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New Territories GMB Route 308A

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The New Territories Green Minibus Route 308A is operated by Min Kee Motors Company Limited (棉記汽車有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 9279C). It runs between Tsing Yi Station and Bellagio, providing service only during peak hours on Mondays to Fridays and belongs to the special trip of Route 308M.

History[]

Service hours and headways[]

From Tsing Yi Station From Bellagio Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
06:45 - 08:15 06:30 - 08:30 30
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding stops Fare
Full fare $9.6
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.
  • This route has no section fares.
Historical fares
Fare adjustment effective dates Full fare (adult)
31 December 2023[1] $9.6[2]
2 August 2020[3] $9.0[4]
14 August 2016[5] $8.4[6]
27 April 2014[7] $7.8[8]
14 October 2012[9] $7.2
2 July 2006[10] $6.5
5 June 2003 $6.0

This route has no section fare.

Octopus interchange concessions[]

Route 308A and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg 2nd leg Discounted amount Time limit
308A MTR 50￠ 90 minutes
MTR 308A
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 Transport Department's "Schedule of Services", this route and route 308M have a total of 7 of 16-seater and 19-seater minibuses minibuses are required to provide services on this route, 2 routes have the minimum passenger capacity for each direction should not be less than 96.

Current this route and Route 308M have a total of 8 Toyota Coaster minibuses, including 2 19-seater minibus and 6 16-seater minibuses.

List of Route 308A/308M minibuses
Plate No. Type No.[Remark 1] Seat Sign Configuration Scheduled Route(s) Remarks
DV1716 2005 5LS2 16-seater high adopt seats Rollsign 308M Original Plate number MB2939[Remark 2] and VL2892[Remark 3]
Formerly a vehicle of Wyman Development's New Territories Route 26
Was also a formerly vehicle of No 9 Route, Ping Tsuen Route and Yuen Jor Route
Current Plate belonged to 2nd Generation and 2004 5DL from New Territories Route 401/402S
Joined in August 2023
LJ1821 2003 5LL 19-seater NewHarmony (NHR) seats Original Plate number LD6366
Formerly a vehicle of Good View Maxicab
Was also a formerly vehicle of Kiu Wan's New Territories Roite 40 and Better Coin Investment's New Territories Route 28K
Entered service on this series in 2020 and equipped with 19-seaters
Plate originally belonged to 2004 5DL of Good View Maxicab and This Route
Joined in September 2020
ME3260 2005 5LL Equipped woth 19-seaters in August 2021
Formerly a vehicle of Wai Ching Industrial New Territories Route 29/806 series
Was also a formerly vehicle of Route 401/402S, KC Investments New Territories Route 412, Kit Kee Transportation Hong Kong Island 56 series and Aberdeen Maxicab New Territories 481 series/Route 482
Joined in 2021
MK7172 2014 6LS 16-seater high adopt seat Formerly a vehicle of Crown Step Investment's New Territories Route 84
Original plate number SP8745
Current plate number that belonged to 2004 5LS2 of Foo Wo Public Light Bus' New Territories Routes 71/72 series
Joined in March 2016
NS2889 2016 6LS 16-seater original 3-point harness seat TBC Original plate no. BJ1122 and VE3569, plate no. changed in January 2018 and March 2022 respectively
Former vehicle from Eternal Honest's Kowloon Route 89B fleet
Current plate no. was originally belonged to a 2003 5LS from Ho King Maxicab[Remark 4]
Joined in September 2025
RD953 2011 6LS 16-seater high back seat 308M Formerly a vehicle of Eternal Honest's Kowloon Route 89A
Was also a formerly vehicle of Wyman Development's New Territories Route 26
Joined in August 2023
SC1748 2013 6LS Former vehicle from Smart Champion Investment's Kowloon Route 69/69A
Was also a formerly vehicle of Chew LuenGrand Waterfront Plaza Shuttle Bus
Joined in October 2017
TE2483 2015 6LS Entered service in February 2015
Shifted once to Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A during April 2019 and May 2020
VC780 2017 7LL 19-seater Vegaseat Patent Enterprises EDS Spare Due to traffic accidents in February 2025
Original plate number VC8279
Entered service in November 2017
List of Former minibus on NT 308A/308M
Plate No. Type No. Date of Retirement/Withdrawal Fate Substituted vehicle(s)
AT8442 5LS2 Unknown Retired
CS9103 2001 4th gen. Unknown Transferred to New Territories Routes 401/402S
Plate is now applied to a 2018 7LL on Smart Champion Investment's Kowloon Route 69A
DC2302 2009 6LS April 2021 Transferred to 94 Licensed Mini-Bus' New Territories Routes 94 series
DD2811 2005 5LS2 Unknown Transferred to PLB Yuen Tong Route
DX1869 2010 6LS March 2021 Transferred to Foo Wo Public Light Bus' New Territories Routes 71/72 series LB2113[Remark 5] (2007 5DL)
EC8925 4th gen. Unknown Transferred to New Territories Routes 401/402S
Plate is now applied to a 2018 7LL on Easy Well Industrial's New Territories Route 67A
EU9163 2005 5LS2 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2016 6LL on Eternal Honest's Kowloon Route 89C
HH4045 2009 6DS 2021 Converted as the spare minibus of this company ME3260 (2005 5LL)
LB2113[Remark 6] 2007 5DL 2023 Retired DV1716[Remark 7] (2005 5LS2)
LB6690 2003 5DL Not later then 2013 Sold to Ho King Maxicab
LB8219
LF9605 February 2020 February 2020 Retired HT5256 (6LS)
LJ1821 2004 5DL Not later then 2013 Sold to Ho King Maxicab
Plate is now applied to a 2003 5LL[Remark 8] on this series
LL7966 2010 6DS February 2023 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2005 5LS2[Remark 9] on Min Kee Motors' New Territories Routes 401/402S fleet
MA3583 2005 5LS2 Unknown Retired
MA9100 2005 5LS2 Unknown Transferred to New Territories Routes 401/402S
MK 94 2004 5LS2 March 2019 Sold to Ho King Maxicab
NC 69[Remark 10] 2013 6LS Unknown Transferred to Wai Ching Industrial's New Territories Route 413
NT412[Remark 11] 2005 5LS2 Unknown Transferred to Wai Ching Industrial's New Territories Routes 29/806 series
PE448 2012 6LS September 2018 Transferred to Wyman Development's NT Routes 26/26A
PE7565 2010 6DS March 2025 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2004 5LS[Remark 12] on Easy Well Industrial's New Territories Route 65A fleet		 RD953 (2011 6LS)
PF2795 2010 6LS May 2018 Transferred to 94 Licensed Mini-Bus' New Territories Routes 94 series
PJ5507 2010 6LS October 2022 Transferred to New Territories Routes 401/402S NT412 (2005 5LS2)
RA308[Remark 13] 2008 6DS 2023 Retired
SF4849[Remark 14] 2008 6DS March 2016 Transferred to Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A then the plate no. changed as MK 26[Remark 15] SP8745 (2014 6LS) then the plate no changed as MK7172 in August 2019
SJ9233 2014 6LS Unknown Transferred to Crown Step Investment's New Territories Route 84
SW2169 2014 6LS September 2020 Transferred to Smart Champion Investments' Kowloon Routes 69/69A
TA9351 2004 5DL May 2016 Transferred to NT Routes 401/402S DC2302 (2009 6LS)

