1. Brief introduction to the transportation mode of arriving in Zhangjiajie
1. Flight (actually subject to the schedule released by civil aviation every quarter):
When friends from Northeast China come to Zhangjiajie, they only need to fly to Beijing from where they are located, and then fly directly from Beijing to Zhangjiajie. Beijing has direct flights to Zhangjiajie every day; Or fly to Changsha from the starting point and then transfer to Zhangjiajie. There are flights to Zhangjiajie every day in Changsha, so it is very convenient to go to Zhangjiajie by car or by train.
when friends from the southeast come to Zhangjiajie, they can fly to Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other places from where they are located, and then transfer to a direct flight to Zhangjiajie.
2. Trains (actually subject to the train diagram published by the railway):
(1) Northeast direction: Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Dalian and other places can take T72, T48, T18, T227/T226 to Beijing directly, and then transfer from Beijing to K267 train to Zhangjiajie directly; Or take T238/T235 to Changsha, and then transfer from Changsha to N59, N582, N569, N566 and K533 to reach Zhangjiajie.
Tips: Because there are not many trains from Zhangjiajie, during the Golden Week, if friends from the above directions want to buy return tickets, it is best to buy return tickets from Changsha and other stations in advance.
(2) Southeast direction: friends from Shanghai, Wuxi and Nanjing can get off at Zhangjiajie by K533 train; Friends from Guangzhou and Shenzhen can take the N582 and N59 trains and get off at Zhangjiajie. Friends from Hubei can take K267. Train 1473 gets off at Zhangjiajie; Friends from Guangxi can take the 212 train to Zhangjiajie; Friends from Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan in Hunan can take N569 to Zhangjiajie directly, and friends from Chenzhou, Hengyang, Changsha, Yiyang and Changde can take N59 to Zhangjiajie directly.
3. Car (tourists need to keep the latest road map of China):
With the opening of Changde-Zhangjiajie Expressway, it is very convenient to come to Zhangjiajie by car now, which provides great convenience for friends who drive by car.
(1) Beijing direction-(via Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway) → Changsha-(Changchang Expressway and Changzhang Expressway) → Zhangjiajie;
(2) Changsha direction-(Chang-Chang Expressway, Chang-Zhang Expressway) → Zhangjiajie, which takes only three and a half hours;
(3) Wuhan direction-(Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway) → Changsha → Zhangjiajie;
(4) Guangzhou direction-(Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway) → Changsha → Zhangjiajie;
(5) Shanghai direction → Nanjing → Hefei → Buried Hill → Huanggang → Wuhan → Changsha → Zhangjiajie or Shanghai → Hangzhou → Jinhua → Quzhou → Nanchang → Zhuzhou → Changsha → Zhangjiajie;
[6] Xining, Xi' an direction-it is also very convenient to come to Zhangjiajie at high speed, almost all the way at high speed. Among them, Xi' an will arrive in half a day (within 1 hours) by near and high speed.
2. The core scenic spot of Zhangjiajie is about 32km away from the urban area. How to get to the scenic spot after arriving in Zhangjiajie?
1. The train arrives. When you get off the train, the new station square is spacious, and there are many buses to the city center. You can take bus No.6 and get off at a station called Department Store, and then walk for a minute or two to the Zhangjiajie Central Bus Station. From there, you can take the shuttle bus to Wulingyuan and Zhangjiajie Forest Park. The shuttle bus fare is 1 yuan. You can also take a taxi directly from the railway station to Zhangjiajie Central Bus Station. The taxi fare is about 6 yuan, and then transfer to the shuttle bus. Visitors participating in the tour can contact the tour guide in advance, and they will meet you at the station or airport, saving you a lot of things.
2. Arrive by air. When you get off the plane, there is no.4 bus from the airport to downtown, from 1 yuan. If you can't wait for the bus, take a taxi between 2 yuan and 3 yuan. You can also take the airport free bus to the civil aviation hotel in the city, and then take a taxi to where you need to get there. At this time, taking a taxi to the downtown bus station is within the starting price. Taxi fares in urban areas generally do not exceed those in 15 yuan. For example, if you take a taxi, you can go straight to Zhangjiajie's core scenic spot, and you can charter a bus from 1 yuan during the day and 15 yuan at night.
3. The bus arrives. The bus station in the center of Zhangjiajie is still in the urban area (the design will be moved to the side of the railway station, and the venue has been built). Generally, cars taking high speed will stop and take the ring road to enter the urban area near the railway station to get off passengers in advance. Guests who get off early can walk to the railway station, or take bus No.2 and No.7 to the downtown bus station, or they can end up at the downtown bus station with the line shuttle bus, and then take the scenic spot shuttle bus to visit the scenic spots at the downtown bus station. It is convenient for self-driving guests, and the current road directions to various scenic spots are basically clear.
III. Summary of Zhangjiajie Scenic Area
Zhangjiajie City is a prefecture-level city, which has jurisdiction over two districts and two counties, namely Zili County and Sangzhi County, and the second district is yongding county and Wulingyuan District. As the scenic spot under the jurisdiction of Wulingyuan District is managed by Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, the full name of Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic spot is always called Wulingyuan Scenic Spot, which is one of the first five-level scenic spots in China.
Wulingyuan Scenic Spot is divided into five parts, namely Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Yuanjiajie, Yang Jiajie, Tianzi Mountain and Suoxiyu. These five parts of scenic spots are connected with each other, and the total ticket is a pass, which is 245 yuan +3 yuan insurance, and it is valid to enter and leave the scenic spot many times in two days. There are no tickets in the park or in the park, but you need to buy tickets separately to take the ropeway and elevator in the scenic spot. It is free to take the eco-car in the scenic spot (the fee is included in the ticket). Only when there is a vacancy, the scenic spot will stop at the roadside.
