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- Passport241691871691 contributionHK Zhuhai Marceau Bridge tripWe travelled both ways. Connections are good at both ends. From HK most A buses will stop at HZMB port near the airport. Simply walk in buy your shuttle ticket at the self service machines. Currently $60 HKD. Buses run frequently so you will be on your way quickly. The trip only takes around 40mins. We travelled over the national day and it was quite efficient. At Macau there are buses that will take you to most places. Public buses are only 6 MOP per ride.Visited October 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 4 October 2023
- fajaradiarthaJakarta, Indonesia4,525 contributionsConvenient ride between Hong Kong and MacauThe HZMB Bus along with its sea bridge is an engineering marvel just what one would expect from a country like Hong Kong. The golden bus gave us short trip across the sea from Macau to Hong Kong. The bus terminal is so huge which translates to lots of walk. There are timetables for the busses but it's not necessary for people to note because there are so many busses with short headway. Carrying a large luggage is not an issue because there's also a bus with luggage compartment below, you will be directed to ride one by the staffs if they see you carrying it.Visited September 2023Travelled with familyWritten 18 January 2024
- DanGothenburg, Sweden19 contributionsWith bus over the bridge to Macau.My flight landed at terminal 1, Hong Kong airport. After immigration etc (took 10 minutes for me) turn right to the end of the hall, then turn left, follow the crowd, take the elevator down to level 3, now you are at the bus terminal. Turn right and you will see a sign B4. If you are not sure about the way, just ask some officials, I had no problem to get adequate answers about the way. Have a 10 HKD bill with you for the B4 bus ticket, no exchange. After 15 minutes you are at the Hong Kong port, then immigration out of Hong Kong (took 3 minutes for me). Then you buy bus ticket to Macau, HKD 65, or 33 if you are 65+. They dont accept VISA card so bring cash, they will give you change if you have larger bills. Bus to Macau over the bridge took 45 minutes. After Macau immigration (took 10 minutes for me), you go straight out to the bus terminal. I arrived after 7.30pm, so no free shuttle to the outer ferry terminal. But no problems. I did bord bus 102x, ticket price 6 HKD or MOP. I had a 5 hkd and a 2 hkd coin, paid with them, no exchange is given. This bus will stop outside Wynn casino, close to Starworld and close to many hotels in the central of Macau. You will not miss it, the speaker in the bus will tell you when the bus approach Wynn. I walked then to Holiday Inn Express, took 7 minutes. So instead for paying ridic money for going direct from Hong Kong airport to Macau over the bridge, just pay about HKD 80 , 3 buses, and you are there. I also doubt it is faster. I saw many travellers with big bags, so not a problem.Visited April 2024Travelled soloWritten 19 April 2024
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Leonhkny
Hong Kong, China21,474 contributions
Mar 2023
This review is only on the Hong Kong side of the bridge as there is a separate posting for the Macau side.
The long bridge provides a 24/7 connection between the three cities by land. It is also the cheapest way to travel from Hong Kong to Macau and to a lesser frequency, Zhuhai. The overall experience, although with significant improvement when compared with the bridge's early days, is still far from pleasant.
From any part of Hong Kong, getting to the bridge is inconvenient and time-consuming. Once you go for bus tickets, the line is long and unnecessarily clumsy. No offence, but the clientele is mainly elderly with no idea about their whereabouts at all. Then, another long wait to get on the bus to get out of Hong Kong.
While ferry service is considerably curtailed, this is still a viable transport option for last-minute trips. Is it comfortable? Probably not.
The long bridge provides a 24/7 connection between the three cities by land. It is also the cheapest way to travel from Hong Kong to Macau and to a lesser frequency, Zhuhai. The overall experience, although with significant improvement when compared with the bridge's early days, is still far from pleasant.
From any part of Hong Kong, getting to the bridge is inconvenient and time-consuming. Once you go for bus tickets, the line is long and unnecessarily clumsy. No offence, but the clientele is mainly elderly with no idea about their whereabouts at all. Then, another long wait to get on the bus to get out of Hong Kong.
