Northbound Car Cost Calculator

Check eligibility before comparing pump prices. The applicant must be the registered owner, hold a valid Hong Kong identity card and Home Return Permit, and the car must be in a personal name, with eight seats or fewer and no longer than six metres. Up to two designated drivers need Hong Kong and mainland licences. A vehicle that already holds a regular Guangdong–Hong Kong quota or a Shenzhen Bay special quota is not eligible. Stay is at most 30 consecutive days per entry and 180 days a year.

Transport Department application is free and does not take card details online. From 13 October 2025 an approved vehicle does not need a closed-road permit. Mainland inspection and RFID are charged by the designated centres; this page only uses the setup amount you actually paid. The e-licence cannot outlast compulsory mainland cover or recognised equivalent cover, and cannot exceed one year. Insurers set the premium. It is not an official per-crossing levy.

The published HZMB main-bridge toll for a light passenger vehicle is RMB 150 per crossing, so a return outing is two crossings. The Hong Kong HZMB site states a 5% discount on free-flow ETC. Holiday free-toll days are not modelled. Enter fuel prices yourself and convert the mainland pump price to Hong Kong dollars; this page has no oil-company quote. A dedicated fuel run also deducts the extra litres burned there and back. If you were going anyway, only the tank saving is compared with trip cost.

Booking is not needed on Tuesday and Wednesday except designated days. Monday, Thursday to Sunday, public holidays and free-toll days need a booking. Time, queues, parking and exchange-rate moves are outside the figure. The scheme site and the Transport Department remain decisive.