Taipa

By ship

There are no domestic ferry services from Taipa to either Macau Peninsula or Coloane. On 1 Dec 2007, direct ferry services to/from Hong Kong from the Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal on Estrada de Pac On on the northeastern tip of Taipa near the Macau International Airport were started but were 'suspended indefinitely' on 11 December 2007. However, they have now resumed. See Macau's Get In section for details.

By road

Taipa is connected with Macau Peninsula by three bridges - the Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho or Macau-Taipa Bridge also known as the Old bridge as it was the first of the three bridges, Ponte de Amizade or Friendship Bridge and the Ponte de Sai Van Sai Van Bridge. The Macau-Taipa Bridge is the most direct link between Macau city center on the peninsula and the newly developed Taipa City, while the Friendship Bridge runs from near the Macau Ferry Terminal and the Macau International Airport. The Sai Van Bridge links the Barra area on the peninsula with the western tip of Taipa.

Between Taipa and Coloane, the only link used to be the Taipa-Coloane Isthmus Causeway. As the narrow straits between Taipa and Coloane has been reclaimed and developed into the Cotai area, the Isthmus Causeway as it is still called not only functions as the main highway between Taipa and Coloane but has also become the main drag for the Cotai Strip. There are now several other roads parallel to the Isthmus Causeway linking Taipa with Coloane.

By bus

Buses connect Macau Peninsula with Taipa, mostly via the Macau-Taipa or Old Bridge. Buses between the Peninsula and Taipa cost MOP$3.30 while those which continue on to Coloane will cost you MOP$4 or MOP$5 even if you get off at Taipa or if you catch it from Taipa to go to Coloane.

Some useful buses include:

Between the Peninsula and Taipa:

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A-Ma Temple to Macau Jockey Club via Av de Almeida Ribeiro and Hotel Lisboa

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Iao Hon to Macau Jockey Club via Rua do Campo, Hotel Lisboa

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Ferry Terminal to Macau Jockey Club via ZAPE, Hotel Lisboa, New Century, Taipa Village, Macau Stadium, Four-faced Buddha

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Portas do Cerco to Macau Jockey Club and Hotel New Century via Iao Hon, Taipa City

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Fai Chi Kei to Macau Jockey Club via Canindrome, Hotel Lisboa, Taipa Village, Macau Stadium, Four-faced Buddha

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Portas do Cerco Border Gate to Macau International Airport via Ferry Terminal.

Between the Peninsula and Coloane via Taipa:

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Ponte a Horta to Coloane Village via A-Ma Temple, Macau Tower, Taipa City, Macau International Airport

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A-Ma Temple to Coloane via Av de Almeida Ribeiro, Hotel Lisboa, Taipa City

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Portas do Cerco to Coloane Hac Sa via Rua do Campo, Hotel Lisboa, Taipa City

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Fai Chi Kei to Coloane via Ponte a Horta, A-Ma Temple, Sai Van Bridge, Macau Jockey Club, Macau International Airport

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Fai Chi Kei to Coloane via Red Market, Av de Almeida Ribeiro, Hotel Lisboa, Taipa City, Macau Stadium, Olympic Aquatic Centre