As the most well-preserved classical garden of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Shanghai, Yuyuan Garden not only boasts the elegance of pavilions and terraces, the warmth of urban life, but also profound historical and cultural heritage, making it a must-visit destination for foreign visitors to explore Shanghai’s traditional Culture. To start your Yuyuan Garden trip smoothly, avoid travel mistakes, and accurately grasp the ticket prices, latest opening hours and surrounding traffic details are essential prerequisites. This guide is specially designed for foreign visitors, comprehensively supplementing Yuyuan Garden’s practical bilingual travel information, combined with detailed explanations and pitfall avoidance tips, allowing every foreign visitor to easily plan their itinerary, immerse themselves in the unique charm of Yuyuan Garden, and not worry about trivial travel matters.
First of all, we will detail the ticket information of Yuyuan Garden for foreign visitors, including bilingual ticket prices, ticket purchase channels, preferential policies and usage instructions, ensuring that everyone clearly understands the ticket purchase details and avoids delaying the visit. The ticket price of Yuyuan Garden’s core area is set by time period. Combined with the relevant regulations of the 2026 Yuyuan Lantern Festival, the tickets are divided into regular periods and Lantern Festival periods with different prices, and a time-slot appointment system is implemented for admission. Foreign visitors need to understand and arrange the ticket purchase time reasonably in advance. During the regular period (non-Lantern Festival period), the adult ticket is 40 RMB, students can purchase discounted tickets with valid student IDs for 20 RMB, elderly people aged 60-69 can purchase discounted tickets with ID cards or passports for 20 RMB, and elderly people over 70 years old, children under 1.3 meters and disabled people can enter the garden for free with valid documents.
During the 2026 Yuyuan Lantern Festival (from January 26 to March 3, no lights, no tickets and no opening on New Year’s Eve), the Yuyuan Folk Art Lantern Area implements a separate ticketing and time-slot admission system, which is different from the regular garden tickets. Foreign visitors need to pay attention to distinguishing the tickets when purchasing. During the Lantern Festival, the adult ticket for the Folk Art Lantern Area is 80 RMB, and the children’s ticket, military ticket and senior ticket are all 50 RMB each. Ticket purchase channels are divided into online and offline. Online tickets can be purchased through the official authorized platforms such as the “Shanghai Yuyuan” WeChat Official Account and Piaoxingqiu, which support English interface and international payment methods, facilitating foreign visitors to operate. Offline tickets can be purchased at the ticket offices at the South Gate and East Gate of Yuyuan Garden. The ticket windows provide English services, and tickets can be purchased with valid documents such as passports. It is recommended to prepare the original documents in advance to avoid delaying the ticket purchase process.
Special attention should be paid to the ticket usage instructions: first, the ticket is valid on the day of purchase, and only allows one entry into the garden. You cannot enter the garden again after leaving. It is recommended that foreign visitors plan their visiting time reasonably and reserve sufficient time to experience the scenery and Culture of Yuyuan Garden. Second, the tickets during the Lantern Festival are admitted in time slots. The peak days (every Friday to Sunday, the first to seventh days of the lunar new year, and the Lantern Festival) are from 14:00 to 22:00, and the regular days (except peak days) are from 16:00 to 22:00. You need to choose the corresponding time slot when purchasing tickets, enter the garden strictly according to the reserved time slot, and it will be invalid if it is overdue. Third, once the ticket is sold, it will not be refunded or exchanged without special circumstances. It is recommended that foreign visitors confirm their itinerary before purchasing tickets to avoid losses. Fourth, with the Yuyuan Lantern Festival ticket, you can enjoy 4 hours of free Parking service at the BFC Bund Finance Center, and also enjoy a number of consumption preferential rights and interests. The ticket stub can be used as “money” to unlock a super-value visiting experience.
Next, we will introduce the latest opening hours of Yuyuan Garden for foreign visitors, clarify the opening and closing times and the best visiting periods combined with seasonal adjustments and Lantern Festival arrangements, helping everyone plan their itineraries reasonably. The regular opening hours of Yuyuan Garden (non-Lantern Festival period) are 8:30-17:00 every day. In winter (from November 1 to February 28 of the next year), the closing time is advanced to 16:30. The latest admission time is 30 minutes before closing, that is, 16:30 (summer) and 16:00 (winter). It is recommended that foreign visitors enter the garden between 9:00-11:00 in the morning or 14:00-16:00 in the afternoon. At this time, there are fewer tourists, which can not only avoid the peak flow of people, but also better appreciate the garden scenery, take photos more conveniently, and calmly feel the tranquility and elegance of Yuyuan Garden.
During the 2026 Yuyuan Lantern Festival (from January 26 to March 3), the opening hours have been adjusted, which need to be focused on: the Yuyuan Folk Art Lantern Area is open from 14:00 to 22:00 on peak days (every Friday to Sunday, the first to seventh days of the lunar new year, and the Lantern Festival), and from 16:00 to 22:00 on regular days. It is not lit, not sold and not open on New Year’s Eve (February 16). The other five extended lantern areas (BFC Bund Finance Center, Ancient City Park, Fangbang Middle Road, Fuyou Road and the Bund) are open for free, with the same opening hours as the Folk Art Lantern Area. All six areas will be lit together from February 1. Foreign visitors can visit and enjoy the lanterns for free, and feel the grand feast of Haipai New Year flavor. In addition, Yuyuan Garden will slightly adjust its opening hours every year according to holidays, major events and other situations. It is recommended that foreign visitors check the latest opening information through the official WeChat Official Account or official website of “Shanghai Yuyuan” 1-2 days before traveling to avoid affecting the itinerary due to time adjustments.
