Hong Kong · Attraction Prices

Hong Kong

$55–75 for the classics3 paid · 3 freeFly into HKG1 USD ≈ HK$7.8 (Hong Kong dollar)Open in Google Maps

Hong Kong is a vertical city where the best views and the best street food barely cost a thing ~ the Star Ferry is pocket change and the temples are free. The money goes on the two big cable rides up to the Peak and the Big Buddha.

Bring $55–75

This covers the Peak Tram, Sky Terrace, and the Ngong Ping cable car ~ the ferry, temples, and markets are nearly free.

Getting there

HKG

Hong Kong International Airport

Base in Tsim Sha Tsui or Central. The Airport Express reaches the city in 24 min, and the MTR plus the Star Ferry cover everything else.

Landmark≈ $11–24© Diliff · CC BY 3.0

Victoria Peak & Peak Tram

Tram HK$82 single · HK$116 return · Sky Terrace +HK$75

≈ $11–24 USD

2–3 hoursGoogle Maps

The classic Hong Kong panorama. The restored tram is the fun way up ~ but the free Lugard Road loop at the top gives the same skyline view without the Sky Terrace fee.

CultureFREE© Béria Lima de Rodríguez · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tian Tan Big Buddha

Free (monastery meal ticket ~HK$138)

2–3 hoursGoogle Maps

The 34 m bronze Buddha on Lantau, up 268 steps. The Buddha and Po Lin Monastery are free ~ you only pay for the cable car up and the optional vegetarian monastery lunch.

Experience≈ $25–35© Hiroki Ogawa · CC BY 3.0

Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car

HK$270 return · HK$195 one way

≈ $25–35 USD

1 hour each wayGoogle Maps

A 5.7 km, 25-minute glide over the hills to the Big Buddha. Pay a bit more for the glass-floor Crystal Cabin, and book online to skip the notorious queue at Tung Chung.

Experience≈ $0.70© Clark Sui · CC BY-SA 4.0

Star Ferry

HK$5–6 per crossing

≈ $0.70 USD

10 minGoogle Maps

The best-value harbour cruise on earth ~ a few coins to cross Victoria Harbour between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui. Ride at dusk for the skyline, then stay for the 8 pm light show.

Wong Tai Sin Temple

Free (small donation)

1 hourGoogle Maps

A vivid, incense-filled Taoist temple famous for fortune-telling by kau chim sticks. Free to enter ~ pick up a numbered stick and have a soothsayer read it for a small fee.

Temple Street Night Market

Free entry

1–2 hoursGoogle Maps

Kowloon's classic night market ~ knock-offs, fortune tellers, and open-air dai pai dong seafood. Come after 8 pm, haggle hard, and eat where the locals queue.

Prices are approximate (as of 2026), based on our visits and official rates, and can change with seasons and exchange rates. Always double-check official websites before you go.

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