Shenzhen's many checkpoints offer the most comprehensive functions and contend with the highest rates of passenger and cargo turnover. They also serve as important transportation hubs connecting the city with its neighbor, Hong Kong.

A total of 16 seaports and border checkpoints authorized by the State Council are located in the city. Seven checkpoints allowing 

vehicles to pass through are located in Luohu, Wenjindu, Huanggang, Shatoujiao, Shenzhen Bay, Futian and Liantang; two railway checkpoints can be found at West Kowloon Station on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL), and at Shenzhen Railway Station; six seaport checkpoints are based in Yantian, Daya Bay, Shekou, Chiwan, Mawan, and Dachanwan; while another checkpoint is situated at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. 

The number of passengers entering and leaving the Chinese mainland through Shenzhen's checkpoints surpassed 100 million each year before the pandemic, representing about half of the total number on those traveling into and out of the mainland, with more than 640,000 people crossing this border on a daily basis. Six out of 10 vehicles passing through checkpoints on the mainland leave or 

enter through Shenzhen, totaling 40,000 a day and more than 10 million a year. The container throughput at Shenzhen's seaports ranks fourth in the world, and second in China.

Luohu Checkpoint 

Located in Louhu District, Luohu Checkpoint is one of the busiest land border-crossings between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and one of the most convenient with seamless connection between Shenzhen Metro Line 1 and Hong Kong MTR's East Rail Line. Official figures show that about an average of 100 million people cross the border through Luohu Checkpoint annually.

Opening hours: 6:30 a.m. to 12 a.m. every day

Add: 63 Heping Road, Luohu District (罗湖区和平路63号罗湖口岸)

Metro: Line 1 to Luohu Station (罗湖站)

Futian Checkpoint 福田口岸

Not far away from Huanggang Checkpoint, Futian Checkpoint is another popular border crossing among travelers for its convenient direct link of Shenzhen's Metro with Hong Kong MTR's East Rail Line.

Opening hours: 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Add: 23 Yuheng Road, Futian District (福田区裕亨路23号福田口岸)

Metro: Line 4 and Line 10 to Futian Checkpoint Station (福田口岸站)

Huanggang Checkpoint 皇岗口岸

Located in Futian District, Huanggang Checkpoint is currently the only checkpoint in the city that is open around the clock. It has the largest comprehensive road crossings both for individual travelers and cargo in China and is one of the largest land crossings. There have been a lot of cross-border buses commuting between Shenzhen and various destinations in Hong Kong at this checkpoint. Having been in service for a long time and seeing especially relatively fewer people at midnight, Huanggang Checkpoint had been a very good option for late-night border-crossing travelers. Currently under renovation, the checkpoint is open only for cargo inspection. After renovation which is scheduled to be completed later this year, the checkpoint will become a passenger-only border crossing with a designed capacity of handling up to 300,000 people daily.

Opening hours: 24 hours daily

Add: South of the intersection of Baihe Road 3 and Futian Road South, Futian District (福田区百合三路与福田南路交叉口南边)

Metro: Line 7 to Huanggang Checkpoint Station (皇岗口岸站)

Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint 深圳湾口岸

Located in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint is a popular land border crossing for people living in western Shenzhen. It is the first border control point in the country with the immigration facilities of the Hong Kong side co-located in the same checkpoint building with the mainland side, which enables both individual travelers and vehicles to complete customs clearance of both the mainland and Hong Kong within a short distance. Although currently there is no Metro station available on either the Shenzhen or Hong Kong side, cross-border buses are available from Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint to various destinations in Hong Kong such as Jordon, Tsim Sha Tsui, Victoria Harbor and Disneyland. Shenzhen Metro Line 13 that starts at Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint is under construction and is slated to start service in 2025.

Opening hours: 6:30 a.m. to 12 a.m. every day for individual travelers, 24 hours daily for cargo customs clearance

Add: 1 Dongbin Road, Nanshan District (南山区东滨路1号深圳湾口岸)

Metro: Line 2 to Haiyue Station (海月站) then take a taxi

Wenjindu Checkpoint 文锦渡口岸

Located in Luohu District, Wenjindu Checkpoint is one of the first batch of land border crossings that were put into operation in China. Dubbed Hong Kong's "green lifeline," the checkpoint has served as a major gateway for the supply of produce from the Chinese mainland to the special administrative region. Fresh vegetables, fruits, frozen meats and livestock passing through this checkpoint account for 80% of the daily supply of such consumer goods to Hong Kong. Wenjindu is reopened to individual travelers as of Jan. 8, this year after a major facelift.

