Arriving by sea is a great way to approach Hong Kong for the first time. There are two important long-distance ferry terminals, one for Macau ferries and one for ferries from other Chinese ports.

The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal is in the Shun Tak Centre, on Hong Kong Island, from where the Sheung Wan MTR station is directly accessible (for details on travel to and from Macau).

The vast, gold-coloured Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal, where ferries from Shanghai, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shekou and Zhuhai (and a few from Macau) dock, is in the west ofTsim ShaTsui,just ten minutes’ walk from Nathan Road. There is also a berth for international cruise liners at Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui.