Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge — Local services in Hong Kong

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...

As a resident of Hong Kong island, I was curious to try this service, and while the bridge was cool, and an engineering marvel, I probably wouldn’t go back to Hong King via the bridge again unless I moved to Lantau or the New Territories, or was heading straight to the airport. Here’s why:

Time it takes to go from a Macau Hotel back to HK Island by: Ferry: 15 mins on shuttle bus + 1hr on ferry Gold Bus: 30 mins on shuttle bus + 45 mins on gold bus + 30-45 minutes on Cityflyer or Tung Chung line.

My commute is more or less doubled when I take the bridge. And as the bridge tends to have fewer casino shuttle connections, I also do many more transfers. While it’s cool how long the bridge is, the “marvel of engineering” does get old quite quickly. I appreciated the additional options, but I think I’ll stick to TurboJet. The experience in the ferry terminals frankly also felt more dignified and less like...

Cheaper travel option to Macau compared to ferry. Brought my family for a short trip to Macau when travelling in Hong Kong. I recommend to bring a overhead-baggage sized luggage and leave your oversize luggage somewhere to go to Macau as you have to load/unload your luggage throughout the journey (immigration point before and after the bridge).

You can take the B6 bus from Tung Chung MTR station to the HZMB immigration point (Bus stop located near Ngong Ping Cable ticket office). Buy the shuttle bus ticket at the immigration point, clear the immigration and board the shuttle bus to cross the bridge to Macau.

Once in Macau, lookout for free shuttle bus that can take you to Macau/Taipa ferry terminal where you can get various free shuttle buses to all sorts of...