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By the way does anybody know if I can get back from HK airport to town by train/bus around 01.00am??

I have to pick up a friend who arrives at 12.35am

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The Guangzhou-Hong Kong direct trains do sometimes sell out, so buying in advance certainly wouldn't be a bad thing. But there's always the fall-back option of taking a train to Shenzhen and walking across the border. I don't think these trains ever sell out, but I've had to queue for well over an hour before just to buy tickets.

Lot's of people here warn about the Lo Wu/Luo Hu border crossing: I've been here at very busy times before, and always found that the queues for foreigners were very reasonable. If you're Chinese, then crossing here can be a bit of a mess, but there are just never that many foreigners around for the lines to get too clogged up: at least this is my experience. It's certainly more pleasant and much less crowded if you can get on the direct train, but if you have to walk through the border crossing, it's certainly not the end of the world.

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Not easy getting back from the airport at that hour. Most buses stop at midnight, with the A11 to North Point at 00:30 the latest. After that, there are some infrequent all-night services. You'll get back, but it could take a while.

The last Airport Express is at 00:48.

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Just booked my Guangzhou - Kowloon ticket :)

Now getting back from the airport at an un-godly hour....................