Booking for Travel
WarningIf the approval letter holder and / or designated driver(s) are found to have violated the travel arrangements, the Transport Department holds the right to suspend the eligibility of the approval letter holder and designated driver(s) to make travel reservations through the “Specified Date Booking System”, or revoke the approval letter holder's eligibility to participate in the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles”, or even suspend the approval letter holder's eligibility to apply for the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles” again. The Transport Department will also notify the Mainland authorities to cancel the Mainland Electronic Vehicle Licence of the approval letter holder's vehicle. If a person whose eligibility under the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles” Scheme has been cancelled wishes to participate in the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles” again, they are required to re-register for the computer ballot and complete all application procedures for Guangdong and Hong Kong after the restriction period for re-application expires.
Note- The Transport Department (TD) anticipates that the traffic at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Port and Zhuhai Port as well as connecting roads will be relatively busy during long weekends and festive periods. TD hereby appeals cross-boundary private car owners who intended to use the HZMB for returning to Hong Kong during long weekends and festive periods to plan their journeys ahead and to travel at less busy hours.
- Cross-boundary private car owners are advised to pay attention to special traffic and transport arrangements implemented by Mainland and Hong Kong authorities depending on the actual traffic conditions and the latest traffic announcement issued by relevant authorities, be patient when driving in the vicinities and follow on-site instructions.
- Private car owners may access the WeChat official accounts “hzmbzhport” or “zhuhaifabu”, for the real-time vehicle clearance situations of HZMB Zhuhai Port (traffic-info.gzazhka.com:5015/#/) (only Simplified Chinese version is available).
- As announced by the Zhuhai Government, the temporary link bridge connecting Zhuhai Qinglv Nanlu and Artificial Island of the HZMB Zhuhai Port will be closed to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic with effect from 15 February 2026. For details and diversion arrangements, please refer to Zhuhai Government's official announcement at https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tgBdhCZTsqVjTxpQzKwY8g.
To ensure the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong vehicles” (the Scheme) to be implemented in an orderly manner, the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong agreed to introduce a limit on the number of travelling vehicles per day. Travellers issued with the Mainland electronic vehicle licence under the Scheme and wish to travel to Guangdong Province via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Port shall make reservation via the “Specified Dates Booking System” for a specified date and time slot for departing from the Hong Kong Port before they can travel according to their selected time slot. Applicants must hold a valid e-Approval Letter for the vehicle to be driven on the closed road for travelling to Guangdong Province or returning to Hong Kong.
Note- Starting from October 13, 2025, vehicles approved to participate in the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles” will not be subject to the designated closed road restrictions and need not apply for Closed Road Permits for passing through the closed roads connecting the control points. The application eligibility and other conditions of the scheme remain unchanged. Anyone who wishes to participate in the scheme is still required to submit applications in accordance with the scheme's requirements. Applicants must hold a valid e-Approval Letter for the vehicle to be driven on the designated closed road for travelling to Guangdong Province or returning to Hong Kong; otherwise, it constitutes an offence and offenders are liable to prosecution.
- If you have received an e-Approval Letter confirming your eligibility to participate in the“Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles”, you should download or print it as documentary proof in case of inspection by law enforcement officers regarding the eligibility of the vehicles under the designated schemes.
- Before driving to Guangdong Province, you must carry (i) a valid “Temporary Electronic Vehicle License” issued by the Mainland authorities, (ii) a valid e-Approval Letter, and (iii) the qualified Traffic Accident Liability Insurance for Motor Vehicles (i.e. "Compulsory Traffic Accident Liability Insurance for Motor Vehicles" or "unilateral recognition" insurance) in the Mainland. Your vehicle can only enter/ exit the cross-boundary closed roads and Guangdong Province with a valid e-Approval Letter, “Temporary Electronic Vehicle License” and qualified Traffic Accident Liability Insurance for Motor Vehicles in the Mainland.
You may click here to download and read “Points to Note for Participants of Northbound Travel for Hong Kong vehicles”.
From September 1, 2025 onwards, the TD will enhance the booking arrangement to provide convenience to members of the public in travelling under the Scheme more flexibly as follows:
| No booking required | Booking is required |
|---|---|
| Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except specified dates | Mondays and Thursdays to Sundays; and specified dates |
Specified dates include: Hong Kong or Mainland public holidays and the day before, toll-free days of the HZMB and other dates specified by the authority.
