Shekou, Guangdong, China
4.0 (155 reviews) Spent Ranking #24 in Shenzhen Speciality Museums
Shekou Ferry to Hong Kong airport: ALLOW 2.5 TO 3 HOURS!!!
Two days ago, I tried to take the Shekou Ferry to the Hong Kong airport to catch my flight. I arrived at the ferry terminal 2 hrs and 15 minutes before my flight was scheduled to depart, but the ferry operator refused to sell me a ferry ticket! According to the ticket agent, the arilines have a rule that no passengers may board a ferry less than 2.5 hours prior to their flight departure. The ferry brochure says nothing about this, neither in English nor in Chinese. So I joined 3 other travelers in a mad taxi dash from Shekou Port on Shenzhen Port, where we caught a HK taxi to the airport. I missed my flight, and had to take a later one. If you want to take the ferry back to the airport, allow PLENTY of time.
Address
Shekou Industrial Zone, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518000 China
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 14:59
User Ratings
4.0 based on (155 reviews)
Reviews
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4Wong K 5:00 PM Dec 21, 2014
At Shekou Ferry Terminal
Review of Shekou ferry terminal From Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, it took 1hr 15 min to reach Shenzhen Shekou ferry terminal. The ferry was clean, comfortable and left on time. I fell asleep almost throughout the whole journey. Upon arrival, one man approached us offering taxi service. We asked was it by meter and he replied yes. When we told him the hotel's address, he asked his driver and his driver knew the place. Before we can reply, they took our luggages and showed us to their vehicle which was a normal car, we felt strange but the man showed us to the passenger seats. When we asked how much is the fare, he told us it is RMB220. We remembered reading from the review that it doesn't costs that much since it was a short distance of 5km to our hotel. We wanted out but the man kept telling us it took half an hour to reach and we have the wrong info as there were two ferry terminals, he was very insistence and he was standing outside the vehicle, while we were at the rear passenger seats. Being in a foreign land, we just gave in to pay him RMB220. He paid the driver RMB20 and the driver drove off. Just about 20m away, we saw so many taxis outside the terminal. I learnt it from the hard way, never never talk to any stranger who approach you once you alight from a ferry/plane ride.
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3Choudoufu 5:00 PM Apr 14, 2015
Shekou Ferry to Hong Kong airport: ALLOW 2.5 TO 3 HOURS!!!
Two days ago, I tried to take the Shekou Ferry to the Hong Kong airport to catch my flight. I arrived at the ferry terminal 2 hrs and 15 minutes before my flight was scheduled to depart, but the ferry operator refused to sell me a ferry ticket! According to the ticket agent, the arilines have a rule that no passengers may board a ferry less than 2.5 hours prior to their flight departure. The ferry brochure says nothing about this, neither in English nor in Chinese. So I joined 3 other travelers in a mad taxi dash from Shekou Port on Shenzhen Port, where we caught a HK taxi to the airport. I missed my flight, and had to take a later one. If you want to take the ferry back to the airport, allow PLENTY of time.
