Mobile ticket
Among the three Lines in Tianmen, A and B are the most popular. However, they are affected by maintenance on the Grand Cableway. As such, visitors cannot take the cableway for the entire journey and must transfer to the eco-bus between the Middle and Upper Stations.
Line B: Shuttle Bus to Mountain Gate → Uphill Tianmen Cave Express Cableway to Tianmen Cave → Uphill Transmountain Escalator to Mountain Top → Downhill Transmountain Escalator to Tianmen Cave → Downhill Eco-bus Ride to Cableway Middle Station → Cableway to Lower Station.
Kind Notice: For Line B, after returning to Tianmen Cave Square, tourists may also choose to take the Tianmen Cave Express Cableway downhill to the Mountain Gate instead of Eco-bus.
Line A: Mountain Cableway Lower Station to Middle Station → Uphill Eco-bus Ride to Tianmen Cave → Uphill Transmountain Escalator to Mountain Top → Downhill Transmountain Escalator to Tianmen Cave → Downhill Tianmen Cave Express Cableway to Mountain Gate → Shuttle Bus back.
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Line C: Roundway: Tianmen Cave Express Line
Line B: Up: Tianmen Cave Express Line/ Down: Tianmen Mountain Cableway
Line A: Up: Tianmen Mountain Cableway/ Down: Tianmen Cave Express Line.
IMPORTANT: Enter with your passport or the QR code we provide. No paper ticket.
Main entrance is free for children under 14, they can get free tickets from the ticket counter.
NO guide service
NO transportation
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park
-Take the Cable Car:Ride on the world's longest cableway to enjoy the panoramic views of the mountains, forests, rivers and the 99 Bending Road. -Walk on the Glass Skywalks:Challenge yourself and experience the excitement and thrill of walking on the clouds and looking down at the deep valley below. -Climb the 999 Heaven Staircases:Climb the staircases to reach the Tianmen Cave, and enjoy the sense of achievement and the beautiful scenery along the way. -Explore the Gui Gu Walkway:Enjoy the mist swirling and the unique feeling of being in the middle of the cliff.
Route: Day 1: Forest Park, Bailong Elevator, Avatar Mountain, Tianzi Mountain
Day 2: Grand Canyon, Glass Bridge, Tianmen Mountain
Duration: 2 days
Inclusions: English-speaking guide, air-conditioned minivan with driver, pick-up and drop-off from your hotel lobby.
About 12 People & No Shopping
Entrance Tickets: We will reserve entrance tickets for you in advance. Please pay the tickets fee CNY830 per person on the spot.
E ticket: Up: Tianmen Cave Express Line; Down: Tianmen Mountain Cableway
E ticket;: Up: Tianmen Mountain Cableway; Down: Tianmen Cave Express Line
E ticket;: Roundway: Tianmen Cave Express Line
Route: Pick up at your hotel, visit Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge & Mt. Tianmen and Cave by a round-trip cable way ride.
Duration: 9 hours
Inclusions: English-speaking guide, air-conditioned minivan with driver, pick-up and drop-off from your hotel lobby.
About 12 People & No Shopping
Entrance Tickets: We will reserve entrance tickets for you in advance. Please pay the tickets fee CNY466 per person on the spot
8 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Andrea L,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
Horrible experience and a massive tourist trap! We had tickets for 3pm and ended up guessing until around 6pm so when we finally made it to the mountain it was dark and we were not able to do the tour. Additionally, the cable is under construction so we had to go on an extremely dangerous busride to get to the mountain. Would NOT recommend!
Disfrutator,
Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
The service of Travel China Guide was excellent, I would certainly recommend them, and the five stars goes to that. As for the experience itself, it will all depend on the weather and the crowds. We were quite lucky the sky opened up at around noon just in time to see the cave (we saw nothing but fog at the summit, waited for two hours and decided to descend to the cave). And in our case, the crowds were manageable. The Tianmen cable car ride is just amazing, you might want to practice your prayers before boarding, as the altitude it reaches is phenomenal. That alone is worth the tour. To simplify so much confusing information online: buy the Line A route, board the cable car from the city to the summit, then descend using several escalators to the cave, then descend the 999 steps to the base of the stairways where you will take a shorter and faster cable car to a different landing point at the base of the mountain. Then take the shuttle bus across the city to where you started. The opposite way will start with the short cable car, and force you to climb the 999 steps, which is a pain... Also, as of this date, the 99 curve road used to avoid the shorter cable car is being repaired, so it's closed. Wondering why such simple info is hard to get online :)
Ayu M,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
An exciting mountain in itself, with the longest cable car in the world. But due to the absolutely bad weather, I can unfortunately only award 3 stars despite the spectacular nature. The glass bridge is cheap, but also not very long, with us a visibility of about 5 meters, with a long view certainly great! The orga itself went flawlessly, if you take the about 6 escalators down to the foot of the 1,000 stairs, but you have to pay again if you want to take escalators up again.



Alba V,
Aug 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
Very good ticket management. Having them in advance allowed us not to queue so many times. I would just add that it was not quite clear to us that once the cable car had been lowered, it was necessary to make an appointment on machines and the qr code provided.
Alan D,
Jul 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
They mailed me the tickets but it was impossible to get into the app. The same message appeared to me, at the moment it cannot be accessed.
angeliqueroseu,
Jun 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
The view is amazing. The gondola ride is also nice. But it must be pointed out that you have to enter and exit at different entrances and exits. And that there is a shuttle service that connects the different entrances and exits. I came in on line A and would have had to come out at B. However, since I had already visited the escalator, I had to buy another ticket to get out. Very uncomfortable and costly.
Jacob E,
May 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
We did not have to show the QR code that the supplier sent us. They just scanned our passports and went in. All easy. Attraction is essential if you are going to Zhangjiajie.
Wanderer30481631050,
Apr 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
The view was amazing. I wanted to take a bus up 99 curves, but it was under pavement and it was a fast ropeway. The walk at the top of the mountain was also great to see various scenery. You just need to have a planned route.

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