NextStopHongKong Travel Guide

How to get to Macau from Hong Kong?

Macau is the neighbor of Hong Kong and there are several ways to get to Macau depending on your time, budget and preferences.

Turbojet at Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal

Take Ferry

Taking ferry to Macau is the most economic and convenient way. In general there are many different routes from Hong Kong to Macau operated by three different companies. They are:

Maybe you already notice from the above table, although there are many choices of routes and companies from Hong Kong to Macau, the most convenient, frequent and longest service time is TurboJet starting from Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal. Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal is close the most of the attractions of Macau. Unless your hotel is close to Taipa area, we recommend you to take the route from [Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal] to [Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal]. Since Turbojet departs every 15 min, unless it’s special holidays, you don’t need to purchase the boat ticket in advance.

How to get to Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal?

Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal is situated in Sheung Wan, Central. Take the MTR to Sheung Wan station and take exit D which will lead you to the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry terminal in the Shun Tak Centre (you have to take several escalators up).

Insider Tip: When you arrive at the Shun Tak Centre you will notice several travel agencies there. Take a closer look at the travel agencies if you plan to stay overnight or want to book one of the shows in the casinos. Some of the travel agencies have very good packages including the tickets for the ferry, hotel accommodation and entrance tickets for shows which can result in tremendous savings (especially if you are traveling on a tight budget, but want to have 5 star comfort).

Turbojet Economy Class

Turbojet Super Class

You might wonder what the difference of the Economy Class, Super Class and VIP Class is. Similar to the economy/business/first class concept on a flight you get a small business lounge and a snack on the trip. For the VIP Class you will get a separate room inside the ferry. Decide yourself if it worthwhile to pay the markup price for each trip. There are times where you find yourself paying for the higher priced tickets, especially if you are traveling on weekends or holidays this might be your only choice to get a seat on the ferries.

Snack on Turbojet Super Class

Take Helicopter

Furthermore, if you are really press for time and would like to pay the price, you can take the helicopter from Hong Kong to Macau. The traveling time is roughly 15-20 minutes, but expects to pay at least HK$ 3000 per person. If you are interested to make a once-of-a-lifetime impression by arrival, you might want to have look at Sky Shuttle Helicopter Ltd. ompany in Hong Kong.

Macau Skyshuttle Heliport

Visa Requirements and Immigration to Macau

Macau Arrival

If you are a resident of the EU,U.K, U.S. or Canada immigration will take you just a few minutes. Depending which nationality you hold, visitors will be granted a tourist visa for 30-180 days. Just make sure your passport will be valid 6 month after your planned departure date from Macau. If you a mainland Chinese citizen, if you already have a Hong Kong visa, you are allowed to enter Macau if you depart from Hong Kong.

Macau Immigration Form

Insider Tips: If you decide to take ferry to Macau, remember to arrive the ferry a little bit in advance. Sometimes you need to stand in lines to purchase ticket and pass the custom.

In order to get through immigration, you just have to fill out the immigration form (see picture). Usually, the immigration forms will be distributed on the ferry. But if you miss out or made a mistake when filling out there is no need to worry. There are enough forms located at the immigration.

Currency

Many people have been asking me if it is necessary to exchange currencies. If you are coming from Hong Kong and have enough Hong Kong Dollars there is no need to exchange money to the Macau Pataca. Most of the stores, taxis and restaurants will happily accept Hong Kong Dollars and will provide you change in Hong Kong Dollar as well. There are several reasons for that. One is that Macau is the perfect weekend get-away for Hong Kong people and therefore a huge inflow of tourists from Hong Kong. The other one is that the Macau Pataca is pegged to the Hong Kong Dollar with a rate somewhere around HK$ 1 = 1.03 MOP which makes it very easy to compare prices. Interestingly, many restaurants and business accept a third currency…the RMB.

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