Getting from Guangzhou to Macau
Mar 2, 2013 | 10:17 am
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Guangzhou-Zhuhai railway opened in January. The station is right across the border of Macao.
Trip times from Guangzhou South range from 0:58 to 1:23 depending on the number of intermediate stops, total 25 trains daily.
Mar 2, 2013 | 4:27 pm
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25 trains/day. must be Casino runs!
Mar 2, 2013 | 4:47 pm
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Mar 2, 2013 | 6:40 pm
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25 trains a day is nothing. The area between GZ and Macau is all developed with population of several million. If the train goes directly to central GZ, they'll be running 100 trains a day easily.
Mar 2, 2013 | 8:45 pm
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Mar 2, 2013 | 9:37 pm
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How long would the run be from the border to the center of Macao?
Mar 2, 2013 | 10:24 pm
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Bus Wars
Reality tv show
Macau casino bus drivers and their touts vie for the lucrative business of
snagging mainlanders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBz2h...e_gdata_player
Reality tv show
Macau casino bus drivers and their touts vie for the lucrative business of
snagging mainlanders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBz2h...e_gdata_player
Mar 3, 2013 | 1:33 am
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Depends on where you're going to exactly, how you're getting there, and traffic. It's only about 2mi/3km from the border to Largo do Senado, but there can be a lot of traffic, and there may be a long line for taxi. Public buses have lots of stops and some have circuitous routes. Or you can take a free shuttle to Sofitel Pointe 16 or Grand Lisboa and walk.
Mar 3, 2013 | 1:58 am
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Depends on where you're going to exactly, how you're getting there, and traffic. It's only about 2mi/3km from the border to Largo do Senado, but there can be a lot of traffic, and there may be a long line for taxi. Public buses have lots of stops and some have circuitous routes. Or you can take a free shuttle to Sofitel Pointe 16 or Grand Lisboa and walk.
Also read on the hotel's webpage that they have a shuttle from the border, but not sure if it's a paid ride or a free shuttle service?
Mar 3, 2013 | 2:08 am
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In fact was contemplating staying at the Sofitel Pointe 16, but was wondering if it would be too far away from all the casinos and the general gambling buzz. I have only a night in Macau. Any idea how far & how much by taxi, would be the run be from Sofitel Pointe 16 to say the Cotai region (which i presume is one of the main casino & gambling hubs in the Macau)
Also read on the hotel's webpage that they have a shuttle from the border, but not sure if it's a paid ride or a free shuttle service?
Also read on the hotel's webpage that they have a shuttle from the border, but not sure if it's a paid ride or a free shuttle service?
There are big casinos all over Macau. Pointe 16 has one, you don't have to go over to Cotai to see the other big casinos either - Grand Lisboa or Wynn or Sands on the Peninsula will do as well.
Mar 3, 2013 | 2:49 am
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Does one need to book these tickets in advance.??
Mar 7, 2013 | 6:31 am
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(Apologies if these questions seem rather basic, as i haven't done train journeys in China before)
Mar 7, 2013 | 10:42 am
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Depends on where you're going to exactly, how you're getting there, and traffic. It's only about 2mi/3km from the border to Largo do Senado, but there can be a lot of traffic, and there may be a long line for taxi. Public buses have lots of stops and some have circuitous routes. Or you can take a free shuttle to Sofitel Pointe 16 or Grand Lisboa and walk.
It's a few blocks closer to walk from there than from some of the other casinos. From the central peninsula area (bus stop near the Lisboa), if you're willing to catch a cheap public bus to central Taipa village, you can walk from there to the Venetian in 15-20 minutes. There are some public bus routes that drop right by the Venetian but more routes go to central Taipa, or require a change there. Personally I'd just go for convenience and take a taxi from peninsula to Cotai or Coloane.
Last edited by jiejie; Mar 7, 2013 at 10:53 am