Hangzhou Transportation -- By Ship

West Lake Cruise Boat

As a city with lakes and rivers, Hangzhou delights visitors who are arriving by ship with views of West Lake, Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and Qiantang River. There are two companies working on water transportation in the city: The West Lake Pleasure Boat Company mainly operates cruises on West Lake, while the Water Bus Company is mainly based on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and Qiantang River. Apart from the cruises, visitors can experience the featured transport of this water town—water bus. This is a mode of public transportation by ferry which costs CNY3.

 West Lake Cruise
West Lake Pleasure Boat Company operates cruises on West Lake. The operating time of the boat is from 07:30 to 16:30 in spring and summer, and from 08:00 to 16:00 in fall and winter. Visitors can buy tickets and board the cruise at West Lake Wharves.

 Grand Canal Cruise
The ancient canal has fresh, new scenery that visitors can see while enjoying one of several cruises on the Grand Canal.

 Other Cruises

Routes	Direction	Time	Duration	Ticket Fare
Qiantang River Night Cruise	Wulinmen Pier→ Grand Canal → Qiangtang River → Wulinmen Pier	19:15~22:00	3 hours	CNY120
Canal Night Cruise	Wulinmen→ West Lake Cultural Square → Gongchen Bridge → Wulinmen	19:30~20:30	1 hour	CNY100
Xiangji Temple Night Cruise	Wulinmen → Xiangji Temple Pier	19:30~19:50	20 minutes	CNY30/adult CNY15/child
Grand Canal Sightseeing Line	Wulinmen → West Lake Cultural Square → Gongchen Bridge → Wulinmen	09:00, 13:00	1 hour	CNY50

 Notes:
1. All the night cruises operate between June and October.
2. About Xiangji Temple Night Cruise, the ticket for the one way boat travel is CNY30, admission fee for Xiangji Temple is CNY20, visitors can buy the joint ticket, which is CNY48 per person.
3. All the cruises start from Wulinmen Pier, passengers can buy ticket there.
4. Every year in some festivals and holidays, local Water Bus Company would open some special tourist cruises.

 Hangzhou Water Bus

Route	Direction	Operating Time	Ticket Fare
Line 1	Weekdays: Pujia – Genshanmen – Wulinmen – Xinyifang – Gongchen Bridge; Weekends: Wulinmen – Xinyifang – Gongchen Bridge	Weekdays: 07:00 – 18:10 Weekends: 07:00 – 18:35	CNY3
Line 2	Wulinmen – Xinyifang – Beixinguan – Hemu – Gucui – Gudun – Zijinghua Road – Yangjia Bridge – Jiangcun – Xixi Wuchang Pier	From Wulinmen: 06:20 – 17:30 From Xixi Wuchang Pier: 10:20, 12:00, 14:30, 15:30	CNY3
Line 3	Datieguan – Zhaohui – Gongda – Daguan – Chengbei Sports Park – Xiwen – Gaotingba – Huanxi Yongning – Hangbo – Beijingyuan - Banshan	From Datieguan: 06:30 – 16:30; From Banshan: 07:30 - 17:30	CNY3
Line 7	Chaomingsi Lane – Caishiqiao – Kuiyang – The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine – Hangzhou Railway Station - Meihuabei	07:00 – 17:00	CNY3

 Notes:
1. Passengers can pay the water bus fare by Hangzhou Transportation Smart Card.