While ferry service is considerably curtailed, this is still a viable transport option for last-minute trips. Is it comfortable? Probably not.
Written 4 March 2023
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KangKang
Tainan, Taiwan17,579 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge connects Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macau, and includes a bridge section and an undersea tunnel section. It is currently the longest cross-sea bridge-tunnel combination highway in the world, and is also an outstanding contemporary civil engineering project. The road on the bridge is very smooth, and it takes about 40 minutes to cross the bridge, allowing residents and tourists from the three places on both sides of the Pearl River Estuary to travel more quickly and conveniently. Since it is a cross-border highway, the easiest way to experience this bridge is to prepare your travel documents and take the shuttle bus between the three places.
Written 9 February 2024
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fajaradiartha
Jakarta, Indonesia4,525 contributions
Sept 2023 • Family
The HZMB Bus along with its sea bridge is an engineering marvel just what one would expect from a country like Hong Kong. The golden bus gave us short trip across the sea from Macau to Hong Kong. The bus terminal is so huge which translates to lots of walk. There are timetables for the busses but it's not necessary for people to note because there are so many busses with short headway. Carrying a large luggage is not an issue because there's also a bus with luggage compartment below, you will be directed to ride one by the staffs if they see you carrying it.
Written 18 January 2024
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Brad
Hong Kong, China175,454 contributions
Sept 2019
The Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge (HZMB) is a 55 km crossing that opened in October 2018, providing an important land based transportation option between Pearl River Delta cities of Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau. Most importantly, the HZMB provides visitors to Hong Kong with 24-hour, quick and affordable means of travel between HK <> Macau, a good alternative for those who prefer to not use ferries that also link the two sister cities.
Using the bridge, all is simple and straight forward on the Hong Kong side. Visitors simply need to make way to the Hong Kong Port. This can be done easily from HKG airport (shuttle bus B5), Tung Chung MTR Station (shuttle bus B4) or from other areas of the city by way of taxi or Airport buses which include stops at the Hong Kong Port.
From the Hong Kong Port, you simply clear HK immigration and customs, purchase Golden Bus ticket (HK$65) from a self-service ticket machines or ticket counter. Then follow the green channel (1) to the Macau buses. Don't worry about accidentally following blue channel (2) to Zhuhai. Your bus ticket will clearly say HK to Macau. Bus attendants will not allow you to board the Zhuhai bound buses anyway. This stage of the process takes no more than 8-10 minutes.
There is space under the bus if you are carrying luggage. Each passenger is allowed one carry on luggage under 20kg (76X51X32m) but from what I've seen they are not strict at all if you have an extra or heavier bag. There is plenty of luggage space in the bus hold area. After having ticket validated at the bus, you simply board, take a seat and wait to leave. Buses are departing regularly so you won't likely wait long. The journey is around 40-45 minutes before arriving at the Macao Port.
From the Macao Port, you make your way through the main arrival building, clear Macau immigration and customs and proceed to onward transportation into the city. The entire process takes around 8-10 minutes.
Transportation options on the Macau side:
Taxi (approx MOP60-120) to major hotels in the Macau Peninsula and to the Cotai Strip is by far the most convenient and quickest means of transportation at this time.
Public buses 101X (24 hour service) and 102X (7am to 11pm) depart every 10-15 minutes. Bus fare is MOP6 per person and the journey takes 30-45 minutes. At this time, buses are useful for those staying on the Peninsula but not so great for those who need to make way to the Cotai Strip. If this is you, see the next section about connecting shuttle bus to the ferry terminals.
Lastly, there is free connecting shuttle service to the two ferry terminals in Macau from the Macao Port building, departing every 10-15 minutes. The journey to the main ferry terminal is around 10 minutes. Allow 15-18 minutes to ride to the Taipa Ferry Terminal. From the ferry terminals, you can directly board onward free hotel shuttles to the major properties on the Cotai Strip or elsewhere around the city.
