{"id":1305490,"date":"2026-10-02T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1305490"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:08:35","slug":"chongqing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/asia\/china\/chongqing\/","title":{"rendered":"Chongqing"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302815,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title"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It is famous for its hotpot, numbing and fiery, and it is the start of the Yangtze cruises through the Three Gorges.\r\n\r\nTwo or three days is right.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | High-speed train from Chengdu, about 1.5 hours\r\nGetting around | Metro and monorail\r\nLanguage | Mandarin and Sichuanese\r\nTipping | Not expected\r\nTap water | Not safe to drink\r\nHow long to stay | Two or three days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Jiefangbei, on the peninsula where the Yangtze and Jialing rivers meet, is the centre, with the metro, Hongyadong and the river views. Around Hongyadong and the cable car are the best night views. The city is built on steep hills, so stay near a metro station.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Jiefangbei | First-timers | The centre, where the rivers meet. | 29.5570 | 106.5770 |  | \nHongyadong | Views | The cliff-side complex. | 29.5640 | 106.5790 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Chongqing","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Chongqing is a vast mountain city on the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, with more than 30 million people in the municipality, famous for its layered streets, neon skyline and fiery hot pot.\r\n\r\nHongyadong, a complex of stilted buildings stacked eleven storeys up the cliff, is lit up at night like a scene from Spirited Away; see it from the Qiansimen Bridge across the river. Ride the Yangtze River Cableway across the river for the skyline, and the Liziba monorail station, where a train runs straight through a residential building.\r\n\r\nThe city is so hilly that you might enter a building on the ground floor and leave on the twentieth; walk the stairways and alleys of the old Shibati district, now restored.\r\n\r\nCiqikou, an old riverside town in the west of the city, has narrow lanes of snacks and teahouses. Eling Park has views over both rivers.\r\n\r\nThree Gorges cruises, three to four days down the Yangtze to Yichang through the gorges and past the Three Gorges Dam, leave from here. Wulong's karst caves and natural bridges and the Dazu rock carvings, both UNESCO-listed, are day trips.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Hongyadong | Stilted buildings lit at night\r\nYangtze Cableway | Across the river\r\nLiziba monorail | Through a building\r\nThree Gorges | Cruises to Yichang","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Chongqing","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Chongqing","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Hongyadong is free to walk around and see at night, and so are the river views from the Qiansimen Bridge and Jiefangbei's pedestrian streets.\r\n\r\nCiqikou's lanes and Eling Park are free or almost free, and watching the Liziba monorail from the viewing platform costs nothing.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Hongyadong | Free\r\nQiansimen Bridge | Night views\r\nCiqikou | Old lanes\r\nLiziba platform | Free","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Chongqing","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Chongqing","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Chongqing hot pot is the spiciest in China: a bubbling pot of beef tallow, chilli and Sichuan pepper, in which you cook tripe, beef, vegetables and noodles. Order a yuanyang, split pot, if you want a milder side.\r\n\r\nXiaomian, spicy noodles for breakfast, and suanlafen, hot and sour sweet-potato noodles, are local staples. Grilled fish, kaoyu, is another favourite.\r\n\r\nA street meal is \u20ac2 to \u20ac4; hot pot \u20ac10 to \u20ac20.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Hot pot | The spiciest in China\r\nXiaomian | Breakfast noodles\r\nSuanlafen | Hot and sour noodles\r\nA street meal | \u20ac2\u20134","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Chongqing","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Chongqing","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Chongqing is a night city: Hongyadong and the riverfronts are crowded with visitors after dark, and bars and clubs cluster around Jiefangbei and the Jiulongpo area. Late-night hot pot and skewers run into the early morning.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac2 to \u20ac5.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Hongyadong | Crowded at night\r\nJiefangbei | Bars\r\nLate hot pot | Into the early hours\r\nA beer | \u20ac2\u20135","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Chongqing","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Chongqing","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Jiangbei Airport is about 40 minutes from the centre by metro.