UPDATED: Where To Get PCR COVID Tests For Travel Overseas?

The rules for PCR testing are constantly changing so it’s best to keep checking with your airline and/or destination country before traveling. In this handy guide, we’ve rounded up the best places and clinics where to get your COVID-19 RT PCR or supervised RAT test in Hong Kong.

Many places from the below list do conduct COVID-19 RT PCR tests but they can take 1-2 days for results. The easiest option for PCR tests is the Test & Fly offered by Prenetics at the Hong Kong International Airport.  You book online, you arrive before your flight and you get your results back fast (2 hours).  It’s also 1/3 the price compared to other places in Hong Kong.  You must book in advance.

Places To Get Affordable PCR Tests In Hong Kong:

• Prenetics Testing At The Airport (HK$499) – Book online with fast results!
• Community Centers And Mobile Testing Options (HK$240) – Long waits can happen and result in timing is not always reliable but within 24-48 hours. Walk-in are an option. Bring your HKID card, birth certificate, or passport, plus a local phone number to receive your booking confirmation and results.

Private Hospitals Offering PCR Tests And Same Day Tests In Hong Kong:

• Canossa Hospital – (HK$1320) Same day not later than 10pm if submitted by 12pm. *Same Day
• Evangel Hospital – (HK$1875) Same day, if submitted by 10am *Same Day
• Gleneagles (HK$1450) Same day, if submitted by 12pm.  Fill up fast! *Same Day
• Hong Kong Adventist Hospital (HK$ 1500) Same day not later than 10pm if submitted by 12pm. Express package (within 6 hours) available for HK$2110*Same Day
• Matilda Hospital (HK$2000) Same day by 6pm, if submitted by 9am *Same Day
• Union Hospital (HK$1000+Doc Fee)

Private Clinics Offering RT-PCR Tests In Hong Kong:

• OT&P (HK$900-1950) – 24-48 hours you get results
• Central Health – (HK$1,100 consult fee, HK$950 lab fee, HK$300 express service fee) *Same day
• Quality Health Care (HK$680-1080) – Offers regular and express
• Indicaid Lab (HK$480-780) – Offers standard and express

PCR Tests That Can Be Taken At Your Home:

• Your Evercare (HK$2200) – 12-36 hours you get results, done by a professional in your home
• Project Screen (HK$490)  – pick up at home and results by 10am the next day, self-administered RT-PCR test