Ngong Ping 360 & the Big Buddha

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A 5.7 km cable car from Tung Chung over Lantau's peaks to the 34-metre Tian Tan Buddha and Po Lin Monastery. The ride is the attraction — the Buddha itself is free.

Tickets

From
₹2,300
Tiers
  • Standard cabin, round trip — ₹2,300 · HKD 235 adult; HKD 110 child
  • Crystal cabin (glass floor), round trip — ₹3,200 · HKD 315 — worth it one way; book Crystal up, Standard down
  • Big Buddha & monastery — ₹0 · Free; the vegetarian meal ticket (HKD 150) includes the Buddha's inner hall

Best time to go

Best time
First cabin at 10am on a clear weekday — the queue at 1pm is 60–90 minutes
Avoid
Foggy spring days (you see nothing) and any day with a typhoon signal (it closes)
Notes
  • Closed on some Wednesdays for maintenance — check the site
  • Timed QR tickets from Klook skip the ticket queue, not the boarding queue

How long to spend

Recommended hours
5
Min hours
3

Highlights

  • The 25-minute ride — Airport, sea and the Buddha appearing over the ridge · 1
  • Tian Tan Buddha — 268 steps up; the view back over the plateau · 2
  • Po Lin Monastery vegetarian kitchen — The best-value veg meal on the island · 3

Strategy

Tips
  • Pair with Tai O fishing village (bus 21 from Ngong Ping, 20 min) for a full day
  • Buy the round trip — the bus back to Tung Chung is slow and the queue is long
  • Bring water; the plateau has few shops beyond the tourist village

Food nearby

Inside
  • Po Lin Monastery kitchen — Set vegetarian meal, HKD 150 deluxe / HKD 60 snack — pure veg, no onion/garlic in the temple style

Getting there

Options
  • MTR — Tung Chung station exit B — the cable car terminal is a 3-minute walk
  • From the airport — Bus S1 to Tung Chung, 15 minutes — a good half-day on a long layover

What to carry

  • Booking QR (voucher number is on it)
  • Cap and sunscreen
  • Cash for the monastery meal

Pro tips

  • The Crystal cabin queue is separate and usually shorter
  • Sunset from the Buddha is beautiful but the last cabin down is 6pm (6:30pm weekends) — don't get stranded
  • The 'Ngong Ping Village' shops are skippable; the Wisdom Path walk behind the Buddha is not