Macau Pass

Macau Pass
Second generation logo of Macau Pass
LocationMacau
Launched20 March 1999; 25 years ago (1999-03-20)
ManagerMacau Pass S.A.R.L.
CurrencyMOP
Credit expiryNone
Websitehttp://www.macaupass.com/
Macau Pass machine

The Macau Pass (formerly the Transmac IC Card and stylised as MACAU Pass) is a contactless smartcard, first introduced by Transmac in 1999, that can be used to pay for bus fares, shop, and dine in Macau.

It's a member of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development City Union systems.

Acceptance

Macau Pass
Traditional Chinese澳門通
Simplified Chinese澳门通
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinAò Mén Tōng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingou3 mun4 tung1

The Macau Pass is accepted by:[1]

Transport

Vending machines

Supermarkets

  • DCH Food Mart Deluxe (World Trade Center)
  • San Miu Supermarkets
  • US Mart Limited
  • Soi Cheung Supermarket
  • Tai Fung Supermarket
  • Weng Kei Supermarkets

Convenience Stores

Shopping and services

Food and beverage

Card types

The Macau Pass has four types of different cards, for certain age groups (much like the Octopus card in Hong Kong). The four are:

  • Anonymous (Green and Vitality Red) (a deposit of MOP$30.00 alongside an initial value of MOP$100.00 is required for card purchasing)
  • Senior Citizen (Pink)
  • Student (Sky Blue)
  • Disabled People (Brown)

Customised employee badges and membership cards for companies and organisations are also available.

Source: Macau Pass[3]

Features

Macau Pass has a variety of uses. They are:[citation needed]

  • Parking Systems (saves parking ticket issuing, therefore environmentally-friendly)
  • Restriction Gates (must use a personalized Macau Pass, with the feature added)
  • Apartment Recognition (for apartments with a security feature, must use card for access)
  • VIP Cards

Payment discounts

The Macau Pass does not have any discount when purchasing merchandise and using at restaurants. However, the government and the company had decided that the government will subsidize the difference from the discounts below on bus fares. The Transmac IC Card did not accept this offer.[citation needed]

  • Adult/personalised card holders can enjoy a discounted bus fare of:
MOP$3.00 bus fare on regular routes.(including night buses)
MOP$4.00 bus fare on express routes.(including 3AX, 3X, 5AX, 5X, 10X, 25AX, 30X, 101X, 102X, AP1X)
  • Student/child card holders enjoy a discount on bus fare of:
MOP$1.50 bus fare on regular routes.(including night buses)
MOP$2.00 bus fare on express routes.(including 3AX, 3X, 5AX, 5X, 10X, 25AX, 30X, 101X, 102X, AP1X)
  • Elders/disabled card holders are exempt from bus fares.[4]

Transfer discounts

When Macau Pass was still called the "Transmac IC Card", its operator, Transmac decided that cardholders could have a free "transfer".[citation needed] However, under certain circumstances the card holder must pay a fare under MOP$3.00. (E.g., on a trip from the Border Gate to the M.U.S.T.,[clarification needed] if going to ride route 3A to Praça Ferreira Amaral to interchange to route MT2, the Green Macau Pass must be tapped on the reader, and the display will show 0.50. The exact fare to pay with the card was MOP$1.00, but the government supported MOP$0.50.) The details on transfers are located at the bottom.

Cards issued by Transmac (Transmac IC Card) (Not Available Now)

Route Interchange 1st Fare (MOP) 2nd Fare (MOP)
Macau Route→Macau Route $3.20 Free
Macau Route→Macau-Taipa Route (To Taipa) $1.00
Macau-Taipa Route (To Taipa)→Macau Route $4.20 Free
Macau-Taipa Route→Taipa Route
Taipa Route→Macau-Taipa Route $2.80 $1.40
Taipa Route→Taipa Route Free

Macau Pass Traveler's Card ($130 MOP Each, deposit of MOP$30.00 is required)

Route Interchange 1st Fare (MOP) 2nd Fare (MOP)
Macau Route→Macau Route $3.00 Free
Macau Route→Macau-Taipa Route (To Taipa)
Macau-Taipa Route (To Taipa)→Macau Route
Macau-Taipa Route→Taipa Route
Taipa Route→Macau-Taipa Route
Taipa Route→Taipa Route

