Cotai
Cotai is a 5.2-square-kilometer (2.0 sq mi) piece of reclaimed land on the top of the Seac Pai Van between Taipa and Coloane islands in Macau that has connected two independent islands since 2005.
Cotai is a 5.2-square-kilometer (2.0 sq mi) piece of reclaimed land on the top of the Seac Pai Van between Taipa and Coloane islands in Macau that has connected two independent islands since 2005. The name, which is a portmanteau of Coloane and Taipa, can also refer to the island formed by the reclamation. In the second sense, the Special Administrative Region of Macau now consists of the Macau Peninsula, plus Cotai Island, about a mile to the south.
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Worth seeing in and around Cotai
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Macau
The University of Macau is a Macau public university located on Hengqin Island on land leased to Macau. It was established by the Macau legislature in 1991 and has been funded by the Government of Macau since then.
2.1 km · university in Macau · Wikipedia - 02Estádio Campo Desportivo
Centro Desportivo Olímpico – Estádio is a multi-purpose stadium in Taipa, Macau. It was formerly named Estádio Campo Desportivo before the reconstruction of the stadium had been completed.
1.8 km · building in Taipa, Macau · Wikipedia - 03Lótus Bridge
Lotus Bridge is a cross-border bridge linking the Cotai reclamation area of Macau with Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, Guangdong, mainland China. The bridge is a road crossing between mainland China and Macau.
1.7 km · bridge · Wikipedia - 04Galaxy Macau
Galaxy Macau is a casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. Construction on the Cotai project began in 2002.
1.5 km · building in Cotai, China · Wikipedia - 05Venetian Arena
The Venetian Arena is an indoor arena located on the premises of The Venetian Macao, on the Cotai Strip, in Macau, China. It opened in 2007 and has a seating capacity of 14,000.
900 m · an indoor arena, located in Macao · Wikipedia - 06City of Dreams
City of Dreams is a casino resort in Cotai, Macau. Built, owned and managed by Melco Resorts & Entertainment, the resort, also known as CoD or CoD Macau, opened on 1 June 2009.
1 km · building in City of Dreams, China · Wikipedia - 07Macau University of Science and Technology
The Macau University of Science and Technology is a private university in Taipa, Macau, China.
1.5 km · comprehensive university located in Taipa, Macau · Wikipedia - 08Capela de São Francisco Xavier
Chapel of St. Francis Xavier is a church located on the island of Coloane, Macau.
2.9 km · building in Macau, China · Wikipedia - 09Macau East Asian Games Dome
The East Asian Games Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Cotai, Macau, China.
700 m · building in Cotai · Wikipedia - 10Wynn Palace
Wynn Palace is the second luxury integrated resort from international resort developer Wynn Resorts in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, following the launch of Wynn Macau. Located in Cotai, it features a 28-story luxury hotel with 1,706 rooms, suites and villas, meeting facilities, over 9,800 square metres of luxury retail, 13 casual and fine dining restaurants, Macau's largest spa, a salon, a pool and approximately 39,400 square metres of casino space.
1.1 km · building in Macau, China · Wikipedia
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Getting to Cotai
- Airports
- Macau (MFM), 3 km · Zhuhai Jinwan (ZUH), 24 km · Hong Kong (HKG), 41 km
- Stations
- Macau International Airport, 3.1 km · Taipa Ferry Terminal, 2.9 km · Ká-Hó Port, 2.3 km · Hengqin Railway Station, 2.4 km
- Hong Kong → Cotai65 km · quickest by road, 1h 56m · HK$65–85
- Shenzhen → Cotai69 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · ¥38–50
- Guangzhou (Huadu) → Cotai151 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · ¥70–95
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Cotai
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cotai. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inSee the Macau guide for ferry services to Macau.
- Get inThe Taipa Ferry Terminal is close to Cotai, and there is a shuttle to the Venetian and light rail service.
- Get inCotai Water Jet runs HK-Macau ferries to the Taipa Ferry Terminal.
- Get inThe Macau LRT runs in a U-shape through Cotai, linking it with the airport and Taipa Ferry Terminal in Taipa and the southwest tip of Macau Peninsula at Barra.
- Get inFor instance, the Venetian has free shuttles that run to the ferry wharf and the border gate frequently from early until late.
From Wikivoyage: Macau/Cotai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-03.
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Next door to Cotai
Cotai is 7 km from Macau, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.