Transportation from Hong Kong International Airport to Plum Village Mindfulness Academy/Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism in Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
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Transportation from Hong Kong International Airport to Plum Village Mindfulness Academy/Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism in Ngong Ping, Lantau Island Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism and Plum Village Mindfulness Academy are located in Lotus Pond Temple and Bamboo Forest Monastery, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The airport is about 30 km from Ngong Ping and a taxi ride from the airport to Ngong Ping takes about 40 minutes. For nuns and female guests: Lotus Pond Temple Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong Phone: +(852) 2985-5281 E-mail: [email protected] For monks and male guests: Bamboo Forest Monastery House No. 41, Chu Lam Ching Yuen Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong Phone: +(852) 2985-5033 E-mail: [email protected] How to go to AIAB/PV Mindfulness Academy once you are in Ngong Ping How to go to Lotus Pond Temple once you are in Ngong Ping After arriving Ngong Ping bus terminus or Ngong Ping Cable Car Terminal, you will find a big white gateway in front of you. The Big Buddha is on your right hand side. Please take the left side. You will pass by a small restaurant and reach a crossroads. Please take your left hand side road. You will find a small wooden sign with Lotus Pond Temple in Chinese 「蓮池寺」. Total walking time is less than 10 minutes. 1. By taxi from HK Airport to Ngong Ping From the arrival terminal, go out to the left exit ramp to go to the Blue Taxi (Lantau Taxi) station. A taxi ride from Hong Kong airport to Ngong Ping costs about HKD200.00 or USD25.00. A taxi can carry 5 passengers. Please tell the driver the destination as Lotus Pond Temple (蓮池寺) 2. By Bus from HK Airport to Ngong Ping You need to take two buses: 1. Bus S1 to go from Hong Kong Int'l Airport to Tung Chung Bus Terminus. It costs about HKD3.5 2. Bus 23 from Tung Chung Bus Terminus to Ngong Ping. It costs about HKD18.00 on Weekdays, and HKD35.00 on Sunday and public holidays. See schedule of bus 23 below. Bus - No. 23 Tung Chung <--> Ngong Ping Sundays and Public Holidays Schedule Bus to Ngong Ping (Po Lin Temple) 8:10, 8:30 ,8:55, 9:20, 9:40, 9:55, 10:10, 10:25, 10:40, 10:55, 11:10, 11:25, 11:40, 11:55, 12:10, 12:25, 12:40, 12:55, 12:40, 12:55, 13:10, 13:25, 13:40, 13:55, 14:10, 14:25, 14:40, 14:55, 15:10, 15:30, 15:50, 16:10, 16:30, 16:50, 17:10, 17:40, 18:10 Bus to Tung Chung (from Ngong Ping) 8:10, 9:00, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40, 11:10, 11:40, 11:55, 12:10, 12:25, 12:40, 12:55, 13:10, 13:30, 13:50, 14:10, 14:25, 14:40, 14:55, 15:10, 15:25, 15:40, 15:55, 16:10, 16:25, 16:30, 16:40, 16:55, 17:10, 17:25, 17:40, 17:55, 18:10, 18:40, 19:10. Monday to Saturday (except Public Holidays) Bus to Ngong Ping (Po Lin Temple) 7:15, 8:10, 8:30, 9:10, 9:40, 10:10, 10:30, 10:50, 11:10, 11:30, 11:50, 12:10,, 12:30, 12:55, 13:20, 13:45, 14:10, 14:40, 15:10, 15:40, 16:40, 17:20, 18:10 Bus to Tung Chung (from Ngong Ping) 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 10:40, 11:10, 11:40, 12:10, 12:40, 13:10, 13:40, 14:05, 14:35, 15:00, 15:25, 15:50, 16:10, 16:30, 16:50,17:10, 17:30, 17:50, 18:15, 19:10 .