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

This section was last updated on 11/2025202511

Routing[]

To Bellagio[]

To Bellagio: The distance of this route is approx. 8.6km, and the journey time is approximately 15mins. (The average speed is 34.4km/h.)

Via: Tsing King Road, Tam Kon Shan Intercharge, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Long Highway, Tuen Mun Road, Branch Road and Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng

New Territories GMB Route 308A (Tsing Yi Station → Bellagio Mall)
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Tsing Yi Town Centre
  • Public Light Bus (Scheduled Services) Terminus in TYTL 135 MTR logo
2 Tsing Yi North Tsing King Road
Tsing Yi North Coastal Road; Route3 Ting Kau Bridge; Route9 Tuen Mun Road
3 Sham Tseng Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng
  • Bellagio
 All passengers must alight here

To Tsing Yi Station[]

To Tsing Yi Station: The distance of this route is approx. 9.2km, and the journey time is approximately 19mins. (The average speed is 29.1km/h.)

Via: Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng, Branch Road, Tuen Mun Road, Tsing Long Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Cheung Tsing Highway, Tsing Yi Road West, Fung Shue Wo Road, Tam Kon Shan Intercharge and Tsing King Road

New Territories GMB Route 308A (Bellagio Mall → Tsing Yi Station)
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Sham Tseng
  • Bellagio
2 Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng
  • Rhine Garden
Route9 Tuen Mun Road;Route3 Ting Kau Bridge, Cheung Tsing Highway
2 Tsing Yi (Liu To Hill) Tsing Yi Road West
3 Tsing Yi North Tsing King Road
4 Tsing Yi Town Centre
  • Public Light Bus (Scheduled Services) Terminus in TYTL 135 MTR logo

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

  1. ↑ Numbers placed after the model Toyota Coaster (if any) are only used within the transport enthusiasts, others (including the industry) does not use such names.
  2. ↑ That plate belonged to 2020 7LL of Wai Ching Industrial New Territories Route 413 in April 2020
  3. ↑ That plate number belonged to 2022 7LL of Wai Ching Industrial New Territories 29/806 in June 2022
  4. ↑ The original plate no. of the 5LS was KY2024, plate no. changed in June 2019.
  5. ↑ Original plate no. MS6199.
  6. ↑ Original plate no. MS6199.
  7. ↑ Original plate no. MB2939 and VL2892.
  8. ↑ Original plate no of the 5LL LD6366.
  9. ↑ Original plate no. of the 5LS2 DL5190, plate no. changed in February 2025.
  10. ↑ Original plate no. NT412
  11. ↑ Original plate no. EU4124
  12. ↑ Original plate no. of the 5LS SG5666, plate no changed after joined Easy Well Industrial in October 2025.
  13. ↑ Original plate no. GU3420, the plate no once used on a 1997 3rd generation, plate no. changed in September 2011.
  14. ↑ Original plate no. FE6139
  15. ↑ The plate no is now applied to a 2021 7LL on Wai Ching Industrial's NT Routes 29/806 series.

