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Wulong Karst Ticket Prices and Which Ticket to Buy
A Wulong Karst ticket at the gate costs $10.49 (¥70) for Three Natural Bridges in peak season on the official district list, and the bookable tickets here cost $15 to $50 per person. This page covers what each ticket includes, the gate prices, the opening hours, if you need a separate bus ticket and how much time to give the parks. For tickets with transport from Chongqing, see the Wulong tours.
Quick answer Prices, what is included and the best ticket for a day trip
There is no single Wulong Karst ticket: each scenic area sells its own, and the official peak-season gate tickets are $10.49 (¥70) for Three Natural Bridges, $7.49 (¥50) for Fairy Mountain and $11.99 (¥80) for Furong Cave. A first-gate ticket does not cover the transfer bus or elevator. The $15 Three Natural Bridges or Longshuixia Gorge Ticket includes both and suits most day visitors.
Key takeaways
- Book the Three Natural Bridges or Longshuixia Gorge Ticket at $15 per person for a single site in one day.
- The Wulong Tickets: Three Bridges, Fairy Mountain or Gorge option at $27 per person lets you pick your attraction.
- Add the Impression Wulong Show Ticket at $50 per person for an evening of outdoor theatre.
- Need transport too? Compare the Wulong tours from Chongqing.
Wulong Karst Tickets You Can Book Here
Each ticket here is an admission with free cancellation 24 hours before, valid for the day you choose. The difference is coverage and price. The Three Natural Bridges or Longshuixia Gorge Ticket and the Wulong Tickets option cover the karst sites and let you choose between them. The Impression Wulong ticket is a seat at the evening show, not a site ticket.
from $15
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Three Natural Bridges or Longshuixia Gorge Ticket
A single-park ticket for travellers making their own way to Wulong, with the shuttle bus and elevator included.
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from $27
Wulong Tickets: Three Bridges, Fairy Mountain or Gorge
Pick one or two park tickets, with the shuttle, lift or Fairy Mountain train included per option.
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from $50
Evening show
Impression Wulong Show Ticket
A seat at the Impression Wulong open-air show in the canyon near the bridges, no transport included.
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Buy the $15 Three Natural Bridges or Longshuixia Gorge Ticket if you want one flagship site, the $27 Wulong Tickets option if you want an add-on such as the glass viewpoint or the Fairy Mountain train, and the $50 show ticket if you are staying the evening.
The tickets overlap only partly. Here is how they compare side by side, so you can match one to your plan.
Ticket Comparison
Each ticket comes with free cancellation 24 hours ahead. None includes transport from Chongqing, so you arrange your own way there or book one of the Wulong tours instead. The table compares price, validity, inclusions and who each one suits.
| Ticket | Price | Length | What is included | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Natural Bridges or Longshuixia Gorge Ticket | $15 per person | Valid 1 day | One site: bridges or gorge with shuttle bus and elevator, or Fairy Mountain admission only | Day trippers who know which site they want |
| Wulong Tickets: Three Bridges, Fairy Mountain or Gorge | $27 per person | Valid 1 day | One to two park tickets per option, with the transfer bus, elevator or Fairy Mountain train | Visitors who want an add-on such as the glass viewpoint |
| Impression Wulong Show Ticket | $50 per person | 1.5 hours | A seat at the open-air show, no transport | Anyone staying overnight in Wulong |
How This Compares With Buying at the Gate
The district's official list of A-level scenic areas gives peak-season gate tickets of $10.49 (¥70) for Three Natural Bridges, $7.49 (¥50) for Fairy Mountain, $11.99 (¥80) for Furong Cave and $8.24 (¥55) for Longshuixia Fissure. Off season they drop to $6.00 (¥40), $7.49 (¥50), $9.74 (¥65) and $5.25 (¥35). A first-gate ticket does not cover the transfer bus, battery car, cable car, elevator or small train, which are separate charges.
The tickets above bundle those rides, so you pay once and skip the second queue.
How to Choose Between Them
If you arrive by train or car from Chongqing, one or two sites are realistic, so take the $15 ticket and pick Three Natural Bridges or the gorge. If you want the glass viewpoint at the bridges or the Treetop Walk on Fairy Mountain, the $27 ticket sells those as options. The $50 Impression Wulong seat goes on top of a site ticket, and since it is an evening show in Taoyuan Grand Canyon, about 9 km from Fairy Mountain town, it needs a night in Wulong.
Sources: Wulong District Government, Chongqing Municipal Government, Wulong District Government.
Do I need to buy a separate bus ticket at the Visitor Center?
Yes at the gate, because a first-gate ticket does not cover the transfer bus or the elevator, but the $15 and $27 tickets here include them.