The Scheme's eligibility, application procedures and balloting remain unchanged. Dates in the following month when bookings are not required will be announced on the first calendar day of each month via the Specified Dates Booking System for traveller’s reference. Existing arrangements of accepting bookings for specified dates in the following month from the 15th calendar day of each month will also remain unchanged. The reservation will continue to be on a first-come, first-served basis subject to availability.
The dates that do not require travel booking in November 2026 to April 2027 are provided in the calendars below for reference only. The TD will update the website and adjust the booking system without giving individual notice. Travellers are advised to check the latest arrangements at the “Specified Dates Booking System” before making reservation and travel.
| NOVEMBER 2026 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT |
| 1Booking required | 2Booking required | 3Booking not required | 4Booking not required | 5Booking required | 6Booking required | 7Booking required |
| 8Booking required | 9Booking required | 10Booking not required | 11Booking not required | 12Booking required | 13Booking required | 14Booking required |
| 15Booking required | 16Booking required | 17Booking not required | 18Booking not required | 19Booking required | 20Booking required | 21Booking required |
| 22Booking required | 23Booking required | 24Booking not required | 25Booking not required | 26Booking required | 27Booking required | 28Booking required |
| 29Booking required | 30Booking required | |||||
| DECEMBER 2026 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT |
| 1Booking not required | 2Booking not required | 3Booking required | 4Booking required | 5Booking required | ||
| 6Booking required | 7Booking required | 8Booking not required | 9Booking not required | 10Booking required | 11Booking required | 12Booking required |
| 13Booking required | 14Booking required | 15Booking not required | 16Booking not required | 17Booking required | 18Booking required | 19Booking required |
| 20Booking required | 21Booking required | 22Booking not required | 23Booking not required | 24Booking required(Day before HK PH) | 25Booking required(HK PH) | 26Booking required(HK PH) |
| 27Booking required | 28Booking required | 29Booking not required | 30Booking not required | 31Booking required(Day before HK PH) | ||
| JANUARY 2027 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT |
| 1Booking required(HK PH) | 2Booking required | |||||
| 3Booking required | 4Booking required | 5Booking not required | 6Booking not required | 7Booking required | 8Booking required | 9Booking required |
| 10Booking required | 11Booking required | 12Booking not required | 13Booking not required | 14Booking required | 15Booking required | 16Booking required |
| 17Booking required | 18Booking required | 19Booking not required | 20Booking not required | 21Booking required | 22Booking required | 23Booking required |
| 24Booking required | 25Booking required | 26Booking not required | 27Booking not required | 28Booking required | 29Booking required | 30Booking required |
| 31Booking required | ||||||
| FEBRUARY 2027 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT |
| 1Booking required | 2Booking not required | 3Booking not required | 4Booking required | 5Booking required(Day before HK PH) | 6Booking required(HK PH) | |
| 7Booking required(Day before HK PH) | 8Booking required(HK PH) | 9Booking required(HK PH) | 10Booking not required | 11Booking required | 12Booking required | 13Booking required |
| 14Booking required | 15Booking required | 16Booking not required | 17Booking not required | 18Booking required | 19Booking required | 20Booking required |
| 21Booking required | 22Booking required | 23Booking not required | 24Booking not required | 25Booking required | 26Booking required | 27Booking required |
| 28Booking required | ||||||
| MARCH 2027 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT |
| 1Booking required | 2Booking not required | 3Booking not required | 4Booking required | 5Booking required | 6Booking required | |
| 7Booking required | 8Booking required | 9Booking not required | 10Booking not required | 11Booking required | 12Booking required | 13Booking required |
| 14Booking required | 15Booking required | 16Booking not required | 17Booking not required | 18Booking required | 19Booking required | 20Booking required |
| 21Booking required | 22Booking required | 23Booking not required | 24Booking not required | 25Booking required(Day before HK PH) | 26Booking required(HK PH) | 27Booking required(HK PH) |
| 28Booking required(Day before HK PH) | 29Booking required(HK PH) | 30Booking not required | 31Booking not required | |||
| APRIL 2027 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT |
| 1Booking required | 2Booking required | 3Booking required | ||||
| 4Booking required(Day before HK PH) | 5Booking required(HK PH) | 6Booking not required | 7Booking not required | 8Booking required | 9Booking required | 10Booking required |
| 11Booking required | 12Booking required | 13Booking not required | 14Booking not required | 15Booking required | 16Booking required | 17Booking required |
| 18Booking required | 19Booking required | 20Booking not required | 21Booking not required | 22Booking required | 23Booking required | 24Booking required |
| 25Booking required | 26Booking required | 27Booking not required | 28Booking not required | 29Booking required | 30Booking required(Day before HK PH) | |
HK: Hong Kong; ML: Mainland; PH: Public Holiday
Note: Mainland Holidays and toll-free days of the HZMB in 2027 are yet to be announced. The specified dates requiring booking are subject to change. TD will update the website and adjust the booking system without giving individual notice.
