The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government today (June 8) announced the expansion arrangements of Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles (Southbound Travel Scheme).
The Guangdong and Hong Kong governments implemented the Southbound Travel Scheme at the end of 2025, launching the part concerning the entry into the Hong Kong urban area by Guangdong vehicles (entry into urban area), and the "Park & Fly" service of the automated car park (port carpark) at the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB). Alongside Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles, the scheme enables mutual engagement through cross-boundary self-driving.
Since its implementation half a year ago, the scheme has been operating in a smooth and orderly manner. The numbers of applications and travel bookings have been on the rise. As of the end of May 2026, for entry into the urban area, around 8 400 applications have been approved, with a total of around 6 700 travel bookings. During the past Labour Day Golden Week of the Mainland, the bookings were oversubscribed by two to three times. As for the "Park & Fly" service of the port carpark, over 8 600 user registration applications have been received, with a total of over 4 000 bookings. These numbers are expected to continue to rise.
Taking into account the port operations, overall road traffic conditions, user feedback and public adaptation, the Guangdong and Hong Kong governments agreed to gradually expand the Southbound Travel Scheme to all of Guangdong Province. As the first step, in the middle of this year, the scheme will be expanded to all the nine Mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) (i.e. adding Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Huizhou and Zhaoqing) (new cities); the travel booking quota of entry into urban area will be increased from 100 to 200 vehicles per day (each vehicle shall remain to stay in Hong Kong for up to three days); and the "Park & Visit" service of the port carpark will be launched.
Guangdong and Hong Kong will first allow Guangdong vehicles of the new cities to use the "Park & Fly" service of the port carpark starting from June 15 this year. Guangdong vehicles of the new cities will be allowed to enter Hong Kong via the HZMB and the travel booking quota will be increased starting from July 25, and at the same time the "Park & Visit" service for Guangdong vehicles of all the nine Mainland cities will be launched. Guangdong and Hong Kong will continue to monitor the implementation arrangements, and subject to the implementation situation, target to expand the scheme to all 21 cities in Guangdong Province by the first quarter in 2027.
The Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Ms Mable Chan, expressed her heartfelt gratitude for the staunch support of the Central Government and the Guangdong Provincial Government in jointly taking forward the Southbound Travel Scheme in a prudent manner. "The northbound and southbound travel arrangements have opened up a new model for residents to travel between the two places by self-driving, fostering a new ground for the connectivity within the GBA through the HZMB. The Southbound Travel Scheme has been implemented in a prudent and orderly manner, and has achieved readiness for further gradual expansion. Under the strategies of ensuring safety, an effective diversion, well-equipped supporting facilities, and streamlined application processes, the HKSAR Government will continue to take forward the Southbound Travel Scheme, enabling the inflow of additional tourists from more Mainland cities, including individuals and families with higher purchasing power, to help drive Hong Kong's economic growth, and promote the integrated development of Guangdong and Hong Kong to a new level," Ms Chan said.
The key dates of opening of application, booking, and travel for users of the new cities are as follows:
For information regarding the specific application and travel booking guidelines under the Southbound Travel Scheme, please visit the following websites:
- Guangdong's Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles Information System (Chinese only) (ycnx.singlewindow.gd.cn)
- The Transport Department's dedicated webpage for the Southbound Travel Scheme (www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/licences_and_permits/southboundtravel/stfgveiua/index.html)
- The dedicated webpage jointly developed by the Insurance Authority and the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (Chinese only) (sbt.hkfi.org.hk)
- Hong Kong International Airport's automated car parks online booking system (autoparking.hkairport.com)
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