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is divided into Huangshizhai, Jin Bianxi Tour Cable and Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, which includes the first bridge in the world, the ecstasy platform, the back garden and other scenic spots. There is a famous WulongZhai in Yang Jiajie Scenic Area, which has reached heaven in one step. Tianzi Mountain is the most extensive, divided into Daguan Platform, Xianren Bridge, One Step Difficult to Walk, Laowuchang, He Long Park and other boutique tourist routes. Suoxiyu is divided into Shili Gallery, Shuihuansi Gate and other tourist routes.
The core scenic spot of Wulingyuan in Zhangjiajie has a large area and complex terrain. The total area of the whole scenic spot is 298 square kilometers. So there are many scenic spots and different tour route combinations in the scenic spot.
From April 25th, 21, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic spot tried out the weekly ticket system. Approved by the Provincial Price Bureau, the trial price of weekly ticket for Wulingyuan core scenic spot is 298 yuan/person. Visitors can enter and leave Wulingyuan core scenic spot within one week with the weekly ticket, and the current price of the original "two-day one-vote" ticket remains unchanged at 245 yuan/person. If tourists who purchase the "two-day one-vote" ticket need to increase the number of days of tour, they can refer to the "weekly ticket" price to make up the difference and extend the tour time to one week.
Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic spot has preferential admission policies for special groups, such as school students, active servicemen, disabled people and elderly people over 7 years old.
there is Tianmen mountain scenic spot (one-day tour) in Zhangjiajie city: (258 yuan/person, including cableway). It will be a pity not to go after arriving in Zhangjiajie. It is the earliest famous mountain in Zhangjiajie, with an altitude of 1,518.6 meters, standing on the edge of Zhangjiajie city, only 8 kilometers away from the city, and it is one of the most representative natural landscapes in Zhangjiajie.
It has the longest ropeway in the world-Tianmenshan ropeway, which allows you to truly experience the feeling of being free from vulgarity. There is the wonder of China Highway-Panshan Road; Climb 999 more steps to the bottom of Tianmen Cave. In May 1997, Li Na, a famous singer, climbed Tianmen Mountain. She seemed to be enlightened by the magical power in the dark and suddenly converted to Buddhism, which caused a sensation throughout the country.
Recently, Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area has been vigorously developed and constructed, and international large-scale activities have been frequent, forming a new humanistic atmosphere in the scenic area. In the second half of 211, it was awarded the national 5A-level scenic spot. Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area cooperated with Tianyuan Performing Arts Company, and at the end of 28, the first live-action musical "Tianmen Fox Fairy" was launched in China, which was directed by international famous musicians such as Tan Dun and rehearsed by well-known domestic large-scale performing artists, greatly enriching and improving Zhangjiajie's tourism and cultural performances. The program is very sought after by tourists and is worth seeing.
4. Introduction to eating and living in Zhangjiajie
1. Special food in Zhangjiajie
The favorite thing for self-help travelers is to taste local snacks, because they have plenty of time, which is why most of them like to take the form of self-help travel now.
the first one recommended is the special dish of Zhangjiajie-sanxiaguo. The so-called "three pots" is called hot pot in the local language.
There are generally two methods. One is a convenient dry pot, which is made of three main ingredients and stewed with hot pot without soup. "Master Hu cooks three times" is very representative, usually eating food, the price is not high, and the weight is enough to eat. It is recommended that dried intestines, dried walnut meat and Xiangxi bacon be stewed together, and you can also order a sour radish while eating, which is crisp and sour; The other is a soup pot, in which native chicken, duck, pig (sheep), dog (cow) meat and Tujia bacon are processed first, and then the guests order good dishes, then mix them and stew them. When eating, they order a portion of lotus root, taro, potato, kelp, etc. cooked in bone soup. That taste is so cool! I'll make you sweat from eating! "Sister Tang has three pots" is very representative.
In many restaurants around the city, you can also eat small game: wild pork, bamaomouse, muntjac, bacon, wild mushrooms, fir and so on. We recommend local specialties: yellow meat and Miao sour meat.
2. Accommodation in Zhangjiajie
(1) Accommodation in the urban area (including Wulingyuan District):
Accommodation in ordinary hostels, 3-4/person; If it is required to block the second highest point, the double standard of the two stars is 5-1 yuan/person; Samsung is in 15-3 yuan/room; Four stars in 28-4 yuan/room; Above 5-star 4 yuan/room, the price in other business hotels ranges from 1 to 6 yuan/room. In the urban area, the most concentrated places of hotels are Jiefang Road, Renmin Road, and near the railway station and bus station.
The price of the villa in Gaoyun Village in Wulingyuan District (Suoxiyu Town) is about 6-18 yuan/double standard room (according to the off-peak season, depending on the facilities and services).
(2) Accommodation around the scenic spot
There are also accommodations in towns and villages around the core scenic spot of Wulingyuan in Zhangjiajie, such as Zhonghu Village and Tianzishan Town. Although hotels in villages and towns around the mountain are not as good as those outside the scenic spot, living on the mountain and around it can save a lot of time and avoid taking a lot of wrong roads to and from the scenic spot.
At present, there are still a few marginal places in Zhangjiajie Scenic Area, which have been converted into family hotels from the remaining farmhouses, respectively, in Yang Jiajie, Yuanjiajie and Daguan Platform. Due to various reasons, the facilities and services are not standardized, and the quality and tourism safety are not guaranteed. Although some guests like it, we do not recommend tourists to choose such places to stay.