Discovery Bay Transportation Services
Discovery Bay Transportation Services Ltd (DBTSL) (Traditional Chinese: 愉景灣航運服務有限公司) is a transport company which provides ferry and bus services to Discovery Bay on Lantau Island. It is subsidiary of the HKR International group.
Bus Services[]
DBTS operates 21 bus routes within and outside of Discovery Bay (DB).
Route no. | Start Dest. | End dest. | Fare | Concessionary fare/notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DB Bus terminus | Headland Drive / Parkland Drive | $4.40 | - |
2 | DB Bus Terminus | Midvale Village | $4.40 | - |
2/3 | DB Bus Terminus | Parkvale Village / Midvale Village | $4.40 | Note: Route 2 and 3 combined during non-peak hours |
3 | DB Bus Terminus | Parkvale Village | $4.40 | - |
4 | DB Bus Terminus | Chianti Interchange | $4.40 | - |
C4 | DB Bus Terminus | DB North Plaza | $4.40 | Note: Circular route. Clockwise of C9 |
5 | DB Bus Terminus | La Serene / La Vista | $4.40 | - |
6 | DB Bus Terminus | Seabee Lane | $4.40 | - |
7 | DB Bus Terminus | Capeland Drive | $4.40 | - |
8 | DB Bus Terminus | Caperidge Drive | $4.40 | - |
9 | DB Bus Terminus | DB North Plaza | $4.40 | - |
C9 | DB Bus Terminus | DB North Plaza | $4.40 | Note: Circular route. Anti-clockwise of C4. |
9S | Coastline | DB North Plaza | $4.40 | - |
9A | DB Bus Terminus | Chianti | $4.40 | - |
DB01R | DB Bus Terminus | Tung Chung MTR Exit D | $10 | $5 |
DB02R | DB Bus Terminus | HK International Airport | $35 | - |
DB03R | DB Bus Terminus | Sunny Bay MTR Station | $10 | $5 |
DB02A | DB North Plaza | HK International Airport | $35 | - |
DB03P | DB North Plaza | Sunny Bay MTR Station | $10 | $5 |
MC | DB Bus Terminus | DB Marina Club | $5 | Free for Marina Club Members |
GC | DB Bus Terminus | Discovery Bay Golf Club | $15 | Free for Golf Club Members and Bijou Hamlet Residents |
Temporary Routes[]
Due to the renovation of DB Bus Terminus, a temporary bus terminus and bus stops have been constructed.
Fares remain unchanged and routes that don't go to the terminus are also unchanged.
Route no. | Start Dest. | End Dest. | Routes Rationalised |
---|---|---|---|
T1 | Temporary Bus Terminus | Headland Drive | 1 |
T2 | La Serene | Midvale Village | 2 & 5 |
T3 | Capeland Drive | Parkvale Village | 3 & 7 |
T4 | Coastline Villa | DB North Plaza | C4 & 7 |
T6 | Temporary Bus Terminus | Seabee Lane | 6 |
T9 | Caperidge Drive | DB North Plaza | 8 & C9 |
Ferry Services[]
DBTS is a 24-hour high-speed ferry service between Tai Pak Bay Pier and Pier 3 in Central District on Hong Kong Island. The travel time of approximately 25–30 minutes with frequency of around 20–30 minutes during day time, up to 90 minutes during night times; additional services are operated during peak/rush hours.
DBTS has operated the following routes but ceased.
- Discovery Bay to Mui Wo
- Discovery Bay to Chek Lap Kok
- Tuen Mun to Chek Lap Kok and Tung Chung
- Central to Tsim Sha Tsui East
Fares[]
As of June 2018, tickets are HK$46 for a single journey; time limited, stored value ticket charge $43.5 per trip. Overnight ferries (from midnight) have an additional surcharge of $19.5 for single journey and $19 for stored value ticket.
Fleet[]
Name | IMO | Type | Year Built |
Seats | Speed | Builder | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discovery Bay 1 | 9107148 | Catamaran | 1995 | 507 | 33 knots | Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte Ltd | ||
Discovery Bay 2 | 9107150 | Catamaran | 1995 | 507 | 33 knots | Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte Ltd | ||
Discovery Bay 3 | 9107162 | Catamaran | 1995 | 507 | 33 knots | Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte Ltd | ||
Discovery Bay 5 | 9160451 | Catamaran | 1997 | 507 | 33 knots | Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte Ltd | ||
Discovery Bay 7 | 9199816 | Catamaran | 1998 | 507 | 33 knots | Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte Ltd | ||
Discovery Bay 8 | 9194622 | Catamaran | 1999 | 507 | 33 knots | Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte Ltd | Second ship to bear this name | |
Discovery Bay 10 | 2009 | 50 | ||||||
Discovery Bay 12 | 8614455 | Mono-hull | 1986 | Marinteknik | Run aground in Yi Pak Bay in 1993. Now operates as Città di Forio in Italy. | |||
Discovery Bay 19 | 8916956 | Mono-hull | 1989 | 306 | 25 knots | Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte Ltd | ||
Discovery Bay 20 | 8916968 | Mono-hull | 1990 | 306 | 25 knots | Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte Ltd | ||
Discovery Bay 21 | 9048847 | Mono-hull | 1992 | 306 | 25 knots | Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte Ltd | Temporary stopped service | |
Discovery Bay 22 | 9048859 | Mono-hull | 1993 | 306 | 25 knots | Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte Ltd | Temporary stopped service | |
DB Support | Support vessel | 1995 | 67 | 26 knots | Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte Ltd | Temporary stopped service |
See also[]
- Star Ferry
- Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry
- Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Discovery Bay Transportation Services. |
- Ferry transport in Hong Kong
- Discovery Bay
- HKR International
- Shipping companies of Hong Kong