(Ruchika) wrote in message . com...
Hi,

I have to book a ticket to India and the two options that I have are
either to go thru Bangkok or thru Hongkong.. Thru Hongkong, there is a
stopover of 10 hrs in Hongkong and thru Bangkok the stopover is approx
7 hours.. If I were to go see the city, any suggestions on which
route would be better considering the amount of time I have to see the
city? Does anyone know if I'll need a visa to get out of the airport
at both these places? What places are worth visiting at these two
places?

Thanks.

Due to both cities conditions and your situation, I recommend Hong
Kong for two reasons.

One, you have more time on Hong Kong than in Bangkok, time that you
could spend more on in the city.

Two, unlike Bangkok, Hong Kong has a much faster way to commute
between the airport and the city, and also in the city itself. This is
quite good since you have a time sensitive situation.


While you stay in Hong Kong, I recommend you the MTR (Mass Transit
Railways) and also the Airport Express.

http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/homepage/e_customer_index.php

The Airport Express provide you a fast transportation from the station
at Chek Lap Kok to the Hong Kong station at under half hour.

http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/plann...t=50&destin=39

I also recommed that you use the Same Day Return ticket, this mean you
get a round trip ticket for the price of a one way ticket (HK$100).

http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/train/ae_ticket.htm

The MTR provide you fast and easy transportation to many parts of Hong
Kong.

http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/train/intro.html

So if you're in Hong Kong, just as long you're nearby any MTR station,
you will have a fast and easy access to the airport.



If you aren't in a hurry in Hong Kong, instead of using the expensive
Airport Express, you can just use the MTR to get to Tung Chung station
and then use a taxi from there to the airport.

But it's not recommended if you're in a hurry, especially if you only
have around 10 hours in Hong Kong.

Though if you aren't in a hurry, the price difference is quite big.

It cost around HK$100 to get from the Hong Kong station to the Airport
station for a 23 minutes ride. While it cost around HK$23 to get from
the Hong Kong station to the Tung Chung station for a 26 minutes ride,
I don't the cost and the time duration of the taxi ride though.

http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/plann...t=39&destin=44



The Octopus card is also recommended if you are going to use Hong Kong
public transportation regulary, not to mention also if you want to
purchase some goods and services, just as long you don't mind of being
tracked when ever and where ever you use the card (all of its uses are
recorded).

http://www.octopuscard.com/eng/index.jsp

But since you are going to stay just awhile, the Octopus card might
not be necessary for you.