Update: 2009-04-10.
Daishan
岱山(pinyin: Dài Shān)
is not Taishan
泰山(pinyin: Tài Shān),
mount TaiShan (sometimes called DaiShan too), see
wikipedia: Mount Tai!
Daishan
岱山 is the name of the island,
GaoTing
高亭 is the name of the main city.
How to go to Daishan (from Shanghai)
The travel is in two steps: first bus from Nanpu bridge to Yangshan,
second boat from Yangshan to Daishan.
| | | | |
Shanghai | Bus trip | YangShan | Boat trip | Daishan |
| ~1:10 | wait: ~20 minutes | speed boat: ~1:10 normal: ~2:00 | |
Buy the ticket: Shanghai to Daishan
Ticket covers both bus and boat.
Where: Nanpu bridge station
Subway line 4 station Nanpu bridge, cross the street, inside of big bus station
When: max 3 days before take the boat
Warning: the ticket can only be taken 3 days in advance,
boat may not travel because of rain, sea, fog, typhoon...
ticket (Daishan to Shanghai) need to be bought in Daishan (if stays more than 2 days)
How much: around 100 Yuan per person
(shanghai to daishan, same for backtrip, so ~200 for roundtrip)
The ticket office is
not the "tourist office" in orange building.
It is the next building, more... chinese, less touristic.
Only cashier number 3 for Daishan.
There are two kind of boat: speed boats and normal boats.
The speed boat only takes passengers:
- good points:
- it is fast;
- you have your place (numbered)
- port is almost in the center of the city
- bad points:
- you can not go oustide;
- it is more easy to vomit;
- more easily cancelled in case of bad weather
Normal boat also takes cars:
- good points:
- you take time to see;
- you can go outside, feel the weather;
- bad point:
- you may not have seat (rare)
- port is not in the GaoTing city, once in Daishan (island) you need to take and pay bus ~20 Yuan, more than 30 minutes
Shanghai / 上海 |
Yangshan / 洋山 |
Daishan / 岱山 |
Arrival place |
Total time |
Boat type |
7:05 | 8:45 | 10:45 | Desert / NoWhere | 3:40 | Normal boat |
7:30 | 9:20 | 10:30 | City / GaoTing | 3:00 | Speed boat |
9:30 | 11:20 | 13:20 | Desert / NoWhere | 3:50 | Normal boat |
14:30 | 16:20 | 17:30 | City / GaoTing | 3:00 | Speed boat |
15:30 | 17:20 | 19:20 | Desert / NoWhere | 3:50 | Normal boat |
Tickets look like that:
It says:
蓬莱客运轮船有限公司 |
蓬莱 company for transport boat |
南浦大桥->上海 |
Nanpu bridge to Daisan |
2009年04月04日 |
4th of April 2009 |
单价: Y 105.00 (全) |
105 Yuan (adult) |
普通舱 198座 |
place 198 |
上车: 南浦大桥 |
Bus departure at Nanpu bridge |
开车: 14:30 |
Bus departure at 14:30 |
上船:小洋山 |
boat departure at (small) YangShan |
开船:16:20 |
boat departure at 16:20 |
How to sleep in Daishan (Hotel)
Hotel, hotel, hotel.
Price: around 300 Yuan for a 2 persons room (chinese style: 2 beds)
Just tell us, we have familiy working in hotel!
On the (google) way
View Daishan (ShangHai, YangShan) in a larger map
Same in
Google maps
Same in
Google Earth (kml file)
http://www.clker.com
How to go back from Daishan to Shanghai
The travel is in two steps: first boat from Daishan to Yangshan
second bus from Yangshan to Nanpu bridge.
| | | | |
Daishan | Boat trip | YangShan | Bus trip | Shanghai |
| speed boat: ~1:10 normal: ~2:00 | no wait | ~1:10 | |
Buy ticket at Daishan port.
Price: around 100 Yuan.
Arrived at Yangshan, there are 3-4 busses waiting for passengers leaving boat (no waiting time).
Time table
Warning: around 18:00, there can be traffic jam around Shanghai, so the bus may be late.
Port |
Daishan / 岱山 |
Yangshan / 洋山 |
Shanghai / 上海 |
Total time | Boat type |
City / GaoTing | 7:35 | 8:50 | 10:30 | 2:55 | Speed boat |
Desert / NoWhere | 8:30 | 10:40 | 12:10 | 3:40 | Normal boat |
Desert / NoWhere | 14:20 | 16:30 | 18:00 | 3:40 | Normal boat |
City / GaoTing | 14:50 | 16:00 | 17:40 | 2:50 | Speed boat |
Desert / NoWhere | 16:50 | 18:50 | 20:20 | 3:30 | Normal boat |
Tickets look like
Get 2 tickets: 1 for the boat, 1 for the bus.
Boat ticket:
Bus ticket:
What to do in Daishan
That's China!
Temple
Cliffs
Beach
Putuoshan