My Hong Kong: above on the Ngong Ping 360
If you’re in Hong Kong and you’re thinking about visiting the “Big Buddha” on Lantau Island, you should consider the 6-kilometre Ngong Ping 360 cable-car high above the island.
From the Tung Chung lower station to the Ngong Ping upper station, the 25-minute cable car ride offers a 360-degree view of the Tung Chung development, Tung Chung Bay, the HKG international airport at Chep Lap Kok, and the forested parklands of Lantau North Country Park. At Ngong Ping village, most will head out on foot to visit the nearby Po Lin Monastery and the Tian Tan Buddha (known also as the “Big Buddha”), hike across North Lantau back towards Tung Chung, or hop on a bus to any number of villages along the island’s coastline.
From central Hong Kong, hop onto the MTR Tung Chung transport-line to the western terminus station in the town of Tung Chung. Located across from the MTR station is the lower station for the “Ngong Ping 360“, labeled ‘T’ (for Tung Chung) in the map below. ‘N’ marks the upper station at Ngong Ping. As of June 2014, adult fares for the standard cabin are $105 HKD one-way (about $14 USD) and $150 HKD return (about $19 USD); private cabins or “crystal” cabins with glass floors cost extra. The 360 operates weekdays 10am to 6pm, and weekends/holidays 9am to 630pm.
Lower station, Tung Chung
Leaving Tung Chung
Towards Airport Island Angle Station
North to Tuen Mun and New Territories
Southwest, between towers T2B and T3, Tung Chung Bay
Northeast, back towards Tung Chung
Ascent to Tower 3: look back across Tung Chung Bay
HKG International Airport, Chep Lap Kok
Chep Lap Kok and New Territories beyond
Lantau North Country Park
Ngong Ping 360 Rescue Trail, Lantau North Country Park
Over Lantau North Country Park
Approaching upper station
Upper station, near Tian Tan Buddha
Tian Tan Buddha: the enormous statue and the little humans below.
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3 Responses to “My Hong Kong: above on the Ngong Ping 360”
Great tip. I think I’m probably going to take this one way to get to the Buddha.
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Hi and you’re welcome, Adelina. I’d planned this post to go up sometime last month or this month. I remembered you’re going to Hong Kong, so I had you partly in mind when I posted this. Don’t forget to take the regional buses to the tiny seaside villages on Lantau; for example, there’s Tai O (大澳) which I really like, and is on a very long list of things to be written up. 😉 Thanks for stopping by!
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