Getting to the start
Bowen Road is a hillside road on Hong Kong Island with no direct MTR access. The official AVOHK site provides only a course map image for this venue and no written transit/directions guide.
This race (2026-08-15) had already passed by the time of this check (today is 2026-08-24). Rural/hillside venue: realistically has limited, non-MTR public transit, and the organizer has not published a rider/transit guide.
Getting to the finish
Same Bowen Road venue as start; no separate finish transit info found.
Transit card
Octopus Card
At Hong Kong International Airport: MTR Customer Service Centres in the arrivals hall, counters by the Airport Express platforms, 24/7 self-service vending machines, or the 7-Eleven in the Arrivals hall. Also available at almost any MTR station and convenience stores citywide.
Works directly at the gates Alternative: MTR Tourist Day Pass USD 9.60 (approx.
HK$75) — Only worth it if you're packing in 5+ MTR-only rides in a single day, since it excludes Airport Express, Light Rail first class, and doesn't cover buses/trams/ferries the way Octopus does. Airport/MTR counters sell the Octopus card for HKD cash only, so have Hong Kong dollars ready.
The 'Tourist' Octopus starts from HK$39 with no refundable deposit. Foreign Visa, Mastercard, and UnionPay contactless cards can tap directly at designated light-blue 'Contactless Payment' gates for MTR and Airport Express rides — but only at adult fares, and it doesn't cover Light Rail, MTR buses, or High Speed Rail.
Octopus, by contrast, works across the whole system: MTR, Airport Express, buses, minibuses, taxis, the street tram, Star Ferry, and outlying-island ferries. Hong Kong runs on the Octopus card, the standard stored-value card for MTR, buses, trams, and minibuses, sold and topped up at MTR stations and convenience stores like 7-Eleven.
Contactless Visa, Mastercard, and UnionPay credit/debit cards (and Apple/Google Pay) now also work directly at light-blue contactless gates on MTR and most buses, so a dedicated card isn't strictly necessary for short visits. Bowen Road is on Hong Kong Island, reachable via MTR to Admiralty or Wan Chai plus a short bus or taxi up the hill.
