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'''Ground Transportation to / from downtown Hong Kong'''

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is one of the airports in the world that has an extremely high public transport usage, which more than 90% of airport trips are made by public transportation. Thanks to the efficient public transport network in Hong Kong, passengers / workers can easily reach the airport nearly at any place in Hong Kong by buses in 7 days a week. There are also a plenty of overnight bus services linking up several major towns and the airport. More, the Airport Express Line (AEL) links downtown Hong Kong (Central) and West Kowloon area with frequent train service.

''Terminal 1''

Terminal 1 is the main terminal of HKIA which with direct linkage to the airside. Majority of the airlines check-in facilities are located in this terminal, and both the departure and arrival hall are provided with shops, cafe, restaurants of budget to high level, post office kiosk, bank ATM, etc etc.

 

Terminal 2 is a new terminal which was opened in June 2007, and is located just East of the Terminal 1. Since all the airside facilities of HKIA is located on the West side of the airport island, there is no direct linkage of Terminal 2 and the airside beside an automatic-people-mover (APM) system. Passengers who finish the check-in process in terminal 2 can have the immigration and security checks underneath the Terminal 2, and then take the APM back to terminal 1 (airside) and continue to the gates. Note that there is no arriving passenger for terminal 2, all the passengers are arriving at terminal 1. Terminal 2 is more filled with an entertainment atmosphere, which the proportion of shops / entertainment facilities vs. air-related facilities is higher.