[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"story:en:door-to-door-to-shenzhen-by-business-car":3,"notices:en":131},{"id":4,"locale":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"path":8,"seo":9,"alternates":11,"translationKey":16,"relatedKeys":17,"summary":10,"hero":20,"authorName":33,"readerStory":34,"readingMinutes":35,"body":36,"destinations":108,"experiences":124,"dining":130},47,"en","Door to Door to Shenzhen: How Cross-Border Business Cars Work","door-to-door-to-shenzhen-by-business-car","\u002Fstories\u002Fdoor-to-door-to-shenzhen-by-business-car",{"title":6,"description":10},"What a 商務車 is, what happens at the border, and when a car beats the train for a work trip.",[12,13],{"locale":5,"path":8},{"locale":14,"path":15},"zh-hant","\u002Fzh-hant\u002Fstories\u002Fdoor-to-door-to-shenzhen-by-business-car","67086d39-9be6-48e5-945e-e830fa022ee6",[18,16,19],"4e93ec23-6f28-45bb-9af6-71bb165c4521","fe3ef023-7198-42b7-a483-f5fc9c33bfa0",{"id":21,"alt":22,"attribution":23,"width":24,"height":25,"sources":26},41,"A highway lane marked Hong Kong in English and Chinese, leading towards the border","Photo: Sparktour \u002F Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0",1200,675,[27,29],{"url":28,"width":24,"height":25},"\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Froad-to-hong-kon.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c80.format-webp.webp",{"url":30,"width":31,"height":32},"\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Froad-to-hong-ko.2e16d0ba.fill-2000x1125-c80.format-webp.webp",2000,1126,"DeepTravel Editors",false,1,[37,41,45,48,65,68,71,96,99,102,105],{"type":38,"value":39,"id":40},"paragraph","\u003Cp>In Hong Kong they are known simply as 商務車, business cars: seven-seat people carriers with two sets of number plates, one for Hong Kong and one for Guangdong. They are how many companies move people across the border without a single change of vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>","b4a41157-bf7a-499d-868b-7bf36d599e7d",{"type":42,"value":43,"id":44},"heading","What makes a car cross-border","b7c160c0-82da-46cf-9be8-4906da7c5df7",{"type":38,"value":46,"id":47},"\u003Cp>A vehicle needs permits from both sides to cross, which is why you see the second plate. Operators hold those permits and employ the drivers; you book the car, the time and the addresses.\u003C\u002Fp>","74fb1137-6085-451f-817d-0f2a5eb48416",{"type":49,"value":50,"id":64},"figure",{"image":51,"caption":53},{"id":52,"alt":53,"attribution":54,"width":55,"height":56,"sources":57},42,"The second, black plate marks a vehicle allowed to cross into Guangdong. Plates blurred.","Photo: Dinkun Chen \u002F Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (plates and faces blurred)",960,504,[58,60],{"url":59,"width":55,"height":56},"\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Fbusiness-car-white.max-960x960.format-webp.webp",{"url":61,"width":62,"height":63},"\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Fbusiness-car-white.max-1920x1920.format-webp.webp",1920,1008,"1a0e11e7-f214-46f1-aee6-62a38e2cd951",{"type":42,"value":66,"id":67},"At the border","01d20049-39ac-48af-85e7-22ab797bfe95",{"type":38,"value":69,"id":70},"\u003Cp>The driver takes the vehicle through the crossing that suits your destination. Passengers still go through immigration on both sides, so every traveller needs valid documents: Hong Kong residents usually carry a Mainland Travel Permit, and visitors need a passport and, depending on nationality, a visa. Check the current rules with the official immigration websites before you travel.