# Taipei's Cable Car To The Tea Houses

> An independent guide to the cable car that lifts riders from Taipei Zoo up to the tea houses of Maokong, covering fares, hours, closures and how to book.
> The line serves four passenger stations, Taipei Zoo, Taipei Zoo South, Zhinan Temple and Maokong, plus two angle stations along the route that stay closed to the public.
> It explains the fares, the operating calendar and each station, and links one ticket listing with five options. The site itself sells nothing.
> Ticket links are paid referral links, disclosed at /disclosure/, and the price you pay is the same whether you click one or not.

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## Key facts

- Fares went flat on 3 March 2025: pay NT$180 for one journey in either direction, or NT$300 for a one-day pass with unlimited rides.
- Hours run 09:00 to 21:00 on weekdays and 09:00 to 22:00 on weekends and public holidays. The operator publishes no last-boarding time.
- Plan around Mondays: most weeks the line shuts for scheduled maintenance, with dates released monthly, and it also closes each Lunar New Year's Eve.
- The full journey between the zoo station and Maokong takes roughly 20 to 30 minutes, following a route that bends like the numeral 7.
- Want the glass-floor crystal cabin? That costs an extra NT$50 per person per trip, paid at the station, and cannot be added to any online ticket option.
- Service pauses when winds on the route top 18 m/s, lightning threatens, an earthquake reaching intensity 4 strikes, or a typhoon land warning covers Taipei.
- The online ticket listing holds a 4.7 rating across roughly 11,700 reviews, with per-person prices starting around $9.49 before on-site upgrades.

## Key pages

- [Homepage](https://maokonggondola.com/): The live booking page: the one gondola ticket option on offer, its price range, the operating hours it is valid within, and how the ride maps onto the four stations.
- [About](https://maokonggondola.com/about/): What this site covers, which operator pages supply the hours and closure details, and the cutoffs we decline to guess at because the operator never published them.
- [FAQ](https://maokonggondola.com/faq/): Ticket prices from $9.49, the Lunar New Year's Eve closure, the four stations from Taipei Zoo up to Maokong, and the free bus rides that come with your ticket.
- [Guides](https://maokonggondola.com/guides/): Deeper guides on the ticket, weekday and holiday hours, the four stations, the tea houses at the top, Zhinan Temple, and the trails around Maokong.
- [Answers](https://maokonggondola.com/blog/): Quick answers to the questions riders ask most: opening hours, closing days, ticket prices, and how long the ride itself takes.
- [Affiliate disclosure](https://maokonggondola.com/disclosure/): Which links across the site are paid referral links, which bookings earn this site a commission, and what that never changes about the advice given.
- [AI: learn about us](https://maokonggondola.com/ai-learn-about-us/): A structured, machine-readable summary of the site, the cable car it documents, its stations, and the single ticket category listed.
- [Sitemap](https://maokonggondola.com/sitemap/): Every page on the site in one index, with the sitemap.xml file sitting next to it at /sitemap.xml for crawlers.
- [Contact](https://maokonggondola.com/contact/): Spotted a wrong fare, closure date or station detail? Tell us and we will fix it fast.
- [Privacy](https://maokonggondola.com/privacy/): Traffic here is measured in aggregate only: no sign-ups, no comment forms, no mailing list, and nothing that identifies a single visitor.