December 2023. (Chinese only)
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service adjustment of Long Win Bus Route (“LWB”) A38 (Tsuen Wan (Allway Gardens) –Airport (Ground Transportation Centre))" [Traffic Advice], 21 June 2024.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "LWB Route A38 to observe Hong Kong Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge from Saturday to facilitate journeys from Tsuen Wan West, Sham Tseng and Tsing Lung Tau to the Bridge" [News Release], 25 June 2024.
External links[]
- KMB Official Route Information: A38 (Timetable approved by Transport Department)
- LWB Official Route Information: A38
- Promotional leaflet of commencement of LWB Route A38 [archived on EBTHK]
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| List of routes connecting Boundary Control Points | |
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| Lok Ma Chau Control Point (connects 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 • 618A • 618B <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) | |
| Sha Tau Kok Control Point (connects to Shatoujiao Port of Entry) | |
| 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:
Residents' buses: DB02A • DB02R • NR334 <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) | |
| HSR West Kowloon Station Control Point (connects to the Mainland Port Area of the HSR West Kowloon Station) | |
| 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 Airport Restricted Area without immigration clearance in Hong Kong) |