The gate price is entry only. The rides that link the sections of each park are charged separately unless your ticket bundles them.
What the Price Covers
An official Chongqing notice says a first-gate ticket does not cover the transfer bus, battery car, cable car, sightseeing car, elevator or small train. The $15 Three Natural Bridges or Longshuixia Gorge Ticket includes the shuttle bus and the elevator at both sites, while its Fairy Mountain option is admission only. On the $27 Wulong Tickets, the bridges option includes the transfer bus and the Tianlong spiral elevator, the Fairy Mountain option includes the sightseeing train, and the gorge option includes the transfer bus and the sightseeing elevator.
Where to Buy
The Wulong district lists its reservation channels as the WeChat mini-program Wulong Karst Tourism Area, the WeChat public account Wulong Jingqu, and online agencies such as Qunar, Meituan and Ctrip. The official phone line is 4000235666. The $27 ticket is redeemed at the Fairy Mountain visitor reception centre, and the $15 ticket asks for passport details at booking, with a passport scan at the entrance.
Sources: Chongqing Municipal Government, Wulong District Government.
What are the opening hours?
Three Natural Bridges, Longshuixia Fissure and Furong Cave open 8:30 to 17:00 in May, 8:00 to 17:00 from June to August and 8:30 to 16:30 from September to April, and Fairy Mountain is open 24 hours.
The parks run on seasonal hours, and no last-entry time is published, so arrive early.
Planning Around the Window
The official list gives opening hours, not last-entry times, so confirm the last entry on 4000235666. Fairy Mountain runs 24-hour entry, but its attractions follow the same 8:00 or 8:30 to 16:30 or 17:00 timetable. The tours give Three Natural Bridges 1.5 to 2 hours and Longshuixia Gorge about 1.5 hours, with a 15-minute drive between them.
The $15 ticket can be used any time during operating hours on your chosen date.
Source: Wulong District Government.
Are Wulong Karst and Three Natural Bridges the same?
They overlap but are not identical, because Wulong Karst is the wider heritage area and the Three Natural Bridges are its most visited site.
The naming confuses almost every first-time visitor, so it is worth separating the layers.
The area and the site
UNESCO lists South China Karst as a serial property of seven karst clusters in four provinces, and Wulong Karst in Chongqing is one of them, inscribed in 2007 as China's sixth World Natural Heritage Site. The Wulong district government says the three listed Wulong systems are the Furong Cave system, the Three Natural Bridges karst system and the Houping erosional tiankeng karst system. The tourism area visitors actually enter, covering Three Natural Bridges, Fairy Mountain and Furong Cave, is a national 5A scenic area run by Chongqing Wulong Karst Tourism Industry (Group) Co.
Ltd. So a Wulong Karst ticket usually means entry to one of these sites, most often Three Natural Bridges at $10.49 (¥70) in peak season.
Watch the name confusion
The Wulong government also warns that the local name Wulong Tiankeng means the Three Natural Bridges, a different place from the Fengjie Tiankeng Difeng scenic area. If a search result or a driver mentions tiankeng, confirm which district you are heading to before you set off.
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Wulong District government, Chongqing Municipal Government, Chongqing Culture and Tourism Commission, Wulong District Government.
Is Wulong Karst worth seeing?
Yes, for most visitors, because the Three Natural Bridges form the largest group of natural bridges in Asia and have been part of a World Natural Heritage Site since 2007.
It is one of the strongest day trips from Chongqing, and the gate tickets are modest next to the journey.
What you get for the ticket
The three bridges, Tianlong (Heaven Dragon), Qinglong (Green Dragon) and Heilong (Black Dragon), stand within a 1.2 km stretch of the Yangshui River canyon, and Tianlong Bridge is 235 m high. The Tianfu Post courtyard, 600 m from the entrance, was rebuilt in 2006 for the film Curse of the Golden Flower, and Transformers: Age of Extinction was also filmed at the bridges. Longshuixia Fissure nearby is 200 to 500 m deep, with a cliff-cut plank walkway.
The climate is humid subtropical with an average annual temperature of 17.4°C.
Who it is not for
One ticket seller describes Three Natural Bridges and Longshuixia as considerable walking, stairs and uneven surfaces, and Fairy Mountain as the more relaxed choice. Travellers who cannot manage sustained staircases should pick Fairy Mountain. The site sits about 129 km from central Chongqing, so a rushed half-day visit wastes the journey.
Sources: Chongqing Local Chronicles Office, Chongqing Municipal Government, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Can you do Wulong Karst in one day?