Surrounding traffic details are the key to foreign visitors’ travel. This guide will comprehensively introduce three travel methods: Subway, bus and self-driving, including bilingual station names, route information and practical tips, ensuring that everyone can reach Yuyuan Garden conveniently and easily solve travel problems. The subway is the most convenient and efficient way to get to Yuyuan Garden, and it is also the first choice for foreign visitors. Both Shanghai Metro Line 10 and Line 14 have “Yuyuan Station”. After getting off at Exit 1 or 7 of Yuyuan Station on Line 10, you can walk about 3-5 minutes to reach the South Gate of Yuyuan Garden. There are clear English signs along the way for easy identification. After getting off at Yuyuan Station on Line 14, you can walk about 5-8 minutes to reach the East Gate of Yuyuan Garden. Both lines run through the core area of Shanghai and can directly reach popular scenic spots and transportation hubs such as Shanghai Railway Station, Hongqiao Railway Station, the Bund and Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street. Foreign visitors can choose the appropriate subway line according to their accommodation location. When taking the subway, you can use the Shanghai Public Transport Card, Alipay Transit Code or WeChat Transit Code to buy tickets and take the bus conveniently.
Bus travel is convenient and cost-effective, suitable for foreign visitors who want to feel the urban style of Shanghai along the way. There are several bus stops around Yuyuan Garden. The most convenient one is “Fuxing East Road Guangqi Road (Yuyuan) Station”, with bus routes 24, 64 and 715 passing by. After arriving at this station by taking these routes, you can walk about 2 minutes to reach the South Gate of Yuyuan Garden. In addition, “Henan South Road Fuxing East Road Station” has bus routes 66, 306, 929 and 980 passing by, and “Xiaodongmen Station” has bus routes 11, 736, 926 and 930 passing by. You can reach Yuyuan Garden by walking 5-10 minutes after getting off. All bus stop signs are equipped with English signs, and there are also English announcements in the vehicles. Foreign visitors can check the bus routes in advance to avoid taking the wrong direction.
Self-driving is suitable for foreign visitors with a large number of companions or a lot of luggage. It should be noted that the Parking resources around Yuyuan Garden are limited, so it is recommended to plan the parking location in advance. There are several paid parking lots around Yuyuan Garden. The most convenient one is the Yuyuan Tourist Mart Parking Lot, located near the South Gate of Yuyuan Garden, with a charging standard of 15 RMB per hour. Parking spaces are tight during peak periods (holidays and Lantern Festival), so it is recommended to go 1-2 hours in advance. In addition, the BFC Bund Finance Center Parking Lot has more than 1,500 parking spaces. With the Yuyuan Lantern Festival ticket, you can enjoy 4 hours of free parking service. The parking lot has 4 entrances and exits: Renmin Road, Fengjing Road, Dongmen Road and Zhonghua Road, which is convenient for travel and suitable for foreign visitors who choose to drive. You can search for “BFC Bund Finance Center Parking Lot” on the navigation, and there are clear navigation signs along the way for easy arrival. It should be noted that during the Lantern Festival, temporary traffic control may be implemented in the core area of Yuyuan Garden (Anren Street, Guangqi Road, etc.), prohibiting non-motor vehicles from passing. Self-driving and cycling visitors need to cooperate with the on-site traffic police command, abide by traffic rules, and avoid affecting travel.
In addition to ticket, opening hours and traffic details, this guide also supplements some practical travel tips for foreign visitors to help everyone visit Yuyuan Garden smoothly and happily. First, in terms of language services, there are multilingual guide signs (Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, etc.) in Yuyuan Garden. Multilingual audio guides (supporting English and other languages) can be rented at the tourist center, and you can also sign up for an English professional tour group to deeply understand the historical stories and scenic features of Yuyuan Garden. If you have any questions, you can go to the tourist center for consultation, and the staff can provide simple English services. Second, in terms of itinerary planning, it is recommended to reserve 2-3 hours to visit the core area of Yuyuan Garden. If you want to visit the surrounding City God Temple, Yuyuan Tourist Mart and the extended lantern areas of the Lantern Festival, you can reserve half a day to arrange the visiting order reasonably to avoid the itinerary being too hasty. Third, in terms of pitfall avoidance tips, there are many tourists during the peak period (18:00-20:00) of the Lantern Festival. It is recommended to enter the garden during off-peak hours and enter in advance in the afternoon, which can not only appreciate the beauty of the garden during the day, but also enjoy the bright night view when the lights are on, improving the visiting experience. Fourth, in terms of other tips, smoking and carrying pets are prohibited in Yuyuan Garden. It is recommended that foreign visitors abide by the garden regulations, take good care of the garden environment, and keep their personal belongings properly during the visit to avoid loss.
Mastering the above tickets, opening hours and traffic details, foreign visitors can easily plan their trip to Yuyuan Garden without worrying about trivial travel matters. The pavilions and terraces of Yuyuan Garden hide the elegance of Jiangnan gardens, the urban fireworks hide the warmth of Shanghai, and the bright lights during the Lantern Festival hide the romance of Haipai New Year flavor. It is hoped that every foreign visitor can smoothly start their trip to Yuyuan Garden with this practical guide, immerse themselves in the charm of Shanghai’s traditional Culture, and leave an unforgettable memory of their trip to Shanghai among the pavilions, terraces and urban fireworks.
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