Why go
- Special administrative region of China.
- Known for Las Vegas of Asia, casinos, gambling.
- Served by Zhuhai Jiuzhou Airport.
History
Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of China. It consists of the Macau Peninsula, the islands of Taipa and Coloane, the Cotai reclamation zone between Taipa and Coloane, and several smaller islets. It borders Zhuhai to the north and west, and it lies west of Hong Kong, separated by the Pearl River estuary. With a population of about 720,000 people and a land area of 32.9 square kilometres (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.
Airports
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) 40 km to the centre
Hong Kong, NT, HK — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 83 airlines (Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, Hong Kong Airlines, China Eastern Airlines…) · direct flights to 133 destinations incl. Bangkok, Seoul, Singapore, Hangzhou, Shanghai… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 83 airlines, 133 direct destinations
- Cathay Pacific CX (A330-300, A320, A321, 777-300ER, A340-300, 777-200…) · 86 routes: Abu Dhabi, Adelaide, Amsterdam, Auckland, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Busan, Cairns, Cebu, Changcha, Cheju, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chicago, Chongqing, Danang, Delhi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hyderabad, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Kaohsiung, Khabarovsk, Ko Samui, Kolkata, Kota Kinabalu … +46 more
- Dragonair KA (A320, A321, A330-300, 737-800) · 47 routes: Angeles City, Bandar Seri Begawan*, Bangalore, Beijing, Busan, Changcha, Cheju, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Dalian*, Danang, Denpasar, Dhaka, Fukuoka, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Kaohsiung, Kolkata, Kota Kinabalu, Kunming, Male, Manila, Nanjing, Ninbo, Okinawa, Penang, Phnom-penh, Phuket, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai, Shanghai, Siem-reap, Taichung, Taipei … +7 more
- Hong Kong Airlines HX (A320, A330-200, A330-300, 737-800) · 24 routes: Bangkok, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Denpasar, Fuzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kagoshima, Nanjing, Nanning, Okinawa, Sanya, Shanghai, Shanghai, Taipei, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Xiamen, Xuzhou
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, A330-200, A321, 737, 737-800, A319) · 19 routes: Hangzhou, Hefei, Huai An, INC, Jinan, Kunming, Lianyungang, Lijiang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Shanghai, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Wenzhou, Wuxi, Xi'an, Yancheng, Yantai
- Hong Kong Express Airways UO (A320) · 10 routes: Chiang Mai, Fukuoka, Kota Kinabalu, Kunming, Osaka, Penang, Phuket, Seoul, Taichung, Tokyo
- China Southern Airlines CZ (737-800, A320, A321, Embraer 190) · 8 routes: Beijing, Guangzhou, Meixian, Shantou, Shenyang, Wuhan, Xiamen, Zhengzhou
- Air China CA (A320, A321, A330-300, 737-800, 737, 747-400…) · 7 routes: Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Hangzhou*, Tianjin, Wuhan
- Hainan Airlines HU (A330-200, A320) · 7 routes: Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing*, Fuzhou, Haikou*, Hangzhou, Nanjing
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (A330-300, 747-400, A340-300, 767, 777-200, 777-300…) · 7 routes: Cairns*, Nagoya*, Osaka*, Sapporo*, Taipei*, Tokyo, Tokyo
- American Airlines AA (777-300, 747-400, 767-300) · 6 routes: Chicago*, Los Angeles*, New York*, Newark*, San Francisco*, Tokyo
- United Airlines UA (777, 737-800, 737-700, 747-400) · 6 routes: Agana, Chicago, Ho Chi Minh City, Newark, San Francisco, Singapore
- Air India Limited AI (787-8, 777-300ER) · 5 routes: Delhi, Osaka, San Francisco*, Seoul, Singapore*
- Etihad Airways EY (330, 777, A330-200) · 5 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Bangkok*, Delhi, Jakarta*, Mumbai
- Finnair AY (A330-300, A340-300, A380, 747-400) · 5 routes: Brisbane, Cairns*, Helsinki, Melbourne, Sydney*
- Shanghai Airlines FM (A320, A321, 330, A330-300, 737-800) · 5 routes: Hangzhou*, Nanjing*, Ninbo*, Shanghai, Shanghai
- All Nippon Airways NH (767-300, 737, 777) · 4 routes: Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tokyo*
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A319, A320) · 4 routes: Angeles City, Cebu, Iloilo, Manila
- China Airlines CI (A330-300, 737-800, Embraer 190, A340-300, 747-400) · 4 routes: Jakarta, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taipei
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320, 330, 737-800) · 4 routes: Khabarovsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk*, Vladivostok
- Thai Airways International TG (330, 777, 747-400, 747, 777-200) · 4 routes: Auckland*, Bangkok, Phuket, Seoul
- Qantas QF (A330-300, A380, 747-400) · 3 routes: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320, A319) · 3 routes: Chengdu, Yichang, Zhanjiang
