On more than one occasion I’ve found myself heading off to one of Hong Kong’s outlying islands, but unable to find the correct ferry schedule online. I’ve also arrived at the pier only to find out that the timing is incorrect based on the official website (which may not have been updated.)

Last week while waiting for some (late!) friends, I decided to photograph all of the ferry schedules at the pier and put them up for reference. As I’ve mentioned before in previous posts, generally there are regular boats and fast boats. Sometimes the different boats are indicated by asterisks, or by color. Additionally, ferry times change depending on whether it’s a weekday, or Saturday / Sunday / public holiday. Typhoons also disrupt the schedules, but fortunately that’s a rare occurrence! (more…)