Stories
A Business Day in Qianhai, There and Back by Car
Leave Hong Kong after breakfast, hold two meetings and a lunch across the border, and be home for dinner: how to plan the day.
Information
Border traffic: allow extra time during Golden Week
Expect longer queues at land crossings during the National Day Golden Week holiday (1–7 October). Book early departures and allow extra time in both directions.
Qianhai, on the western edge of Shenzhen, is close to the Shenzhen Bay crossing, which makes it one of the easiest mainland business districts to reach from Hong Kong by road.
Morning
Book an early pick-up. Early departures usually face shorter queues, and arriving before your first meeting leaves time to find the right tower and lift lobby.
During the day
Set up mobile payments before you go: the main mainland apps accept Hong Kong and international cards. Buy a data roaming pass, and keep receipts in the form your company needs for expenses.
Coming back
Plan the return before the evening rush, and give the driver the pick-up address in Chinese. On public holidays, allow much more time in both directions.
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Experiences
Cross-Border Business Car: Hong Kong ⇄ Shenzhen
A licensed cross-border car and driver, door to door between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, for up to six passengers.
Where
Destinations
Shenzhen & the Greater Bay Area
Across the border in an hour or so: Shenzhen's business districts, and Guangzhou beyond, by car, train or bridge.