Opening time
Busy season: from April 1 to October 31
Gate: 6:30-18:00;
Parks Inside the Summer Palace: 8:30-17:00;
the following scenic spots inside the Summer Palace: 8:30--17:00;
Close: 20:00
Slack season: from November 1 to March 31
Gate: 7:00-17:00;
Parks Inside the Summer Palace: 9:00-16:00;
the following scenic spots inside the Summer Palace: 9:00-16:00;
Close: 19:00

Traffic Line
Buses via the East Gate of the Summer Palace (Dong-gong-men Stop):
Bus 330,331,332,346,394,712,718,726,732,737,801,808,817,826

Buses via the North Gate of the Summer Palace (Bei-gong-men Stop):
Bus 303,330,331,346,375,384,393,634,716,718,737,801,808,817,834,Express 5

Buses via the South Gate of the Summer Palace ( Xin-jian-gong-men Stop):
Bus 374,437,481,952,704,992

Buses via the West Gate of the Summer Palace ( Xin-jian-gong-men Stop):
Bus 469

Ticket prices
Tickets for 20 yuan 30 yuan / Zhang (high season) / (low season)

Half-price tickets 15 yuan / Zhang (season student tickets) 10 yuan / Zhang (off-season student tickets)

Ticket 60 yuan / Zhang (high season) to 40 yuan / Zhang (low season)

Admissions to the following scenic spots inside the Summer Palace

Garden of Virtue and Harmony RMB CNY5

Tower of the Fragrance of the Buddha RMB CNY10

Wenchang Gallery  RMB CNY20

Suzhou Street&Hall of Serenity  RMB CNY10

Tour Regulations
This notice is made according to Beijing Parks Regulation adopted at the 37th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th Municipal People's Congress of Beijing on October 17, 2002.
1, The Summer Palace, as state key protection unit of cultural relics, is a treasure of Chinese culture. In Dec. 1998, it was listed in the directory of World Cultural Heritage by United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), so any visitors at home and abroad should protect it well.

2, The Summer Palace manages and protects cultural relics and sights inside by laws & regulation, and has the right in prohibiting the behaviors to destroy them and claiming compensation.

3, Any visitors are not allowed to cross, climb, smoke, swim, skate, fish, spit, foul and litter and so on.

4, Any visitors are not allowed to camp, cook, fish, capture animals and dig plants inside.

5, Any visitors are not allowed to paint and carve on the buildings, ground, stone, facility and tree, and to pick the flowers and spoil the lawn and trees.

6, The north of pavilion of Wenchang and the east of Jiehu Bridge are fist-level fire-proof non-smoking zone, where anyone is not allowed to smoke there.

7, Don't carry any guns, catapult, hazard materials and any animals into the Summer Palace.

8, Expect for hand-powered wheelchairs and baby carriers used by the aged, the handicapped, and children, any other vehicle are not allowed to enter without any permission.

9, Don't go after the visitors for sale and go in for other unapproved businesses.

10, The professional camera equipments are not allowed to use inside without any permission.

11, Without any permission, don't perform, sing and make a noise so as to influence and disturb other visitors.

12, The tour guides inside must have guide qualification.

13, Time:After the tickets stop selling, the visitors are not allowed to enter, and to leave on time.
Boat Service

Spacious Pavilion             Rowing-Boats
Wenchang Tower                Electric Battery Boats and Pedal Boats
Hall of Jade Ripples          Pedal Boats
Hall that Dispels the Clouds  Electric Battery Boats and Big Boat Round the Lake Tour
Shizhang Pavilion             Big Boat (One Way to Bronze Ox)
Bronze Ox                     Big Boat (One Way to Shizhang Pavilion)
The Marble Boat               Big Boat (One Way to The South Lake Island)
The South Lake Island         Big Boat (One Way to The Marble Boat )

Interpretation Service

The interpretation route for tour guide in the Summer Palace:

From East Palace Gate:
1.5-hour route:East Palace Gate-Hall of Benevolence and Longevity-Garden of Virtue and Harmony-Hall of Jade Ripples-Yiyun Hall-Hall of Happiness and Longevity-Long Corridor-Gate of Dispelling Clouds
2-hour route:East Palace Gate-Hall of Benevolence and Longevity-Garden of Virtue and Harmony-Hall of Happiness and Longevity-Long Corridor-Gate of Dispelling Clouds-Marble Boat-Zhongyu Road-Bridge of Suzhou Street

2.5-hour route:East Palace Gate-Hall of Benevolence and Longevity-Garden of Virtue and Harmony-Hall of Jade Ripples-Yiyun Hall-Hall of Happiness and Longevity-Long Corridor-Hall of Dispelling Clouds-Tower of Buddhist Incense-Bridge of Suzhou Street
Battery Cart Service
5 stops: Octagonal Pavilion(The 17-Arch Bridge)-Xiuyi Bridge-the south of Pavilion of Brilliant Views-Palace of Changguan-Bridge of Jade Band
(From May 1 to May 7, and from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7, due to narrow road and large visitor flow volume, in order to assure the visitors' safety, the part between Octagonal Pavilion and Xiuyi Bridge is stopped running.