Lantau Island: Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car & Big Buddha

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Duration5h–6h

GroupUp to 15

Mobile ticketAccepted

What does it feel like to float 360 meters above the sea?

You ride the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car 25 minutes over Lantau Island to a village at the top, where you can explore Po Lin Monastery and walk to the Tian Tan Buddha statue at your own pace. Choose a standard or glass-bottom cabin, and pick one-way or round-trip depending on whether you want to return the same way or descend by bus. All taxes and fees are included; just bring comfortable shoes and redeem your ticket at either terminal before boarding.

5h–6h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Lantau Island by cable car

Ride Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car
Enjoy views of North Lantau Country Park
Visit Ngong Ping Village
See Po Lin Monastery
View Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha)

The Experience

The Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car climbs out of Tung Chung in a slow, steady arc that doesn't feel real at first. You're suspended over North Lantau Country Park, watching the landscape shrink below — green hills, scattered villages, then the South China Sea opening up on the other side. The ride takes 25 minutes one-way, and there's no rushing it. You can book a standard cabin or upgrade to the glass-bottom crystal cabin if you want the full effect of nothing between you and the view. Most people stare the whole way up.

At the top, Ngong Ping Village spreads out like a small town built just for visitors — shops, restaurants, a few temples. But the real reason people come is the Big Buddha. Tian Tan Buddha sits on a hilltop above Po Lin Monastery, bronze and enormous, visible from the cable car before you even land. Walking up to it takes maybe 20 minutes from the village, past the monastery with its red pillars and incense smoke. You can spend as long as you want up there — an hour, three hours, the whole afternoon. There's no fixed schedule, no guide herding you along. The ticket is just access to the cable car and the village; what you do with the time is yours.

The glass-bottom cabin is worth considering if heights don't bother you. It's the same 25-minute ride, but the floor is transparent, so you're looking straight down the whole way. Not everyone loves it — some people grip the handrail pretty hard — but if you're okay with it, the view changes everything. You can see the cable itself disappearing beneath you, the park spreading out in all directions, the water getting closer as you descend on the way back.

Redeem your ticket at either the Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal or the Ngong Ping Terminal at the top. Wear comfortable shoes if you're planning to walk around the monastery and up to the Buddha — the paths are paved but there's elevation involved. The whole experience works best if you're not trying to cram it into 90 minutes; give yourself at least three to four hours from the moment you board until you're back down.

What’s included

Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car ride in your choice of standard or glass-bottom cabin.
one-way or round-trip ticket.
access to Ngong Ping Village at the top.
all taxes, fees and handling charges.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditions

Operated by Ngong Ping 360

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see the Big Buddha and Lantau Island without arranging your own transport from the city — the cable car is the main way up, and the round-trip ticket means you don't have to figure out the bus schedule on the way back down.