Quick answer
Checked September 2026.
- Deck ticket 120 yuan. The Skywalk (a 380 m ring walkway), the twin swing and the MR coaster are add-ons; packages with one add-on were listed at about 175 to 195 yuan.
- Entrance: Raffles City shopping mall, L1, Jialing River zone. A lift takes about 50 seconds to Level 47.
- Metro: Line 1 to Chaotianmen station, Exit 2. The mall is 20 m from the exit.
- The ticket is valid once, on the day. Once you come down you cannot go back up.
What it is
The Crystal is the 250 m-high horizontal structure that sits on four of the eight Raffles towers and is bridged to two more. The Exploration Deck is on Level 47. The deck ticket covers the observation deck itself; the other three experiences are add-ons.
- Sky Mirror (天空之境): the cantilevered glass-floor viewing deck with a 270° view of the two rivers meeting. Included in the deck ticket.
- Skywalk (云中漫步): a 380 m ring-shaped walkway suspended outside the structure.
- Sky Swing (云中飞跃): a two-seat swing facing the river.
- Sky Traveler (天空旅行者): a robot-arm coaster with a VR headset. Not one for anyone who gets motion sick.
Tickets
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Deck ticket (observation deck only) | 120 yuan |
| Deck + Skywalk | Package about 195 yuan |
| Deck + Sky Traveler (MR coaster) | Package about 175 yuan |
Package prices are from the operator's official online listing in September 2026 and move with promotions. The deck ticket does not include the Skywalk, the swing or the coaster; for those you need a package.
Concessions: children aged 6 to 14, students and visitors aged 70 and over pay a reduced fare; children under 1.2 m or under 6 go free. These rules were published by the operator in 2022, so confirm them on the mini-program before you go.
Where to buy: the WeChat mini-program "探索舱云端乐园", or at the L1 entrance. Foreign visitors buy at the staffed counter with a passport.
When to go
The operator's published hours are 10:00 to 22:00. In September 2026 same-day tickets were on sale online until 21:55, so an evening visit for the night view works. For sunset into the lights, go up an hour before sunset.
Where the entrance is
Plenty of people wander the mall looking for it. Three things to remember:
- Go into the Raffles City shopping mall, not the office towers or the hotel.
- Go to L1, the Jialing River zone. The entrance is there, and there is a ticket machine under the escalator opposite it (Hualong Net, with photos from Raffles).
- Take the dedicated lift, about 50 seconds straight to Level 47.
Getting there
- Metro Line 1 to Chaotianmen station, Exit 2, then 20 m into the mall. Chaotianmen is the end of Line 1 (Chongqing municipal government).
- From Hongya Cave: about 1 km along Jiabin Road toward Chaotianmen, on the flat, so it is walkable. A taxi takes about 10 minutes.
How it fits with the other viewpoints
The deck looks down on the two rivers meeting; Nanshan looks across at the whole skyline from the far bank. They do not repeat each other. Coming down in the evening and walking to Hongya Cave for the lights is on the way.
Height and floor
250 metres up, on Level 47. The deck is at the front end of The Crystal, the glass sky bridge that lies across the tops of the towers. The lift from Level 1 takes about 50 seconds.
| Detail | Figure |
|---|---|
| Height of the deck | 250 m, Level 47 |
| The Crystal sky bridge | 300 m long, 32.5 m wide, 26.5 m high; about 10,000 square metres of floor |
| Towers | Eight in all, at 350 m and 250 m. The Crystal sits on four 250 m towers and joins two more by bridges. |
| Open-air terrace | About 410 square metres, with a half-round glass floor that hangs out over the edge |
| View | 270 degrees over the point where the Jialing joins the Yangtze |
| Opened | 30 May 2020 |
The whole complex was designed by Moshe Safdie and stands at 8 Jiesheng Street, on the tip of the Chaotianmen peninsula. The tower shapes are meant as sails, after the river port below. In November 2023 the deck joined the World Federation of Great Towers, the only member in Chongqing.
After the lift: three stages
Three stages: a ground-floor exhibition, the lift, then the indoor gallery and the open-air glass deck on Level 47. The ticket is single entry, so take each stage at your own pace before moving on.
- Level 1: you enter through a round "moon gate" into a city exhibition of about 900 square metres, with old photographs and film of Chongqing.
- The lift: one express lift from Level 1 straight to Level 47.
- Level 47, indoors: a Mars-themed gallery on the Jialing River side of The Crystal. Indoor and outdoor areas together are about 1,500 square metres. There are VR telescopes that show the riverbanks in each of the four seasons.
- Level 47, outdoors: the open-air deck with the glass floor.
The operator's notice asks visitors with high blood pressure, heart disease, asthma or a fear of heights, and pregnant visitors, not to go out onto the open-air terrace at 250 m or onto the Skywalk. The indoor gallery on the same level has a 270-degree view of its own.
Day or night
They are two different views, and one ticket gets you one of them unless you time it across sunset. By day you see the two rivers in two colours where they meet under the glass floor. After dark you see both riverbanks lit up. The deck closes at 22:00.
| Compare | By day | After dark |
|---|---|---|
| What you see | The brown Yangtze meeting the bluer Jialing below the deck, the Chaotianmen point, and Nanshan rising beyond the far bank | Both banks of both rivers lit up, from above |
| What it pairs with | A walk on the Chaotianmen side before or after | Hongya Cave, whose facade lights run 19:30 to 23:00 under the schedule in force from 3 September 2026 |
| Timing | Opens at 10:00 | Closes at 22:00 |
Because the deck shuts an hour before the Hongya Cave lights go off, the order that works is deck first, Hongya Cave second. If you also want a night cruise, the sailings run 19:30 to 22:00, the same hours as the deck after dark, so plan the cruise and the deck on different evenings or take the deck at sunset. The full evening order is in the Chongqing night views guide.
