The Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal ( pt, Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros do Porto Exterior; ), also known as the ''Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal'', ''Macau Ferry Terminal'' or ''Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier'' in Chinese (), is a

ferry terminal A passenger terminal is a structure in a port which services passengers boarding and leaving water vessels such as ferries, cruise ships and ocean liners. Depending on the types of vessels serviced by the terminal, it may be named (for example) ...

located at Porto Exterior, Sé,

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History

The pier was formerly located near present-day Oceanus Casino, ex-New

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Store on Avenida da Amizade. In 1993, the terminal was relocated to its present location. A new terminal was completed in 2017 for the convenience of travellers of

Macau International Airport Macau International Airport ( zh, 澳門國際機場; pt, Aeroporto Internacional de Macau) is an international airport in the special administrative region of Macau, situated at the eastern end of Taipa island and neighbouring waters whic ...

near

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. From 1948 to 1961, Macau Air Transport Company operated seaplane service to

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from the terminal.

Facilities

It provides ferry services to

. The terminal provides 12 berths for

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s and 2 for

ferries A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water tax ...

. The pier features a

heliport A heliport is a small airport suitable for use by helicopters and some other vertical lift aircraft. Designated heliports typically contain one or more touchdown and liftoff areas and may also have limited facilities such as fuel or hangars. I ...

, providing an alternative to

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. The terminal building is a two-storey structure with arrivals on the lower level and departures on the upper level. On the outside is a helipad and 6 boat docks (facing the east side). The Macau tourism office is located in the lower level. The

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is located on the upper level.

Helipad

The helipad was added in 1995 with 2 pads and expanded to 5 in 2001. The passenger lounge was upgraded in 2004. There are proposals for 3 more pads to the north of the current site. There are flights to Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

Operators

Operators from the terminal include: *

operates a ferry service between Macau and Hong Kong Island at the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier in Macau and the

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in Hong Kong Central. Ferries take approximately 1 hour in the high-speed vessels. In 2011, Turbojet bought out ferry rival New World First Ferry, operating a ferry service between Macau and

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, Hong Kong ( China Ferry Terminal in

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). *

Cotai Jet Cotai Water Jet (; pt, jacto de água cotai) is a company that operates high-speed ferry services between the Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong. It is one of the two companies operating high-speed ferry services between t ...

operates a daily route between this pier and Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Pier, Hong Kong located at

. *

Chu Kong Passenger Transport Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd. (CKPT; ) is a subsidiary of Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (CKS) and operates ferry services between Hong Kong and cities in Guangdong province, China, as well as Macau. It is headquartered in the Chu Kong ...

(CKS) operates ferries from Macau to various mainland cities in China, mostly to

Shekou Cruise Center Shekou Cruise Center (), also known as the Shekou Ferry Terminal () and the Shekou Prince Bay Cruise Homeport, is a cruise terminal located in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. It runs direct ferry connections from Shenzhen to destina ...

Shekou Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Shenzhen Bay. It has been designated as a Free Trade Zone by the government, alongside Qianhai, Hen ...

and

Shenzhen Fuyong Ferry Terminal Fuyong Ferry Terminal (), also known as the Shenzhen Airport Ferry Terminal, is a ferry terminal on the shore of the Pearl River, located in the Fuyong Subdistrict of the city of Shenzhen, next to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. Passenge ...

(serving

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) is the airport serving Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It is located on the east bank of the Pearl River near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, and is ...

) in

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern provi ...

. *

Sky Shuttle Helicopters Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited (, Portuguese: Helicópteros Aéreos Expressos) is a helicopter service operator based in Macau. Formerly known as Helicopters Hong Kong Limited and before that as East Asia Helicopters, it operates helicopter r ...

(formerly Heli-Express) operates regular

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service between the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier in Macau, the

in Hong Kong and

. There are around 56 flights daily. Flights take approximately 16 minutes in the 12 passenger seat aircraft. The heliport IATA code is XZM. It has no ICAO code. There are 10 to 12 flights operating between Macau and Shenzhen Bao'an Airport depending on the day of the week.

Ground Transportation

Outside the terminal are bus and taxi platforms at Terminal Maritimo and Jai Alai for connections all over Macau.

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are also another means of transport from the ferry terminal to other parts of Macau.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Sé, Macau Piers in Macau Ferry terminals in Macau