How to get to Park Island from Central

To get to Park Island from Central, the easiest way is to use the ferry.

Go to the Central Ferry Pier No. 2. You will see a big sign that says "Park Island". It costs around HKD $20 (approx USD $3) to board the ferry.

The ferrys go at least every half hour, on the half hour (eg 10am, 10.30am, 11am, etc, and during busy periods they go every 15 minutes).

Right now you can also get a cab to and from Park Island during certain times, which will shortly change to 24 hours.

Here is a YouTube clip that shows you how to walk from Central Station to Park Island, Ma Wan.




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  1. AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    How many minutes it would take to walk from central station to central pier 2?

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  2. The Park Island BloggerMarch 17, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    Around 5 minutes. Perhaps a little longer if you are wearing shoes or pushing a pram. There are may people who live on Park Island, but who work on Central. To get to work they take a ferry to/from Park Island, and then either walk to work, take a taxi from the pier, or they walk the MTR station and take a train. Busses also run from the ferry pier.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    It is a 5 minutes walk from Central MTR Station going to Central Pier 2 for a ferry ride to Park Island.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 19, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    How long it would take to walk from Central Pier 2 to Pedder Street to take a tram?

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