My Hangzhou Spring Outing | A Guide to Enjoying Tulips at Prince Bay Park

🌸 Key points: The "Love Like Flowers" 2025 Prince Bay Tulip Show will run for over a month, from March 7 to April 13. The tulips are mainly distributed in areas such as the Hand-in-Hand Statue, the Welcome Pavilion, the Fanghuai Pavilion, the small island, and Xiaoyao Slope. Currently, the Taiwan cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom, and February orchids and grape hyacinths are blooming one after another. 🎫 Ticket Reservations 1. Ticket price: Free 2. Reservation time: 8:00–17:00, one day in advance 3. Reservation period: The whole day is divided into 5 reservation periods every 2 hours (8:00–10:00, 10:00–12:00, 12:00–14:00, 14:00–16:00, 16:00–17:00) 4. Number of reservations: 1 person can book for a maximum of 3 people at the same time 5. Reservation entrance: Make online reservations through the official WeChat accounts of "Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area" and "Fenghuangshan Management Office," the "West Lake Tourism" WeChat mini-program, and the "Cloud West Lake" WeChat mini-program. 🚧 Entrance and Exit Settings 1. The north gate of Prince Bay Park is the main entrance and is for entry only. 2. The west gate of Prince Bay Park is set as 1 entry and 1 exit. 3. The middle gate of Prince Bay Park on Nanshan Road and the east gate of Prince Bay Park (Zhang Taiyan Memorial Hall) are exits only. 🚌 Transportation Guide 1. Water Bus Line ✅️ Route: Qianwang Temple Pier to Huagang Pier (round trip); Hangzhou Pier to Huagang Pier (round trip) ✅️ Business hours: Qianwang Temple Pier, Hangfan Pier: 8:00–16:00; Huagang Pier: 9:00–17:00 ✅️ Ticket price: ① Adults: CNY 15/person/trip; Children under 1.2m: Free (accompanied by an adult); Children 1.2–1.5m: Half price. ② Hangzhou citizens (Greater Hangzhou area) can purchase discounted tickets with valid ID. Discounted price: CNY 5/person/trip 2. Bus Line 🚌 ✅️ Tulip Shuttle Line Starting from March 8, the shuttle line will depart from Houcheng Gate subway station (Xiongzhen Building, bus route 151 starting station) and terminate at Sudi South Entrance (near Leifeng Pagoda) near Prince Bay Park. ✅️ How to ride: → To Prince Bay Park: Take subway line 5 to Houcheng Gate subway station. Exit from Exit A and transfer to the shuttle line to Prince Bay Park North Gate. ← Return from Prince Bay Park: The Tulip Shuttle Line boarding point is located in the Sudi South Entrance parking lot. After enjoying the flowers, you can go to the Sudi parking lot and take the bus back from the Sudi South Entrance (Leifeng Pagoda) stop. Enjoy a romantic date with spring this weekend!