How to Get to & Around Hangzhou West Lake

Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport is the only airport in Hangzhou, which offers frequent flights from / to over 110 domestic destinations and about 50 international cities (regions). People flying to Hangzhou can transfer to West Lake by our private car, taxi, airport shuttle bus, Hangzhou metro, public bus, etc.

Airport Address: Konggang Avenue, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou (杭州市萧山区空港大道)

Airport ITAT: HGH

By Private Car

It usually needs about 1 hour from the airport to West Lake with about 32-36 kilometers’ driving distance.

By Airport Shuttle Bus

You can take a shuttle bus heading to Wulin Gate (Wulinmen) for about 2 hours and then take a taxi to West Lake for about 8-15 minutes. Besides, many public buses are available from Wulinmen.

By Metro

Take Metro Line 7 to Jianshe Third Road and transfer there to Metro Line 2 to get off at Fengqi Road Station for about 1.5 hours. Then, walk to West Lake for about 15 minutes.

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Hangzhou has several train stations, among which Hangzhou East Railway Station and Hangzhou Railway Station are more frequently used. Hangzhou Railway Station is quite close to West Lake and city center. While, Hangzhou East Railway Station is served for more high speed trains from Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing, Huangshan, Guangzhou, and more cities every day. Visitors also can take a private car, local taxi, metro system, public bus, etc. to get to West Lake.

From Hangzhou East Railway Station

Hangzhou East Railway Station Address: No.2 Quanfuqiao Road, Jianggan District, Hangzhou (杭州市江干区全福桥路2号)

By Private Car

It usually takes about 0.5 hour with 12 kilometers driving on the way.

By Metro

Take Metro Line 1 to get off at Fengqi Road Station or Longxiangqiao Station and walk about 5-15 minutes to West Lake. Such a way needs about 30-40 minutes in total.

From Hangzhou Railway Station

Hangzhou Railway Station Address: No.1 East Huancheng Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou (杭州市上城区环城东路1号)

By Private Car

A private car can take you to West Lake directly for about 10-15 minutes, with a driving distance of about 3 kilometers.

By Metro

If you go by metro, you can take Metro Line 1 to Dingan Road Station or Longxiangqiao Station, covering 1-2 stations. Then, walk 5-15 minutes to West Lake.

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Hangzhou Metro Line 1 and Line 2 are available at West Lake and you can choose from the following three metro stations to visit the lake. However, it still depends on which part of the lake you want to visit.

Fengqi Road Station 凤起路 (Line 1 & Line 2): closer to Broken Bridge and Bai Causeway, walking about 15 minutes (750 meters) to West Lake

Longxiangqiao Station 龙翔桥 (Line 1): closer to West Lake Musical Fountain, 2nd Park, 4th Park, Hubin Road; walking about 5 minutes (250 meters) to West Lake

Dingan Road Station 定安路 (Line 1): closer to Yongjin Park, King Qian Temple, Orioles Singing in the Willows; walking about 15 minutes (700 meters) to West Lake

Usually, visitors spend 2 days around to enjoy a classic Hangzhou tour to visit the West Lake Scenic Area, including the amazing West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Longjing Tea Plantations, etc. If you want an in-depth Hangzhou tour, you can also pay another half day or so to visit Xixi National Wetland Park, one day around to Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, or one day or so to Thousand Islands Lake, etc. Check all Hangzhou Tours >>

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Also, you can spend 1 day to take a side trip to the nearby water towns like Wuzhen and Xitang in Jiaxing, 2~3 days to Putuoshan - one of the four sacred Buddhist Mountains in China, or 1 day to the popular Nanxun Old Town in Huzhou. Check more about Zhejiang Tours >>

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Besides, compared with just travelling Hangzhou, most of the visitors prefer to travel the metropolis Shanghai, Suzhou Gardens and Hangzhou Lakes in One Go! Such an amazing tour will take 5~6 days.

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Some visitors also ride a high speed train to Huangshan to visit the world-famous Yellow Mountain. A Hangzhou Huangshan tour needs about 5 days around.

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