The four-day Easter holiday starts today, April 18, 2025, with crowded West Kowloon High-speed Rail Station. The Immigration Department estimates nearly 6.04 million people will enter and exit Hong Kong via various sea, land, and air ports during the Easter holiday. Approximately 5.05 million people will pass through land boundary control points, with an average of about 200,000 people entering and exiting daily at Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau, and Shenzhen Bay Port.
The Immigration Department indicates that outbound land traffic is busier today, April 18, 2025, estimating about 759,000 people will depart. The peak for inbound traffic is expected on next Monday, April 21, 2025, with approximately 618,000 arrivals. Citybus will operate over 300 extra bus trips during the Easter and May Day holidays, including over 80 airport express buses connecting the airport and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port to the city.
The B3 route to Shenzhen Bay Port, and the B7 and B8 routes to Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park will have a frequency of every 5 minutes during peak hours. Citybus is launching a port route interchange scheme from April 18, 2025, to August 31, 2025. Kowloon Bus (KMB) port routes and Long Win Bus Route A will offer 'one free ride for two trips' interchange discounts on over 400 KMB routes. The MTR East Rail Line will increase train frequency during the morning of today, April 18, 2025, and the evening of next Monday, April 21, 2025, for travel to and from Lo Wu.
On the eve of the Easter holiday, over 560,000 Hong Kong residents departed Hong Kong. As of 9 PM on April 17, 2025, the Immigration Department recorded nearly 990,000 arrivals and departures in Hong Kong, including over 562,000 outbound Hong Kong residents. This represents an increase of nearly 278,000 compared to the over 284,000 people on last Thursday, April 10, 2025, approximately a 1-fold increase. Nearly 490,000 outbound Hong Kong residents went north, accounting for about 87%.
Nearly 114,000 people exited through Lo Wu, nearly 103,000 through Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, over 78,000 through Shenzhen Bay Port, about 63,000 through West Kowloon High-Speed Rail Station, and nearly 68,000 through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Over 40,000 people exited through Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park. Only nearly 65,000 people departed through the airport. Nearly 75,000 mainland Chinese tourists entered Hong Kong as of 9 PM on April 17, 2025.
The Transport Department announced today, April 17, 2025, that a large number of citizens and vehicles are expected to travel between the Mainland and Macau via land boundary control points during the Easter holiday weekend, especially on the first day of the long weekend, April 18, 2025, and the last day, April 21, 2025. The Transport Department has coordinated with local and cross-border public transport operators to strengthen services during the long weekend.
Waiting times for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge shuttle buses (Golden Bus) may be longer; travelers should consider traveling during non-peak hours. Drivers should note that special traffic arrangements may be implemented at the Lok Ma Chau Control Point and Shenzhen Bay Port between April 18, 2025, and April 21, 2025. Citizens can check traffic snapshots of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port via the Transport Department's mobile application 'Hong Kong eTransport' and view peak period forecasts for vehicle entry and exit at the Zhuhai Port of the bridge.
The Transport Department's Emergency Transport Coordination Centre will operate 24 hours a day to monitor traffic conditions and public transport services across Hong Kong, including various ports and major stations. Citizens are advised to pay attention to the latest traffic information released through radio, television, and the 'Hong Kong eTransport' application.
The Easter holiday is approaching, and many Hong Kong people are preparing to travel north. As of today, April 17, 2025, tickets for Hong Kong high-speed rail to Guangzhou on the morning of April 18, 2025, and April 19, 2025, are basically sold out, and tickets to Chaozhou and Zhanjiang on April 18, 2025, and April 19, 2025, are also sold out.
The Zhuhai Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has released a peak travel guide for the 2025 Hong Kong-Macao Easter holiday, predicting that the traffic flow from Hong Kong to Zhuhai/Macao via the bridge will be heavy starting at 9 AM on April 18, 2025. The manager of a Guangdong travel agency stated that Mainland China has become a popular travel destination for Hong Kong and Macao residents in recent years.
Many Hong Kong and Macao residents choose to fly from Zhuhai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen to other parts of the Mainland after traveling in Guangdong because the airfares from the Pearl River Delta airports are often cheaper than direct flights from Hong Kong. The Zhuhai Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge predicts that the traffic flow from Hong Kong to Zhuhai/Macao via the bridge will be heavy from 9:00 on April 18, 2025, continuing until 15:00, and the traffic flow from Zhuhai to Hong Kong via the bridge will be heavy from 15:00 on April 21, 2025, continuing until 24:00.
