How to Get to Huanglong National Park from Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport

Jiuzhaigou Valley is one of the most famous scenery spot in China being famous for its crystal lakes, beautiful waterfalls, colorful foliage, white snow mountains, and mystery Tibetan culture which attracted more than 3 million tourists to come and enjoy the gift from the God every year. What’s more, as a country-level AAAAA scenic spot, the beauty of Jiuzhaigou varies from angles, altitude and seasons that spring with melting snow, summer with endless forest, autumn with colorful leaf and crystal lakes and winter with a white wonderland.

Fascinating scenery of Jiuzhaigou

Huanglong National Park, located in the southern part of the Minshan mountain range and 150 km away from northwest of the capital of Sichuan, Chengdu, is another scenic and historic interest area near Jiuzhaigou Valley, which is famous for its diverse forest ecosystems, snow-capped peaks, waterfalls and hot springs.

Huanglong National Park

A famous spot can hardly do without the help of convenient transportation. Located in the northern Sichuan Province with an average altitude more than 2500m, the transportation of Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong is not as convenient as in major cities or east costal area, which makes an airport crucial for local economy and tourism. People who may suffer from car sickness would never go to Jiuzhaigou if there is no airport because the 10-hour ride could be a torture for them especially when there is no train connecting Jiuzhaigou/Huanglong and other cities recently. (The Chengdu-Lanzhou High-speed train will be opened for service in 2019, which will connect Jiuzhaigou to Chengdu and Lanzhou within 2 hours.)

Jiuzhaigou Airport

Starting its flight lines in 2003, Jiuzhaigou Airport was known as Huanglong Airport, Jiuzhaigou-Huanglong Airport and Jiuhuang Airport. As a plateau airport, Jiuhuang airport is surrounded by mountains which have an altitude of 4000m to 5000m and built at Songpan County, Aba State, and 12 kilometers north of Chuanzhusi town. After third phase construction, Jiuhuang Airport has good infrastructure, and could provide convenient service now. This airport serves two major scenic places of interest in this area, namely Huanglong National Park, 53 km away, and Jiuzhaigou Valley National Park, 88 km away. It is 3,448 meters above sea level.

Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou route map

Get to Huanglong National Park from Jiuhuang Airport

Arriving at Jiuhuang Airport does not mean reaching Huanglong National Park which is 53km away. Tourists can go to Huanglong National Park by shuttle bus, taxi or a rental/booked car from the airport.

Getting to Huanglong National Park from Jiuhuang Airport

Get to Huanglong National Park by Shuttle Bus

The Jiuzhaigou Airport shuttle bus waits outside the terminal building of Jiuhuang Airport departing whenever it’s full. The price of the shuttle bus varies from 22 RMB to 100 RMB according to different destinations. The distance from Jiuhuang Airport to Huanglong National Park is about 50km and it takes you 1 hour from the airport to Huanglong National Park. The one-way ticket (the airport to Huanglong National Park) sells 22 RMB when the round trip between Jiuzhaigou Airport to Huanglong National Park is 40 RMB. The route from Jiuzhaigou Airport to Huanglong National Park and then to Jiuzhaigou National Park costs you 4 hours including about 2-hour visiting in Huanglong National Park.

Jiuzhaigou Airport shuttle bus price list

However, the running time of the airport shuttle bus is from 7:00 to 18:00 without certain schedule, which means that if you arrived too late or too early, you have to choose other method to leave the airport. Also, shuttle bus is easily influenced by the weather condition. It always cancelled or delayed, so please be prepare for emergency situation.

Get to Huanglong National Park by Taxi

Getting to Huanglong National Park by taxi is an alternative way from Jiuhuang Airport. Tourists do not have to wait for others in the shuttle bus so that their trip would be more flexible and faster but also more expensive. The total cost is about 200 RMB per car in 1.5 hours, and if 4 person shares one car, the costs is near to taking the shuttle bus. Since Jiuzhaigou Valley and Huanglong National Park are in different direction, the price for going to Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong together and waiting for tourists visiting in one of the parks from the airport is around 700 RMB.

Getting to Huanglong National Park by Taxi

All the price of taxi in nighttime is at least 100 RMB higher than that in daytime.

Get to Huanglong National Park by a Rental/Booked Car

In the late night and early morning, it could be hard to find taxi, which gives a chance to local rental/book car to serve tourists.

A Rental/Booked Car in Jiuzhaigou

There are 2 kinds of rental car. The first one is renting a car from a reliable local travel agency before you started your trip, confirming the time and schedule with the agency. The second choice is renting a car and self-driving it, which is only suggested for people who are legal to drive in China and is familiar with the weather and road condition in Jiuzhaigou area.

Which is the best way to go to Huanglong National Park?

It depends. For people who travel alone, the shuttle bus would be the best choice. But for people who travels with the family or friends, booking a car is more convenience and flexible.

Get to Jiuzhaigou Valley from the Airport

There are accordingly shuttle buses from the airport to Jiuzhaigou National Park in the day time as well. The price is from 45 RMB to 80 RMB, and it would cost you 1.5 hours.

3 Days Jiuzhaigou Valley and Huanglong National Park Local Tour

Also you can take the taxi, rental car or booked car in the airport and go to Jiuzhaigou National park for 250 RMB per car.

Flights to Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport

14 cities including Chengdu, Chongqing, Xian, Beijing, Shanghai,

Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, Changsha, Kunming, Zhangjiajie, and Mianyang and 12 airline companies have already opened direct airlines to Jiuzhaigou.

4 Days Chengdu Jiuzhaigou Huanglong Overland Tour

Price From: USD 490

In order to balance the tourists traffic, airline companies and accommodations implement preferential policies in off season like winter and spring when the ticket price will be at more than 50% off than in the peak season.

Compared with Chengdu, the fares of the direct flights to Jiuzhaigou from other cities mentioned above is more expensive. Moreover, the flight from Chengdu and Chongqing to Jiuzhaigou is opening all over the year while the flights from other cities are only offered in peak season like summer and autumn.

Chengdu, Chongqing and Mianyang are most frequently used as a staging post on flights to Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport. There are more than 20 flights from Chengdu Shuangliu airport to Jiuzhaigou airport in busy season, and the flying time is about 40 minutes. It will cost about 1000RMB without discount and 700 RMB in off season. Compared with Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, only two or three flights are offered by Chongqing Jiangbei Airport, but it has a lower price and a longer flying time, which is about an hour.

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport Facilities

In Jiuhuang Airport, the facilities are improved since 2003. Luggage point is just near the information office. Tourists can store their luggage for 3 days at most with a price of 30 RMB to 50 RMB respectively.

The Airport lobby in Jiuhuang Airport

NO exchange office converting foreign currency or drawing cash in the airport, so it is highly suggested that preparing enough cash before you arrived at Jiuhuang Airport.

There are few restaurants in Jiuhuang Airport. And the location of the airport is remote that being 53km away from Huanglong and 88km away from Jiuzhaigou, so you can have your lunch after arriving Huanglong Park or Jiuzhaigou National Park. In Jiuzhaigou National Park, Nuorilang tourism service center offers good cuisine.

Nuorilang tourism service center offers good cuisine