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Central–Cheung Chau (fast ferry) Adult $22.50 ($32.20 on Sunday and public holidays); 35 minutes.

LANTAU

The main entry port for vessels serving Lantau proper is Mui Wo, which is known as Silvermine Bay in English. You can, however, also reach Lantau destinations from other ports: Discovery Bay from Central; the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula from Cheung Chau; the Trappist Monastery from Peng Chau; and Tai O and Tung Chung from Tuen Mun in the New Territories.

For travelling between Mui Wo and Central, both ordinary and fast ferries run by New World First Ferry depart for Mui Wo from pier 6 ( Map) at the Outlying Islands ferry pier in Central. Ferries run by Peng Chau Kaito ( 9033 8102, 2983 8617) depart from Mui Wo for Discovery Bay.

To/from Discovery Bay, high-speed ferries run by the Discovery Bay Transportation Service ( 2987 7351; www.hkri.com) leave from pier 3 ( Map) at the Outlying Islands ferry pier in Central.

Central–Mui Wo (ordinary ferry) Adult ordinary/deluxe class $13/21.70 ($19.20/31.70 on Sunday and public holidays); 50 to 55 minutes; departures around every half-hour from 6.10am (from 7am Sunday and public holidays). The last ferry from Mui Wo to Central departs at 11.30pm.

Central–Mui Wo (fast ferry) Adult $25.50 ($36.70 on Sunday and public holidays); 31 minutes; see timetable for departure times.

Central–Discovery Bay Adult $31; 25 to 30 minutes; departures approximately every half-hour from 6.30am to 1am. The last ferry from Mui Wo to Central departs at 11.30pm.

Mui Wo–Discovery Bay Adult $12 ($15 on Sunday and public holidays); 20 minutes; departures from 7.45am to 6.45pm. The last ferry from Mui Wo to Central departs at 11.30pm.

Tuen Mun–Tung Chung Adult $18; 30 minutes; departures 7am, 8am, 4pm and 7pm (7am and 7pm on Sunday and public holidays).

The ordinary interisland ferry ($11.10) links Mui Wo with Cheung Chau (via Chi Ma Wan mostly) and Peng Chau 20 times a day. The first ferry leaves Mui Wo for Cheung Chau at 6am and for Peng Chau at 6.30am; the last ferry to Cheung Chau is at 10.20pm and to Peng Chau at 11.20pm. From Mui Wo it takes 20 minutes to reach Peng Chau, 20 minutes to Chi Ma Wan and 30 to 50 minutes to Cheung Chau.

For travelling to/from Chi Ma Wan, the ordinary interisland ferry ($11.10) linking Cheung Chau and Mui Wo calls at the Chi Ma Wan ferry pier on the northeastern corner of the peninsula six times a day heading for Cheung Chau (with the first at 6.15am and the last at 8.30pm), and five times a day going to Mui Wo (the first at 6.52am and the last at 7.05pm), from where it carries on to Peng Chau.

For details on how to reach the Trappist Monastery on Lantau’s northeast coast, see below. The same section has details on reaching Discovery Bay from Peng Chau.

To/from Tai O, there are ferries run by Fortune Ferry Co ( 2994 8155; www.fortuneferry.com.hk) linking the Tai O berthing pier on Wing On St and Tuen Mun in the New Territories (via Sha Lo Wan and the Tung Chung New Development pier on Lantau’s north coast) daily at 10am, 4pm and 6pm. Ferries sail at 9.30am, 11.30am, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm from Tai O on Sunday. The trip takes between 50 minutes and an hour and costs $25 ($30 on Sunday).

MA WAN

For travelling to/from Central, ferries run by Park Island Transport ( 2946 8888; www.pitcl.com.hk), which essentially service the high-end residential community on Ma Wan, depart from pier 2 ( Map) at the Outlying Islands ferry pier in Central every 15 to 30 minutes from 7am to midnight, then overnight ferry service is replaced by hourly bus service from 12.30am until the normal schedule resumes. The one-way fare is $20 and the trip takes 30 minutes.

To/from Tsuen Wan, boats run by Park Island Transport leave the ferry pier in Tsuen Wan (which is due south of the MTR West Rail’s Tsuen Wan West station in the New Territories) for Ma Wan every 17 to 35 minutes between 5.57am and 1.02am (5.40am to 12.45am from Ma Wan to Tsuen Wan). The one-way fare is $8 and the trip takes just 12 minutes.

PENG CHAU

Ordinary and fast ferries