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A Cityflyer bus.
A Cityflyer bus.

Cityflyer is a service provided by Citybus (Hong Kong), which was started during the opening of the Hong Kong Airport in 1998. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 225 KB) Summary 一輛城巴機場巴士,由Wrightbus拍攝,並保留版權。 A Cityflyer airbus at HK International Airport bus terminal. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 225 KB) Summary 一輛城巴機場巴士,由Wrightbus拍攝,並保留版權。 A Cityflyer airbus at HK International Airport bus terminal. ... Citybuss bus on the right. ... Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport (香港國際機場), popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport (赤鱲角機場 Pinyin: Chìliè Jiǎo, Red Perch Cape), is the international airport of Hong Kong. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

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The service and buses

The size of the fleet is approximately 60 buses. Cityflyer buses are generally Duple Metsec-bodied Trident, it also operates a few Alexander-bodied Tridents. Cityflyer buses are distinguished by their red and yellow liveries. All Cityflyer buses have an "Airport <> City" image on the front window of the upper floor. Most Cityflyer routes have a 45-minute wait time for the next bus. Duple Metsec (originally named Metal Sections) is a former bus bodybuilder based in West Midlands of the United Kingdom, which usually supplied body kits for assembly in the overseas. ... KMBs 12m Trident 3 (ATR5) with Alexander ALX500 body. ... Walter Alexander Coachbuilders is a Scottish bus bodybuilder based in Falkirk. ...


Cityflyer buses have huge luggage racks (bigger than Citybus racks). Cityflyer buses offer a security camera on top of the luggage racks to provide the passanger a sense of security to their luggage. Two cameras are provided on each bus, one on the lower saloon and one on the upper saloon (front window). All these buses have a message screen on both upper and lower saloon. These message screens tell the next destinations, time of arrival to Airport/other destination and the important views on the route. The Cityflyer buses provide better seats for passanger comfort compared to Citybus seats. Lastly, Cityflyer buses include a foot rest on each seat. Closed-circuit cameras are often used to discourage crime Closed-circuit television (CCTV), as a collection surveillance cameras doing video surveillance, is the use of television cameras for surveillance. ...


Cityflyer operates Airport Routes A11, A12, A21 and A22. See Citybus for destinations. Also Citybus operates External Routes (serving Lantau Island and Chek Lap Kok), E11, E21, E22, E22A, E22P, E23 and E23P. Citybus occasionally operates these routes. It is worth to mention that Cityflyer operates AsiaWorld-Expo bus services to and from the Hong Kong and Kowloon. X11 and X22 are operated sometimes while A21, from Hung Hom to AsiaWorld-Expo operates everyday. The route, A21, visits the Hong Kong International Airport also. The Cityflyer service is rival to the Long Win Bus service provided by Kowloon Motor Bus. Long Win Bus Company Limited (龍運巴士) provides bus services for northern Lantau Island (Tung Chung new town and Hong Kong Disneyland) and the Hong Kong International Airport. ... The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is the largest of the three franchised bus operators in the urban area of Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately-owned public bus operators in the world. ...


On 28 November 2005, Transport Department of Hong Kong invited tenders for new airport route plying between Hong Kong Southern District and Airport via Mount Davis Road and Kennedy Town, requiring the bus deployed must be shorter than 11 metres due to road restrictions of Mount Davis Road. On 23 January 2006, TD announced that Citybus had won the tender, with the route number A10, which the fare was set as $48, overriding A12 as the most expensive local bus route. This new route has entered service on 26 March 2006. 10 MAN NL262/R single deckers were upgraded to Cityflyer standard, including luggage racks and 33 seats which are as same as the double deckers, for use on the new route. This is the only Cityflyer route operated dominantly by single deckers. The Southern District (南區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Kennedy Town (堅尼地城) is at the western end of Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... MAN AG is a German manufacturer (engineering works) and marketer of commercial vehicles, industrial services, printing systems, diesel and gas engines, and turbomachines. ...


