[4] The volume of port traffic and urban population make Zhuhai a medium-port metropolis according to the Southampton system of port-city classification.

It is also developing into a transport hub with regular coach services connecting the port with various cities west of the Pearl River such as Jiangmen and Shunde.

On 10 July 2007, a new ferry service between Jiuzhou port and Skypier in Hong Kong International Airport began.

The number 99 directly passes the famous "Fisher Girl" statue (symbol of Zhuhai), and has views of the surrounding islands.

Many other bus routes lead down into the Gongbei (Chinese: 拱北; pinyin: Gǒngběi) section of Zhuhai, where the China / Macau Border Crossing is located.