Tangkou Transportation Guide

Tangkou Bus Station Location

Tangkou bus station is located on the main street of Tangkou Town and giving that Tangkou Town is a one street town, it is not difficult to find the station. One thing you should know about the Tangkou bus station is that it is also the vehicle transfer centre of Huangshan Scenic Area. As for protecting environment, the regulations there need everyone change to an environmental-friendly vehicle at Tangkou bus station to the cable car point in Huangshan Mountain unless you are walking in.

With ground floor for ticket windows and second floor for waiting hall, Tangkou bus station is not too big to locate yourself. The boarding gate for Huangshan North Train Station is No.10 gate and the boarding gate for Shanghai, Hangzhou and Jiuhuashan is No.12.   
 

Tangkou Bus Station Schedule & Destinations

So far it has opened the bus heading to Tunxi, Hongcun, Yixian, Shexian, Huangshan North within Huangshan city. For inter-cites buses, it has opened buses heading to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou, Jiuhuashan, Yiwu, Hefei, Tongling, Wenzhou, Wuhu, Ningbo, Wuhan, Jiujiang, Liuan, Anqing, Fuyang, Qiandaohu, Yiwu, Beidamen, Jingde, Huainan and Yansi.

From Tangkou to Hangzhou is 310km and the ticket costs 110 Yuan. The setting time are 6:40 7:00 8:00 14:15 13:30 16:30 17:00; 
From Tangkou to Shanghai is 510km and ticket costs 148 Yuan. The setting time are 6:30 7:20 15:00 15:30 16:30;
From Tangkou to Jiuhuashan is 156km and the ticket costs 54 Yuan. The setting time are 6:30 and 14:30.
Below is the time table of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Jiuhuashan.

There are two cable car points for you to choose to get up to the Huangshan Mountain which are Yungu Si(云谷寺 Cloud Valley Cable Car) and Ciguang Ge(慈光阁).

Tangkou Zhaixi transfer centre (汤口寨西换乘中心)  to Yungu Si, 19 Yuan per ticket. Yungu Si is the point for getting up from the back of mountain, if you wish to visit the sites 始信峰、狮子峰 ,this is your cable point.

Tangkou Zhaixi transfer centre to Ciguang Ge, 19 Yuan per ticket. Ciguang Ge is the point for getting up in front of the mountain, if you wish to visit玉屏楼、迎客松、百步云梯，鳌鱼峰, this is your cable point.

Tangkou Zhaixi transfer centre to Wenquan 温泉，11Yuan per ticket. If you wish to experience the hot spring of Huangshan, this is your stop.

From Wenquan to Yungu Si or Ciguang Ge, 8 Yuan per ticket. 

 

Tangkou to Huangshan North Train Station

The buses running between Tangkou Bus Station to Huangshan North Station are quite regular and frequency is about one hour per one. The cost will be 20 Yuan for this one hour journey. They start from 8：30 to 17:10 every day.the departure time will be 9：30  10：20 11：20 12：20 13：20 14：20  15：20  16：20 17：10.This time table is updated to December 2016, for any further consult you may try to reach this landline of the Tangkou bus station which is +86-0559-5572602.

For tourists need to get to Tangkou bus station from Huangshan north, they are two ways of doing this. First choice: You could simply just get on a tourist line bus from the bus station near Huangshan North station. The bus station is just a five-minute walk away. The serving time of those buses are from 9:00 to 19:00 every day with a frequency of per hour per one. For any further consult you may try to reach the landline of the bus station which is +86-0559-2356355.

Second choice: There are two special tourist buses heading to Huangshan Scenic Area from the bus station near Huangshan north every day ,one heading to Yungu Si云谷寺 ,the other heading to Ciguang Ge 慈光阁. Both Yungu Si 云谷寺 and  Ciguang Ge 慈光阁 are two cable car stations inside the Huangshan scenic area, you could get a cable car after you arrival there and start your Huangshan tour immediately. The one heading to Yungu Si 云谷寺 stats at 10:15 a.m. and 14:00 p.m. and returns at 11:50 a.m. and 15:30 p.m. respectively. The other one heading to Ciguang Ge 慈光阁 starts at 10∶40 a.m. and 14∶20 p.m. and returns at 12∶10p.m. and 15∶50p.m respectively. For any further consult you may try to reach the landline of the bus station which is +86-0559-2356355.
 

Tangkou to Tunxi Bus

There are buses running between Tangkou and Tunxi every day. The frequency is 20 minutes per one and the last one starts at 17:00. The journey will take approximately one hour’s time and the cost will be 20 Yuan. After you arrive at the Tunxi bus station, you can take a bus to the Tunxi old street or take a taxi which will cost you 2 Yuan and 10 Yuan respectively.
 

Tangkou to Hongcun

From Tangkou to Hongcun, you could take bus at the Tangkou bus station. The price of this 50 minutes’ journey will only cost you 15 Yuan. The time of those buses heading to Hongcun will be at 7:00 9:00 10:20 11:30 12:30 14:30 15:30 16:30

If you miss the bus by any chance, you could take a bus from the Tangkou station to Yixian County but it is much more time consuming as the journey will take you about one hour’s time and after you arrival at Yixian county you have to get a Yixian bus to Hongcun which will cost you another 20 minutes. The ticket price of the bus from Tangkou to Yixian will be 17 Yuan and the time are 8:00 9:30 13:30 15:40 
 

Tangkou Accomodation

There are over 400 hotels and hostels in Tangkou Town and Huangshan mountain area. The price ranges from 50 Yuan to 500 Yuan according mainly to their locations. Some locate at the edge of the town with a backwards of long distance to the scenic area; the prices of theirs will be around 150-200 Yuan. For those who locate near the gate of the scenic area or even inside the mountain, the prices will be around 300-500 Yuan or even higher as their advantages of sitting in the cuddle of the Huangshan mountain. 
 

Tangkou Luggage Storage

There are a few ways of getting luggage service in Tangkou.

First, you can always asking the recreationalist of your hotel in Tangkou to keep the luggage for you for free if you are checking in any one. 

Second, if you haven’t book any hotel, you can leave your luggage at the Tangkou bus station. For any big suitcases the charge will be 1 Yuan per hour and 15 Yuan per day; for smaller ones 1 Yuan per hour and 10 Yuan per day. Digital locks on the suitcases and taking important items with you are advised.

Thirdly, if you don’t so keen on dragging all your cases all the way to Tangkou, you will be pleased to know that both the Huangshan railway station and the Huangshan Tunxi bus station in town have luggage storage services as well and they are cheaper than the Tangkou bus station.10 Yuan per case per day and the maximum keeping durations are 15 days and 10 days respectively.