One evening: deck, Jiabin Road, Hongya Cave, last metro
Start at Chaotianmen station, go up the deck, then walk about 1 km on the flat along Jiabin Road to Hongya Cave. The metro home is not a worry: the last Line 1 train leaves Chaotianmen at 0:00, on weekdays and holidays alike.
| Step | What to do | Figures |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Line 1 to Chaotianmen station, Exit 2, into the Raffles City mall | 20 m from the exit to the mall. Raffles has the metro station, a bus hub and a wharf built into it. |
| 2 | Deck entrance on L1, Jialing River zone | Open 10:00 to 22:00, single entry |
| 3 | Walk along Jiabin Road to Hongya Cave | About 1 km on the flat, or about 10 minutes by taxi |
| 4 | Hongya Cave with the lights on | Lights 19:30 to 23:00 |
| 5 | Back by Line 1 from Chaotianmen | Last train 0:00; Xiaoshizi is the next stop, Jiaochangkou about 4 minutes, Lianglukou about 9 |
On public holidays the roads around Hongya Cave are under traffic control from 16:00 and cars cannot reach the door, so the Jiabin Road stretch is done on foot. On an evening with us, the car drops you at the mall, the guide walks that stretch with you, and we set the pick-up point away from the controlled roads. More on the lights and the crowd flow is in the Hongya Cave guide.
Where each figure comes from
| Detail | Source and date |
|---|---|
| Address: 8 Jiesheng Street, Chaotianmen | Yuzhong District government, updated April 2026 |
| Entrance on L1 Jialing River zone; lift about 50 seconds to L47 | Hualong Net, 2021; CapitaLand press release, 2020 |
| The three original experiences (deck, swing, 380 m Skywalk) | CapitaLand statement at the World Federation of Great Towers meeting, October 2024 |
| Mini-program or on-site purchase | Hualong Net, December 2023 |
| Deck 120 yuan; concessions; 10:00 to 22:00 | Hualong Net, figures from the operator, February 2022 |
| Package prices; same-day sales until 21:55; single entry | Operator's official online listing, checked 27 September 2026 |
| Line 1 Chaotianmen station Exit 2, 20 m to the mall | Chongqing municipal government, January 2021 |
- CapitaLand press release, June 2020; Yuzhong District government; Hualong Net, figures from the operator, February 2022; CapitaLand statement at the World Federation of Great Towers meeting, October 2024.
- CapitaLand press release, June 2020; Hualong Net, with photos and visitor notice from Raffles, 2021.
- CapitaLand press release, June 2020; Hualong Net, figures from the operator, February 2022; Hongya Cave and cruise times as checked on our night views page.
- Chongqing Rail Transit first and last train timetable; Yuzhong District government; walking distance, taxi time and holiday traffic control as checked on our Hongya Cave and night views pages.
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FAQ
The deck ticket is 120 yuan. Packages that add the Skywalk or the Sky Traveler coaster were listed at about 175 to 195 yuan in September 2026.
On L1 of the Raffles City shopping mall, in the Jialing River zone. A dedicated lift takes about 50 seconds to Level 47.
Line 1 to Chaotianmen station, Exit 2. The mall is 20 m from the exit.
The Skywalk, the swing and the coaster are add-ons sold as packages.
The ticket is valid for one entry on the day.
250 metres, on Level 47 of The Crystal sky bridge. The express lift from Level 1 takes under a minute.
They are different views. By day you see the brown Yangtze and the bluer Jialing meet below the glass floor. After dark you see both riverbanks lit up. The deck is open 10:00 to 22:00 and the ticket is single entry, so going up before sunset is the way to see both.
About 1 km on the flat along Jiabin Road, or about 10 minutes by taxi. On public holidays the roads around Hongya Cave are under traffic control from 16:00, so walk it.
The last Line 1 train leaves Chaotianmen at 0:00, on weekdays and holidays alike. The deck closes at 22:00, so there is time to walk to Hongya Cave and still take the metro back.
Travellers' reports from 2026 describe three tiers: the plain viewing ticket for the glass-floor deck (120 yuan on weekdays; one August 2026 report gives 128 at weekends and 100 for children and visitors over 60), a combination with the open-air sky walk, for which three 2026 reports give 198 yuan (the operator’s own September 2026 listing showed one-add-on packages at about 175 to 195), and a full package at 248 yuan which, according to one report, covers two of the add-ons. Two reports say the sky walk is not open to children under five (one of them adds: or under 100 cm); one each says the swing excludes children under eight and anyone with strong short sight. One August 2026 report says the outdoor rides close in rain and only the indoor deck and the MR ride stay open. The deck itself is a single entry, so finish the rides before you go back down. Prices here are what visitors paid, not an official list; we confirm the current price when we book.
Mornings and weekday afternoons, according to travellers' reports from 2026. The hour before sunset is the busiest time on the deck and the longest queue for the lift, because most visitors want daylight, the colour change and the lights in one visit. If you want the sunset slot, go up on a weekday. One more thing from October 2026 reports: in the first days of October 2026 several visitors found the city under low morning fog and the view from 250 metres a white wall, so look across the river from Chaotianmen before you buy a daytime ticket.