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São Lázaro
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São Lázaro

São Lázaro is the smallest civil parish of Macau, located in the central-east region of the Macau Peninsula.

It is surrounded by the parishes of Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Santo António, and Sé.

How locals move

Getting around São Lázaro the local way

  • Get inMacau's main ferry terminal, the Macau International Ferry Terminal (Terminal Maritimo) and the main land crossing with mainland China, the Portas do Cerco Frontier Checkpoint as well as the Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal are all located on the peninsula.
  • Get inThe Macau light rail runs across the Sai Van Bridge to link Barra at the southwest corner of the Peninsula with the ferry and airport in Taipa and as well the hotels in Cotai.
  • Get aroundThe Old City is very walkable, but most visitors will want to skip the rather dreary 3 km slog there from the ferry terminal.
  • Get aroundTo travel from the Outer Harbour (Porte Exterior) ferry terminal to the old city, just hop on one of the free green Hotel Lisboa shuttles.
  • Get aroundMost buses to the ferry terminal (3, 10A, 12) leave from Pier E and cost a flat 6 patacas.
  • Get aroundSome useful bus routes: 3 - Barrier Gate (Portas do Cerco) to the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal via Hotel Lisboa, Avenida Almeida Ribeiro (City Center) 5 - Barrier Gate to A-Ma Temple (Barra) via Hotel Lisboa, Avenida Almeida Ribeiro 9A - Barrier Gate to Macau Tower 32 - Ferry Terminal to Macau Tower Scooters are a very economical and fun way to see the sites of Macau, they are also the primary mode of transport for locals due to Macau's narrow streets and lack of car parking space.

From Wikivoyage: Macau/Peninsula, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Benjamin Smith (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.