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Macau Airlines And Flights

Macau Airplane 

Macau International Airport opened in late 1995. Macau Airport is linked by scheduled air services to Bangkok, Beijing, Brussels, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Lisbon, Pyongyang, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei and other cities in China including Chongqing, Changsha, Dalian, Fuzhou, Hainan, Qingdao, Shenyang, Xi'AN, Xiamen, Yantai and Wenzhou.


Flights to Macau are operated by Air Macau, Air China, China Northern, China Northwest, China National Aviation Corporation, Asiana, Air Koryo, EVA Airways, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Pacific Airlines, Sabena, Singapore Airlines, TAP-Air Portugal, Thai Airways, TransAsia Airways and Xiamen Airlines.

In addition there are charter airlines to Macau, with flights by All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Air System from Niigata, Osaka, Sendai and other cities. Air Macau is represented in Europe by TAP and Sabena in Australia/New Zealand, by China Express in Sydney, in Hong Kong by the China International Travel Service, and in other parts of Asia by airlines operating flights to Macau.

There are also airline tickets from Macau to and from Hong Kong, onboard the eight-seat helicopters of East Asia Airlines, which make about twenty-two roundtrips a day between Hong Kong and Macau Ferry terminals. Travel time is 20 minutes. Tickets cost between $55 and $70 American dollars.

Many whose travel originates in the west will find it easier to route their travel to Macau via Hong Kong. If Macau’s helicopter airline tickets from Hong Kong are not affordable, most will travel by sea. Several fleets of jetfoils, turbo-cats, jumbo-cats and hover ferries serve the 40-mile route between Hong Kong and Macau. There are more than 100 sailings throughout the day and evening, with all-night service by jetfoils. Passengers are advised to be at the terminal at least 30 minutes before departure in order to complete immigration formalities. Those arriving early can join stand-by lines for earlier sailings. Children over the age of 12 months pay full fare on all vessels.

There are two terminals in Hong Kong. The main sea terminal and heliport are located in Shun Tak Centre, on the waterfront West of Central District on Hong Kong Island. It stands over the Sheung Wan station of the MTR (Mass Transit Railway) and adjoins a terminal for public buses and minibuses from many parts of Hong Kong, including the A2 Airbus from the airport.

The terminal has passenger wharves and helipad, ticketing offices for current and advance sailings and flights, reservation offices of Macau hotels and travel agents, the Macau Government Tourist Office representative office and information counter. The China Ferry Terminal, which offers ferry services from the Kowloon side, is located on the Tshimshatsui waterfront alongside Harbour City, and is used for Jumbocats, and Hover-ferry sailing to and from Macau. It contains ticketing offices for current and advance sailings.

Visas are required for most travelers and are available at Immigration Services upon arrival at the Macau Ferry Terminal.  Required visas range in length from 30 to 90 days, depending on the nationality of the traveler.  There is a fee of approximately $15 per person, $7 per child, or a family visa can be obtained (even by couples) for around $25.  Upon arrival visitors are subject to inspections that are only routine. Firearms are not allowed, and drug trafficking is prohibited by law.

The Macau Maritime Terminal and heliport is situated in the Outer Harbour. It contains ticketing offices for travel to Hong Kong, Macau Hotel reservation offices, Macau car rental offices, travel agencies selling Macau tours and tours to China, duty-free shops and restaurants, as well as luggage lockers, automatic teller machines and computerized information guides, money exchange and post office facilities.  As Macau tourism grows, the options for how to travel there will, of course, proliferate and become easier to utilize.