Tiny airport, massive entertainment - most visitors reach Macau via Hong Kong bridge or ferry.
Macau International (MFM) is a compact single-runway airport serving primarily Asian regional routes - Air Macau, AirAsia, and Cebu Pacific handle most traffic. No European or North American carriers fly direct here, so reaching Macau typically means connecting through Taipei, Bangkok, or (most commonly) Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge changed everything when it opened in 2018. A bus from HKG airport to Macau's border gate takes about 40 minutes and costs roughly HKD 65 - often faster and cheaper than flying into MFM directly. TurboJET ferries from HKG's SkyPier let you skip Hong Kong immigration entirely.
Golden Week (first week of October) and Chinese New Year pack Macau's casinos and push hotel prices through the roof, but flight fares spike less dramatically since MFM's route network is limited. March and mid-November are the value windows - pleasant weather, no festival premiums, and plenty of availability.
For most travellers, flying into HKG and taking the bridge bus or SkyPier ferry is cheaper and offers more schedule flexibility. Direct flights to MFM make sense only if you are coming from a nearby Asian city like Bangkok, Taipei, or Seoul.
Yes — HKD is widely accepted at 1:1 with the Macanese Pataca (MOP), though you technically lose about 3% since MOP is slightly weaker. Casinos and most tourist shops accept HKD without question.
Easily. The bridge bus takes 40 minutes and ferries about 55 minutes. Many visitors do a full day exploring the Ruins of St. Paul's, Senado Square, and the casino strip before returning to Hong Kong the same evening.
