Airport Express, Hong Kong

Very very convenient!
It takes you from the new airport to the Hong Kong downtown (Kowloon, Hong Kong Island etc) in only 23 minutes.
Departure every 12 minutes, and they serve from 5:50 am to 1:15am!

The quickest and most efficient way to get from Hong Kong International Airport to Kowloon or Hong Kong is by the Airport Express Line. It is clean, modern and fast. Fares are $80 HK (USD $10.50) to Kowloon or $90 HK (USD $11.50) Central one way. A free shuttle will take you from the station to your hotel. A trip to Kowloon takes 18 minutes and 23 minutes to Central.

The Airport Express is a slick, modern, fast method of getting from the airport to Hong Kong. It takes around 20 minutes to get to Kowloon, a little more to Central. We took it to Kowloon, it was 160HK for a round trip, 90HK for one way. Slightly more for the trip to Central.

Once in Kowloon or Central there is a free shuttle every 20 minutes or so to hotels. If you're in a hurry though it may be better to take a taxi, esp. if your hotel is the last one on the route.

When you're heading back to the airport, there is a check in service for most major airlines, provided you are there 90 minutes in advance. You can get your seat assignment and check your bags.

The Airport Express is a dedicated airport railway line providing fast and reliable service operating daily from 0550 to 0115 hours (last train departs from Airport and Hong Kong Stations at 0048 hour) at 10-minute intervals. The train journey to or from downtown Hong Kong takes approximately 23 minutes. Free In-town Check-in and porter services are available at Hong Kong and Kowloon Stations. Outbound passengers can check in their baggage one day before* up to 90 minutes before take-off. Free shuttle service transports passengers between all major hotels and Hong Kong or Kowloon Station.
From the AEL stations on HK island or Kowloon, you can then catch a shuttle bus to your hotel. These shuttles run every 20 to 30 minutes.

H1 runs b/w AEL and Central/Queensway to Island Shangri-La Hotel, Conrad International Hong Kong, Pacific Place, JW Marriott Hotel, The Empire Hotel, Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

H2 runs b/w AEL and Wan Chai/Causeway Bay to The Wharney Hotel, Novotel Century Hotel, The Excelsior, Regal Hong Kong Hotel, The Park Lane, and Luk Kwok Hotel.

K1 runs b/w AEL and Jordon/Hung Hom to mostly non-tourist stops.

K2 to K5 runs b/w AEL and Tsim Sha Tsui

K6 runs b/w AEL and the Jordan District YMCA International House, Metropole Hotel, Caritas Bianchi Lodge/ Salvation Army Booth Lodge, Dorsett Garden Hotel, Eaton Hotel and the Majestic Hotel

The Airport Express to and from Hong Kong is just possibly the most efficient such transit link I've ever encountered. Part of Hong Kong's metro system, it starts at Central on Victoria Island and makes two pit-stops, one at Kowloon Station and the other at Tsing Yi, before it gets to the terminal. You can check in at both Central and Kowloon stations, which allows you to go straight to immigration and the departure lounge without having to endure the lines inside the terminal.

With shuttle buses from major hotels -- or one of HK's reasonably priced taxis -- getting to one of the stations is a breeze, too. And how much does it cost? For a single/day return, the fare ranges between HK$60 and HK$100, depending on the station where you board. Travel time is about 23 minutes from Central.

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It is the fastest way to get from airport to central Hong Kong. It takes around 20 min, the seat are very comfortable and big, trains come very often. You can buy single journey ticket or same day return ticket (the price is same 100HK$). Train stops in Kowloon and Central Hong Kong.

You can buy one of the two available packages for airport express (one way, or both ways) that include unlimited MRT rides for three days. If you were to be in Kowloon for three days and plan to ride on MRT often, they are good deal. If not, just buy one way or two way tickets. They are called Airport Express Travel Pass.

I just came back from HK and found the two-way airport express with 3-day unlimited MRT rides very convenient.

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Once you get off the station, just ask at the shuttle counter. They will tell you which shuttle to take.

Good luck!

We got Airport Express return tickets on arrival, which were HK$160 each (~£13) and included shuttle bus transfers right to the hotel entrance. Unfortunately, we had to leave early to catch our return flight and the buses only start running after 6am, so we had to get a taxi to Kowloon station on the way back, but that only cost HK$43 (£3.40), so not exactly a fortune.

We were extremely surprised the first morning to find that our 5-year old Octopus cards were still valid and immediately loaded them up with HK$100 each, which did us for the whole week, including a couple of snacks from 7/11 shops.