How do I get to Tianzi Mountain?

Tianzi Mountain Introduction

Tianzi Mountain is located in Wulingyuan scenic area, the original name is called Qingyan Mountain, Simplified to “in 1353” (Americans rarely reference imperial era names), due to the oppressive government, the local Tujia chief Xiang Dakun announced the beginning of the revolt here, and to establish a base! Translated as “King of Heaven” with the original term in parentheses for context. 1385, Xiang Dakun died in battle here, and in honor of his heroism, the locals have made the places where he fought and lived In order to commemorate his heroic deeds, the local people named all the places where he fought and lived as “tian zi”, and the mountain was renamed from Qingyan Mountain to Tianzi Mountain.

Tianzi Mountain cable car

Instead of cable cars, Tianzi Mountain scenic area uses ropeways, this section of the ropeway is 2084 meters long, the height difference between the top and bottom is 692 meters, all of them are imported Austrian technology, taking the ropeways can be more convenient to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Tianzishan. Opening time 07:30AM-17:30PM.

How long is the cable car ride at Tianmen Mountain?

The cable car ride takes approximately 7 minutes one way.

How much does it cost to go up Table Mountain cable car?

Adults buying Tianzi Mountain ropeway One-way: ¥72 ($10 USD), Round-trip: ¥144 ($20 USD), look out for discounts when buying tickets.

How to get there？

By airplane to Zhangjiajie

If you are traveling to Zhangjiajie by plane, the arrival is Hehua Airport, you can take a cab or airport bus over, this is 45 kilometers away from the city, the whole journey is about 1 hour, and then take a car to Tianzi Mountain also takes 1 hour. If you go directly to Tianzi Mountain scenic spot from Hehua Airport, it will take about 1.5-2 hours, not far away from there is Tianmen Mountain, How to visit Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie.

How to visit Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie

From Zhangjiajie Bus Station
Route 1: Zhangjiajie Central Bus Station (shuttle bus 13 RMB) – Wulingyuan Bus Station (walking) – Wulingyuan sign gate (environmental protection vehicle) – Ten Mile Gallery (one-way train 38 RMB) — Tianzi Mountain (foot of the mountain)

Route 2: Zhangjiajie Central Bus Station (shuttle bus 13 RMB) – Forest Park (environmental protection vehicle free) – Ten Mile Gallery (one-way train 38 RMB) – Tianzi Mountain (foot of the mountain) Mountain (foot of the mountain).zhangjiajie to tianmen mountain is only 0.5 hour.

Route 3 [save time and energy]: Zhangjiajie Center Bus Station (shuttle bus 13 RMB) – Wulingyuan Bus Station (walking) – Wulingyuan Sign Gate (environmental protection vehicle free) – Tianzi Mountain uphill ropeway

In addition, Zhangjiajie already has a high-speed rail station, HAS direct train links directly to Zhangjiajie.