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Private Coach Charter Between Hong Kong and Macau: Airport and City Transfers

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Private Coach Charter Between Hong Kong and Macau: Airport and City Transfers

FTT arranges private coach charters between Hong Kong and Macau. From the airport, a coach takes your group to the Macau border, where our guide meets you and walks you to a second coach into the city; city-to-city trips use one coach throughout.

Información verificada por última vez el October 25, 2026

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A private charter for your group

FTT arranges private coach charters between Hong Kong and Macau across the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge. Your group travels in its own coach, at the time that suits your flight or itinerary, with an FTT guide to look after you at the Macau border. There are two kinds of journey, and they work differently: - Hong Kong International Airport ⇄ Macau: one coach to the Macau border, then a second coach into the city. - Hong Kong city centre ⇄ Macau city centre: the same coach for the whole journey.

Consejos prácticos

  • Dedicated coach for your group only
  • Airport route: change coach at the Macau border
  • City-to-city route: one coach, no change

Step by step: Hong Kong Airport to Macau

Must do

  • Follow the “Mainland / Macau Transfer” (E2) signs after landing
  • Keep passport, boarding pass and baggage receipts ready
  • Check in at E2 60 min before departure with bags, 30 min without
  • Wear the transfer sticker and stay with your group

Must not do

  • Do not pass Hong Kong immigration
  • Do not go to baggage reclaim — bags are transferred for you
  • Do not leave the restricted area — you cannot return to E2
1. After landing, do not pass through Hong Kong Passport Control. Once you enter Hong Kong you can no longer use Counter E2 or the airport coach. 2. In the Terminal 1 arrival area, follow the overhead signs for "Mainland / Macao Connections" or "Transfer E2" and walk to Counter E2. 3. At Counter E2, present your passport, incoming boarding pass and checked-baggage receipts. Hand the receipts to the staff, who arrange for your checked bags to be transferred from your aircraft. You will receive a Macau destination sticker; wear it where it can be seen. 4. Pass through the "Coach / Ferry Boarding" gate near Counter E2, take the escalator down and ride the two-minute Automated People Mover to the SkyPier Terminal. 5. At SkyPier, follow the signs to Baggage Reclaim, collect your transferred bags and wait in the departures lounge until your coach is called. Load your luggage into the coach and take your seat. The crossing of the 55 km bridge takes around 45 minutes. 6. Because of how cross-boundary coaches from the airport are permitted to operate, the airport coach can only travel as far as the Macau border (Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge Macau Port). Step off, take your bags with you and clear Macau immigration and customs. 7. FTT's guide meets you at the Macau border and brings you to your second, private coach, which takes your group to your hotel or the city centre.

Consejos prácticos

  • Do not pass Hong Kong Passport Control after landing
  • Follow "Mainland / Macao Connections" or "Transfer E2" signs to Counter E2
  • Passport, boarding pass and bag receipts at Counter E2; wear the Macau sticker
  • APM train to SkyPier, reclaim bags, board the coach (about 45 minutes across the bridge)
  • Clear Macau immigration at Macau Port; FTT guide takes you to your second coach

Step by step: Macau back to Hong Kong Airport

1. Your private coach collects your group from your Macau hotel or venue and drives to the Macau border (Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge Macau Port). Plan to arrive at the Macau Port check-in counter at least 90 minutes before your flight. 2. Our guide stays with you as far as the Macau border and helps you to the Upstream Check-in / HKIA Direct Coach Counter. 3. With participating airlines, such as Cathay Pacific, ANA, EVA Air and Singapore Airlines, you can check your bags through to your final destination and receive your boarding passes at Macau Port. Otherwise, keep your bags with you and check in at the airport. 4. Clear Macau departure formalities and board the airport coach across the bridge to the SkyPier Terminal at Hong Kong International Airport. 5. At SkyPier, claim your Air Passenger Departure Tax refund coupon, then proceed directly to your flight gate without entering Hong Kong.