Using the bridge, all is simple and straight forward on the Hong Kong side. Visitors simply need to make way to the Hong Kong Port. This can be done easily from HKG airport (shuttle bus B5), Tung Chung MTR Station (shuttle bus B4) or from other areas of the city by way of taxi or Airport buses which include stops at the Hong Kong Port.
From the Hong Kong Port, you simply clear HK immigration and customs, purchase Golden Bus ticket (HK$65) from a self-service ticket machines or ticket counter. Then follow the green channel (1) to the Macau buses. Don't worry about accidentally following blue channel (2) to Zhuhai. Your bus ticket will clearly say HK to Macau. Bus attendants will not allow you to board the Zhuhai bound buses anyway. This stage of the process takes no more than 8-10 minutes.
There is space under the bus if you are carrying luggage. Each passenger is allowed one carry on luggage under 20kg (76X51X32m) but from what I've seen they are not strict at all if you have an extra or heavier bag. There is plenty of luggage space in the bus hold area. After having ticket validated at the bus, you simply board, take a seat and wait to leave. Buses are departing regularly so you won't likely wait long. The journey is around 40-45 minutes before arriving at the Macao Port.
From the Macao Port, you make your way through the main arrival building, clear Macau immigration and customs and proceed to onward transportation into the city. The entire process takes around 8-10 minutes.
Transportation options on the Macau side:
Taxi (approx MOP60-120) to major hotels in the Macau Peninsula and to the Cotai Strip is by far the most convenient and quickest means of transportation at this time.
Public buses 101X (24 hour service) and 102X (7am to 11pm) depart every 10-15 minutes. Bus fare is MOP6 per person and the journey takes 30-45 minutes. At this time, buses are useful for those staying on the Peninsula but not so great for those who need to make way to the Cotai Strip. If this is you, see the next section about connecting shuttle bus to the ferry terminals.
Lastly, there is free connecting shuttle service to the two ferry terminals in Macau from the Macao Port building, departing every 10-15 minutes. The journey to the main ferry terminal is around 10 minutes. Allow 15-18 minutes to ride to the Taipa Ferry Terminal. From the ferry terminals, you can directly board onward free hotel shuttles to the major properties on the Cotai Strip or elsewhere around the city.
Written 1 November 2019
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KellieMcK
Belmont, CA289 contributions
Apr 2019 • Friends
My friend and I took the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge from Hong Kong to Macau on April 11 and from Macau to Hong Kong on April 12, 2019. It's a great way to get between the two places and fairly inexpensive. It's $65 Hong Kong dollars per person which is around $8 US dollars.
Logistically, it's a bit challenging, especially if you are in a wheelchair like I am. My friend had to push me in my wheelchair and push all our luggage too. it was quite difficult for her. None of the men employees at the bus terminal would help us, but finally some of the women did help and we are so grateful. For the return trip, I hired someone to escort us back the whole way to make it easier on my friend.
The process is as follows:
1. Take a taxi or bus from HKG airport (or wherever you are) to the Hong Kong side of the HKZM Bridge.
2. Show your passports to buy tickets at the ticket office.
3. Go through Immigration
4. Go through Security
5. Board the bus
6. Ride on the bridge
7. Get off the bus
8. Go through Immigration
9. Take a taxi or bus to your destination
Of note, the bus terminals on both sides are huge. They are like large airports. It is a lot of walking and a lot of distance to cover.
The number of people going between Hong Kong and Macau was small. However, there were literally hundreds of people returning to Zhuhai from Macau, presumably after a gambling trip. We watched a constant river of people flow into the Macau bus terminal to go back to Zhuhai. The Hong Kong and Zhuhai departure points are in completely different places, so you will not see the throngs of people going back to Zhuhai at all if you are going to Hong Kong.
The entire process is very efficient and effective and well-run and economical, but lots of walking. The buses leave as soon as they are loaded, so there is no waiting once you finally get through the gauntlet to get to the bus.
