By Sea
Several day and night fleets of high-speed vessels serve the 40-mile route between Hong Kong and Macau: jetfoils, foilcats, tricats and flying cats, with all-night service by jetfoils. The forty-mile route requires only one hour ferry ride.
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 essentially 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; and right above the Sheung Wan MTR (Mass Transit Railway) Station and adjoins a terminal for public buses and minibuses from many parts of Hong Kong. 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 representation office and information counter. Also available in this shopping centre are restaurants, luggage lockers, banks, money exchange and automatic teller machines. The China Ferry Terminal which offers ferry services form the Kowloon side, is located on the Tsimshatsui waterfront alongside Harbour City, and is used for Hover-ferry sailings to and from Macau. It contains ticketing offices for current and advance sailings.
The Macau Ferry Terminal and heliport are situated in the Outer Harbour, it contains ticketing offices for travel to Hong Kong, Macau Hotel reservation offices, car hire offices, travel agencies selling tours in Macau and to China, dutyfree shops and restaurants, as well as luggage lockers, automatic teller machines a computerised information guide, money exchange and post office facilities.