Consejos prácticos

  • Private coach from your Macau hotel to the Macau border
  • Guide assists you until the Macau border
  • Arrive at Macau Port check-in at least 90 minutes before your flight
  • Participating airlines check bags through and issue boarding passes at Macau Port
  • Airport coach to SkyPier; claim the departure tax refund coupon, then go to your gate

Service hours and key deadlines

Airport to Macau: Counter E2 at Hong Kong International Airport is open 06:30–21:00 daily. The first coach departs around 07:30 and the last at 21:30. If you have checked baggage, check in at Counter E2 at least 60 minutes before departure (no later than 20:30 for the final 21:30 coach) so your luggage can be transferred from your aircraft. With hand luggage only, check in at least 30 minutes before departure. Macau to the airport: the Macau Port check-in counter is open 06:00–20:00 daily, and coaches operate from 07:30 to 20:30. Arrive at the Macau Port check-in counter at least 90 minutes before your flight departs. Late-night arrivals: if your flight lands after Counter E2 closes, or after the 20:30 baggage check-in cut-off, clear Hong Kong immigration, collect your luggage, take a taxi or the A21 / A23 bus to the HZMB Hong Kong Port, and board the 24-hour Golden Bus (HZMB Shuttle Bus) to Macau.

Consejos prácticos

  • Counter E2: 06:30–21:00; coaches about 07:30–21:30
  • Checked bags: 60 minutes before; hand luggage only: 30 minutes
  • Macau Port counter 06:00–20:00; coaches 07:30–20:30; arrive 90 minutes before your flight
  • After hours: Golden Bus from HZMB Hong Kong Port, 24 hours

Regular timetable: airport coach via the bridge

TripHong Kong Airport → MacauMacau → Hong Kong Airport
DepartArrive MacauDepartArrive airport
108:3009:1507:3008:15
209:0009:4508:0008:45
309:3010:1508:3009:15
410:0010:4509:0009:45
510:3011:1509:3010:15
611:0011:4510:0010:45
711:3012:1510:3011:15
812:0012:4511:0011:45
913:0013:4511:3012:15
1013:3014:1512:0012:45
1114:0014:4512:3013:15
1214:3015:1513:3014:15
1315:0015:4514:0014:45
1415:3016:1514:3015:15
1516:0016:4515:0015:45
1616:3017:1515:3016:15
1717:0017:4516:0016:45
1817:3018:1516:3017:15
1918:0018:4517:3018:15
2019:0019:4518:3019:15
2120:0020:4519:3020:15
2221:3022:1520:3021:15

About 45 minutes via the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge. Special service arrangements are announced on the operator's news page.

Consejos prácticos

  • 22 departures each way
  • Airport → Macau: 08:30 to 21:30
  • Macau → Airport: 07:30 to 20:30
  • About 45 minutes across the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge

Who can use the airport coach and when to check in

Hong Kong Airport → Macau

  1. 1

    Travel on your arrival day

    Bring your ticket or boarding-pass stub, a valid passport and any visa needed for Macau.

  2. 2

    Do not pass Hong Kong immigration

    Checked bags stay with the airline and are transferred for you; carry only hand luggage.

  3. 3

    Allow at least 90 minutes

    Between landing and coach departure.

  4. 4

    Check in at Counter E2

    Show your baggage receipt. Closes 60 minutes before departure with bags, 30 minutes without.

  5. 5

    Board the airport coach to Macau Port

    About 45 minutes across the bridge.

  6. 6

    Macau Port: bags and immigration

    Collect your checked bags and carry them through Macau immigration and customs.

  7. 7

    FTTFTT English-speaking guide meets you

    Your English-speaking guide helps you onto the private coach to your drop-off point in the city centre.

Macau → Hong Kong Airport

  1. 1

    FTTFTT private coach picks you up

    From your hotel or chosen point, with your luggage loaded onboard.

  2. 2

    FTTFTT English-speaking guide accompanies you

    To the Macau Port check-in counter.

  3. 3

    Confirmed same-day flight

    On a participating airline. Staff, companion, complimentary, open or unconfirmed tickets are not accepted.

  4. 4

    Choose your coach

    Minimum connection time plus 45 minutes. Flights at or before 13:15 may use the previous day's last coach.

    Early-flight airlines
  5. 5

    Check in and hand over bags

    Checked bags go straight to your flight. Check-in closes 45 minutes before departure.

  6. 6

    Macau departure immigration

    Carry your hand luggage through Macau immigration, then board the coach to SkyPier.

  7. 7

    SkyPier: security check

    Hand luggage is screened; collect any departure tax refund, then go to your gate. No Hong Kong immigration.

Your luggageImmigrationSecurity check

Guests with reduced mobility, hearing or visual impairment, or other special needs: please contact FTT Travel for assistance. Travelling with a companion is recommended.

