There are 5 ways to get from Macau to Cotai by subway, taxi, bus, car, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway, taxi
best- Take the subway from Barra to Lotus Checkpointsubway Taipa
- Take the taxi from Lotus Checkpoint to Coloanetaxi
23 min$9–12Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Praca de Ferreira do Amaral to Al. da Harmonia / Edf. Lok Kuanbus 26A
31 min$1Taxi
- Take the taxi from Macau to Coloanetaxi 13.3 km
15 min$19–23Drive 13.3 km
- Drive from Macau to Coloanecar 13.3 km
15 minWalk
- Take the walk from Macau to Coloanewalk 11.4 km
2h 19m
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Macau to Cotai is to bus which costs $1 and takes 31 min.
The fastest way to get from Macau to Cotai is to taxi which takes 15 min and costs $19 - $23.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Praca de Ferreira do Amaral and arriving at Al. da Harmonia / Edf. Lok Kuan. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 31 min.
The distance between Macau and Cotai is 12 km. The road distance is 13.3 km.
The best way to get from Macau to Cotai without a car is to subway and taxi which takes 23 min and costs $9 - $13.
It takes approximately 23 min to get from Macau to Cotai, including transfers.
Macau to Cotai bus services, operated by Transmac, depart from Praca de Ferreira do Amaral station.
Macau to Cotai bus services, operated by Transmac, arrive at Al. da Harmonia / Edf. Lok Kuan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Macau to Cotai is 13 km. It takes approximately 15 min to drive from Macau to Cotai.
There are 248+ hotels available in Cotai.
What companies run services between Macau and Cotai, Macau?
Transmac operates a bus from Praca de Ferreira do Amaral to Al. da Harmonia / Edf. Lok Kuan every 20 minutes. Tickets cost $1 and the journey takes 31 min.
- Phone
- (853) 2881 3721
- [email protected]
- Website
- mlm.com.mo
Subway from Barra to Lotus Checkpoint
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- mlm.com.mo
- Phone
- +853 2827 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- transmac.com.mo
Bus from Praca de Ferreira do Amaral to Al. da Harmonia / Edf. Lok Kuan
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- transmac.com.mo
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Estimated price
- $8–23
Macao Taxi
- Phone
- +853 8893 9999
- Website
- macaotaxi.com
Macao Taxi
- Phone
- +853 8893 9999
- Website
- macaotaxi.com
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