The Taipa Ferry Terminal (; pt, Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros da Taipa) is located in

Taipa Taipa ( zh, t=氹仔, ; pt, Taipa, ) was a former island in Macau, presently united with the island of Coloane by reclaimed land known as Cotai. Administratively, the boundaries of the traditional civil parish Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Ca ...

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. It is located in the reclamation area of Pac On and is adjacent to the

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. The terminal provides high-speed passenger ferry services from Macau to

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and

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. Prior to the opening of the permanent passenger terminal, in order to speed up the pressure of diverting the

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, the Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal was built and opened on 16 October 2007. The inauguration of the present permanent passenger terminal was held on 18 May 2017, presided over by the chief executive,

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, and the secretary for transport and public works, Raimundo Arrais do Rosário.

Temporary terminal

The Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal opened in 2007 (; pt, Terminal Marítimo Provisório da Taipa) was located a few meters north of the

. It was mainly served by

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for services from the

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in Sheung Wan,

and the

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, Kowloon. It is now closed. The ferry terminal had two berths for hydrofoil and one for

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, and served as a port of entry into

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, with there being passport control desks - separated into those for Macau residents, Visitors (including Hong Kong identity card holders and

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visitors) and Diplomats. There was also a

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-on-arrival application office for those who require a visa to enter Macau but had not applied prior to arriving at the ferry terminal. After that, behind the exit, was a

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zone. The structure was formally closed on 1 June 2017, and replaced by a new, permanent ferry terminal in the same location.New Ferry Terminal, 'Macau Hub'
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Bus connections

Sign of Exit A, Taipa Ferry Terminal Station, Macau LRT

There is a bus stand outside the pier, as well as a taxi stand. The pier is situated very close to

- the cargo terminal can be seen as you walk from the ferry to the arrivals hall. There are also buses to the casinos and resorts. Taxi Stand at Taipa Ferry Terminal

References

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Temporary terminal

Bus connections

See also

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