Internal Transport_in_Macau

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1 internal

1.1 road
1.2 railways
1.3 others





internal
road

bus in macau.



rickshaw in macau.


buses , taxis major modes of public transport in macau. bus services frequent , inexpensive, linking macau peninsula, taipa, cotai , coloane. transmac, transportas companhia de macau , newly established macau nova era de autocarros públicos, replaced former reolian public transport co., sole operators of macau s bus services. hotels (four-starred or above) , gaming venues operate own fleet of shuttle bus service between hong kong-macau ferry terminal, taipa ferry terminal or portas cerco (macau s border mainland china) , premises.


taxis plentiful near airport/taipa ferry terminal, hong kong-macau , taipa ferry terminal, , major gaming venues/hotels in city though harder 1 during rush hours on streets. of macau s taxis have black body cream color top livery. radio taxis available black cabs.


in order enhance quality of taxi services, such eliminate language barrier between taxi drivers , passengers, tourist office has provided taxis destination guide includes names of requested destinations in chinese, portuguese , english.


the trishaw, hybrid of tricycle , rickshaw, unique mode of transport in macau, though sightseeing purposes type of used transportation system before 1970s because of cheap price. can found next hotel lisboa , macau ferry terminal waiting passengers.



panoramic view of 4.7 km long ponte de amizade (friendship bridge) macau peninsula (left) taipa island (right), macau



railways

macau light rail transit phase 1 map


there no railways in macau (nor built during portuguese rule), macau light rail transit system under construction, opening of first phase targeted 2019. similar singapore light rapid transit system, tracks mix of elevated guideways , underground tunnels, ensuring dedicated right-of-way separated road traffic. when completed serve passengers on macau peninsula, taipa island, cotai reclamation area , macau international airport.


proposals have been put forward link macau chinese railway network extending guangzhou railway (or, possibly, guangzhou-zhuhai intercity mass rapid transit) cotai through hengqin island. however, no decisions have yet been made far.


zhuhai railway station of guangzhou–zhuhai intercity railway terminates adjacent northern border entrance macau @ portas cerco.


others

the macau maritime museum used have 2 sailing vessels (which based on ancient junk form remodeled) serving touring trips between inner , outer harbours. along trip, crew introduce general lifestyle , customs of local boat dwellers. however, due land reclamation works in harbour , maintenance of boats, trips have been suspended.








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