Xiamen to Macao runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €58.54, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 7h 14m over 551 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €58.54, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€58.54
- 182%Moves across the booking window
182%When it runs, leaving Xiamen
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €173.60Thu24
- about €135.25Fri25
- about €141.74Sat26
- about €83.92Sun27
- about €75.06Mon28
- about €79.19Tue29
- about €88.04Wed30
- about €95.71Thu1
- about €70.93Fri2
- about €90.40Sat3
- about €83.91Sun4
- about €80.96Mon5
- about €62.08Tue6
- about €65.62Wed7
- about €84.50Thu8
- about €71.52Fri9
- about €65.03Sat10
- about €65.62Sun11
- about €59.72Mon12
- about €58.54Tue13
- about €65.03Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Macao. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Macao for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Xiamen to Macao
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €67.9890 days
- €61.4960 days
- €69.7545 days
- €73.2930 days
- €65.0321 days
- €65.6214 days
- €88.047 days
- €141.743 days
- €173.601 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €61.49.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 182 percent. The most expensive point is €173.60, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Xiamen to Macao and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
551 km
528 km as the crow flies, 4% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
4,617,251 → 649,335
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 551 km against 528 km in a straight line, a detour of 4 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Hong Kong. The gap between arriving and leaving is 95 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Wanzai Railway Station
Most of the points near Wanzai Railway Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Xiamen to Macao
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Xiamen to Macao?
The fastest journey from Xiamen to Macao takes 7h 14m door to door, of which 3h 27m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 7h 23m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Xiamen to Macao?
The cheapest fare from Xiamen to Macao is €58.54, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €79.19. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Xiamen to Macao?
The cheapest way from Xiamen to Macao is by flight, at €58.54 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 7h 22m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Xiamen to Macao?
Fares from Xiamen to Macao bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €61.49. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 182 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Xiamen to Macao?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Xiamen to Macao, at €62.08. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Xiamen to Macao?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Xiamen to Macao, at €53.23 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Xiamen to Macao?
2 operators sell services from Xiamen to Macao across 1 mode: Cathay Pacific, CKS. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Xiamen to Macao?
0 percent of the services we sell from Xiamen to Macao are direct. The rest connect at Hong Kong, with about 95 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Xiamen to Macao use?
Services from Xiamen to Macao by flight leave from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport XMN and arrive at MACAU (ALL PORTS). Allow about 2h 20m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Xiamen to Macao?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Xiamen to Macao allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Xiamen to Macao on September 23, 2026: 551 km of route against 528 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €58.54, and 7h 14m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Xiamen reaches 114 places in 20 countries on services we hold, over distances from 24 to 11,200 km. Macao reaches 38 places in 11 countries, from 9 to 9,597 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Xiamen
- 114Places you can leave for
- 20Countries
- 44Operators
20
44Arriving in Macao
Leaving Macao
- 38Places you can leave for
- 11Countries
- 3Operators