How to get from Tsim Sha Tsui to Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden

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Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden are a calm wooden temple and a Tang-style garden right next to Diamond Hill MTR station. From Tsim Sha Tsui it's about 25 minutes with one change.

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The short answer

  • Fastest: Tuen Ma Line → Green minibus 19A · 22 min · HK$13.5
  • Cheapest: Tuen Ma Line · 25 min · HK$9.2
  • Tuen Ma Line → Green minibus 19 · 23 min · HK$14.2

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How to get from Tsim Sha Tsui to Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden

Ways to get there

Planned for a weekday at 10 am with today's timetables. Fares are Octopus fares in HK dollars.

22 min · 1 change

Fastest

Tuen Ma LineGreen minibus 19A

  1. Walk 5 min to East Tsim Sha Tsui · go in at Exit N4
  2. Tuen Ma Line (towards Wu Kai Sha): East Tsim Sha Tsui → Diamond Hill · 6 stops · 13 min
  3. Exit C1 · Walk 2 min to Diamond Hill Station Public Transport Interchange
  4. Green minibus 19A (towards Hammer Hill Road, Outside Grand View Garden Commercial And Car Park Block): Diamond Hill Station Public Transport Interchange → Fung Tak Road, Outside Chi Lin Nunnery · 1 stop · 1 min
  5. Walk 1 min to Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden

Adult HK$13.5 · Child HK$6.6 · Senior HK$4

25 min · No changes

Cheapest

Tuen Ma Line

  1. Walk 5 min to East Tsim Sha Tsui · go in at Exit N4
  2. Tuen Ma Line (towards Wu Kai Sha): East Tsim Sha Tsui → Diamond Hill · 6 stops · 13 min
  3. Exit B · Walk 7 min to Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden

Adult HK$9.2 · Child HK$4.4 · Senior HK$2

23 min · 1 change

Tuen Ma LineGreen minibus 19

  1. Walk 5 min to East Tsim Sha Tsui · go in at Exit N4
  2. Tuen Ma Line (towards Wu Kai Sha): East Tsim Sha Tsui → Diamond Hill · 6 stops · 13 min
  3. Exit C1 · Walk 2 min to Diamond Hill Station Public Transport Interchange
  4. Green minibus 19 (towards Tsz Wan Shan Road, Outside Wo Tin House, Shatin Pass Estate): Diamond Hill Station Public Transport Interchange → Fung Tak Road, Outside Chi Lin Nunnery · 1 stop · 2 min
  5. Walk 1 min to Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden

Adult HK$14.2 · Child HK$6.9 · Senior HK$4

Step-free route

For wheelchairs, prams and heavy luggage: lifts and level access only, with no minibuses or trams.

27 min · 3 changes

Tsuen Wan LineBus 219XTuen Ma LineBus 10

  1. Walk 1 min to Tsim Sha Tsui
  2. Tsuen Wan Line (towards Tsuen Wan): Tsim Sha Tsui → Jordan · 1 stop · 2 min
  3. Exit B1 (Eaton, Hong Kong) · Walk 2 min to Nanking Street, Nathan Road
  4. Bus 219X (towards Laguna City): Nanking Street, Nathan Road → Valley Road, Chatham Road North · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. Walk 2 min to Ho Man Tin · go in at Exit B1
  6. Tuen Ma Line (towards Wu Kai Sha): Ho Man Tin → Sung Wong Toi · 2 stops · 4 min
  7. Walk 3 min to Nam Kok Road
  8. Bus 10 (towards Choi Wan Bus Terminus): Nam Kok Road → Chi Lin Nunnery, Fung Tak Road · 7 stops · 9 min
  9. Walk 1 min to Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden

Adult HK$24 · Child HK$13.5 · Senior HK$8

Good to know

  • Both are free. The nunnery closes in the late afternoon; the garden stays open into the evening.
  • Choi Hung Estate is one MTR stop away if you want to add it to the same trip.

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Questions

How do I get from Tsim Sha Tsui to Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden?

The quickest way is Tuen Ma Line → Green minibus 19A, about 22 minutes and HK$13.5 for an adult with Octopus. The cheapest is Tuen Ma Line at HK$9.2, about 25 minutes.

How long does it take from Tsim Sha Tsui to Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden?

About 22 to 25 minutes on a weekday morning, depending on which way you go.

How much does it cost from Tsim Sha Tsui to Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden?

From HK$9.2 for an adult paying by Octopus. On the same route children pay HK$4.4 and seniors HK$2.

Is there a step-free route from Tsim Sha Tsui to Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden?

Yes: Tsuen Wan Line → Bus 219X → Tuen Ma Line → Bus 10, about 27 minutes, using lifts and level access all the way.

How this guide is made

Routes, journey times and fares on this page are planned every day from the Transport Department's and the MTR's official open data on DATA.GOV.HK, and were last updated on 4 October 2026. Live departure times in the planner come from the operators' own feeds. The tips are our own.

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