Gulangyu Island (Kulangsu)
鼓浪屿 · Gǔlàng Yǔ
A car-free UNESCO island of colonial villas, gardens and pianos, a 20-minute ferry ride from Xiamen.
Booking requiredBring your passportA full day
Tip
Book the ferry as soon as your dates are fixed, and take one before 09:00 to have the lanes quiet.
- Opening hours
- Island open all day. Tourist ferries from the Xiamen–Gulangyu Terminal (Dongdu) run about 07:10–17:30 (later in summer); after that, night ferries leave from the Lundu terminal (Hall 2). To be confirmed
- Price
- Island free. Tourist ferry ¥35 round trip to Sanqiutian pier (return free within 20 days on any boat); some routes, e.g. to Neicuo’ao, cost more. To be confirmed
- How to book
- Ferry tickets are real-name and timed, and popular slots sell out days ahead on weekends and holidays. Official channels only: the 屿见厦门 (Yujian Xiamen) mini-program in WeChat or Alipay, or the Xiamen Ferry website xmferry.com. Add yourself as a passenger with “other ID / passport” and your passport number. Tickets open up to about 15 days ahead at 09:00. If online booking rejects your passport or needs a Chinese phone, go to the counter at the Dongdu terminal early with your passport. Board by showing your passport or order QR code. To be confirmed Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- To the Xiamen–Gulangyu Terminal at Dongdu: taxi, or BRT to Dongdu Cruise Terminal; not the nearby Lundu pier by Zhongshan Road, which is for residents in the daytime
- Address in Chinese
- 厦门市思明区鼓浪屿（游客船：湖里区东港北路2号 东渡邮轮中心厦鼓码头）
Photo: rheins · CC BY 3.0
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Checked against these sources on 2026-09-27. Rules change often, so confirm on the official site before you go.
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