Canton Road is not one continuous road, instead, it is divided into four sections, interrupted by a major housing estate (Prosperous Garden) and disjointed by a traffic intersection (Jordan Road) as the result of urban development in the past hundred years. The following list follows a south-north order. (W) indicates the western side of the road, while (E) indicates the eastern side.
Tsim Sha Tsui section in June 2015 The section starts at
Salisbury Road and ends at
Jordan Road. Features include: • (W)
Star House, at the intersection with Salisbury Road and facing the
Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier Bus Terminus • (E)
Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound, at the intersection with Salisbury Road. A
declared monument, it has been renamed "1881 Heritage" and re-developed into a shopping mall and hotel. • (W)
Harbour City, which contains the Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel, the
Ocean Terminal, the Ocean Centre and
The Gateway • (E) One Peking office and shopping mall tower, at the junction with Peking Road • (E) junction with
Peking Road • (E)
Silvercord () and the Silvercord Arcade (No. 30), at the junction with Haiphong Road • (E) junction with
Haiphong Road • (E) junction with Kowloon Park Drive • (W)
China Hong Kong City, which contains the
Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal • (E) A small portion of
Kowloon Park • (E)
Lai Chack Middle School (No. 180) • (W)
Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station (No. 333) • (E)
Victoria Towers (No. 188), at the junction with Austin Road • (E) junction with
Austin Road • (W) Exit F of
Austin MTR station • (W) Canton Road Government Offices () (No. 393). It was one of the oldest remaining government office buildings at the time of its demolition in 2011. • (E) junction with Bowring Street • (W) junction with Wui Cheung Road • (E)
King George V Memorial Park, Kowloon at the intersection with Jordan Road
Jordan to Yau Ma Tei section monument in Canton Road, near the intersection with
Jordan Road in August 2009. , at the intersection of Canton Road and
Public Square Street in May 2016. The section starts at
Jordan Road and ends at
Public Square Street. The part of this section between Jordan Road and Kansu Street is sometimes called "Jade Street" because of the number of jewellery shops selling
jade. • (W) Giant jade stone near the intersection with Jordan Road (north side) • (E) > junction with Nanking Street • (E) > junction with Ning Po Street • > intersection with Saigon Street • (E) No. 578 Canton Road, a building proposed for conservation, at the intersection with Saigon Street • (E) > junction with Pak Hoi Street • > intersection with Kansu Street • (W)
Yau Ma Tei Police Station, a
Grade III historic building, at the intersection with
Public Square Street The road is interrupted north of Public Square Street, and
Prosperous Garden, a housing estate, is located in its place. The
Broadway Cinematheque is located within Prosperous Garden.
Yau Ma Tei section This very short section (about 30m long) starts at Tung Kun Street, north of
Prosperous Garden and ends at the
Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market, a
Grade III historic building. This section is bordered by two schools: • (W) Tung Koon District Society Fong Shu Chuen School • (E) Wanchai Church Kei To School
Yau Ma Tei to Prince Edward section The section starts at
Waterloo Road, north of the
Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market and ends at
Lai Chi Kok Road. This section features a street market in the
Mong Kok area. • > intersection with Pitt Street • (E) > junction with Hamilton Street • > intersection with
Dundas Street • > intersection with
Soy Street • > intersection with
Shantung Street • > intersection with Nelson Street • (W) > junction with Nam Tau Street • (W) Mongkok Market Complex between the junctions with Nam Tau Street and Argyle Street • > intersection with
Argyle Street • (W)
China Cafe (No. 1077A), a
cha chaan teng featured in several
Hong Kong films, including the 2001
Fulltime Killer, the 2003
PTU, the 2005
Election and the 2007
Whispers and Moans. • (E) > junction with Fife Street • > intersection with Mong Kok Road • > intersection with
Bute Street • > intersection with Arran Street • > intersection with
Prince Edward Road West • (W) No. 1235 Canton Road,
tong-lau proposed for conservation ==West Rail line (Tuen Ma Line)==