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Lok Ma Chau
Village in New Territories, Hong Kong

Lok Ma Chau

Lok Ma Chau or Lokmachau is an area in New Territories, Hong Kong.

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It is the site of a major pedestrian and road border crossing point between Hong Kong and mainland China. Administratively, most of the Lok Ma Chau area is located within the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.

How locals move

Getting around Lok Ma Chau the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 公共小巴大埔至元朗線 Public Light Bus Tai Po – Yuen Long
  • 611 新界專線小巴611線 New Territories Green Minibus 611 （山貝路 Shan Pui Road ↺ 元朗（阜財街） Yuen Long (Fau Tsoi Street)）
  • 25B Kiu Tau – Tai Po Market
  • 25B Tai Po Market – Kiu Tau

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get inThis visa is available at some land entry points from Hong Kong such as Lo Wu/Luohu and Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang (which is not Lok Ma Chau Spur Line/Futian where the MTR East Rail Line terminates, you get there with shuttle bus (HK$10) from Lok Ma Chau (San Tin) terminus, the same shuttle will then take you across no man's land to Shenzhen after HK border check, so keep the ticket), Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (only for passengers arriving from Macau by helicopter) and the Shekou ferry terminal.
  • Get inVisa-on-arrival is only available for those arriving on the helicopter service from Macau.
  • Get inFerry from the airport ferry terminal (Fuyong Ferry Terminal) to Hong Kong, Macau, Zhongshan, or Zhuhai.
  • Get inA free shuttle bus connects the ferry terminal to the airport itself.
  • Get inFuyong is also served by a direct ferry service to Hong Kong International Airport which allows you to skip Hong Kong immigration, making this a convenient option if you need to connect between flights at the two airports.
  • Get inThere is a helicopter service from the Terminal Marítimo in Macau, though it is very expensive.
  • Get inFerry - There is a ferry service from Hong Kong airport to Shenzhen (Shekou Ferry Terminal and Shenzhen Airport Fuyong Terminal) without going through Hong Kong immigration or customs or the city.
  • Get inThere is a booth before you get to immigration and you purchase your ticket and ask them to get your luggage transferred and then you go by bus to the ferry and then straight to mainland China.

From Wikivoyage: Shenzhen, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

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