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Airport buses dont give change

Old Jan 12th 2012, 8:01 am
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I was in Hong Kong this week and when I boarded I was surprised and annoyed to find that the driver refused to give me change from a $100 note for the $39 fare. He said Citybus don't carry/give change and he also wasn't willing to let me pay on arrival.

I remember getting change in the past so when did this change?
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Old Jan 12th 2012, 1:59 pm
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I guess you mean the limited stop airport bus service - Cityflyer? Can't tell you when it changed but the main reason that no change is given is that most local bus users use the Octopus card for all their public transport trips - buses, MTR, tram etc etc. I hardly ever see anyone use real money now. I know it's a pain for visitors but that's the way it is - I'm not sure how easy it is to get change at the airport.
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Old Jan 13th 2012, 1:53 am
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Yes that's the one. I appreciate that residents use Octopus but visitors probably don't and if they did they wouldn't be linked to a bank account for automatic top-up. I guess I am more annoyed at the driver's attitude who thought I was trying to pull a fast one and should have known better.
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Old Jan 17th 2012, 1:24 pm
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You can buy an Octopus card at any underground station and at the airport railway desk. You can top it up easily at any of these places and cash it back in again at these same places before you leave.
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