The territory has its own airline, Air Macau (NX) (website: www.airmacau.com.mo), which operates regional flights.

Included in the ticket cost.

Macau International Airport (MFM) (website: www.macau-airport.gov.mo) is 7km (5 miles) southeast of the city. To/from the airport: Buses run to the city and Macau-Hong Kong ferry terminal via major hotels (journey time - 45 minutes). Taxis to the city centre are also available (journey time - 15 minutes); each piece of luggage carried is paid for separately. Facilities: Banks and bureaux de change, car hire, duty-free shops and restaurants.

To/from Hong Kong International Airport: High-speed ferries connect Macau with Hong Kong International Airport.

Helicopter: Heli Express (website: www.helihongkong.com) operates regular flights between Hong Kong and Macau (journey time - 16 minutes). Helicopters depart from the Macau Maritime Terminal, situated in the Outer Harbour. Services also operate to Shenzhen, on the mainland.

Main port: Macau. 

High-speed ferries between Macau and Hong Kong are operated by TurboJET (tel: +852 2859 3333, in Hong Kong; website: www.turbojet.com.hk) and New World First Ferry Services (tel: +852 2131 8181, in Hong Kong; website: www.nwff.com.hk), with regular sailings each way throughout the day (journey time - 55 to 60 minutes). Both companies also run ferries to Shenzhen, China (journey time - 1 hour).

The crossing point into China is via the Barrier Gate (Portas de Cerco) (open 0730-0000 daily) or the COTAI Frontier post (open 0900-2000 daily). Buses run frequently to and from this point from 0800-1830 (journey time - 2 hours 30 minutes). The Kee Kwan Motor Road Company runs a service between Macau and Guangzhou (tel: 2893 3888; website: www.keekwan.com).

There are several daily harbour tours in Chinese junks between the inner and outer harbours (journey time - 30 minutes). Tours depart from Pier 1.

Traffic drives on the left. There are two bridges: one to Taipa Island, and a bridge carrying a four-lane highway from the international airport to the Macau-China border at Zhuhai.

Bus: Services operate frequently around Macau and to the islands. The main operators are TCM (Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos de Macau) (tel: 2885 0060; website: www.tcm.com.mo) and Transmac (Transportes Urbanos de Macau) (tel: 2827 1122; website: www.transmac.com.mo).

Taxi: Taxis are either black with a cream-coloured top, or all-yellow (radio taxis). They generally have a destination guide written in Chinese, English and Portuguese.

Rickshaws and pedicabs (cycle rickshaws): Available for hire. Prices should be agreed in advance - but many of Macau’s attractions are located on hilltops, beyond the reach of even the strongest-legged pedicab driver.

Bicycles: Bikes can be hired on Taipa Island but cannot be taken to the mainland.

Car hire: Available through several agencies. Drivers must be over 21. Chauffeur-driven limousines are also available.

Regulations: The speed limit is 60kph (37mph) for cars and 40kph (25mph) for 50cc motorbikes.

Documentation: An International Driving Permit is required.