By City-bus

Hangzhou has a well developed city-bus network. As well as normal routes around the city, various Tourism Lines, Sightseeing Lines and Holiday Lines are also available. Most of the city-buses in Hangzhou charge CNY 1~3 per person.

Traveling by bus is one of the most convenient ways to get around Hangzhou. Nine tourist routes run between the most common destinations in Hangzhou, and include the Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6, Y7, Y8 andY9 bus lines.
Y1, Y2 and Y4 provide service to the Lingyin Temple and Mausoleum of General Yue Fei;
Y5 goes to Hupao Sring;
Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y6 provide service to Hongchunqiao where you can visit the Twin Peaks Piercing the Clouds.

Notes:
1. Ticket Prices:
Y1~Y6: CNY 3 per person
Y7 and Y8: CNY 2 per person
Y9: CNY 5 per person
2. Y9 is the sightseeing line which travels around the West Lake.

In Hangzhou's Tourists Center, you can purchase tickets for sightseeing lines around Hangzhou:
Temporary Sightseeing Line 1 (just opened during holidays)
(Tourists Center ←→ Xixi National Wetland Park)
Running hours: 08:00~17:00 (from Tourists Center) 08:20~17:20 (from Xixi National Wetland Park)
Fare: CNY 2 per person
Tip: This is a non-stop route that takes about 16 minutes.
Sightseeing Line 8
(Tourists Center ←→ Longwu)
Passing by: Hangzhou Zoo, Six Harmonies Pagoda, Daqing gu
Running hours: 07:00~18:00 (from Tourists Center) 06:30~18:00 (from Longwu)
Fare: CNY 3 per person
Sightseeing Line 10 (temporarily stopped)
(Tourists Center ←→Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum)
Running hours: 06:30~18:30 (from Tourists Center) 07:00~19:40 (from Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum)
Fare: CNY 2 per person

By Taxi

Hangzhou cabs rank among the best in China's major cities for vehicle models and service. Passat, Citroen Picasso, Bor, and Sonata are the primary brands. Benz taxies are also available in the city. Metered taxis are easily hailed since there are over 7000 taxies running around Hangzhou City. The fare of these taxies goes as follow:

By Bicycle

Bicycles are a great way to travel around Hangzhou, especially the West Lake. More than 30 bicycle-rental agencies are located around the West Lake, which provides a great location to begin a bicycle trip. A deposit of CNY 300 is necessary to charter a bicycle. Bicycle rentals usually begin at CNY 10 per day (10:00~24:00). Bicycle-rental agencies are also available at the entrance of Zhongshan Park in Solitary Hill. The deposit here is also CNY 300, and the charge is CNY 6 per hour for normal bicycles and CNY 15 per hour for tandem bicycles.

By Ferry

Water buses or ferries are a great way to travel along Hangzhou's waterways. The route includes three stops: Gongchenqiao, Xinyifang and Wulinmen. Ferries run between 07:00~18:00 daily, on half hour intervals. The schedule is as follows:

Tips:
Gongchenqiao: No.238, Ring Road (North), Hangzhou City
Xinyifang: 80 meters (87 yards) to the north of Jiangzhangqiao