Liangma River Evening Boat Ride

What you’ll do

Forty-minute night cruise on the Liangma River past 24 lit bridges, the Haoyun Bridge starry tunnel and the Bogong lock light show.

Best for

Travellers near Sanlitun or Yansha with half a day free who want to see the city lit up.

Travel party

Couple, Friends, Family

Skip this if

Travellers who need every practical detail confirmed before booking.

How long

40 min

Cost per person

CNY 60–258

When it opens

Day cruises 2:30–5:30pm; night cruises 6–10pm, with final ticket sales and departure at 9:30pm.

Best time to go

After 7pm, when the full route is illuminated.

Do I need to book?

Required

How early?

Not confirmed

Can foreign visitors join?

OTA booking is available; accessibility of the local-payment mini-program still needs confirmation.

Language help

English service is not confirmed.

How to book

Reserve in the Liangma River Waterfront WeChat mini-program or buy through Trip.com and other platforms.

Where to book

We have not found a booking option we are confident recommending yet.

How we checked it

Verified · 2026-09-22

Sources agree on two piers, a roughly 40-minute crossing and night sailings 18:00-22:00 with last departure 21:30. Night fares conflict across sources (60, 90 early-bird, 120 adult small loop, 188 weekday double, 258 weekend double), so the range is carried rather than resolved. Booking runs through the WeChat mini programme or OTAs; whether a foreign visitor can use the mini programme is unconfirmed.

Trip.com source ↗ · checked 2026-09-22