Tai Po Market to Sheung Shui MTR fare
The MTR from Tai Po Market to Sheung Shui costs $4.6 for an adult paying by Octopus and $5 with a single-journey ticket — Octopus saves $0.4 a trip. The fare is the same in the other direction. Both stations are on the East Rail Line.
| Passenger · pay with | Octopus / card | Single ticket |
|---|---|---|
| Adult (12–64)Octopus · QR code · contactless bank card · China T-Union | $4.6 | $5 |
| StudentStudent Octopus (12–25, student status) | $2.2 | — |
| Child (3–11)Child Octopus · concessionary QR code | $2.2 | $2.5 |
| Elderly (65+)JoyYou Card ($2 Scheme) | $2 | $2.5 |
| Elderly (65+)Elder Octopus · concessionary QR code | $2.2 | — |
| Age 60–64JoyYou Card | $2 | — |
| Persons with disabilitiesPersonalised Octopus with PwD status | $2 | — |
Elderly, age 60–64 and disability fares are the “$2 Scheme” fares: $2 up to a $10 adult fare, 20% of the adult fare above that (since 3 April 2026); the Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau border crossings are excluded. Single tickets have no student, 60–64 or disability fare.
- A return trip every working day comes to about $202 a month (22 days × 2 × $4.6).
- With a JoyYou Card a passenger aged 65 or over pays $2; a student pays $2.2 and a child $2.2.
East Rail Line First Class fare
First Class on the East Rail Line costs the standard fare plus a First Class Premium equal to the standard fare for the same East Rail journey — in effect double. Tai Po Market to Sheung Shui is $4.6 + $4.6 = $9.2 for an adult paying by Octopus. Tap your Octopus or contactless bank card on a First Class Processor on the platform or by the compartment door before you board; without a valid First Class ticket the surcharge is HK$1,000. Source: MTR
Another journey
Other journeys from Tai Po Market
- Tai Po Market to Lo Wu — $28.8
- Tai Po Market to Lok Ma Chau — $28.8
Other journeys to and from Sheung Shui
- Sheung Shui to Lo Wu — $26.5
- Sheung Shui to Lok Ma Chau — $26.5
- Sheung Shui to Central — $22.2
- Sheung Shui to Tsim Sha Tsui — $14.9
- Sheung Shui to Causeway Bay — $22.2
- Sheung Shui to Mong Kok — $13.6
- Sheung Shui to Admiralty — $22.2
- Sheung Shui to Tung Chung — $28.3
- Sheung Shui to Disneyland Resort — $31.6
- Sha Tin to Sheung Shui — $7.7
- Kowloon Tong to Sheung Shui — $11.1
- Tsuen Wan to Sheung Shui — $17.4
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