🇭🇰 Day Trip to Hong Kong (Everything within 12 hours!)

Accommodation in Hong Kong is not cheap, but if you don’t need a lot of time to explore the city, one cheap hack is do a day trip from neighbouring Shenzhen, where hotels are much cheaper. A single room with no window cost me about 160 CNY per night (174 HKD or 31 SGD). Not the cheapest by Chinese standards, but a steal compared to Hong Kong. To get from Shenzhen to Hong Kong, take a high-speed train from Shenzhen’s Futian station to Hong Kong’s Kowloon West station. The train ride is only 15 minutes. I used Alipay to purchase my tickets, and it cost 68 CNY per ride (74 HKD or 13 SGD). I arrived in Hong Kong around 9+ AM in the morning and left Hong Kong around 9+ PM at night. (You can leave later as well since cabs in Shenzhen are not expensive, although the public transport closes early) Upon arriving at Kowloon West station, simply find your way to Austin MTR. The signs are very clear. The MTR was hassle free, and you can just tap your debit/credit card to get in and out. Places I visited in Hong Kong: 1️⃣ Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui 2️⃣ Peninsula Hotel 3️⃣ Victoria Peak and Tram 4️⃣ HSBC Building, Central 5️⃣ Tian Tan Buddha, Lantau Island 6️⃣ Mong Kok 7️⃣ Nathan Road #hongkong #shenzhen #hk #hkdaytrip #china