The Transport Department has published revised schedules for the Sai Wan Ho – Sam Ka Tsuen licensed ferry route, effective 28 June 2026, adding temporary sailings via Lei Yue Mun and tweaking weekend departure times. The changes, valid until 5 July, aim to accommodate holiday traffic and school-term travel patterns while maintenance is carried out on the eastern harbour corridor. Peak-hour frequency remains every 12 minutes on weekdays, but new midday services at 12:24 p.m., 2:24 p.m. and 4:24 p.m. now stop at Lei Yue Mun—home to a popular seafood market—before continuing to Sai Wan Ho.
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Overseas visitors keen to sample Lei Yue Mun’s famed seafood or explore Hong Kong’s eastern harbour can sort out any required travel visas in advance through VisaHQ, which provides fast, online processing and step-by-step guidance for Hong Kong and more than 200 other destinations (https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/).
The detours are expected to shave 15 minutes off the previous two-bus combination many day-trippers used, and provide a relief valve for the Island Eastern Corridor roadworks that have snarled traffic since April. For employers with staff commuting from Kowloon East to Quarry Bay and Taikoo Place, the added sailings offer an alternative when rainy-season congestion hits the Cross-Harbour Tunnel. Companies can bulk-buy monthly passes (HK$400) that cover both North Point – Hung Hom and North Point – Kowloon City routes, giving greater flexibility in contingency planning. The timetable is part of a wider push by the government to revitalise outlying-island and harbour-crossing ferries. Operators that meet performance targets on punctuality and emissions will be eligible for a new marine-fuel rebate from 1 July, potentially encouraging more low-carbon vessel upgrades. Travellers should note that special departures marked with an asterisk operate only until 5 July; from 6 July the route reverts to its regular pattern. Real-time berth information is available through the HKeMobility app, which now integrates Transport Department GTFS feeds.
Overseas visitors keen to sample Lei Yue Mun’s famed seafood or explore Hong Kong’s eastern harbour can sort out any required travel visas in advance through VisaHQ, which provides fast, online processing and step-by-step guidance for Hong Kong and more than 200 other destinations (https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/).
The detours are expected to shave 15 minutes off the previous two-bus combination many day-trippers used, and provide a relief valve for the Island Eastern Corridor roadworks that have snarled traffic since April. For employers with staff commuting from Kowloon East to Quarry Bay and Taikoo Place, the added sailings offer an alternative when rainy-season congestion hits the Cross-Harbour Tunnel. Companies can bulk-buy monthly passes (HK$400) that cover both North Point – Hung Hom and North Point – Kowloon City routes, giving greater flexibility in contingency planning. The timetable is part of a wider push by the government to revitalise outlying-island and harbour-crossing ferries. Operators that meet performance targets on punctuality and emissions will be eligible for a new marine-fuel rebate from 1 July, potentially encouraging more low-carbon vessel upgrades. Travellers should note that special departures marked with an asterisk operate only until 5 July; from 6 July the route reverts to its regular pattern. Real-time berth information is available through the HKeMobility app, which now integrates Transport Department GTFS feeds.