(Updated on 1 November 2026)
Of note, travellers planning to travel on specified dates are required to complete the reservation before noon on the day before travel via the Specified Dates Booking System, so that they may travel during the reserved time slot. If they wish to cancel reserved timeslots, they shall make cancellation via the “Specified Dates Booking System” before noon one day before the date of travel. Travellers, who did not complete the reservation procedures to reserve a specified date and time for travelling in accordance with the above timeframe, shall consider travelling to the Mainland by other means.
Please click here for the booking and cancellation of travelling date.
Applicants reserved the specified date may click here to check the result.
Travellers are required to comply with the travel arrangements published on the "Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles" thematic webpage (or as amended from time to time). In case of any changes, the TD will update the website and adjust the booking system without giving individual notice. Travellers are advised to check the latest arrangements through the "Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles" thematic webpage and the "Specified Dates Booking System" before making reservations and travelling. For more details and FAQs regarding the travel arrangements, please click here.
Violation of Travel Arrangements
The Transport Department reserves the right to carry out random checks of the crossing records of vehicles under the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles” to ensure that travellers travel according to the reserved period. If any violation of the travel arrangements is found, the Transport Department reserves the right, in accordance with the penalty provisions published on the "Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles" thematic webpage (or as amended from time to time), to issue a warning letter/ reminder message to the approval letter holder at the time of the first violation. All non-compliant records (regardless of who committed the violation, any subsequent changes to the vehicle or designated drivers, re-application for the scheme, or whether the violation was committed within the latest approval period of eligibility) will be kept for one year from the date of violation and recorded under the approval letter holder.
If the approval letter holder and / or designated driver(s) are found to have violated the travel arrangements again, the Transport Department holds the right to suspend the eligibility of the approval letter holder and designated driver(s) to make travel reservations through the "Specified Date Booking System", or revoke the approval letter holder's eligibility to participate in the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles”, or even suspend the approval letter holder's eligibility to apply for the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles” as an applicant and / or a designated driver. The Transport Department will also notify the Mainland authorities to cancel the Mainland Electronic Vehicle Licence of the approval letter holder's vehicle. If a person whose eligibility under the "Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles" Scheme has been cancelled wishes to participate in the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles” again, they are required to re-register for the computer ballot and complete all application procedures for Guangdong and Hong Kong after the restriction period for re-application expires.
Regarding the cancellation and suspension of application eligibility, regardless of whether the violation occurred within the latest approval period of eligibility, all e-Approval Letters issued to the applicant, as well as any new and / or renewal applications being processed or already approved, will also be rejected or cancelled.
No booking on specified days, not travelling to Guangdong Province at the reserved period, or not entering Guangdong Province after travel at the reserved period (e.g. returned halfway or diverted to HZMB Macao Port East Carpark):
- First time in the past year: Warning message
- Second time in the past year: Suspension of making travel booking for four weeks
- Third time in the past year: Suspension of making travel booking for six weeks
- Fourth time in the past year: Cancellation of eligibility and suspension of re-enrolling into the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles” for three months
Not travelling after booking:
- First time in the past year: Reminder message
- Second time in the past year: Warning message
- Third time in the past year: Suspension of making travel booking for four weeks
- Fourth time in the past year: Suspension of making travel booking for six weeks
- Fifth time in the past year: Cancellation of eligibility and suspension of re-enrolling into the “Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles” for three months