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How to get to Hong
Kong Disneyland? What are the types of transportation
to Hong Kong Disneyland? There are many easy
ways and cheap transport to get to Hong Kong
Disneyland. Before getting to Hong Kong Disneyland,
visitors will be happy to find out that there are
a number of convenient ways of getting transport
to Hong Kong Disneyland which is located on Lantau
Island, the largest outlying island in Hong Kong
that is almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island.
Known for its Giant Buddha and Po Lin Monastery,
this new kid on the block will no doubt add to the
popularity of Lantau Island as a major tourist
destination and the transportation system in
Lantau Island is excellent.
To get to Hong Kong
Disneyland, visitors are able to get directions
and information from the friendly staff at the
Disneyland Public Transport Interchange which
serves as the arrival point for visitors
traveling by the Mass Transit Railway (MTR),
bus, car, coach or taxi. Guide maps are provided
and specially designed waiting areas for
wheelchair passengers are built for the
convenience of disability travelers together
with tactile maps and tactile guide paths. Also,
for the convenience of passengers with special
needs, taxi pick-up and drop off areas are being
provided for the disability passengers.
 One of the preferred
transportations method is traveling by the
Disneyland Resort Line whereby visitors can
travel on the MTR Tung Chung line to the Sunny
Bay Station, then continue to the Disneyland
Resort Station whereby it is only ten minutes
from the Hong Kong International Airport, about
twenty minutes from Kowloon Station and not more
than twenty-five minutes from Hong Kong Station.
The trains are attractions in itself because
these specially designed trains are catered to
promote the Disney brand.
Photo: Specially designed Disney Train
The seats on
the trains have soft blue upholstery instead of
the regular boring metallic bench seats. The
shape of the windows represent the facial
silhouettes of Disney's most popular character,
Mickey Mouse and the handles inside the trains
are designed in the shape of Mickey Mouse's
head. But the children's favorite are the
miniature statues of Disney's best-known
animation characters which are displayed in
see-through case in every compartment. The
Disneyland Resort Station was built to resemble
an early 20th century European railway station
whereby it is equipped with Victorian-style lamp
posts and clocks lining the platform.
For those who are
traveling to the Disneyland Public Transport
Interchange by road, ample parking spaces are
provided for buses, cars and coaches and
visitors who wants to enjoy the scenic ocean
view, the ferry service is recommended whereby
it takes only fifteen minutes to walk from
the ferry pier along the Park Promenade which
connects the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel with the
ferry pier and the Disneyland Resort Public
Transportation. Free resort shuttles are being
provided for hotel guests free of charge from
the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel and Disney's
Hollywood Hotel to the Disneyland Resort Public
Transport Interchange.
Another convenient
and direct way to Hong Kong Disneyland is to use
the Citybus Express Routes. Among the Citybus
Hong Kong Disneyland Routes are from the North
Point Ferry Pier route (R11) which travels
through Fortress Hill, Causeway Bay, Wan Chai,
Central and Sheung Wan, or from Hung Hom (Laguna
Verde) route (R21) which passes Tsim Sha Tsui,
Jordan, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok, or the Yau Tong
route (R22) which travels along Kwun Tong,
Kowloon Bay, San Po Kong, To Kwa Wan and Jordan.
The Citybus Hong Kong Disneyland Circular Routes
connects Disneyland to Lantau Link Toll Plaza
(R8) and also to Inspiration Lake (R8A). To get
a discount on these rides, payment should be
made using the Octopus Card.
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