Two car parks, and what each one prints
Kai Tak's own site calls its lot limited, while Ocean Terminal's car park sits inside the Harbour City mall. Below is what each one confirms.
On-site car park
- 112 hourly spaces, open 07:00–23:00 daily
- The terminal's own site calls parking limited and recommends a taxi or transit instead
- Overnight parking isn't allowed: HK$250 a night on top of the hourly rate outside opening hours, and clamping (HK$320 to unlock)
Ocean Terminal Car Park (P5)
- Part of the Harbour City mall's car park network
- 30 EV charging spaces
- No cruise-passenger-specific rate or discount confirmed
Getting to Kai Tak without a car
The terminal's own site lists several ways to reach it without a car.
- Green minibus route 86 to Kowloon Bay MTR station: HK$7.1, running 06:40–23:00, every 8–25 minutes.
- Six bus routes are listed, from HK$6.4 to HK$10.30, among them 5R, 22, 22M, 22S, 20X and 20A; the terminal's list gives bus 22 about every 30 minutes.
- A free shuttle runs for debarking passengers to nearby MTR stations and malls on call days, and a paid one on turn calls; a ferry runs from the Kwun Tong and North Point public piers to Kai Tak Runway Park Pier on weekends and public holidays, per the terminal.
- Standard taxis are available at the terminal entrance — a trip to the airport runs about HK$310 plus baggage fees.
Source: kaitakcruiseterminal.com.hk, the terminal's own “Getting Here” page, September 2026.
Which one fits you
| If you are | Do this | Because |
|---|---|---|
| Sailing from Kai Tak and tempted to drive | Plan on a taxi or transit | Only 112 spaces, no overnight parking, and the terminal itself recommends a taxi or transit. |
| Sailing from Ocean Terminal and tempted to drive | Harbour City's Ocean Terminal car park (P5) | P5 at Harbour City by the half hour: HK$17 by day, HK$6 overnight. A full day runs about HK$640 (about US$80) and we found no daily cap, so a week could pass HK$4,000. Ask Harbour City before you bring a car; a taxi is simpler. |
| Not driving either way | MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui (Ocean Terminal) or minibus 86 to Kowloon Bay (Kai Tak) | Ocean Terminal is the more walkable of the two. Kai Tak leans on the minibus, buses or the ship-call-day shuttle. |
Staying the night before? None of the twenty hotels we ranked sells cruise parking.
Hong Kong isn’t a drive-to-the-ship port, so here is what three of them print about guest parking for the night itself:
| Hotel | Guest parking | Note |
|---|---|---|
| InterContinental Grand Stanford | HK$600 a day, self-park or valet, per the hotel | In Tsim Sha Tsui East, about 4.3 road miles from Kai Tak by our routing. |
| Hilton Garden Inn Mongkok | HK$680 a day, self-park only, per the hotel | About 4.7 road miles from Kai Tak by our routing. |
| Royal Garden Kowloon East | Valet only: HK$600 a day, per the hotel | In Tseung Kwan O, about 6.1 road miles from Kai Tak by our routing. |
More: the splurge list and Hong Kong Airport to the ship.
Still deciding whether to drive?
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Parking questions, answered
Is there parking at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal?
Yes, but the terminal itself calls it limited — it has 112 hourly spaces, open 07:00–23:00 daily.
Rates rose on August 15, 2026 to HK$20/hour on weekdays and HK$24/hour on weekends and public holidays (up from HK$17 and HK$20).
Overnight parking isn’t allowed — cars left after 23:00 face a HK$250-a-night fee on top of the hourly rate, and an unauthorised car can be clamped (HK$320 to unlock), per the terminal’s car-park terms.
Royal Caribbean says long-term parking isn’t available at the terminal, and Holland America says it has no public parking. Don’t leave a car there for the cruise.
Should I plan not to drive to Kai Tak?
Yes — and the terminal says so itself. Its passenger-info page advises a taxi or public transport in case no space is free when you arrive, given how few spaces it has for the passengers it handles.
A green minibus (route 86) connects to Kowloon Bay MTR station, several bus routes serve the terminal, and taxis are available at the terminal entrance. Pick one before sail day.
What about parking at Ocean Terminal?
Ocean Terminal sits inside Harbour City, which runs its own dedicated car park for it: Ocean Terminal Car Park (P5).
It charges HK$17 per 30 minutes (roughly HK$34/hour) by day and HK$6 per 30 minutes overnight, with 30 EV charging spaces.
Harbour City prints no space count and no daily maximum, so a week’s stay could pass HK$4,000, and Harbour City may not allow it at all.
No cruise-passenger-specific discount is confirmed. Ask before you bring a car.
Which terminal is easier without a car?
Ocean Terminal, generally — it’s inside Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, and Harbour City lists Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Exit A1 as a 5-minute walk to the complex.
That’s the complex, not the berth, so leave time on top.
Kai Tak sits further from the nearest MTR station. It relies more on minibus, bus or a free ship-call-day shuttle to reach one.