- Thai AirAsia FD (A320) · 3 routes: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737-800) · 3 routes: Quanzhou, Wuyishan, Xiamen
- Air Canada AC (777-200LR, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Toronto, Vancouver
- AirAsia AK (A320) · 2 routes: Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A320, A321, A330-300, 747-400, 767-300, 777-200LR) · 2 routes: Delhi*, Seoul
- Bangkok Airways PG (A319, A330-300, A340-300, 777-200, 777-300, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Ko Samui
- British Airways BA (A330-300, A380, 777) · 2 routes: Cairns*, London
- Emirates EK (A380, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Dubai
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (787-8, 767-300) · 2 routes: Addis Ababa, Seoul
- Garuda Indonesia GA (A330-200, A330-300, 737-800) · 2 routes: Denpasar, Jakarta
- Jet Airways 9W (777-300ER, A330-200) · 2 routes: Delhi, Mumbai
- Korean Air KE (A330-200, A330-300, A380, 737-900, 747-400, 73J…) · 2 routes: Busan, Seoul
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A340-600, 74H) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Malaysia Airlines MH (737-800, A320, 777-200) · 2 routes: Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Philippine Airlines PR (330, A321, 340) · 2 routes: Cebu*, Manila
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (777-300ER, A380, 777-200) · 2 routes: San Francisco, Singapore
- Turkish Airlines TK (330, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Bangkok*, Istanbul
- US Airways US (777-300ER) · 2 routes: San Francisco, Singapore
- Vietnam Airlines VN (A321, 330) · 2 routes: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (777-300ER) · 1 route: Moscow
- Air Astana KC (757) · 1 route: Alma-ata
- Air Busan BX (A321) · 1 route: Busan
- Air France AF (777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Madagascar MD (747) · 1 route: Bangkok*
- Air Mauritius MK (A330-200) · 1 route: Plaisance
- Air New Zealand NZ (777-200) · 1 route: Auckland
- Air Niugini PX (767-300) · 1 route: Port Moresby
- Air Pacific FJ (A330-200) · 1 route: Nandi
- Air Seychelles HM (A330-200) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi*
- Alitalia AZ (777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris*
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG (D1C) · 1 route: Dhaka
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Delta Air Lines DL (A330-200, 777) · 1 route: Tokyo
- Eastar Jet ZE (737-800) · 1 route: Seoul
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (777-200) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- EVA Air BR (A321, A330-200, A330-300, 777-300ER, M90, 74E) · 1 route: Taipei
- Homer Air MR (A319) · 1 route: Ulan Bator
- Jeju Air 7C (737) · 1 route: Seoul
- Jetstar Asia Airways 3K (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Jin Air LJ (737-800) · 1 route: Seoul
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Kenya Airways KQ (767-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (74M) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Mandala Airlines RI (A320) · 1 route: Denpasar
- Mandarin Airlines AE (737-800, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Taichung
- MIAT Mongolian Airlines OM (737) · 1 route: Ulan Bator
- Orient Thai Airlines OX (M82) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Peach Aviation MM (A320) · 1 route: Osaka
- Qatar Airways QR (A330-200, A330-300) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Brunei Airlines BI (A320) · 1 route: Bandar Seri Begawan
- Royal Jordanian RJ (330) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Royal Nepal Airlines RA (757) · 1 route: Kathmandu
- Scoot TZ (777-200) · 1 route: Singapore
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (A320) · 1 route: Quanzhou
- South African Airways SA (A340-300, A340-600) · 1 route: Johannesburg
- South East Asian Airlines DG (A320) · 1 route: Angeles City
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A340-300) · 1 route: Zurich
- Tiger Airways TR (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Transaero Airlines UN (767-300) · 1 route: Moscow
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (A340-600) · 1 route: London
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Macao International Airport (MFM) 6.9 km to the centre
Nossa Senhora do Carmo, CAR, MO — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 22 airlines (Air Macau, Air China, China Southern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines…) · direct flights to 38 destinations incl. Shanghai, Hangzhou, Manila, Shanghai, Xiamen… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 22 airlines, 38 direct destinations
- Air Macau NX (A320, A319, A321) · 28 routes: Bangkok, Beijing, Busan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Danang, Fukuoka, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Hefei, Kaohsiung, Manila*, Muan, Nanjing, Nanning, Ninbo, Okayama, Osaka, Seoul, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shenyang, Taipei, Taiyuan, Tokyo, Wuhan*, Xiamen, Zhengzhou
