Putuo Mountain Transportation Guide | Putuo Mountain Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know

👣 Putuo Mountain Travel: Everything you need to know about getting to and around the island. Putuo Mountain is a Buddhist kingdom on the sea and the place of Guanyin. The scenery is a perfect blend of sea and sky. 👣 Putuo Mountain is a popular pilgrimage site with many temples. In addition to the three major temples of Puji Temple, Fayu Temple, and Huiji Temple, there are also Putuo Lecture Temple, Nanhai Guanyin, and Fanyin Cave, which are great places to take photos. Although the island is not large, there is a lot of walking involved. Many people ask about how to get to and around the island. This guide has everything you need to know. 📌 Scenic Area Name: Putuo Mountain Scenic Area 📍 Address: Putuo Mountain, Putuo District, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province 🕙 Opening Hours: 6:00–18:00 ⏳ Recommended Visit Duration: 3 days 🚉 Transportation Guide: Walk, take a shuttle bus, or take a cable car Getting to the Island: Buy ferry and scenic area tickets on the Putuo Mountain Yimatong app. 👉 You can fly directly to Putuo Mountain Airport or take a high-speed train to Ningbo Station, then take public transportation or drive across the Ningbo-Zhoushan Cross-Sea Bridge to Zhujiajian Wugongzhi Wharf on Putuo Mountain. 👉 You can buy Putuo Mountain tickets (CNY 160 per person, prices vary by season) and Putuo Mountain Wharf ferry tickets (CNY 60 per person round-trip) on the Haixing cruise ship. The ferry is boarded in batches, and you can choose your own seat. We recommend sitting on the right side by the window so you can see Nanhai Guanyin and the red lighthouse from the sea. 👉 There are shuttle buses on the island. Stops include the wharf, Puji Temple, Fayu Temple, Nanhai Guanyin, the cable car, and Fanyin Cave (CNY 5 or 10 per person per ride depending on distance, night buses run until 21:00). If you want to go to Puji Temple and Foding Mountain, you need to take a bus to the cable car station. 👉 Next to the cable car station is Putuo Lecture Temple. Then take the cable car to the top (CNY 70 per person round-trip, CNY 40 per person one-way, open 8:00–17:00). If you watch the sunset, you can walk down the mountain. At the foot of the mountain is Fayu Temple. Putuo Mountain has designated stops, and most of the travel is on foot. Walking 20,000 steps a day is normal, but the scenery is worth it.