Section 5Public Transport

Citybus Limited

Group of Routes Number of routes operated Fares ($)
(as at 31.12.2020)
Hong Kong Island 52 2.7 – 13.4
Urban Kowloon and N.T. 4 4.9 – 11.8
Cross Harbour 35 9.8 – 35.8
North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport 28 3.0 – 58.0
Total 119

Vehicles – Operations Department 1 (registered as at 31 December 2020)

Configuration / class Passenger Capacity Number
i) Rear-engined single-deck two-axle air-conditioned buses
YOUNGMAN JNP6105GR 10.5 metre 61 12
YOUNGMAN JNP6120GR 11.6 metre 71 16
ii) Rear-engined double-deck three-axle air-conditioned buses
Dennis Trident E500 12 metre 118/129 200
Scania K280 UD 6X2EB 12 metre 128 1
Dennis Trident Enviro500MMC 12 metre 131/133/136/137/139 165
Dennis Trident Enviro500MMC 11.3 metre 122/126 43
Dennis Trident Enviro500MMC 12.8 metre 140/144/146/147 197
Dennis Trident Enviro500H 12 metre 123 2
Volvo B9TL 11.3 metre 126 60
Volvo B9TL6X2 12.8 metre MKII 146 1
Volvo B8L 12 metre 135/139 24
iii) Rear-engined double-deck two-axle air-conditioned buses
Dennis Trident E400 10.5 metre 85/88 60
Volvo B9TL 10.6 metre 85 1
iv) Electric Motor single-deck two-axle air-conditioned buses
BYD K9 Electric 11.6 metre 68 3
Great Dragon Electric Bus 11.6 metre 64 3
Total 788

Vehicles – Operations Department 2 (Airport) (registered as at 31 December 2020)

Configuration / class Passenger Capacity Number
i) Rear-engined double-deck three-axle air-conditioned buses
Dennis Trident E500 12 metre 129 4
Dennis Trident Enviro500MMC 12 metre 120/132 84
Dennis Trident Enviro500MMC 12.8 metre 129/130/140/144 160
Total 248

Vehicle kilometres operated

2019('000) 2020('000) % Change
Hong Kong Island 22,667 21,603 -4.7
Urban Kowloon and N.T. 3,758 1,508 -59.9
Cross Harbour 24,122 22,762 -5.6
North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport 30,191 22,969 -23.9
Total 80,738 68,842 -14.7

Passengers carried

2019('000) 2020('000) % Change
Hong Kong Island 118,527 89,009 -24.9
Urban Kowloon and N.T. 12,762 3,543 -72.2
Cross Harbour 53,660 42,676 -20.5
North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport 38,196 20,791 -45.6
Total 223,145 156,019 -30.1

Citybus Limited began as a non-franchised bus operator in 1979 and became a franchised bus operator in 1991 to operate bus services on Hong Kong Island (Operations Department 1). From June 1997, Citybus has also operated bus services in North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport (Operations Department 2).