- Air China CA (A319, A320, A321) · 15 routes: Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Hefei, Nanjing, Nanning, Ninbo, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shenyang, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Xiamen, Zhengzhou
- China Southern Airlines CZ (737-800) · 4 routes: Fuzhou, Hangzhou*, Quanzhou, Xiamen
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737-800) · 4 routes: Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A321, 737, 737-800) · 3 routes: Kunming, Shanghai, Shanghai*
- EVA Air BR (M90, A321, A330-200, 747-400, 777-300ER) · 3 routes: Kaohsiung*, Taichung, Taipei
- TransAsia Airways GE (A320, A321) · 3 routes: Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taipei
- All Nippon Airways NH (A319, A320, A321) · 2 routes: Osaka*, Tokyo*
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A319) · 2 routes: Angeles City, Manila
- Shanghai Airlines FM (A321, 737-800) · 2 routes: Shanghai*, Shanghai
- Thai AirAsia FD (A320) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Chiang Mai
- Air Busan BX (A321) · 1 route: Busan
- AirAsia AK (A320) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A321) · 1 route: Seoul
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Jin Air LJ (737-800) · 1 route: Seoul
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Philippine Airlines PR (A320) · 1 route: Manila
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (737-800) · 1 route: Wuxi
- Thai Airways International TG (A320) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Tiger Airways TR (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Zest Air Z2 (A320) · 1 route: Manila
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) 28 km to the centre
Zhuhai (Jinwan), 44, CN — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 15 airlines (China Southern Airlines, Air China, Shenzhen Airlines, Shandong Airlines…) · direct flights to 30 destinations incl. Shanghai, Fuzhou, Shanghai, Xiamen, Beijing… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 15 airlines, 30 direct destinations
- China Southern Airlines CZ (737-800, A320, 737, A321, 737-700, Embraer 190) · 18 routes: Beijing, Changcha, Fuzhou*, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Kunming, Meixian, Nanchang, Sanya, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shantou, Wuhan, Xiamen*, Yiwu, Zhengzhou
- Air China CA (737-800, A319, A321, 737) · 10 routes: Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou*, Guiyang*, Huangyan, Nanchang*, Nanning, Wenzhou*, Xiamen*
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (737-800, 737, A319, A320) · 6 routes: Beijing*, Chengdu*, Chongqing*, Fuzhou, Huangyan, Nanning
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800, 737) · 5 routes: Guiyang, Nanchang, Nanning, Wenzhou, Xiamen
- Air Foyle GS (Embraer 190) · 3 routes: Ganzhou, Guilin, Haikou
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, A321, 737-800) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shanghai
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shanghai
- Huaxia G5 (CRJ-900, CRJ-200) · 2 routes: Liuzhou, Wuzhou
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shanghai
- Potomac Air BK (737-800) · 2 routes: Sanya, Tianjin
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320) · 2 routes: Changzhou, Haikou
- West Air China PN (A320) · 2 routes: Chongqing, Zhengzhou
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737) · 2 routes: Fuzhou, Xiamen
- Caucasus Airlines NS (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Ninbo
- Shanghai Airlines FM (737-800) · 1 route: Shanghai
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Zhuhai Jiuzhou Airport 7.2 km to the centre
Zhuhai (Xiangzhou), 44, CN
Zhuhai Lianzhou General Airport 40 km to the centre
Zhuhai (Doumen), 44, CN
Getting there by ferry
Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal
Ferry terminal · 0.8 km from the centre
Macao Ferries
Ferry terminal · 1 km from the centre
Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal
Ferry terminal · 1.7 km from the centre
南舢舨碼頭 Cais de Sampanas Sul
Ferry terminal · 1.7 km from the centre
Wanzai Port
Ferry terminal · 2 km from the centre
Wanzi Port
Ferry terminal · 2.1 km from the centre
Inner Harbour - Wanzai
Ferry route
Outer Harbour - Barra
Ferry route
Inner Harbour - Barra - Coloane
Ferry route
Macau (Outer Harbour) - Zhuhai (Jiuzhou)
Ferry route
Macao (Taipa) - Zhuhai (Jiuzhou)
Ferry route
Barra - Coloane
Ferry route
九洲港 - 九洲岛
Ferry route
九洲港 - 三角島
Ferry route
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Zhuhai Jiuzhou Airport; 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, 0.8 km); routes include Inner Harbour - Wanzai, Outer Harbour - Barra, Inner Harbour - Barra - Coloane.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Macau (Macao), China. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
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