Opening hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Add: 1188 Yanhe Road South, Luohu District (罗湖区沿河南路1188号)

Metro: Line 9 to Wenjin Station (文锦站)

Liantang Checkpoint 莲塘口岸

Located in Luohu District, Liantang Checkpoint is the seventh land border-crossing between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, serving both passengers and cargo. The main building of Liantang Checkpoint adopts an elevated design: the first floor is for cargo inspection and the second floor is for individual traveler inspection. The designed capacity is 30,000 individuals/day and 17,850 vehicles/day, including 15,000 trucks, 2,000 minibuses and 850 buses.

Opening hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Add: 4007 Luosha Highway, Luohu District (罗湖区罗沙公路4007号莲塘口岸)

Metro: Line 8 to Liantang Checkpoint Station (莲塘口岸站)

Shatoujiao Checkpoint 沙头角口岸

Located in Yantian District, Shatoujiao Checkpoint was first put into use in March 1985, and mainly serves eastern Shenzhen. However, a special pass is required to enter Hong Kong's Sha Tau Kok area.

Opening hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Add: 51 Shashen Road, Yantian District (盐田区沙深路51号沙头角口岸)

Metro: Line 8 to Shatoujiao Station (沙头角站)

Shekou Checkpoint 蛇口邮轮母港

Located in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shekou Port consists of two parts: the cargo-only container terminal and the Shekou Ferry Terminal, which is open to border-crossing individual travelers. Shekou Port was China’s first checkpoint that was funded, managed and operated by an enterprise after the country’s reform and opening up. Currently, Shekou Port has a total of 31 berths, 10 of which are for container vessels and eight for passenger ships. The container terminal has a designed capacity of handling 1 million TEUs (twenty-feet equivalent units) annually.

The passenger-only Shekou Ferry Terminal, also known as Shenzhen Prince Bay Cruise Homeport, operates direct ferry connections to the Hong Kong airport, and a number of other destinations in Hong Kong and Macao. Free shuttle bus services are available at the former Shekou Ferry Terminal, near Exit C of the Shekou Port Station of Metro Line 2, to go to the homeport. A bus terminus near the Metro station offer bus services to locations throughout Shenzhen.

Opening hours: 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. every day for Shekou ferry terminal, 24 hours daily for the container terminal

Shenzhen Prince Bay Cruise Homeport Add: 1 Haiyun Road, Nanshan District (南山区海运路1号蛇口邮轮母港)

Metro: Line 2 to Shekou Port Station (蛇口港站)

Shenzhen Airport Checkpoint 深圳机场口岸

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport was China's first airport invested in by the local government. It was open for domestic air routes in October 1991 and was approved to launch international air routes by the Central authority in February 1992. Covering an area of 450,000 square meters in Bao'an District, the new Terminal 3 of the Shenzhen airport was put into use Nov. 28, 2013, and has a designed capacity of handling 45 million travelers (36 million domestic travelers and 9 million international travelers). The airport has been in operation around the clock since Nov. 12, 2015. The Fuyong ferry terminal, affiliated with the Shenzhen airport, offers ferry service between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Macao, as well as Shenzhen and Zhongshan. The Fuyong ferry terminal operates from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Opening hours: 24 hours daily

Add: Bao'an Boulevard, Bao'an District (宝安区宝安大道深圳宝安国际机场)

Metro: Line 11 to the Airport station (机场站)

XRL West Kowloon Station Checkpoint 西九龙高铁站

Located in Hong Kong, the XRL West Kowloon Station Checkpoint is an international railway passenger checkpoint open all year round. Following the "Two Inspections at One Place" mode, the checkpoint houses both the Hong Kong side and the mainland side, with each side conducting separate Exit and Entry Inspections according to respective laws. The West Kowloon Station covers a floor area of 380,000 square meters and has been designed to receive 200,000 travelers every day.

Opening hours: 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Location: West Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China