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samd



Joined: 03 Jan 2007
PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 6:58 pm    Post subject: Seoul/Macau Direct Reply with quote
Has anyone flown direct from Seoul/Incheon to Macau and back?

Who would be the best people to book through? The Air Macau website is not very helpful.
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articulate_ink



Joined: 23 Mar 2004
Location: Left Korea in 2008. Hong Kong now.
PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I looked into booking a flight with Air Macau last year. What a nightmare. Their Seoul call center agents spoke English but didn't seem to want to deal with me. I think the website is one of those stupid ones that automatically switches to Korean when you try to book travel from Seoul; there's no Korea/English option. (The China Airlines site is like this too. Dumb dumb dumb.) It's probably less hassle to fly to Hong Kong and take the ferry from the airport. Cathay's website is outstanding and their fares are pretty good if you check the specials.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
articulate_ink wrote:
I looked into booking a flight with Air Macau last year. What a nightmare. Their Seoul call center agents spoke English but didn't seem to want to deal with me. I think the website is one of those stupid ones that automatically switches to Korean when you try to book travel from Seoul; there's no Korea/English option. (The China Airlines site is like this too. Dumb dumb dumb.) It's probably less hassle to fly to Hong Kong and take the ferry from the airport. Cathay's website is outstanding and their fares are pretty good if you check the specials.


I'll second this motion.

Cathay to HK and then you can either:

a) catch one of the 4 boats daily from the airport to Macau (no need to go through HK immigration)
OR
b) go through HK immigration, catch the train/subway downtown and catch the hydrofoil over to Macau. There are sailings around the clock from the central terminal.

IF I remember correctly it is the #11 bus that will take you there if you don't want to spend the extra few dollars for the train.

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samd



Joined: 03 Jan 2007
PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the helpful info, I didn't know there was a ferry from the airport direct, and it's looking like HK night be the way to go.

I've been to Macau via HK before, and it was quick and easy, but having limited time I'd love to be able to fly direct.

I'm going to go to Hanatour on the weekend and see if I can book through them, as I don't trust the Air Macau website.

If they can give me comparable prices to a HK flight, then I'll go that way. If not, the ferry from the airport seems like the way to go.
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Tiger Beer



Joined: 07 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
samd, what did you find out?

I'm in Japan, but I gotta be back in Korea for awhile this Summer, and thinking of a short venture from Seoul to Macau and back.
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samd



Joined: 03 Jan 2007
PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nothing yet. I'm still on the fence about going at all. My vacation is at the end of July, and I don't know whether I want to be somewhere that will be even hotter, more humid, and more polluted (maybe) than Seoul.

I'll post any further info in this thread if I find it.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
samd wrote:
Nothing yet. I'm still on the fence about going at all. My vacation is at the end of July, and I don't know whether I want to be somewhere that will be even hotter, more humid, and more polluted (maybe) than Seoul.

I'll post any further info in this thread if I find it.


Macau will be more temperate and less humid than Seoul in July/August.

You MAY get lots of rain (it is monsoon/typhoon season).

There isn't any heavy industry in Macau and the prevailing winds blow from the sea so any pollution will be blown UPSTREAM into China and not the other way around.

IF you get to Macau, don't forget a couple hours or even a day or so exploring Taipa and Coloane.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Macau
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/china/macau

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