If I was to do it over, I would take the bus from Hong Kong to Macau in the morning and take it back at night and just do a day trip to Macau. Macau is not very interesting. It is just to check it off the list.
Logistically, it's a bit challenging, especially if you are in a wheelchair like I am. My friend had to push me in my wheelchair and push all our luggage too. it was quite difficult for her. None of the men employees at the bus terminal would help us, but finally some of the women did help and we are so grateful. For the return trip, I hired someone to escort us back the whole way to make it easier on my friend.
The process is as follows:
1. Take a taxi or bus from HKG airport (or wherever you are) to the Hong Kong side of the HKZM Bridge.
2. Show your passports to buy tickets at the ticket office.
3. Go through Immigration
4. Go through Security
5. Board the bus
6. Ride on the bridge
7. Get off the bus
8. Go through Immigration
9. Take a taxi or bus to your destination
Of note, the bus terminals on both sides are huge. They are like large airports. It is a lot of walking and a lot of distance to cover.
The number of people going between Hong Kong and Macau was small. However, there were literally hundreds of people returning to Zhuhai from Macau, presumably after a gambling trip. We watched a constant river of people flow into the Macau bus terminal to go back to Zhuhai. The Hong Kong and Zhuhai departure points are in completely different places, so you will not see the throngs of people going back to Zhuhai at all if you are going to Hong Kong.
The entire process is very efficient and effective and well-run and economical, but lots of walking. The buses leave as soon as they are loaded, so there is no waiting once you finally get through the gauntlet to get to the bus.
If I was to do it over, I would take the bus from Hong Kong to Macau in the morning and take it back at night and just do a day trip to Macau. Macau is not very interesting. It is just to check it off the list.
Written 30 April 2019
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Cherinelim
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1,075 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
This is the world’s longest sea bridge and it connects HK to Macau and Zhuhai.
It would provide an alternative transport to Macau besides the ferries and helicopters.
We started our journey From Tung Chung, we took a Green mini bus GMB $8 to Hong Kong macau zhuhai port departure level.
First we left Hkg immigration , bought our tickets from the ticket machines $65 for day time. Octopus, Alipay hk and wechat pay is accepted.
After that we go down and we wait for the buses to go to Macau.
Upon arrival in Macau , we past through immigration and this is where we started to get a bit lost. ( we were lucky to have picked non peak hours and it took us about 60mins to arrive in Macau, counting down from the time we boarded the GMB in TUNG CHUNG.
Which buses do we take to the main island or Taipa
We ended up taking 101X to the Ruins of st Paul. Do prepare $6 each person, no change will be given.
To go to Taipa island please take 102X.
Relatively easy procedure to follow For the return to Hk.
This time we cannot buy our tickets from ticket machines as we don’t have Alipay China or Macau pay.
We have to queue to buy tickets from the booth. Credit card was accepted.
After paying, We went through the customs, immigration and went down to the bus terminal for our bus. There are no shops in Macau bus terminal yet, only a couple of drinks vending machines.
In Hk , we did see small cosmetics shop, cake shop and on arrival we saw Tsui Wah cafe.
After our return to HK, on arrival there is a large outdoor bus terminus with buses going to Tung CHUNG, Sunny Bay ( Disneyland), and some downtown airport buses too.
It would provide an alternative transport to Macau besides the ferries and helicopters.
We started our journey From Tung Chung, we took a Green mini bus GMB $8 to Hong Kong macau zhuhai port departure level.
First we left Hkg immigration , bought our tickets from the ticket machines $65 for day time. Octopus, Alipay hk and wechat pay is accepted.
After that we go down and we wait for the buses to go to Macau.
Upon arrival in Macau , we past through immigration and this is where we started to get a bit lost. ( we were lucky to have picked non peak hours and it took us about 60mins to arrive in Macau, counting down from the time we boarded the GMB in TUNG CHUNG.
Which buses do we take to the main island or Taipa
We ended up taking 101X to the Ruins of st Paul. Do prepare $6 each person, no change will be given.
To go to Taipa island please take 102X.
