How can I go to Zhangjiajie from Changsha?

There are many ways to get from Changsha to Zhangjiajie. You can take a train, a car, a plane or drive yourself. The most convenient and affordable one is by train. There are 8 trains from Changsha to Zhangjiajie every day. The fare starts at 54.5 yuan and takes about 3 to 5 hours. The second is by car. There are buses from Changsha Bus East and West South Stations to Zhangjiajie. There are a total of 36 buses that can be reached. The fare starts at 119 yuan and takes about 4 hours. Flying is not very cost-effective, the price is higher, and the tolls for self-driving are also quite high. In addition, there is only one bus station in Zhangjiajie (Zhangjiajie Central Bus Station),

Playing strategy:

There are many scenic spots to visit in Zhangjiajie. Here are the four best scenic spots:

First: Wulingyuan Scenic Area is also the Forest Park. This is a must-visit scenic area when visiting Zhangjiajie. The attractions include Forest Park, Jinbianxi, Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, Shili Gallery, etc. It takes at least two days to visit. Tickets are 228 yuan

Second: Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area, which contains the longest cableway in Asia, world highway wonders, glass plank roads, etc. The tour time is for most of a day, and the ticket is 238 yuan, including the round-trip cableway;

Third: Grand Canyon Scenic Area, where the newly developed glass bridge is located. It takes a day to play here. Tickets for the Grand Canyon and Glass Bridge total 219 yuan;

Fourth: Fenghuang Ancient City, a four-hour drive from Zhangjiajie, is also one of the must-see attractions when visiting Hunan.(You don't have to buy tickets if you don't go to Jiujing). The tour time is one to two days;

You can schedule your itinerary based on the time you play, or schedule your schedule based on the scenic spots you play;

PS: The glass bridge in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area and the Grand Canyon must be booked three to five days in advance to get tickets! Friends who plan to visit these two scenic spots must remember to ask local tour guides to help you make reservations in advance!

Zhangjiajie Chenfeng Self-help Tour

①. No matter how many people in your group come to Zhangjiajie for a self-guided tour, you can choose to form an independent group and arrange a tour guide for you to accompany and explain the entire journey. During the journey, you can walk if you want and rest if you want. It's truly casual and pure fun!

②. There is no shopping, no store, and no burning incense throughout the journey. Some scenic spots on this trip are not visited by regular tour groups, so tourists are even rarer, allowing you to play as you please and freely;

③. The most beautiful scenic spot-Yangjiajie; Yuanjiajie, the core of the world's natural heritage, look at the original shape of Avatar-suspended mountain

The most suitable itinerary for a three-day trip from Changsha to Zhangjiajie:

If you depart from Changsha in the morning and arrive around noon, you can visit Tianmenshan National Forest Park in the afternoon (book tickets in advance, National Day and other festivals are not recommended to prevent high-speed traffic jams), visit Zhangjiajie Forest Park the next day, and visit Zhangjiajie Forest Park in the morning on the third day. In the afternoon, visit the Grand Canyon Glass Bridge. The journey ends around 17:00 and arrange a return trip. The last train and bus from Zhangjiajie to Changsha is almost 19:00 p.m., which is completely possible.

Specific itinerary:

Tianmen Mountain (Glass Plank Road)+ Zhangjiajie Forest Park + Grand Canyon Glass Bridge + Three-day Tour

Day 1:

[Afternoon] Tour Tianmen Mountain and take the sightseeing cableway up the mountain → Li Na Villa → Glass Plank Road → Wild Fu Treasures → Ghost Valley Boardwalk → Xiaotianmen → Guanguu Cave → Cherry Bay → Tianmen Mountain Temple → Cableway down the mountain (stay at the foot of Tianmen Mountain)

The next day:

[Morning] Visit the Jinbian River, Guanyin Sending Children, Jinbian Rock, Master and disciple to learn scriptures, split mountains to save their mothers, meet thousands of miles, climb the mountain to the Yuanjia Boundary, or go around the four doors from the water (take the ladder up the Yuanjia Boundary or Yangjia Boundary Cableway)

[Afternoon] Visit Yuanjiajie Back Garden, Chushitai, Baisendai, Avatar, Lianxian Bridge, and Tianxia First Bridge (check in at the scenic spot Tianzi Mountain Ticket Station Inn)

Day 3:

[Morning] Tour Yangjiajie, Golden Rooster Announces Dawn, Wulong Village, Sandao Guimenguan, Tianbo Prefecture, Tianzi Mountain, Helong Park, Yunqingyan, Xihai Dafeng Forest, Yubi Peak, Fairy Sanhua, Shili Gallery Tour--Shouxing Welcome, Xiang Wang Guanshu, the old man picking medicine, three sisters, etc.,

[Afternoon] Take a bus to Sanguansi Township, Cili County, Zhangjiajie City-[Grand Canyon Scenic Area] Browse the route-Visitor Center-Glass Bridge-Tianhang Plank Road-Treasure Hunting Elevator-Rainbow Square-Beautiful Waterfall-Touch Cave-Shenquan Lake-Cruise Terminal. (End of trip)

PS: If you go to Zhangjiajie in the afternoon of the first day, you can rest for the night, start your journey the next day, and just leave Tianmen Mountain to the last day.

Reference route for the four-day trip to Zhangjiajie:

1. Four-day tour of Zhangjiajie Forest Park + Tianmen Mountain + Grand Canyon

2. Four-day tour of Zhangjiajie Forest Park + Tianmen Mountain + Baofeng Lake + Huanglong Cave

3. Four-day tour of Zhangjiajie Forest Park + Yuanjiajie + Yangjiajie + Tianzi Mountain + Tianmen Mountain

4. Four-day tour of Zhangjiajie Forest Park + Tianmen Mountain + Fenghuang Ancient City

5. Four-day rafting tour of Zhangjiajie Forest Park + Tianmen Mountain + Mengdong River

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