Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
hotels en route and departs every five to 12 minutes from 6.30am to midnight. Other ser-
vices run to Praça de Ferreira do Amaral (MT1 and MT2) and Coloane (bus 26).
Helicopter
Travel to Macau by helicopter is a viable option and is becoming increasingly popular for
residents and visitors alike.
Sky Shuttle
runs a 15-minute helicopter shuttle service between
Macau and Hong Kong (HK$4100, tax included) with daily flights leaving every half-hour
between 9am and 11pm. Flights arrive and depart in Macau from the roof of the Macau
Maritime Ferry Terminal. In Hong Kong, departures are from the helipad atop the ferry pier
that is linked to
Shun Tak Centre
.
Sky Shuttle also has a helicopter shuttle linking Macau with Shēnzhèn six times a day from
10.15am to 7.45pm (11.45am to 8.30pm from Shēnzhèn) for HK$5800. The trip takes about
15 minutes.
GETTING AROUND MACAU
Public Transport
erate from 6am until shortly after midnight. Fares - MOP$3.20 on the peninsula, MOP$4.20
to Taipa Village, MOP$5 to Coloane Village and MOP$6.40 to Hác Sá beach - are dropped
into a box upon entry (exact change needed), or you can pay with a Macau Pass, which can
be purchased from various supermarkets and convenience stores. The card costs MOP$130
at first purchase, which includes a refundable deposit of MOP$30. A minimum of MOP$50
is required to add money to the card each time. Expect buses to be very crowded.
The
Macau Tourist Map
has a full list of bus company routes and it's worth picking one up
from one of the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) outlets. You can also check the
routes online. The two most useful buses on the peninsula are buses 3 and 3A, which run
between the ferry terminal and the city centre, near the post office. Both continue up to the
border crossing with the mainland, as does bus 5, which can be boarded along Avenida Al-
meida Ribeiro. Bus 12 runs from the ferry terminal, past the Lisboa Hotel and then up to
Lou Lim Ioc Garden and Kun Iam Temple. The best services to Taipa and Coloane are buses
21A, 25 and 26A. Buses to the airport are AP1, 26, MT1 and MT2.