Relatively easy procedure to follow For the return to Hk.
This time we cannot buy our tickets from ticket machines as we don’t have Alipay China or Macau pay.
We have to queue to buy tickets from the booth. Credit card was accepted.
After paying, We went through the customs, immigration and went down to the bus terminal for our bus. There are no shops in Macau bus terminal yet, only a couple of drinks vending machines.
In Hk , we did see small cosmetics shop, cake shop and on arrival we saw Tsui Wah cafe.
After our return to HK, on arrival there is a large outdoor bus terminus with buses going to Tung CHUNG, Sunny Bay ( Disneyland), and some downtown airport buses too.
Written 28 December 2018
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Hilton Leung
Hong Kong, China54 contributions
Dec 2018 • Solo
I decided to use the bridge from Hong Kong to Macao (Macau) to have a new experience. I live on Hong Kong Island so instead taking the tube to Sheung Wan, I used the Tung Chung Line and Disneyland Resort Line to Disneyland Resort Station and then change to Citybus B5 to the Hong Kong border. It costs HKD$30 and 1 hours from Central. The bus B5 runs every 15 minutes.
I arrived the border and the immigration is just on the same level and once I passed the customs, there were lots of ticket machines for buying the HZM Bus ticket, costs $65 and Oyster Card and Visa accepted. (The machines are in English but there is no English website for the bus). The HZM Bus was quite frequent and it uses either coach or double decker bus, make sure you don't get a wrong bus to Zhuhai (China). The journey took 30 minutes to the Macau border. There is frankly nothing much to see apart from Hong Kong airport as the bridge is surrounded by sea and the bus was driving on the right hand side (wrong side) of the bridge although both Hong Kong and Macau drive on the left for some political reasons, but the steering wheel was on the right hand side of the bus, funny.
The Macau border is not like Hong Kong, you need to go upstairs and then downstairs again to pass through the immigration and after that, they offer free shuttles to Macau Ferry Terminal or Taipa Ferry Terminal (Airport) or local buses 101X to Peninsula and 102X to Taipa. I was disappointed that there was no hotel shuttles so be prepare to take a slow bus or change at those ferry terminals by shuttle, so the total time is longer than the ferry if you are from Kowloon or Hong Kong Island.
I arrived the border and the immigration is just on the same level and once I passed the customs, there were lots of ticket machines for buying the HZM Bus ticket, costs $65 and Oyster Card and Visa accepted. (The machines are in English but there is no English website for the bus). The HZM Bus was quite frequent and it uses either coach or double decker bus, make sure you don't get a wrong bus to Zhuhai (China). The journey took 30 minutes to the Macau border. There is frankly nothing much to see apart from Hong Kong airport as the bridge is surrounded by sea and the bus was driving on the right hand side (wrong side) of the bridge although both Hong Kong and Macau drive on the left for some political reasons, but the steering wheel was on the right hand side of the bus, funny.
The Macau border is not like Hong Kong, you need to go upstairs and then downstairs again to pass through the immigration and after that, they offer free shuttles to Macau Ferry Terminal or Taipa Ferry Terminal (Airport) or local buses 101X to Peninsula and 102X to Taipa. I was disappointed that there was no hotel shuttles so be prepare to take a slow bus or change at those ferry terminals by shuttle, so the total time is longer than the ferry if you are from Kowloon or Hong Kong Island.
Written 27 December 2018
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John A
Hong Kong, China511 contributions
Nov 2018 • Couples
On a late Sunday morning, we decided, on a whim, to take the new bridge to Macau. The system works like this:
(1) Your board a "feeder bus" or a taxi that brings you to the new Hong Kong Port. If you are planning to take the Bridge, you must pass through the Hong Kong Port, since everyone must pass through Immigration and Customs.
(2) You purchase your ticket at the ticket counter -- tickets can be booked online also. If you have any questions, though, as we did, buying the tickets in person is a good way to go (no queuing problem -- we were in the queue less than three minutes). Tickets for adults are HK$68 (seniors HK$33).
