Mui Wo · Ferry Hunter

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FERRY
HUNTER

A wash-and-fold service for the Mui Wo commute. We tell you which boat is on which sailing, and whether it's a good one.

AGOOD BOATDBAD BOAT
Retro screenprint of a Hong Kong commuter ferry crossing toward the Lantau hills

Next Mui Wo → Central

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Walk, swim, or wait for the morning.

Today's washing list

Mui Wo → Central · Mondays–Saturdays

  1. 3.40amFastFirst Ferry IX / X / XI新渡輪9/10/11DBAD BOAT
  2. 5.55amFastFirst Ferry III–VIII新渡輪CMEH
  3. 6.20amFastXin Ming Zhu VIII / IX / X新明珠AGOOD BOAT
  4. 6.50amFastXin Ming Zhu VIII / IX / X新明珠AGOOD BOAT
  5. 7.15amFastXin Ming Zhu VIII / IX / X新明珠AGOOD BOAT
  6. 7.45amFastXin Ming Zhu VIII / IX / X新明珠AGOOD BOAT
  7. 8.05amFastXin Ming Zhu XVI新明珠16AGOOD BOAT
  8. 8.30amFastXin Ming Zhu VIII / IX / X新明珠AGOOD BOAT
  9. 9.00amFastXin Ming Zhu XVI新明珠16AGOOD BOAT
  10. 9.30amFastFirst Ferry III–VIII新渡輪CMEH
  11. 10.00amFastFirst Ferry IX / X / XI新渡輪9/10/11DBAD BOAT
  12. 10.40amFastXin Ming Zhu XXX新明珠30BFINE
  13. 11.30amFastFirst Ferry IX / X / XI新渡輪9/10/11DBAD BOAT
  14. 12.10pmFastFirst Ferry III–VIII新渡輪CMEH
  15. 12.50pmFastXin Ming Zhu XXX新明珠30BFINE
  16. 1.30pmFastFirst Ferry IX / X / XI新渡輪9/10/11DBAD BOAT
  17. 2.10pmFastFirst Ferry III–VIII新渡輪CMEH
  18. 2.50pmFastXin Ming Zhu XXX新明珠30BFINE
  19. 3.30pmFastFirst Ferry XVIII新渡輪18CMEH
  20. 4.10pmFastFirst Ferry III–VIII新渡輪CMEH
  21. 4.50pmFastXin Ming Zhu XVI新明珠16AGOOD BOAT
  22. 5.30pmFastXin Ming Zhu VIII / IX / X新明珠AGOOD BOAT
  23. 6.10pmFastXin Ming Zhu VIII / IX / X新明珠AGOOD BOAT
  24. 6.40pmFastXin Ming Zhu XVI新明珠16AGOOD BOAT
  25. 7.40pmFastFirst Ferry III–VIII新渡輪CMEH
  26. 8.30pmFastXin Ming Zhu XXX新明珠30BFINE
  27. 9.30pmFastFirst Ferry III–VIII新渡輪CMEH
  28. 10.40pmFastFirst Ferry IX / X / XI新渡輪9/10/11DBAD BOAT
  29. 11.30pmFastFirst Ferry IX / X / XI新渡輪9/10/11DBAD BOAT

The fleet

Graded on size, age, seats and how much it slaps past Green Island.

Xin Ming Zhu VIII / IX / X

新明珠

A

The good one. Big new catamaran, cold aircon, wide seats, you always get one.

Built
2024
Seats
500
Aircon
Yes
Open deck
No
Speed
27 kn
  • — Incat Crowther design, built 2024, 44.8 m aluminium hull
  • — 299 seats main deck (wheelchair + pet spaces), 201 upper
  • — Solar panels and battery hybrid — quiet at the pier
  • — Fully enclosed: no outside air, but no diesel fumes either

Xin Ming Zhu XVI

新明珠16

A

Same new-boat feel, slightly smaller. Fills up at peak but still a win.

Built
2023
Seats
400
Aircon
Yes
Open deck
No
Speed
27 kn
  • — Government-subsidised new build
  • — Smooth in a swell
  • — Charging-friendly cabin

Xin Ming Zhu XXX

新明珠30

B

New but small. Fine off-peak, standing room only if a school group boards.

Built
2023
Seats
300
Aircon
Yes
Open deck
No
Speed
27 kn
  • — 300 seats — the smallest of the new catamarans
  • — Quick loading, tight aisles

First Ferry XVIII

新渡輪18

C

Austal veteran from 1994. Roomy enough, but tired seats and a loud ride.

Built
1994
Seats
440
Aircon
Yes
Open deck
No
Speed
26 kn
  • — Ex-Shun Jing, joined the fleet in 2020
  • — Engine drone at the stern
  • — Aircon is moody

First Ferry III–VIII

新渡輪

C

The 2000-era Marinteknik cats. Serviceable, worn, sticky in summer.

Built
2001
Seats
428
Aircon
Yes
Open deck
No
Speed
26 kn
  • — 428 seats
  • — Bounces hard past Green Island on a windy day
  • — No pet or bike comfort

First Ferry IX / X / XI

新渡輪9/10/11

D

The bad one. 235 seats, cramped, slappy in chop. Sit near the middle and pray.

Built
2003
Seats
235
Aircon
Yes
Open deck
No
Speed
25 kn
  • — Smallest craft on the run
  • — Worst motion of the fleet in a northeasterly
  • — Queue early or stand the whole way

Xin Guang / Xin Fei / Xin Guo

新光 / 新飛 / 新國

B

Old triple-decker relief boat. Slow (50–55 min) but huge, with a proper open deck.

Built
1986
Seats
1,416
Aircon
Yes
Open deck
Yes
Speed
14 kn
  • — Built 1985–88 at Hong Kong Shipyard, ex-'Man' series
  • — Air-conditioned cabin plus open-air top deck — beers and sunsets
  • — Only appears as relief or on special sailings these days