Chongqing · Outdoor
Yangtze River Cableway
长江索道
Cross the Yangtze in the river cableway, a five-minute ride that has outlived the bridges and still carries commuters.
What you’ll do
Cross the Yangtze in the river cableway, a five-minute ride that has outlived the bridges and still carries commuters.
- Best for
- Travellers who want a working piece of city transport that also happens to be the best river crossing view.
- Travel party
- Solo, Couple, Family, Friends
- Skip this if
- Anyone who cannot stand long queues at peak times
- How long
- 5–6 min
- Cost per person
- CNY 30–50
- When it opens
- summer 08:00-22:00 (1 March to 30 November), winter 08:00-21:00, public holidays 07:30-22:30
- Best time to go
- Late afternoon for golden hour or after 19:00 for the night skyline
- Do I need to book?
- Walk-in possible; buy at the visitor centre or through official channels
- How early?
- same day
- Can foreign visitors join?
- English support was source checked for this record.
- Language help
- Low — English support was source checked.
- How to book
- Trip.com or Klook
Where to book
We have not found a booking option we are confident recommending yet.
How we checked it
Verified · 2026-09-24
Read the operator's own visitor FAQ: single CNY 30, return CNY 50, cableway plus smart audio-guide headset CNY 40, headset hire CNY 10 against a CNY 100 deposit. Summer hours 08:00-22:00 (1 March to 30 November), winter 08:00-21:00, public holidays 07:30-22:30. One-way ride runs about four and a half minutes; expect 15-35 minutes in the queue. Foreign visitors can buy through the official WeChat account with a passport or at the visitor centre. An English-language headset option appears on ticketing listings, so English support exists but only as the audio guide.
cqsuodao.com source ↗ · checked 2026-09-24