Hong Kong Taxi Fare Table

What the meter charges in each of Hong Kong's three taxi types, and what a trip of a given distance costs.

Meter rates

TaxiUrban (Red)New Territories (Green)Lantau (Blue)
First 2 km (flag fall)HK$29HK$25.5HK$24
Each further 200 m or minute of waitingHK$2.1HK$1.9HK$1.9
Once the meter reachesHK$102.5HK$82.5HK$195
Each further 200 m or minute after thatHK$1.4HK$1.4HK$1.6

How much is a taxi per km?

  • Urban (Red): HK$29 for the first 2 km, then about HK$10.5 per km. Once the meter passes HK$102.5, about HK$7 per km.
  • New Territories (Green): HK$25.5 for the first 2 km, then about HK$9.5 per km. Once the meter passes HK$82.5, about HK$7 per km.
  • Lantau (Blue): HK$24 for the first 2 km, then about HK$9.5 per km. Once the meter passes HK$195, about HK$8 per km.

Taxi fare by distance, 1 to 40 km

Meter fare for the distance alone. Waiting time in traffic, tunnel tolls and surcharges are extra, so the real fare is usually a little higher.

DistanceUrban (Red)New Territories (Green)Lantau (Blue)
1 kmHK$29.0HK$25.5HK$24.0
2 kmHK$29.0HK$25.5HK$24.0
3 kmHK$39.5HK$35.0HK$33.5
4 kmHK$50.0HK$44.5HK$43.0
5 kmHK$60.5HK$54.0HK$52.5
6 kmHK$71.0HK$63.5HK$62.0
7 kmHK$81.5HK$73.0HK$71.5
8 kmHK$92.0HK$82.5HK$81.0
9 kmHK$102.5HK$89.5HK$90.5
10 kmHK$109.5HK$96.5HK$100.0
11 kmHK$116.5HK$103.5HK$109.5
12 kmHK$123.5HK$110.5HK$119.0
13 kmHK$130.5HK$117.5HK$128.5
14 kmHK$137.5HK$124.5HK$138.0
15 kmHK$144.5HK$131.5HK$147.5
16 kmHK$151.5HK$138.5HK$157.0
17 kmHK$158.5HK$145.5HK$166.5
18 kmHK$165.5HK$152.5HK$176.0
19 kmHK$172.5HK$159.5HK$185.5
20 kmHK$179.5HK$166.5HK$195.0
25 kmHK$214.5HK$201.5HK$235.0
30 kmHK$249.5HK$236.5HK$275.0
35 kmHK$284.5HK$271.5HK$315.0
40 kmHK$319.5HK$306.5HK$355.0

Surcharges and tunnel tolls

Each piece of baggage (light hand baggage in the passenger compartment is free)
HK$6
Each animal or bird
HK$5
Telephone booking
HK$5

Tunnel tolls (paid by the passenger)

Cross-Harbour Tunnels (CHT/EHT/WHT)
HK$25
Tates Cairn Tunnel
HK$20
Tai Lam Tunnel
HK$28
Lion Rock Tunnel
HK$8
Shing Mun Tunnel
HK$8
Aberdeen Tunnel
HK$8
Sha Tin Heights/Eagle's Nest/Tai Wai Tunnel
HK$8

Crossing the harbour by the Cross-Harbour, Eastern or Western tunnel usually adds a HK$25 return toll on top of the HK$25 toll. It is not charged when you board at a cross-harbour taxi stand.

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Rates are the Transport Department's taxi fares effective from 14 July 2024, and the distance table has been checked step by step against its fare conversion tables. Transport Department: Taxi fare of Hong Kong