Which airlines can use the Counter E2 coach

The airport coach is a sterile air-to-land transfer: you do not pass Hong Kong customs, and staff move your checked bags from the aircraft to the coach. It is therefore limited to airlines with a transfer agreement with the HKIA SkyPier Terminal — over 60 airlines take part.

RegionMain participating airlines
Hong Kong & Greater ChinaCathay Pacific (CX), Hong Kong Airlines (HX), HK Express (UO), Greater Bay Airlines (HB), China Airlines (CI), EVA Air (BR), STARLUX (JX), Air China (CA), China Eastern (MU), China Southern (CZ)
Asia & OceaniaAll Nippon Airways (NH), Japan Airlines (JL), Korean Air (KE), Asiana Airlines (OZ), Singapore Airlines (SQ), Malaysia Airlines (MH), Qantas (QF), Air New Zealand (NZ), AirAsia (AK), Thai Airways (TG), VietJet Air (VJ)
Europe & AmericasAir Canada (AC), United Airlines (UA), British Airways (BA), Air France (AF), KLM (KL), Lufthansa (LH), Finnair (AY), SWISS (LX), Turkish Airlines (TK)
Middle EastEmirates (EK), Qatar Airways (QR), Etihad Airways (EY)

Not eligible

  • Airlines without a transfer agreement with the HKIA SkyPier Terminal
  • Staff, standby or unconfirmed tickets — a confirmed same-day flight is required
  • Separate tickets with non-partner airlines that require exiting to the arrivals hall to check in again

Turned away at Counter E2 if

  • You have already cleared Hong Kong immigration — you cannot return to the transit area
  • You have checked bags but no baggage claim tags, so staff cannot retrieve them
  • You reach Counter E2 less than 60 minutes before the coach (checked bags) or 30 minutes (hand luggage only)

Airline participation can change; FTT Travel will confirm your flight's eligibility when we prepare your offer.

Consejos prácticos

  • Same-day flight required in both directions
  • E2 check-in: 60 min before (bags) / 30 min (no bags)
  • Macau: arrive 90 min early; check-in closes 45 min before
  • Flights at or before 13:15: previous day's last coach

Baggage, airside rules and departure tax refund

One piece of baggage is included per passenger: maximum 23 kg and length + width + height no more than 158 cm. Extra and overweight bags (up to 32 kg) are charged. Oversized bags, dangerous goods, animals and customs-prohibited items may be refused. Connecting passengers stay in the airport's restricted area and cannot leave it to collect baggage, so make sure nothing is left landside. Hong Kong's hand-luggage liquids rules apply: https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/passenger-guide/airport-security/ Passengers taking the SkyPier coach to fly out are exempt from Air Passenger Departure Tax. If you have paid it, you receive a refund coupon at check-in; present it at the Departure Tax Refund Desk at SkyPier the same day for a cash refund. Exemption criteria: https://www.apdtrefund.hk/en/#eligibility. Without a coupon, apply via the Civil Aviation Department (https://www.cad.gov.hk/english/departure_tax.html); if you do not collect it at SkyPier, contact your airline. The operator accepts coach reservations up to 30 days before departure; FTT private charters need 45 days' notice.

Consejos prácticos

  • 1 bag included: 23 kg, 158 cm total
  • Max 32 kg; extra/overweight bags charged
  • Stay airside; no return for bags
  • Departure tax refund at SkyPier desk, same day

Visa-free entry to Macau

Many visitors can enter Macau without a visa. Hong Kong permanent residents holding a Hong Kong Identity Card can enter visa-free. Mainland Chinese residents need a valid Exit-Entry Permit with a Macau endorsement. For foreign passport holders, the official Macao SAR list includes, for example: United Kingdom, up to 6 months; most EU countries (such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Ireland), Switzerland and Norway, up to 90 days; Japan and South Korea, up to 90 days; New Zealand, up to 3 months; the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India and Russia, up to 30 days. The list changes from time to time, so each guest should confirm the current rule for their own passport on the Macao SAR Government website before travel. Passports must be valid for the whole stay.

Consejos prácticos

  • UK: up to 6 months
  • Most EU, Japan, South Korea: up to 90 days
  • US, Canada, Australia: up to 30 days
  • Confirm your own passport's rule before travel

Seats and luggage

Each coach seats 36 passengers, with one seat per person. Each passenger may bring one standard checked bag; additional baggage is charged. Your luggage travels with you on the coach. At the Macau border on the airport route, you take your bags through immigration and customs with you, and our guide helps you load them onto the second coach.

