Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal | |||||||
The appearance of the pier building
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Chinese name | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 外港客運碼頭 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 外港客运码头 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Outer Harbour Passenger Pier | ||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 港澳碼頭 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 港澳码头 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Hong Kong-Macau Pier | ||||||
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Portuguese name | |||||||
Portuguese | Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros do Porto Exterior |
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Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | ngoi6 gong2 haak3 wan6 maa5 tau4 |
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Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | gong2 ou3 maa5 tau4 |
The Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal (Portuguese: Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros do Porto Exterior; traditional Chinese: 外港客運碼頭; simplified Chinese: 外港客运码头), also known as the Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal, Macau Ferry Terminal or Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier in Chinese (traditional Chinese: 港澳碼頭; simplified Chinese: 港澳码头), is a ferry terminal located at Porto Exterior, Sé, Macau, China.
The pier was formerly located near present-day Oceanus Casino, ex-New Yaohan Store on Avenida da Amizade. In 1993, the terminal was relocated to its present location. A new terminal was completed in 2007 for the convenience of travellers of Macau International Airport near Taipa.
It provides ferry services to Hong Kong. The terminal provides 12 berths for hydrofoils and 2 for ferries. The pier features a heliport, providing an alternative to TurboJET. The terminal building is a two-storey structure with arrivals on the lower level and departures on the upper level. On the outside is a helipad and 6 boat docks (facing the east side). The Macau tourism office is located in the lower level. The duty-free shop is located on the upper level.
The helipad was added in 1995 with 2 pads and expanded to 5 in 2001. The passenger lounge was upgraded in 2004. There are proposals for 3 more pads to the north of the current site.
Operators from the terminal include:
Outside the terminal are bus and taxi platforms at Terminal Maritimo and Jai Alai for connections all over Macau.