Kaito timetable for route TP 1 (Transport Department and Tsui Wah). Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays only; one return sailing a day.
Typhoons, rainstorms and booked tickets Under Tsui Wah's booking terms, if Typhoon Signal No. 3 or higher or the Black Rainstorm Warning is in force two hours before sailing, booked tickets are moved to another date automatically; call 2272 2022 in office hours to arrange the new date, and travel within 60 days. Otherwise a confirmed ticket cannot be changed or refunded, except for one date change for a fee of 20% of the fare.
Booking deadline Tsui Wah's booking terms say every booking must be completed, and checked by its staff, by 12 noon one working day before departure. Its office hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, closed 1 to 2 p.m., and closed on Sundays and public holidays.
Map – Ma Liu Shui–Tung Ping Chau Ferry
| Ticket type | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult or child, round trip (return ticket) | HK$100 |
| Elderly or eligible person with disabilities, per single trip (return bought with outward) | HK$50 |
| Tung Ping Chau resident, round trip | HK$60 |
Fares on the Transport Department kaito page. Adults and children pay HK$100 for a round trip, not per direction; Tung Ping Chau residents pay HK$60 for a round trip. Elderly people and eligible persons with disabilities pay HK$50 per single trip but must buy the return ticket together with the outward one. A return ticket covers one round trip on the same day or within a run of consecutive Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Tickets can be booked on Tsui Wah's website for Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, or bought at the pier before departure on the day. Tsui Wah states that the $2 fare concession and the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme do not apply to booked tickets; to use the $2 concession, tap an eligible Octopus at the pier on the day. All fares in Hong Kong dollars (HKD).
Tung Ping Chau, out in Mirs Bay, has a kaito only on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Tsui Wah Ferry Service runs it as Transport Department route TP 1, leaving from Ma Liu Shui Ferry Pier on Science Park Road in Sha Tin and landing at the island's public pier. The Tourism Board's directions start at MTR University Station, with bus 272K or a five-minute taxi ride to the pier.
The timetable is short. Saturdays have a morning and a mid-afternoon boat out, Sundays and public holidays only the morning one, and on every operating day there is just one boat back to Ma Liu Shui, in the late afternoon. Tsui Wah notes that it may put on extra sailings when needed, without notice, but it does not publish them in advance. When a public holiday falls on a Saturday, neither timetable says whether the Saturday afternoon boat runs, so the board shows only the sailings common to both and asks you to check.
The fare is sold as a return. Adults and children pay HK$100 for the round trip, and residents of the island pay HK$60. A return ticket is good for one round trip on the same day or across consecutive Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, for example out on a Saturday and back on the Sunday. Elderly passengers and eligible people with disabilities pay HK$50 each way, and have to buy the return leg together with the outward ticket.
Tsui Wah sells tickets online for weekend and holiday sailings: you pay first, upload proof of payment, give your details and dates, and wait for a WhatsApp message about collecting the tickets. You can also queue at the pier before the boat leaves. Booked tickets do not qualify for the $2 concession; to use it, tap an eligible Octopus at the pier on the day. A confirmed booking is not refundable and can be moved once, for 20% of the fare, unless Typhoon Signal No. 3 or higher or the Black Rainstorm Warning is up two hours before sailing, in which case the date change is automatic.
The island is part of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark. The Tourism Board points to layered sedimentary rock about 55 million years old at Kang Lau Shek and Lung Lok Shui, an 18th-century Tin Hau temple in Sha Tau, and a few village stores in Tai Tong and Sha Tau, and advises carrying enough water and food.
- Be at the pier before departure; on some routes the time shown is when the pier gate closes.
- Check the operator's notices on the day — typhoon signals, strong winds and rainstorm warnings can suspend or change sailings.
- Bicycles, pets and large luggage have their own rules and charges on some routes; check before you travel.