Yuyuan Garden

Getting there

1. Take Line 10 or 14 to Yuyuan Garden (豫园). On your map, choose an entrance to the classical garden. The similarly named shopping area covers several surrounding blocks.
2. For the north gate, use 168 Fuyou Road (福佑路168号). It accepts individual visitors and groups. For the south gate, use 279 Yuyuan Old Street (豫园老街279号), by the exit from the zigzag bridge. The south gate is for individual visitors.

Admission

Tickets are sold at both garden gates and in the official Shanghai Yuyuan mini program (上海豫园). The regular daytime session is 09:00–16:30, with last entry at 16:00. Mondays are normally closed except on public holidays. Spring Festival schedules and special evening sessions have their own announcements.

If your booking asks for identity details, take the document you booked with. The shopping streets and the classical garden are separate. If your main goal is the garden, arrive well before the last admission time.

What to see

Give yourself time for the courtyards, pond views and rockeries. The garden is compact, but its walls, gates and turns make the scenes feel different as you walk. Save the outdoor zigzag bridge and surrounding shops for before or after the paid visit.

Plan your visit

1. Arrive in the morning and allow 60–90 minutes inside. If you want photos around the bridge, leave a little more time for the public lanes outside, especially at weekends.
2. Allow extra time for narrow passages and uneven thresholds. If you need a step-free route, ask the gate staff which areas you can reach before entering.
3. After leaving, stop for xiaolongbao nearby and walk toward the Bund for the late afternoon. On a normal Monday, swap the garden with a different sightseeing day.