There are 7 ways to get from London to Hong Kong by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane LHR - HKG
15h 16m$2,511–6,961Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane LGW - CAN
- Take the train from Guangzhou East to West Kowloon Stationtrain
17h 46m$2,329–7,869Fly London City Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane LCY - HKG
16h 44m$3,217–10,162Fly London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane LHR - SZX
15h 54m$3,344–7,491Fly London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane LHR - CAN
- Take the train from Guangzhou East to West Kowloon Stationtrain
17h 23m$2,717–7,945Fly London Heathrow Airport to Macau International Airport, ferry
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Macau International Airport (MFM)plane LHR - MFM
- Take the ferry from Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Sheung Wanferry
- Take the ferry from Central Pier No.7 at Man Kwong Street to Star Ferry Pier at Salisbury Roadferry
19h 25m$2,689–9,054Train to Luton Airport, fly to Hong Kong International Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane LTN - HKG
18h 28m$2,485–7,389
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Hong Kong is to fly and ferry which costs $2600 - $9500 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from London to Hong Kong is to fly which takes 15h 16m and costs $2500 - $7000.
The distance between London and Hong Kong is 9686 km.
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from London to Hong Kong, including transfers.
Hong Kong is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 2:01 AM in London and 9:01 AM in Hong Kong.
There are 641+ hotels available in Hong Kong.
What companies run services between London, England and Hong Kong?
British Airways and Cathay Pacific fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Macau International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Macau International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–11,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–10,000
Flights from London City Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–13,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–14,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–6,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–11,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–15,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–7,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Macau International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–11,000
Train from Guangzhou East to West Kowloon Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- $150–170
- Business Class Seat
- $210–310
Train from Guangzhou East to West Kowloon Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- $150–170
- Business Class Seat
- $210–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +852 2359 9990
- Website
- cotaiwaterjet.com
Ferry from Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Sheung Wan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $175–220
- Schedules at
- cotaiwaterjet.com
- Weekdays
- $175
- Weekends/Holidays
- $190
- Night Sailing
- $220
- Phone
- (852) 2367 7065
- [email protected]
- Website
- starferry.com.hk
Ferry from Central Pier No.7 at Man Kwong Street to Star Ferry Pier at Salisbury Road
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- td.gov.hk
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