Consejos prácticos

  • 36 passengers, one seat each
  • One standard checked bag per person; extra baggage is charged
  • Guide helps with bags at the Macau border

How FTT arranges your charter

Tell us your flight times or your Hong Kong pick-up point, your Macau hotel and the size of your group. FTT times the coaches around your plans, arranges the second coach for airport journeys, and places a guide at the Macau border to meet you, so the whole transfer feels seamless.

Consejos prácticos

  • Coaches timed to your flights or itinerary
  • Guide at the Macau border
  • One contact for both legs

Macau Highlights Private Tour (*Optional)

Explore Macau in about 5 hours with an English-speaking guide, travelling in the same private coach. Visit Senado Square, with its wave-patterned cobblestone plaza and Portuguese colonial architecture; the Ruins of St. Paul’s, the 17th-century stone facade of the Church of Mater Dei; and Taipa Village along Rua do Cunha, known for pork chop buns, bubble tea, egg rolls and pastel-coloured Portuguese houses. An optional buffet lunch at Macau Tower with 360° views extends the tour to about 7 hours. This tour can be added after you submit your transfer request.

Consejos prácticos

  • Up to 5 hours with a private English-speaking guide: Senado Square, Ruins of St. Paul's and Taipa Village along Rua do Cunha.
  • Taste Taipa Village street food such as pork chop buns, bubble tea and egg rolls among pastel Portuguese houses.
  • Optional buffet lunch at Macau Tower with 360° views extends the tour to about 7 hours; quoted on request.

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Información útil

Why do I change coach at the Macau border when coming from the airport?

Because of how cross-boundary coaches from the airport are permitted to operate, the airport coach can only go as far as the Macau Port. Our guide meets you there and takes you to a second coach for the drive into Macau.

Do I change coach between Hong Kong city centre and Macau city centre?

No. The same coach takes you all the way; you only step off to clear immigration at each border.

Who helps us at the Macau border?

An FTT guide meets your group at the Macau border on arrival, and on the way back to the airport the guide stays with you as far as the Macau border.

Do I need a visa for Macau?

Many passports are visa-free, for example the UK (up to 6 months), most EU countries and Japan (up to 90 days), and the US, Canada and Australia (up to 30 days). Please confirm the current rule for your passport before travel.

What are the service hours and check-in deadlines?

From the airport, Counter E2 is open 06:30–21:00 and coaches run from about 07:30 to 21:30; check in 60 minutes before departure with checked bags (by 20:30 for the last coach) or 30 minutes with hand luggage only. From Macau, the Macau Port counter is open 06:00–20:00, coaches run 07:30–20:30, and you should arrive at least 90 minutes before your flight.

How many seats are there and can I bring extra luggage?

Each coach seats 36 passengers, one seat per person. One standard checked bag per person is included; additional baggage is charged.

What is the last airport coach to Macau?

The last regular departure from Hong Kong Airport is 21:30, arriving at Macau Port about 22:15. With checked bags, check in at Counter E2 by 20:30.

My flight leaves early in the morning. Which coach should I take from Macau?

For flights at or before 13:15, you may take the previous day's last coach (20:30) to SkyPier if your airline is on the early-flight list.

How big can my bag be?

One bag up to 23 kg and 158 cm (length + width + height) is included; extra or overweight bags up to 32 kg are charged.

Can I book a late-night city transfer?

Yes. Private charters run 24/7; transfers between about 22:00/23:00 and 06:00/07:00 carry a night surcharge, confirmed in your quotation.

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  • Each coach takes up to 36 passengers and 36 standard-size check-in bags. For larger groups, tell us in Remarks and we will arrange extra coaches.
  • Visas are the traveller's own arrangement.
  • Book at least 45 days in advance.
  • Full payment is required and is non-refundable.
  • No English-speaking guide service between Hong Kong Airport and the Macau Border, as travellers are already past immigration and ready to depart.
  • Once your booking is confirmed, we will send you a template to submit each traveller's details: surname and given name (as in the travel document), date of birth, nationality/region, travel document type (Passport, Mainland Travel Permit for HK & Macao or Taiwan residents, Exit-Entry Permit for HK & Macao or Taiwan, or others), travel document number, document expiry date, and visa number (if any).

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