Huangshan
A mountain extension from Shanghai and Hangzhou. Allow at least two nights and keep a full day for the mountain; villages need their own time.
Before you go
Use 黄山旅游官方平台 for admission and check the exact direction, cableway and transfer product before paying.
ChinaLocal planning suggestion: keep arrival days for transport and your hotel. Local transfer and visit allowances are estimates; confirm actual access and conditions before leaving.
Bring the same original passport used for your admission booking. Entry checks are done at the gate; the exact passport-checking method is not specified here. Transfers and cableways are separate from admission.
Places & route segments
These are destination ideas. Internal cableway segments orient you within the mountain; they are not separate full-day stops. Where operating details are absent, check the official source before booking.
Huangshan & nearby villages
Huangshan Scenic Area 黄山风景区
ChinaLocal suggestion: give each major outing its own day and check your gate and local transport.
Official verification entry ↗Yungu Cableway 云谷索道
Internal route segment; confirm current operation before including it.
Official verification entry ↗Taiping Cableway 太平索道
Internal route segment; confirm current operation before including it.
Official verification entry ↗Yuping Cableway 玉屏索道
Internal route segment; confirm current operation before including it.
Official verification entry ↗Hongcun 宏村
ChinaLocal suggestion: give each major outing its own day and check your gate and local transport.
Official verification entry ↗Xidi 西递
ChinaLocal suggestion: give each major outing its own day and check your gate and local transport.
Official verification entry ↗Tunxi Old Street 屯溪老街
ChinaLocal suggestion: give each major outing its own day and check your gate and local transport.
Official verification entry ↗Checked booking & operating information
Confirmed information is limited to the named product and date. Unlisted details need an official check. Source checks: 18–19 Oct 2026.
South Gate admission
South Gate (Yuping direction) admission: ¥190 full-price, ¥95 for listed eligible concessions. Children aged six or under and visitors aged 65 or over need a free-ticket reservation. Transfers and cableways are separate.
Checked 2026-10-19 · review by 2026-11-02
Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
Book admission with a passport
Foreign visitors can book with a passport in the official 'Huangshan Tourism Official Platform' mini-program (we checked on 19 Oct 2026). Bring the same original passport; entry checks are done at the gate.
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Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
Ciguangge uphill transfer
The uphill transfer bus towards Ciguangge is ¥19 full-price; the listed concession fare is ¥9.
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Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
Yuping cableway · uphill
Yuping cableway uphill: ¥90 full-price; the listed child ticket is ¥45.
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Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
Autumn admission offer
An autumn free-admission reservation offer is listed for eligible visitors aged 18 or under, 21 September–31 December 2026, excluding the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays. Foreign-passport eligibility has not been confirmed; check the official booking terms.
Checked 2026-10-19 · review by 2026-11-02
Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
Adult cableway pass · Chinese ID card
A ¥320 adult pass lists four one-way rides across Yungu, Yuping and Donghai within three days, with one pass per Chinese ID card; checked by ID card. Passport eligibility is unconfirmed; check the pass terms before buying.
Checked 2026-10-19 · review by 2026-11-02
Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
North Station → South Gate
Huangshan North Station → Huangshan South Gate: ¥30 full-price, about 50 minutes. Allow extra time for waiting and onward transfers.
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Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
North Station → East Gate
Huangshan North Station → Huangshan East Gate: ¥35 full-price, about 1.5 hours. Allow extra time for waiting and onward transfers.
Checked 2026-10-19 · review by 2026-11-02
Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
North Station → North Gate
Huangshan North Station → Huangshan North Gate: ¥50 full-price, about 2 hours. Allow extra time for waiting and onward transfers.
Checked 2026-10-19 · review by 2026-11-02
Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
North Station → Hongcun
Huangshan North Station → Hongcun: ¥30 full-price, about 1.6 hours. Allow extra time for waiting and onward transfers.
Checked 2026-10-19 · review by 2026-11-02
Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
West Station → South Gate
Huangshan West Station → Huangshan South Gate: ¥28 full-price, about 1 hour. Allow extra time for waiting and onward transfers.
Checked 2026-10-19 · review by 2026-11-02
Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
Online North Station bus service fee
Online bus bookings from Huangshan North Station to the South Gate or East Gate add a ¥3 service fee per ticket. Check the total shown before paying; fees for other routes have not been confirmed.
Checked 2026-10-19 · review by 2026-11-02
Huangshan Tourism Official Platform mini-program, checked 19 Oct 2026
Getting here · exact station samples
G/D trains, plus C trains only on the separately checked Lijiang routes. Queried 18–19 Oct 2026 for travel 26 Oct 2026. This is a dated sample, not a complete or live timetable and not a seat-availability guarantee. No reverse or nearby-station duration is inferred.
Shanghai Hongqiao → Huangshan North
Fastest sample: 136 min. Middle 50%: 149–171 min.
Juhe train API (12306 data), queried 18 Oct 2026 for travel 26 Oct 2026; exact stations and direction only.
Check exact stations and travel date on 12306 ↗Huangshan North → Shanghai Hongqiao
Fastest sample: 142 min. Middle 50%: 166–189 min.
Juhe train API (12306 data), queried 18 Oct 2026 for travel 26 Oct 2026; exact stations and direction only.
Check exact stations and travel date on 12306 ↗Hangzhou East → Huangshan North
Fastest sample: 81 min. Middle 50%: 91–105 min.
Juhe train API (12306 data), queried 18 Oct 2026 for travel 26 Oct 2026; exact stations and direction only.
Check exact stations and travel date on 12306 ↗Huangshan North → Hangzhou East
Fastest sample: 87 min. Middle 50%: 96–108 min.
Juhe train API (12306 data), queried 18 Oct 2026 for travel 26 Oct 2026; exact stations and direction only.
Check exact stations and travel date on 12306 ↗Beijing South → Huangshan North
Fastest sample: 317 min. Middle 50%: 389–410 min.
Long journey · compare flights（建议比较航班）. Keep the day for transport and your hotel; no sightseeing.
Juhe train API (12306 data), queried 18 Oct 2026 for travel 26 Oct 2026; exact stations and direction only.
Check exact stations and travel date on 12306 ↗