Cityflyer routes

  • A10: Ap Lei Chau <> Airport (via Ap Lei Chau, South Horizons, Lei Tung Estate, Aberdeen, Wah Fu, Pok Fu Lam, Chi Fu, and Kennedy Town) ($48 fare)
  • A11: North Point <> Airport (via Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, Central) ($40 fare)
  • A12: Siu Sai Wan <> Airport (via Chai Wan, Shau Kei Wan, Quarry Bay, North Point, Wan Chai, Central, West Point) ($45 fare)
  • A21: Hung Hom <> Airport (via Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei, Mongkok, Tai Kok Tsui, AsiaWorld-Expo (on Airport bound)) ($33 fare)
  • A22: Lam Tin <> Airport (via Kwun Tong, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon City, Hung Hom) ($39 fare)
  • X11: AsiaWorld-Expo > Mongkok > Causeway Bay (operates on selected dates)
  • X22: AsiaWorld-Expo > Lam Tin (operates on selected dates)

Ap Lei Chau (鴨脷洲) is an island of Hong Kong, located south-west of Hong Kong Island, next to Aberdeen Harbour, with an area of 1. ... North Point (北角; Min Nan: Pak-kak, Jyutping: bak1 gok3; Cantonese IPA: ) is an area of Hong Kong, located in the northern part of Hong Kong Island. ... Siu Sai Wan (Chinese: 小西灣, Jyutping: siu2 sai1 waan1, pinyin: Xiǎoxīwān, literally small west bay) is a newly developed residential area in Eastern District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong in the eastern part of Chai Wan. ... Hung Hom Kung Yum Temple Hung Hom (紅磡) is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District. ... The AsiaWorld-Expo is a convention and exhibition facility in the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok island, Hong Kong, where the Hong Kong International Airport is located. ... Lam Tin (藍田) is an area in the Kwun Tong District in southeastern New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... The AsiaWorld-Expo is a convention and exhibition facility in the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok island, Hong Kong, where the Hong Kong International Airport is located. ... Large crowd of shoppers can be seen on Causeway Bay. ... The AsiaWorld-Expo is a convention and exhibition facility in the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok island, Hong Kong, where the Hong Kong International Airport is located. ... Lam Tin (藍田) is an area in the Kwun Tong District in southeastern New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...

Cityflyer and Citybus External routes

These routes are usually operated by Citybus, but Cityflyer vehicles serve these routes occasionally. They are jointly operated even though Cityflyer is part of Citybus (Hong Kong). When these routes are operated by Citybus (Hong Kong), Citybus uses the Duple Metsec Trident bus. Citybuss bus on the right. ... Citybuss bus on the right. ... Duple Metsec (originally named Metal Sections) is a former bus bodybuilder based in West Midlands of the United Kingdom, which usually supplied body kits for assembly in the overseas. ...

  • E11: Tin Hau <> AsiaWorld-Expo
  • E21: Tai Kok Tsui <> AsiaWorld-Expo
  • E22: Lam Tin (North) <> AsiaWorld-Expo
  • E22A: Tseung Kwan O <> AsiaWorld-Expo
  • E22P: Yau Tong <> AsiaWorld-Expo (Peak hours only, via Cathay City and Dragonair-CNAC Towers)
  • E23: Choi Hung <> Airport
  • E23P: Choi Hung -> Airport (Morning Peak hours only, via Cathay City and Dragonair-CNAC Towers)
  • N11: Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrance) <> Airport - Night route
  • N21: Tsim Sha Tsui <> Airport - Night route
  • N21A: Tsim Sha Tsui -> Airport (via Tung Chung North and Yau Tung Estate) - Night route

For more information about the establishment of Cityflyer, see the Citybus (Hong Kong) page. Matsu (媽祖, pinyin: Māzǔ, Wade-Giles: Ma-tsu, lit. ... The AsiaWorld-Expo is a convention and exhibition facility in the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok island, Hong Kong, where the Hong Kong International Airport is located. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The AsiaWorld-Expo is a convention and exhibition facility in the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok island, Hong Kong, where the Hong Kong International Airport is located. ... Lam Tin (藍田) is an area in the Kwun Tong District in southeastern New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... The AsiaWorld-Expo is a convention and exhibition facility in the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok island, Hong Kong, where the Hong Kong International Airport is located. ... Tseung Kwan O (Chinese: 將軍澳, Cantonese Jyutping: zoeng1 gwan1 ou3; Cantonese IPA: ; Mandarin Pinyin: JiāngjÅ«n Aò; formerly Junk Bay) is a new town in Hong Kong, mainly built on reclaimed land in the northern half of the bay after which it is named. ... The AsiaWorld-Expo is a convention and exhibition facility in the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok island, Hong Kong, where the Hong Kong International Airport is located. ... Yau Tong (油塘) is an area in the eastern New Kowloon, Hong Kong, locating between Lei Yue Mun and Lam Tin, and the east shore of Victoria Harbour. ... The AsiaWorld-Expo is a convention and exhibition facility in the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok island, Hong Kong, where the Hong Kong International Airport is located. ... Large crowd of shoppers can be seen on Causeway Bay. ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... Citybuss bus on the right. ...


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