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Originally Posted by Harvey Specter
I have a stop over in HK for about 10 hours. I read there's a train that goes from HKG right into the city centre so have a few questions;
1. How long does it take from the airport to go into the main centre?
2. Is the train pretty easy to understand?
3. Is the shopping area close by the train station?
4. Is there a peak time I should be aware of?
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1. 25 minutes to Hong Kong station. Central district. The financial/high-end luxury district. Brand name stores and tons of amazing (high-end/expensive) restaurants and the bar district (Lan Kwai Fong). Food wise don't be expecting local food in that area. It would be steakhouses, French, Italian, other foreign etc. restaurants.
2. If you know English, yes.
3. Get off the Airport Express at Hong Kong station at you'll be at Central. Read answer to Q1 for things regarding Central. You can also transfer to the Island Line train via Central station (10-15 minute walk from HK station), go 3 stops Eastbound to Causeway Bay. Another popular shopping hub.
Or you can stop at Kowloon station which will be the Elements mall. Again, all high-end retailers.
4. 3-8pm would be the rush hour. And will be a shitshow on the trains.
If you see primitive savages rolling suitcases around doing their shopping, yelling in foreign languages, and squatting on the ground, those aren't locals, they're mainlanders.