Yes, one or two sites fit a day trip, and the tours that pair the bridges with the gorge run 10 to 13 hours from Chongqing.
The distance from Chongqing sets the rhythm of the day more than the sites themselves.
The Journey
The Chongqing government puts the tourism area about 129 km from central Chongqing on the lower Wujiang River. An official report puts the drive at three to four hours in traffic, against about one hour by high-speed rail to the foot of Fairy Mountain. The fastest train from Chongqing East to Wulong South takes 34 minutes, and the scenic areas then sit 15 to 21 km from Wulong urban area by road.
The Day
Leave Chongqing early and enter Three Natural Bridges first, since it closes at 16:30 from September to April. Give it 1.5 to 2 hours. Add Longshuixia Gorge in the afternoon, a 15-minute drive on the tour itineraries, for another 1.5 hours.
The $15 Three Natural Bridges or Longshuixia Gorge Ticket covers one of the two, so buy one per site if you plan both.
Sources: Chongqing Municipal Government, Chongqing Municipal Government, Chongqing Municipal Government, Wulong District Government.
How long do you need at Wulong Karst?
Allow 1.5 to 2 hours for Three Natural Bridges and about 1.5 hours for Longshuixia Gorge, with the 70-minute evening show as an optional third act.
Time on site depends on how many sites your ticket covers.
A Realistic Timeline
The visitor walking route at Three Natural Bridges is 2,300 m, and the tours give it 1.5 to 2 hours. Longshuixia Gorge has a visitor route of about 2 km and takes about 1.5 hours. Furong Cave gets about 1 hour on its 1,860 m path.
With gates closing at 16:30 from September to April, two sites in one day means an early start. The Impression Wulong show lasts 70 minutes in the evening, so adding it means an overnight stay, and the $50 show ticket becomes worthwhile.
Sources: Chongqing Local Chronicles Office, Wulong District Government, Wulong District Government, Wulong District Government.
How much is the glass viewing platform?
The glass viewpoint is sold as an add-on, and option B of the $27 Wulong Tickets bundles it with the bridges admission, the transfer bus and the Tianlong spiral elevator.
A few extras sit outside the base gate ticket and are worth budgeting for.
Extras beyond entry
The glass viewpoint at Three Natural Bridges is an optional paid extra, and the 2-day tour also lists it outside its price. On Fairy Mountain, the Treetop Walk is option D of the $27 ticket. The Impression Wulong show is priced separately: the $50 seat books a place at a 70-minute open-air show in a theatre of 2,688 seats in Taoyuan Grand Canyon.
After booking, the seller sends an entry code by WhatsApp, and the platform QR code is not valid at the gate. Standard and VIP seat categories exist.
Accessibility
The site is not straightforwardly wheelchair friendly. Three Natural Bridges and Longshuixia involve considerable walking, stairs and uneven surfaces, and the gorge paths can be wet and slippery. Visitors with limited mobility should confirm conditions with the operator, Chongqing Wulong Karst Tourism Industry (Group) Co.
Ltd, whose official contact phone is 4000235666.
Sources: Wulong District Government, Chongqing Culture and Tourism Commission, Chongqing Municipal Government.
Wulong Karst Ticket Questions
What does a Wulong Karst ticket include?
A first-gate ticket covers entry only, without the transfer bus or elevator. The Three Natural Bridges or Longshuixia Gorge Ticket at $15 adds the shuttle bus and elevator.
How much is a Wulong Karst ticket at the gate?
Three Natural Bridges is $10.49 (¥70) in peak season and $6.00 (¥40) off season on the official list. See the gate price comparison.
Do I need to buy a separate bus ticket at the Visitor Center?
With a gate ticket, yes. With the Three Natural Bridges or Longshuixia Gorge Ticket, the shuttle bus is included.
How long do you need at Wulong Karst?
About 1.5 to 2 hours for Three Natural Bridges and 1.5 hours for Longshuixia Gorge. See the opening hours before you plan.
Are Wulong Karst and Three Natural Bridges the same?
Three Natural Bridges is the flagship site within the wider Wulong Karst heritage area, which UNESCO inscribed in 2007. See the area and the site.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Not fully, because the bridges and the gorge involve considerable stairs and uneven surfaces. Call the operator on 4000235666 and read the accessibility note.
Is Wulong Karst worth seeing?
Yes. Three Natural Bridges is the largest group of natural bridges in Asia, and Tianlong Bridge is 235 m high. Pair the ticket with the Wulong tours for transport.
Can you do Wulong Karst in one day?
Yes, one or two sites fit a day trip, and the fastest train from Chongqing East takes 34 minutes. Adding the show needs a night. See the one-day plan.
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