Zhujiang New Town and Canton Tower · 23.111°N 113.322°E
TicketedClosure dayTimed entry
The 60-70-minute loop that every visitor is sold: past Canton Tower, under Liede and Haixin bridges, along the lit CBD and, from the older piers, the colonial waterfront of Yanjiang Road. There is no single operator. Canton Tower's own company (Guangzhou Chenggang Tourism) sails from Fortune Pier two minutes from the tower's east plaza and sells at six walk-up windows, on Ctrip/Qunar/Meituan and in its WeChat mini-program; Tianzi Pier and Dashatou near Beijing Road are the old-line piers with the most sailings.
AdmissionTicketedFrom about ¥78; roughly ¥100-190 by boat and deck, more with dinner (platforms)Secondhand source
HoursNight sailings about 18:00-22:30; some piers from 11:00 (listing)Secondhand source
ClosedNone published; weather stops sailingsNot independently verified — check official channels before you go
ReservationTimed entry
IDReal-name entry; passport handling is unconfirmed.Secondhand sourceDetails ↓
AddressFortune Pier: 222 Yuejiang West Rd, on the embankment north-east of Canton Tower (广州塔财富码头，阅江西路 222 号广州塔东北侧); Tianzi Pier: Yanjiang Middle Rd by Beijing Road; Dashatou Pier: Yanjiang East RdVerified · 2026-09Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceFortune Pier: APM or Line 3 Canton Tower station, APM 'scenic spot' exit, then 2 min from the east plaza; Tianzi Pier: Line 6 Beijing Rd exit A; Dashatou: Line 6 Donghu exit B2
Last verified 2026-09-15Source: platforms and press
How to book
Canton Tower cruise: six on-site windows (Fortune Pier, tower 1F 'river-tower' desk, west plaza hut, Haixinsha bridge 2, Huacheng Square by exit P13, Haixinsha East), Ctrip/Qunar/Meituan searching 广州塔财富码头, or the 广州塔珠江游 WeChat mini-program. Tianzi, Xidi, Zhongda, Dayuanshuaifu, Huangsha, Fangcun and the Haixinsha and 'Canton Tower' piers: Guangzhou Passenger Ferry Co. (the bus group) — its site or the WeChat official account 江游联盟, plus pier windows and the same OTAs. Dashatou: operator not publishedVerified · 2026-09Source ↗
ID details
Real-name entry; passport handling is unconfirmed. Real-name boarding — 'bring a valid document' (local listing); which documents each pier accepts is not published. The tower operator's pages say nothing about passports
Paying on site
Walk to a pier window with your passport, pick the next sailing, pay; or buy on Ctrip/Meituan and redeem the QR/ticket at that pier's window before boarding (tower operator's page names the platforms; redemption details are not published).
Beat the crowds
The 19:00-21:00 boats are the crush on holiday nights; the first sailing after dark (about 18:30-19:00 in winter, 19:30 in summer) gets the lights with a shorter queue. Same-day tickets at the Fortune Pier windows are the simplest route with a passport.
Language
On-board commentary is in Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese); no English audio is advertised by any operator page we read.