Macau is small enough, and connected enough, that “how do I get there” has several genuinely different answers depending on where you’re starting from — and Macau’s tourism office publishes hours and travel times for each of them, not just the fastest one.
By air
Macau International Airport runs around the clock: it “operates 24 hours a day, with many visitors entering the territory via numerous major cities around the region.” From the terminal, taxis to your hotel carry a fixed add-on — “a surcharge of MOP8.00 is applicable, with each item of luggage carried in the boot charged at MOP3.00.” Most major hotels will also send a car if you’d rather skip the taxi queue: “All major hotels provide a pick-up service which can be booked in advance or arranged upon arrival.”
By land, from mainland China
If you’re crossing from Zhuhai, the specific crossing you use determines your hours. The Border Gate, the older and more central crossing, runs 6:00am to 1:00am. Two newer crossings — the Macao Port Zone of Hengqin Port and Qingmao — are open 24 hours, which makes either a better option outside the Border Gate’s overnight closure window.
There’s also a foot crossing tied to the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge: the Frontier Post at Macao Port, open 8:00am to 10:00pm, where “tourists from Zhuhai can travel to Macao via the Frontier Post on foot.”
By sea and by air, from Hong Kong
Two faster options connect Macau to Hong Kong directly. The Cotai Water Jet ferry, running between the Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal and Macau’s Taipa Ferry Terminal, takes approximately 1 hour. Sky Shuttle Helicopters flies from Hong Kong or Shenzhen and covers the same distance in about 15 minutes — the fastest published option, at a price this page doesn’t state.
Fares, pick-up lead times, and customs rules are absent
This is the tourism office’s arrival-logistics page, not the customs department’s. It says nothing about duty-free allowances, dutiable goods, or what you’re permitted to bring into Macau — the questions a page filed under customs would usually answer. If that’s what you’re looking for, this isn’t the source for it; check with Macau’s customs authority directly before you fly. It also doesn’t state ferry or helicopter fares, or how far in advance a hotel pick-up needs to be booked.