\u003C\u002Fp>","08dfeee2-e2c5-4fe1-b3b8-19ce7fbab7d2",{"type":72,"value":73,"id":95},"experience_callout",{"note":74,"experience":75},"Book a car door to door, with room for luggage.",{"id":76,"kind":77,"title":78,"slug":79,"path":80,"summary":81,"image":82,"translationKey":18,"draft":34,"bookingProductId":94},43,"experience","Cross-Border Business Car: Hong Kong ⇄ Shenzhen","hk-shenzhen-business-car","\u002Fexperiences\u002Fhk-shenzhen-business-car","A licensed cross-border car and driver, door to door between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, for up to six passengers.",{"id":83,"alt":84,"attribution":54,"width":85,"height":86,"sources":87},39,"A black seven-seat MPV of the kind used as a cross-border business car, plates blurred",640,420,[88,90],{"url":89,"width":85,"height":86},"\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Fbusiness-car-blac.2e16d0ba.fill-640x420-c75.format-webp.webp",{"url":91,"width":92,"height":93},"\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Fbusiness-car-bla.2e16d0ba.fill-1280x840-c75.format-webp.webp",1280,840,"DT-XB-CAR-SHENZHEN","5d62ccba-38c5-4bf0-9f3d-ae781b430653",{"type":42,"value":97,"id":98},"When a car beats the train","4cd76be9-7336-4aa1-aaf9-d9b141c8a4e1",{"type":38,"value":100,"id":101},"\u003Cp>For central Shenzhen, the high-speed train from West Kowloon is hard to beat on time. The car wins when your meeting is far from a station, when you are carrying samples or luggage, when there are four or more of you, or when you are travelling early or late.\u003C\u002Fp>","e7ae1acb-af3e-425c-aa89-e237da42c928",{"type":42,"value":103,"id":104},"Before you book","ba669d81-0c24-405d-8e96-e2b4855cfc0b",{"type":38,"value":106,"id":107},"\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Have both addresses in Chinese as well as English.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Allow extra time at weekends and public holidays, when queues grow.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Keep documents on you, not in the boot.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Ask for a receipt in the form your company needs.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>","4d95085c-29a5-4626-a5c1-a1ac46c8cfda",[109],{"id":21,"kind":110,"title":111,"slug":112,"path":113,"summary":114,"image":115,"translationKey":19,"draft":34},"destination","Shenzhen & the Greater Bay Area","greater-bay-area","\u002Fdestinations\u002Fgreater-bay-area","Across the border in an hour or so: Shenzhen's business districts, and Guangzhou beyond, by car, train or bridge.",{"id":116,"alt":117,"attribution":118,"width":85,"height":86,"sources":119},38,"Aerial view of the Lok Ma Chau control point with the Shenzhen skyline behind it","Photo: Wpcpey \u002F Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0",[120,122],{"url":121,"width":85,"height":86},"\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Flok-ma-chau-aeria.2e16d0ba.fill-640x420-c75.format-webp.webp",{"url":123,"width":92,"height":93},"\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Flok-ma-chau-aeri.2e16d0ba.fill-1280x840-c75.format-webp.webp",[125],{"id":76,"kind":77,"title":78,"slug":79,"path":80,"summary":81,"image":126,"translationKey":18,"draft":34,"bookingProductId":94},{"id":83,"alt":84,"attribution":54,"width":85,"height":86,"sources":127},[128,129],{"url":89,"width":85,"height":86},{"url":91,"width":92,"height":93},[],[132,140,149],{"id":35,"title":133,"message":134,"severity":135,"sitewide":34,"displayFrom":136,"displayUntil":137,"targets":138},"Harbour Sunset Sail: departures cancelled on 19 September","Sailings on 19 September are cancelled due to forecast strong winds. Other dates are running as normal; booked guests will be contacted by the booking team.","closure","2026-09-16T02:51:14.651610+00:00","2026-09-20T03:51:14.651617+00:00",[139],"be74fb7c-5684-401f-b79b-27561376449f",{"id":141,"title":142,"message":143,"severity":135,"sitewide":34,"displayFrom":144,"displayUntil":145,"targets":146},4,"Harbourside Seafood Terrace closed on 23 September","The restaurant is closed for a private event on 23 September. Island Day & Seafood Supper packages are not available that day.","2026-09-16T17:38:37.792160+00:00","2026-09-23T18:38:37.792169+00:00",[147,148],"0a9d8f8b-90b4-42db-8c70-ada83f779753","55dac057-6bf6-4cad-9122-cad6a986df23",{"id":150,"title":151,"message":152,"severity":153,"sitewide":34,"displayFrom":154,"displayUntil":155,"targets":156},6,"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.","info","2026-09-17T03:55:10.185606+00:00","2026-10-07T16:00:00+00:00",[18,157,19],"d73c7947-9f51-4a64-94e3-c2c554afafc6"]