Central (Macau Ferry) Bus Terminus
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The Central Bus Terminus is a major bus terminus
Bus terminus
A bus terminus is a designated place where a bus or coach starts or ends its scheduled route. The terminus is the designated place that a timetable is timed from. Termini can be located at bus stations, interchanges, bus garages or simple bus stops. Termini can both start and stop at the same...

 located in Sheung Wan
Sheung Wan
Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District...

, Central and Western District
Central and Western District
The Central and Western District located on northern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 261,884 in 2001...

, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, next to the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal and heliport, centrally located in Hong Kong. It is also known as the Macau Ferry Terminal, the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier or the Shun Tak Heliport, and has an ICAO code of VHST....

. It is one of the largest open-air bus terminus in Hong Kong and is home to a large variety of cross-harbour tunnel
Tunnel
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 bus routes towards points in Kowloon
Kowloon
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 and the New Territories
New Territories
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, making the terminus one of the most important transport interchanges in Hong Kong.

Location of terminus

The entrances and exits of the terminus is located on Connaught Road Central (while the entrance of the berth of route 182 is located on Chung Kong Road).

The locations of berths for different routes is provided in the plan below.


Routes terminating at the terminus

N368、N619、N680、N691>
Service Destination Notes
Citybus Island Routes
788 Siu Sai Wan
Siu Sai Wan
Siu Sai Wan is a newly developed residential area in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located in the eastern part of Chai Wan, and is administratively under the Eastern District. The population is about 80,000.-Location:...

 (Island Resort)
NWFB Island Routes
2
NWFB Route 2
Route 2 on Hong Kong Island is a bus service operated by New World First Bus , between Grand Promenade, Sai Wan Ho and Central Bus Terminus, Sheung Wan.-History:...

 
Grand Promenade
Grand Promenade
The Grand Promenade is a high-rise development located in the Sai Wan Ho district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of five towers. Towers 2, 3, and 5, which are all interconnected and listed as one skyscraper by real estate data company Emporis, were built in 2005 and contain 66 floors each;...

720
NWFB Route 720
Route 720 is an Island Eastern Corridor express bus route on Hong Kong Island operated by New World First Bus between Grand Promenade, Sai Wan Ho and Central Bus Terminus, Sheung Wan .-History:...

 
Grand Promenade
Grand Promenade
The Grand Promenade is a high-rise development located in the Sai Wan Ho district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of five towers. Towers 2, 3, and 5, which are all interconnected and listed as one skyscraper by real estate data company Emporis, were built in 2005 and contain 66 floors each;...

 
Island Eastern Corridor
Island Eastern Corridor
Island Eastern Corridor is an expressway along the north shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It starts from Causeway Bay in the west and ends in Chai Wan in the east. It is part of Route 4...

 Express
Cross-harbour Routes (jointly operated by Citybus
Citybus (Hong Kong)
Citybus Limited is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. It provides both franchised and non-franchised bus service. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-harbour routes , Ocean Park, North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport...

 and KMB)
182 Sha Tin
Sha Tin
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 (Yu Chui Court)
619 Shun Lee
Shun Lee
Shun Lee is an area north of Sau Mau Ping and east of Ngau Chi Wan in Hong Kong. The area original known as Rennie's Farm. It is later named after the first public housing estate in the area, Shun Lee Estate. It is also known as Sze Shun Shun Lee (Chinese: 順利) is an area north of Sau Mau Ping...

Cross-harbour Routes (jointly operated by NWFB and KMB)
109 Ho Man Tin
Ho Man Tin
Ho Man Tin is a mostly residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, part of the Kowloon City District.-History:The original area of Ho Man Tin was quite different from the present-day one. It was located in the heart of nowaday Mong Kok. With cultivated lands,...

111 Ping Shek
115 Kowloon City Ferry
641 Kai Yip Estate  AM and PM peak only
680X Ma On Shan (Lee On Estate) AM and PM peak only
Night Routes
N8X Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) Citybus
N11 Airport
Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , being built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport.The airport opened for commercial...

 
Citybus
N90 South Horizons
South Horizons
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Citybus
N121 Ngau Tau Kok
Ngau Tau Kok
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NWFB / KMB
N182 Sha Tin
Sha Tin
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 (Kwong Yuen Estate
Kwong Yuen Estate
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)
Citybus / KMB
N368 Yuen Long
Yuen Long
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 (West)
KMB
N619 Shun Lee
Shun Lee
Shun Lee is an area north of Sau Mau Ping and east of Ngau Chi Wan in Hong Kong. The area original known as Rennie's Farm. It is later named after the first public housing estate in the area, Shun Lee Estate. It is also known as Sze Shun Shun Lee (Chinese: 順利) is an area north of Sau Mau Ping...

 
Citybus / KMB
N680 Kam Ying Court  NWFB / KMB
N691 Tiu Keng Leng
Tiu Keng Leng
Tiu Keng Leng is an area of Hong Kong in the Sai Kung District adjacent to Tseung Kwan O .-History:...

 
NWFB / KMB

Facilities

Regulators' kiosks for CTB and NWFB are located next to the exit of the terminus. Also, a bus captains' rest kiosk is also set up at the berth for Route 788.

Feeder transport

  • MTR
    MTR
    Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...

     Island Line
    Island Line (MTR)
    The Island Line is one of 10 lines of the MTR, the mass transit system in Hong Kong. It runs from Sheung Wan in the Central and Western District to Chai Wan in the Eastern District. The line first opened in 31 May 1985...

     Sheung Wan Station Exit D
  • Sheung Wan (Waterfront Police Station) Bus Terminus - located opposite to the terminus on Chung King Road
    Chung King Road
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    , outside the Waterfront Police Station. An overnight bus route N89R to City One Shatin is provided.

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