Getting to Victoria Peak

Above: a Peak Tran car arriving at Victoria Peak.

There is a bus that can take you to the Peak Tram terminus from a spot in front of the Star Ferry pier in Central on Hong Kong Island. It's usually an open top double-decker - your kids will love it! Just don't let them go wild and fall out of the bus.

  Directions

From Hong Kong Island

1. Take the MTR to Central station.
2. Take exit A (World Wide House exit) out of the station to the surface.
3. Once above ground, at the corner of Connaught Rd Central & Pedder Street, take the stairs to go up to the pedestrian walkway overhead.
4. Walk north toward the Victoria Harbor along the pedestrian overpass (above and along Pedder St. and then it turns into Man Yiu St.)
5. You'll see the Star Ferry pier with its clock tower. The bus terminal for the number 15C bus (often open-top) is on your right on street level just in front of the pier below the clock tower.
6. The bus will take you to the lower Peak Tram terminal (a 5-minute ride). Ride the tram all the way up to the upper terminal.

From Kowloon

1. Take the Star Ferry heading for Central from Tsim Sha Tsui.
2. Once you get off the Star Ferry in Central and out of the pier to the road, walk a bit to your left along the road to the the bus terminal for number 15C bus (often open-top).
3. The bus will take you to the lower Peak Tram terminal (a 5-minute ride). Ride the tram all the way up to the upper terminal.

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At the Peak Tram station, you can get a one-way or round-trip ticket (I think the return journey of a round trip ticket is only good for the same day). There usually is a line for the Peak Tram, but it moves fairly fast. Once you are on the tram, ride it all the way to the end.

If you don't want the excitment of riding a cable tram, there are buses that go up to the peak, but they take longer and are not as interesting a ride.