(3) Seats on the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau bus are not assigned. Similarly, you are not assigned to a particular bus, until you hand your ticket to the ticket taker -- then you are directed to the bus you have to board.
(4) The bus trip itself takes about 35 minutes, and the journey is rewarding. The buses are very comfortable -- large, wide seats, good air conditioning, very large windows permitting great viewing, not crowded (since buses leave every five minutes, the buses are not "packed," and so my wife and I were able to sit together, which is important to us). A few things to note -- food and drinks are not allowed on the buses, there are no toilets, the buses make no stops until their destination. Travelers who suffer from motion sickness should be warned that the buses do rock gently as they course over the bridge and the occasional gusts of wind do cause the bus to shudder.
(5) When you arrive at the Macau Port, a new facility just like the Hong Kong Port, you again must go through Immigration and Customs.
(6) If you are accustomed to visiting Macau, you are used to the complementary casino and hotel buses that take you from the ferry or the airport to your hotel or casino. At the Macau Port, there is no such thing. You must board a "feeder bus" which takes you to a place to catch the casino buses. Maybe you can also take a taxi, but we did not see any. The feeder bus is fine, uncrowded and comes every 10 minutes or so.
This review sounds like the process is complicated and onerous -- it is not. It is as seamless as possible, given that you are crossing international borders. The Immigration and Customs process on both ends is very smooth and easy; everyone was very polite.
The experience of the bridge is well worthwhile. We will do it again.
(1) Your board a "feeder bus" or a taxi that brings you to the new Hong Kong Port. If you are planning to take the Bridge, you must pass through the Hong Kong Port, since everyone must pass through Immigration and Customs.
(2) You purchase your ticket at the ticket counter -- tickets can be booked online also. If you have any questions, though, as we did, buying the tickets in person is a good way to go (no queuing problem -- we were in the queue less than three minutes). Tickets for adults are HK$68 (seniors HK$33).
(3) Seats on the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau bus are not assigned. Similarly, you are not assigned to a particular bus, until you hand your ticket to the ticket taker -- then you are directed to the bus you have to board.
(4) The bus trip itself takes about 35 minutes, and the journey is rewarding. The buses are very comfortable -- large, wide seats, good air conditioning, very large windows permitting great viewing, not crowded (since buses leave every five minutes, the buses are not "packed," and so my wife and I were able to sit together, which is important to us). A few things to note -- food and drinks are not allowed on the buses, there are no toilets, the buses make no stops until their destination. Travelers who suffer from motion sickness should be warned that the buses do rock gently as they course over the bridge and the occasional gusts of wind do cause the bus to shudder.
(5) When you arrive at the Macau Port, a new facility just like the Hong Kong Port, you again must go through Immigration and Customs.
(6) If you are accustomed to visiting Macau, you are used to the complementary casino and hotel buses that take you from the ferry or the airport to your hotel or casino. At the Macau Port, there is no such thing. You must board a "feeder bus" which takes you to a place to catch the casino buses. Maybe you can also take a taxi, but we did not see any. The feeder bus is fine, uncrowded and comes every 10 minutes or so.
This review sounds like the process is complicated and onerous -- it is not. It is as seamless as possible, given that you are crossing international borders. The Immigration and Customs process on both ends is very smooth and easy; everyone was very polite.
The experience of the bridge is well worthwhile. We will do it again.
Written 11 November 2018
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Jenice C
Villa Park, CA96 contributions
Nov 2019
We had seen the cars and busses on the Macau Bridge disappear underwater (tunnel) the day before on the Ngong Ping cable car and were very intrigued. We caught the transport from the HK airport, where customs was a breeze, and the bus ride was very comfortable and smooth (about 35min). Busses leave every 10-15min. On the way back we took the high speed ferry. It is a little more expensive but we wanted to see the scenery and other islands on the way back.
Written 13 December 2019
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doctorse7en
Hong Kong, China723 contributions
Sept 2019
Used the HZMB over a weekend period and surprised there weren't many people using the facilities.