Macau Pass Personalised Card

Route Interchange 1st Fare (MOP) 2nd Fare (MOP)
Macau Route→Macau Route $3.00 Free
Macau Route→Macau-Taipa Route (To Taipa)
Macau-Taipa Route (To Taipa)→Macau Route
Macau-Taipa Route→Taipa Route
Taipa Route→Macau-Taipa Route
Taipa Route→Taipa Route

Macau Pass Elders Card

Route Interchange 1st Fare (MOP) 2nd Fare (MOP)
Macau Route→Macau Route Free Free
Macau Route→Macau-Taipa Route (To Taipa)
Macau-Taipa Route (To Taipa)→Macau Route
Macau-Taipa Route→Taipa Route
Taipa Route→Macau-Taipa Route
Taipa Route→Taipa Route

Macau Pass Student/Child Card

Route Interchange 1st Fare (MOP) 2nd Fare (MOP)
Macau Route→Macau Route $1.50 Free
Macau Route→Macau-Taipa Route (To Taipa)
Macau-Taipa Route (To Taipa)→Macau Route
Macau-Taipa Route→Taipa Route
Taipa Route→Macau-Taipa Route
Taipa Route→Taipa Route

Notes

  • All Macau Passes and Transmac IC Cards DO NOT have the transfer offer for Macau-Taipa Routes coming back to Macau Peninsula and the fare display (On Macau Pass reader) displays $3.20
  • TCM offers transfer offers for Macau Pass holders. Details available at TCM's website.[5]

Customer services

Macau Pass S.A.R.L. offers a variety of customer services that either can be troubleshooted online at Macau Pass Online or in person at the following Macau Pass approved customer service centers:

  • Macau Pass Customer Service, near Rua Do Campo.
  • Transmac Sales Center, near Portas Do Cerco (Border Gate)

Special liveries and versions

Coca-Cola

Macau Pass, Coca-Cola and Circle K Convenience Stores Macau Division have decided to introduce the "Coca-Cola 60 Years Limited Edition Macau Pass". This is made in honor to commemorate the 60th year of Coca-Cola being in Macau. The purchasing period for this livery is now suspended. The livery is as follows:

  • The front is the "Original" green Macau Pass livery
  • The back of the card is the "Special Edition" Coca-Cola livery.

There were two ways to have the ability to be the card holder of this card:

  • Pay MOP$39.00 at the checkout counter of Circle K stores across Macau (card has no power until loaded.)
  • Buy 2 (Two) Coca-Cola products at Circle K, and entered for a chance to win a MOP$1000.00 pre-loaded Macau Pass with the livery.

This card livery is a "purchase" card, no deposit needed, no refund on card.

Macau Pass Watch

When Macau Pass was introduced as the name "Macau Pass" (Green Livery) in 2007/8, Macau Pass S.A.R.L. had introduced the Macau Pass Watch which, much like the Octopus Card Watch, acts as another type of Macau Pass. There are two types of watches:

  • An Internal applied watch (Macau Pass is affixed on the inside)
  • An External applied watch (Macau Pass is affixed on the outside)

This card livery is a "purchase" card, no deposit needed, no refund on card.

M.U.S.T. Student/Staff Card

Macau Pass and M.U.S.T. also have a specialized staff/student I.D. card with a Macau Pass ability on the inside.

This card livery is a "purchased" card, provided by the supplier itself (M.U.S.T.)

J.T. Ticket Net

Macau Pass and the J.T. Ticket Net also introduced a card that has the Macau Pass Green livery on the front, and the J.T. Ticket Net livery on the back (Much like the Cola-Cola special livery)

This card livery is a "purchase" card, no deposit needed, no refund on card.

World Heritage Sites

The Tourism Board of Macau and Macau Pass have teamed up and made a series of Macau Pass Cards that has a World Heritage site on the front, and a rear view of the Macau Pass logo, the card number, and an array of all the World Heritage sites in Macau.

This card livery is a "purchase" card, no deposit needed, no refund on card.

See also

References

  1. ^ "消費應用 - 澳門通 Macau Pass". www.macaupass.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-15.
  2. ^ "輕軌明（24日）起可憑澳門通拍卡入閘" (in Chinese). MLRT. Government Information Bureau of the Macao SAR. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ^ "A World beyond Payments". Macau Pass. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ "公共巴士資訊站".
  5. ^ TCM, Macau.