How to transit at Hong Kong Airport
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- This video shows you how to transfer between flights at Hong Kong Airport. Hong Kong Airport is the hub of Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Express and Hong Kong Airlines. If your flight into Hong Kong is under the same booking as the onward flight, you will have received boarding passes for both flights when you first check in. As a result, you can go straight to a transfer point after getting off the plane.
Before you land, it is best to plan ahead by checking which gate your plane will park at after landing in Hong Kong, and the gate used by your onward flight.
Hong Kong Airport is huge, but transfer points are conveniently provided in all concourses. In most cases, you should follow the signs and go through the closest transfer point you can find.
However, if your onward flight uses a gate that is very far away or even in another concourse, you will usually have to take to Automated People Mover. The APM serves the Midfield Concourse and the West and East Halls of the Main Concourse. You can only take the APM to the East Hall when you are on the Arrivals Level and board it there when you are back on the Departures Level. Therefore as a rule of thumb, you should take the APM and get as close as possible to the gate of your next flight before using a transfer point, if the gate is to your east. Otherwise, you should use the transfer point first.
If your plane parked at the North Satellite Concourse and you have to board your onward flight at another concourse, you should take the bus back to the Main Concourse before using the first transfer point you find.
Once you have reached your transfer point, simply get in line, take your passport and boarding pass out for inspection, clear security, take an escalator back up to the Departures level and you’re home free! If there is still time, you can browse the shops, get something to eat or drink or use the lounge before boarding your next flight.
Please also be aware that only a few transfer points are open 24 hours. If you land in Hong Kong very late at night, you may not be able to use the closest transfer point after getting off the plane. For your information, the transfer point by Transfer Desks E2, W1 and M1 (in the Midfield Concourse) are always open.
Going by past experience, I will recommend having at least an hour and a half between flights so as to have ample time to clear security and enjoy the facilities of the airport.
Very informative. I must say that I found it very easy to navigate inside Hong Kong Airport.
I thought it will be a good time to make some travel guides. What is the furthest you have to go to transit in Hong Kong?
@@kylohk I really can't remember. I only know that everything went very swift and efficient, and that the distance between arrival and connecting gate wasn't very far.
@@woodyamsterdam Good. I'm just looking to see whether anyone has broken my personal record of getting off the plane at Gate 71 and having to board at what is now Gate 6!
it is a very useful video BUT you should have documented a single connexion as a whole so we would not get lost. You start on a Flight from London to Bangkok, then Kuala Lumpur then Singapore, that's not helpful
Thanks KY, another excellent and informative post.
You are welcome. One good thing about this lockdown is that I can finally make some videos I never had a chance to make. When is the last time you have transferred between flights in Hong Kong?
K Y Lo from Hong Kong 你係港航住快運定快運轉港航
K Y Lo from Hong Kong 你喺邊度經香港轉機、跟住香港繼續去邊
K Y Lo from Hong Kong Last November was the last time. I always find it easy to get about and it’s such a lovely big airport.
@@nigeldawkins When did you head on to back then? Did you have to go far to transfer?
On Cathay Pacific, will your checked luggage transfer thru HKG to final airport, ie. LAX - HKG - HKT, when I arrive in HKG my luggage checked at LAX will transfer by the airline to HKT. The only thing I will need to do is go thru transfer security with my carryon, correct?
This coming weekend, I'll be flying to the US on Cathay Pacific. I'll be transiting in Hong Kong. First time to experience long haul on Cathay Pacific, not the first time flying on that airline.
I know I must be late, but where did you get to in the end?
Is 1 hour transit time sufficient on honkong airport to switch gates?
Nice guide. Will be my first time there, transferring from Germany towards Australia with 1 h 25m for the transfer with Cathay. Hopefully we'll be on time and it doesn't look difficult even if a bit crowded in the morning.
If your first flight arrives at Hong Kong a bit late, chances are that a member of the ground crew will be waiting for you at the gate to escort you to your next flight.
Hi, did you show them a negative result of your covid test?
And were you able to catch your flight?
The Hong Kong Government has stopped requiring incoming travellers to provide negative Covid test results for a month or so now, so no worries.
How to go nepal from there ....from wich gate
What does opposite W1 mean?
I have 50 min transit can i catch my flight for nepal
3:51 Sounds like MTR sounds. i knew that i remember this :)
Yes, the APM at the airport is maintained by the MTR.
Good thing about Hong Kong is that airport employees are waiting for you outside the plane to help you to the next Gate if you have a short transfer.
Yes, there are always Cathay ground staff holding signs corresponding to some flights when I walk into the terminal. Have you ever been escorted like that?
@@kylohk oh yes, last time was this year, January 2020.
LHR to HKG. There were many employees waiting for the passengers. We were about 12 passengers going to Cebu, they gave us a quick escort through security and to the next Gate. Good service !