Immigration is really quick if you have a Macau / HK ID card or Re-entry permit - about 10 mins. If you are from another country, it might take a bit longer but not much so. Buying the shuttle tickets is very easy. You can use the manned counters if you only have cash or credit card. If you have an Octopus card / Macau Pass / WeChat Pay or Alipay, you can use the automated machines. Don't worry if you don't know how to use the machines, since there is always a member of staff nearby. A single daytime journey cost HKD 65, while children and elderly are HKD 33.
You don't have to wait very long for a shuttle, since they come every 5-10 minutes. The shuttles come in two varieties - a coach or a double decker bus. For the double decker bus, they have USB ports where you can charge your electronic devices but I couldn't find one on the coach.
The journey takes about 45 minutes (from the bus setting off to the bus stopping)
There are two minus points about the HZMB
1. Lack of facilities. On the HK side, there is a convenient store and a duty free store but that's about it. No restaurants anywhere. The Macau side only has vending machines. So if you are hungry / thirsty, best stock up before going to the ports.
2. Lack of transport options on the Macau side. There are only two public buses which go from the Macau port to the Macau mainland. There are only two free shuttle buses, which go to either the Macau ferry terminal or Taipa ferry terminal. From there you have to change to another shuttle to get to your hotel/casino. The hotels might need to consider having a shuttle from the Macau port straight to the hotel.
Immigration is really quick if you have a Macau / HK ID card or Re-entry permit - about 10 mins. If you are from another country, it might take a bit longer but not much so. Buying the shuttle tickets is very easy. You can use the manned counters if you only have cash or credit card. If you have an Octopus card / Macau Pass / WeChat Pay or Alipay, you can use the automated machines. Don't worry if you don't know how to use the machines, since there is always a member of staff nearby. A single daytime journey cost HKD 65, while children and elderly are HKD 33.
You don't have to wait very long for a shuttle, since they come every 5-10 minutes. The shuttles come in two varieties - a coach or a double decker bus. For the double decker bus, they have USB ports where you can charge your electronic devices but I couldn't find one on the coach.
The journey takes about 45 minutes (from the bus setting off to the bus stopping)
There are two minus points about the HZMB
1. Lack of facilities. On the HK side, there is a convenient store and a duty free store but that's about it. No restaurants anywhere. The Macau side only has vending machines. So if you are hungry / thirsty, best stock up before going to the ports.
2. Lack of transport options on the Macau side. There are only two public buses which go from the Macau port to the Macau mainland. There are only two free shuttle buses, which go to either the Macau ferry terminal or Taipa ferry terminal. From there you have to change to another shuttle to get to your hotel/casino. The hotels might need to consider having a shuttle from the Macau port straight to the hotel.
Written 3 October 2019
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Hello,
Next month, I will take a bus from HKZMB Hong Kong Port Bus Terminal to HKZMB Macau Bus Terminal by bus. On the official website, they say that we can take a one luggage, however, I will take 2 luggage(large suitcase & cabin suitcase).They control number of luggage strictly? or possible to pay extra charge for taking the second suitcase?Â
Thanks,
Written 19 November 2019
hi PJ, I plan to go Zhuhai on april too, SO i plan 1 day in Chimelong park with 3 kids too..Then If I takes taxi from Chimelong Park to the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macau Bridge Port , how long does it takes,more than 1 hour or not? I heard the custom is very crowd , right ? Or I should book hotel near the gongbei border then I can save time.then I go back to Hk in next morning.Thank you for your reply
Written 31 January 2019
Crossing is about 35mins, customs and imigration clearance are fast from both HK and Macau side. Dont know from Zhuhai side though. Terminal is huge so not crowded
Written 7 April 2019
Yes, the bridge is open 24 hours a day. During the day, the "Golden Buses" that ply the bridge leave the Hong Kong Port every five minutes. I do not know if the bus service continues with that frequency during the wee hours of the night.
Written 21 November 2018
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