Recommended routes for Hangzhou West Lake | From quick tours to relaxing immersion, there is always a way to cure your choice difficulties

West Lake is the soul of Hangzhou. You must visit West Lake when you come to Hangzhou. Ancient people could not describe the beauty of West Lake, and modern people cannot appreciate the scenery of West Lake. West Lake has its own scenery in spring, summer, autumn and winter. You can enjoy cherry blossoms/peach and willow in March and April, lotus/fireflies in June and August, and red leaves in January. It is worth exploring and visiting repeatedly.

West Lake Scenic Area is very large and is divided into several areas. There are many popular attractions crowded with people, and there are many small secret places with winding paths hidden.

【How to get to West Lake】
🚇Metro: Line 1 "Longxiang Bridge Station" (Hubin Business District, close to West Lake Lotus District, Music Fountain), Line 7 "Wushan Square Station" (close to West Lake Liulangwenying)
🚌Bus: Multiple buses can go directly to various entrances of West Lake

【Transportation within West Lake Scenic Area】
✅Circumnavigation battery car: One-way clockwise travel, can not be reversed, wave to stop and buy tickets, you can buy 10 yuan per section or 40 yuan for the whole journey (ordinary car, antique more Expensive), all are one-way tickets, and will be invalid when you get off the bus
✅Lakeside bus: The inner ring line of West Lake runs clockwise in one direction, and the whole journey costs 2 yuan
✅Lakeside bus boat: It runs counterclockwise around the lake, does not go to the island, and charges 6-8 yuan per station, one trip every half an hour
✅Island cruise: The cruise boat to the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon is 70 yuan/person for the painted boat and 55 yuan/person for the leisure boat, including a 20 yuan ticket to the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon
✅Shared bicycles: It is recommended to ride on Baidi and Sudi

[Route recommendation]

👉🏻 Special Forces One-Day Tour: Broken Bridge with Residual Snow → Baidi (Walking) → Pinghu Autumn Moon → Gushan → Xiling Bridge → Quyuan Fenghe → Su Causeway (Cycling or Sightseeing Car) → Huagang Fish Viewing → Three Pools Mirroring the Moon (Boat to the Island at Qianwang Temple Pier) → Huagang Fish Viewing → Su Causeway (Cycling or Sightseeing Car) → Quyuan Fenghe → Xiling Bridge → Gushan·Xiling Seal Society → Beishan Street → Broken Bridge

👉🏻 Summer Summer Oxygen Breathing Tour: Quyuan Fenghe → Guozhuang → Maojiabu → Turtle Pond → Huagang Fish Viewing → Yuhu Bay → Taiziwan Park → Leifeng Pagoda

👉🏻 West Lake Night Tour: Music Fountain on Hubin Road → Lights on Nanshan Road → Long Bridge to take photos of the night view of Leifeng Pagoda

If you are in a hurry and want to visit more attractions quickly, you can take the special forces route. However, it is summer now and the weather is hot. It is recommended to reduce some attractions appropriately and play around easily. You can also consider taking the summer route and return to the nearby night tour at night.

「West Lake Scenic Area」
📍Detailed address: No. 1, Longjing Road, Xihu Street, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
🕐Opening hours: Free all day, some parts of the scenic area require tickets

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