Southern Hong Kong Island

Finding your way to Repulse Bay 淺水灣 and Stanley 赤柱 is relatively easy despite the absence of the MTR. From Central, you can take one of a number of frequent buses 6, 6A or 6X from the bus station at Exchange Square next to Central MTR station. You will have a choice of buses, most end in either Stanley or Stanley Market. Try to take the cheaper, slower, bus that goes over the top of the mountains. Alternatively, take the express bus through the Aberdeen Tunnel and pay a little more for a quicker journey. If you are heading for the beach at Repulse Bay, relax and enjoy the ride because the beach is an obvious and popular dropping off point. If you are travelling in a group, a taxi is not an unreasonable proposition and will cost around $120 from Central.

If you are going to Ocean Park 香港海洋公園, you can take a bus from the bus station next to Admiralty MTR station. If you are going to the Jumbo Kingdom 珍寶王國 floating seafood restaurant, in Aberdeen, you can take bus 70 or 75 to Aberdeen from Exchange Square, and then take a short taxi ride to the ferry pier take something to show the taxi driver incase he does not speak English. You should know that there is almost nothing in Aberdeen itself that will engage most tourists.

Finding your way to Shek O 石澳 and Big Wave Bay 大浪灣 takes a little bit of effort, but is well worth it. On a Sunday there is a bus service from Exchange Square bus station in Central, but if travelling at other times you will need to take the MTR to Shau Kei Wan and use either bus number 9 or find the red-top minibus service that goes to both beaches. The red-top minibus is what most local people use and can be found immediately above the MTR station at Shai Kei Wan, but be prepared to have to do some hunting around to find it. Remember that red-top minibuses do not take Octopus cards, but will give change for small amounts of cash.