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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.

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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.

How locals move

Getting around Cotai the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-03.

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