Tickets
Tickets and prices
Every gondola ticket option priced side by side, after the 2025 flat-fare change.
Up to the Tea Hills of Maokong
A hub of in-depth guides to the cable car and the hill it climbs. Read about the ticket and its options, the four stations from Taipei Zoo to Maokong, the Tieguanyin tea houses and hiking trails at the top, and the operating hours and weather rules that decide whether the line runs on any given day.
Tickets, Prices and What Is Included
The Line, the Stations and Getting There
Planning
Stations and route
Every Maokong Gondola station explained, plus where the line really turns.
Route
Zoo & Gondola Combo
How to pair Taipei Zoo and the Maokong Gondola on the same day, with the right ticket and timing.
Tea Houses, Temple and Trails at the Top
Planning
Tea Houses
How Maokong tea house charges, leaf pricing and the hillside's two famous teas actually work.
Experiences
Zhinan Temple
The 1,185-step Taoist temple above the Maokong Gondola, and what is open after the 2026 fire.
Planning
Hiking Trails
All eight Maokong hiking trails mapped in English, with times, flowers and the level route anyone can walk.
Top
Maokong Tea
The two teas of the Maokong hillside, where they came from, and what to pay for them.
Top
Free Things in Maokong
Trails, temples, tea terraces and viewpoints: what is free at the top of the gondola, and the one thing you pay for.
Hours, Weather and Planning the Day
Planning
Hours and Best Time
Opening hours, the Monday closure trap, and the full dated 2026 suspension calendar.
Planning
Getting There
Directions to the gondola from Taipei Main Station, Ximending, Taipei 101, by bus, car or bike.
Planning
Weather and Suspensions
The exact thresholds that shut the gondola, the free shuttles down, and the refund rules.