Related articles[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories Green Minibus Route Nos. 308M (308A)" [Traffic Advice], 20 December 2023.
  2. ↑ According to Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2023-24 LC Paper No. TLB113, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 11.1% and the TD eventually approved a 6.7% increase.
  3. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories Green Minibus Route Nos. 308M (308A)" [Traffic Advice], 17 February 2020.
  4. ↑ According to Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2020-21 Reply No. THB(T)144, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 11.9% and the TD eventually approved a 7.1% increase.
  5. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories Green Minibus Route Nos. 308M and 308A" [Traffic Advice], 27 July 2016.
  6. ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2016-17 Reply No. THB(T)150, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 19.2% and the TD eventually approved a 7.7% increase.
  7. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories Green Minibus Route Nos. 308M and 308A" [Traffic Advice], 25 April 2014.
  8. ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2014-15 Reply No. THB(T)148, the operator originally applied for a 25% fare increase and the TD eventually approved an increase of 8.3%.
  9. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories Green Minibus Route Nos. 308M and 308A" [Traffic Advice], 14 October 2012.
  10. ↑ Fare adjustment of New Territories Green Minibus Route Nos. 308M (308A), hkitalk.net.

External links[]

V · D · EGreen minibus (GMB) routes in Tsuen Wan District
Intra-district routes
<To/from Tsuen Wan East and Tai Mo Shan> 80 • 81 • 81M • 82M • 85
<To/from Chai Wan Kok> 84 • 95 • 95A • 95M
<To/from Tsuen Wan West and Tsing Lung Tau> 96 • 96A • 96B • 96C • 96M • 96P
<To/from Tsuen Wan West Station> 95K • 99 • 301 • 301M
Routes to/from Kwai Tsing District
<To/from North Kwai Chung> 81 (#) • 82 (#) • 83A • 86 • 86A ☾ • 86M • 94S (#)
<To/from Kwai Fong> 87 • 87K • 302 • 404M
<To/from Kwai Shing and Kwai Hing> 89 • 89A • 89B • 94 • 94A • 98
<To/from Lai King Hill and Tai Wo> 91 • 93 • 93A • 313
<To/from Tsing Yi> 308A • 308M • 310M • 312 • 402S ☾ • 409 • 409K • 409S
Routes to/from Sha Tin District
481 • 481A • 481B • 481X • 482 ☾
(#) The Shing Mun Reservoir terminus is located on the administrative boundary between Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District, and as the access to and from the terminus requires passing through Shing Mun Road, the administrative boundary, these routes are not considered to be intra-district routes.
Remark: Italic - service during specified days/periods only; ☾ - overnight/late night service
V · D · EGreen minibus (GMB) routes in Kwai Tsing District
Kwai Fong routes
<To/from Container Terminals> 87A • 87M
<To/from Tai Wo Hau, Kwai Hing and Kwai Shing> 89M • 89P • 89S
<To/from Lai King Hill> 91A • 407A
<To/from Tsing Yi> 88 • 88B • 88C • 88D • 88G • 88M
<To/from Tsuen Wan District> 87 • 87K • 302 • 404M
North Kwai Chung routes
<To/from Tai Wo Hau, Kwai Hing and Kwai Shing> 406
<To/from Lai King Hill> 410
<To/from Tsing Yi> 401
<To/from Tsuen Wan District> 81 • 82 (#) • 83A • 86 • 86A ☾ • 86M • 94S (#)
<To/from Sha Tin District> 403 • 403A • 403P • 403X
Tai Wo Hau, Kwai Hing and Kwai Shing routes
<To/from Kwai Fong> 89M • 89P • 89S
<To/from North Kwai Chung> 406
<To/from Tsing Yi> 407B
<To/from Tsuen Wan District> 89 • 89A • 89B • 94 • 94A • 98
Lai King Hill and Tai Wo routes
<Within Lai King Hill> 46M • 47M
<To/from Kwai Fong> 91A • 407A
<To/from North Kwai Chung> 410
<To/from Tsing Yi> 405 • 407 • 413
<To/from Tsuen Wan District> 91 • 93 • 93A • 313
<To/from Sham Shui Po District> 90A • 90M • 90P • 92M • 97A • 411
Tsing Yi routes
<Within Tsing Yi Island> 88A • 88F
<To/from Kwai Fong> 88 • 88B • 88C • 88D • 88G • 88M
<To/from North Kwai Chung> 401
<To/from Lai King Hill> 405 • 407 • 413
<To/from Kwai Shing> 407B
<To/from Tsuen Wan District> 308A • 308M • 310M • 312 • 402S ☾ • 409 • 409K • 409S
<To/from Tuen Mun District> 140M
(#) The Shing Mun Reservoir terminus is located on the administrative boundary between Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District, and as the access to and from the terminus requires passing through Shing Mun Road, the administrative boundary, these routes are not considered to be intra-district routes.
Remark: Italic - service during specified days/periods only; ☾ - overnight/late night service
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