@@Leeuwy That's smart. Never knew that there could be so many people heading to Cebu on the same plane! Must be an early morning flight.
@@kylohk I have no memory of that, so I had to take a look, it was flight BA31 arriving 14:20 in HKG. Next flight was CX925 leaving 16:05 so actually that could have been done without any help but still they give that extra service.
@@Leeuwy You are very lucky then. My shortest transfer was for my flight to Manchester as shown in this video. There was an hour's time between flights and no one escorted me to my next gate. I managed to reach the gate as people started boarding.
Transferring in HKG is very easy. Hope that I get to experience transferring in HKG when going to and from the US. I had my lavovers in Tokyo-Narita, Seoul-Incheon, & Taipei.
Hello, what is it like to transit through those airports?
Based in my experience, transferring in those 3 airports are smooth & easy. Although I had 2 layover tours before continuing my flight to the US🇺🇸.
If you fly on Korean Air, transferring in the Terminal 2 of Incheon Airport is quite impressive.
That's good. What is there for you to pass the time in transit?
I guess the ambience of the airport.
Hi, I have a 1hr 35min layover at HKG, I was wondering how you would know if the gates are far and need to used the APM.
Hello, how was your flight?
Thanks for this guide! I'll have a 1.30hs connection time. Do you think I'll have enough time for a bowl of Dan Dan at the Wing F? I'm flying F both ways (not sure if that helps, if there's any fast track)
How did it go? I also have a 1 hr transit in HK 😣
@@jeniod-6534 Hey! Well my inbound flight ended up arriving around 20 minutes earlier than expected and transit was a breeze. So I had plenty of time until my next flight. 1hr will be more than enough to transit!
@@tuchop wow wishing mine would be as lucky! Was the next flight's gate near or far? Really anxious right now
@@jeniod-6534 It wasn't too far. Transit (security, passport, etc) took around 15 minutes. Then I had enough enough time to go to a lounge, have breakfast, coffee, etc. before the next flight. It's very efficient at HKG so DON'T worry and enjoy!
@@tuchopthanks so much! this is really helpful
Is it the same procedure witb all the Covid pandemic happening
This is what I found on the Cathay Pacific website.
Passengers will be able to transit through Hong Kong if:
Their itinerary is contained in a single booking;
They meet the entry requirements of their final destination;
They have their baggage checked through to the final destination;
They have been issued their onward boarding pass(es) from their origin; and
The connection time between flights is within 24 hours.
Also, people currently cannot transfer to flights to the Mainland.
I am from Vietnam, so will need to apply for Hong Kong visa if i leave the airport. However, if i just connect to another flight within the airport, do i need to apply for visa, or is it not needed? Thanks
There is no need to apply for a visa if you are just transiting through Hong Kong.
What is the purpose of a transfer point if you are just transiting airside? I mean based on the plans showed what if you were to land at Gate 12 and depart at Gate 28; wouldn't you just go straight to the gate and leave.
Or what's different at Hong Kong airport than at any other airports from that airside perspective?
The arriving passengers enter the terminal on a different level than the one used by departing passengers. Once you have reached a transfer point and cleared security there, you can take an escalator up to the level used by departing passengers.
@@kylohkthat clears up questions I had
My transfer time is only 1 hr can I make to another connecting flight?
Yes, you just need to plan ahead very carefully. In the worst case scenario, ground staff will be there to escort you to your next gate when you first enter the terminal.
Did you make it? How was your experience?
@@avin4364 yeah I did infact I had a lot of time to rest also may be bcz my flight was early morning and the rush was low and also my departure gate wasn't that far..
@@theclasher1710how much time does it take to reach the gate ..i have 50 min transit can i reach in time
@@kishanchetri581 depends on what tym ur flight is .. mine arrived at 10am so airport wasn't loaded I reached easily
What about for travelling in different airlines?
If you have received boarding passes for all flights in your journey when you first check in, this guide would be sufficient. Otherwise, it is a matter of finding a transfer desk in either the western or eastern end of the main concourse of in the Midfield Concourse, depending on the airline of your next flight.
@@kylohk Oh because the flight that i have are in a single booking of Air Canada and operated by a different carrier, but they are interline partners not codeshare. Do you think i'll be able to receive both boarding passes upon my departure?
@@Vince-eq5xg If the 2 flights are under the same booking, you are more than likely to be given both boarding passes when you check in for the first time. Otherwise, simply ask the check in staff for further instructions. Which airline is the flight departing from Hong Kong with?
@@kylohk I'm flying Manila to HK for Philippine Airlines and Hongkong to Toronto for Air Canada :)
@@Vince-eq5xg I see. Air Canada currently uses the Transfer Desks W1, according to the website: www.hongkongairport.com/en/flights/airlines-information/airlines.page
So if you were not given the boarding pass for your flight from Hong Kong during your first check in, you head over to those desks at the western end of the main concourse after you get off the plane and they will sort things out for you.