Macau payment checker

What can you pay with in Macau? Taxi, bus, light rail and shops

Pick what you carry, then where you are paying. Every answer comes from an official page (transport bureau, tourism office, monetary authority or the light rail operator). Where the official pages are silent we say "not confirmed" rather than guess.

1. What I carry

Cash

Cards

Phone

Transport card

2. Where I'm paying

Taxi

Use Pataca cash (MOP).

How much is a taxi?

Estimated from the DSAT fare table in force since 8 Feb 2024. Enter the trip distance (a map app will tell you), bags and any surcharge.

Surcharge (pick one)

Meter estimate (before waiting time)

MOP 35

MOP 21 for the first 1,600 m, then MOP 2 for each further 220 m (7 steps here), MOP 3 per bag in the boot. Waiting in traffic is extra.

Do Macau taxis take credit cards?

No official page we checked (DSAT, MGTO) says so either way. The 700 taxis in the 2026 licence tender must accept electronic payment, but the types are not named. The safe choice is pataca cash; ask the driver before you set off.

How do I pay on a Macau bus?

Drop MOP6 in coins (no change), or scan Alipay, WeChat Pay (Mainland or HK) or UnionPay QuickPass for MOP6 a ride; Macau Pass and local wallet transit codes pay the MOP3 card fare.

The Ruins in your pocket

The MOP5 coin shows the Ruins of St. Paul's with a Chinese junk. Coins (MOP0.10 to MOP10) are issued by the Macao SAR Government; notes (MOP10 to MOP1,000) by Bank of China and Banco Nacional Ultramarino.

Walking route and taxi standsAll tools

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