\r\n\r\nThe metro and monorail cover the city; its hills make walking tiring, but taxis and Didi are cheap. Navigation is confusing because of the layers; trust the metro.\r\n\r\nHigh-speed trains reach Chengdu in about an hour and a half. Three Gorges cruises leave from the city's piers for Yichang.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport | About 40 minutes\r\nMetro | Trust it over maps\r\nTo Chengdu | HSR, about 1.5 h\r\nCruises | To Yichang","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Chongqing","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Chongqing costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Chongqing is cheap. Dorms start around \u20ac8 and a careful day is \u20ac25 to \u20ac40.\r\n\r\nThe Yangtze River Cableway is a few euros, and a Three Gorges cruise from about \u20ac150 to \u20ac400 for three to four days depending on the boat.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the yuan (CNY), at roughly 8 yuan to the euro; prices here are euro equivalents. Almost everyone pays by phone: set up Alipay or WeChat Pay with a foreign card before you arrive, and carry some cash as a backup.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac8\r\nA day | \u20ac25\u201340\r\nCableway | A few euros\r\nCruise | About \u20ac150\u2013400","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Chongqing","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Chongqing","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Chongqing is very safe.\r\n\r\nSummers are extremely hot and humid, often around 40\u00b0C; the city is known as one of China's 'furnaces'. Google, WhatsApp and Instagram are blocked; use an eSIM with international roaming, and Amap or Baidu Maps for directions. Carry your passport: it is needed for trains, hotels and many sights, which are booked by real name.\r\n\r\nMany nationalities can now enter China visa-free for up to 30 days, under a scheme extended to the end of 2026, and 240-hour visa-free transit covers many more; check the rules for your passport before you travel.\r\n\r\nEmergency: 110 police, 120 ambulance, 119 fire.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Heat | Around 40\u00b0C in summer\r\nInternet | Use an eSIM\r\nPassport | Needed\r\nEmergency | 110 police, 120 ambulance","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Chongqing","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Chongqing","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Karst bridges, the Three Gorges and Buddhist carvings.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Wulong | About 3 hours | Bus or train | Karst caves and natural bridges, UNESCO-listed. |  | 1305520\nThree Gorges | 3\u20134 days | Cruise | Down the Yangtze to Yichang. |  | 1305515\nDazu rock carvings | About 2 hours | Bus | Buddhist carvings, UNESCO-listed. |  | 1305522","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Chongqing","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"March to May and September to November. Summers are extremely hot. Avoid Golden Week (1\u20137 October) and Chinese New Year if you can, when the whole country travels.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Often foggy in winter.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 10 | 1 | Foggy\r\nFebruary | 13 | 3 | New Year\r\nMarch | 18 | 3 | Spring\r\nApril | 23 | 4 | Excellent\r\nMay | 27 | 4 | Good\r\nJune | 30 | 3 | Hot\r\nJuly | 34 | 1 | Very hot\r\nAugust | 35 | 1 | Very hot\r\nSeptember | 29 | 3 | Good\r\nOctober | 22 | 4 | Golden Week crowds\r\nNovember | 16 | 3 | Good\r\nDecember | 11 | 1 | Foggy","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The hotpot season is year-round.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Chongqing","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/china\/chongqing\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Golden Week | 1\u20137 October | Citywide | National holiday crowds. |  | \nChinese New Year | January or February | Citywide | Lights and crowds. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in yuan locally; these are euro equivalents. Excludes Yangtze cruises.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 20 | 15 | 5 | 15\r\nComfortable | 40 | 30 | 10 | 25","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Chongqing","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Chongqing right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Chongqing","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/china\/chongqing\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Chongqing travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"When is Hongyadong best? | At night, when it is lit up; see it from the Qiansimen Bridge.\r\nHow long is a Three Gorges cruise? | Three to four days to Yichang, past the Three Gorges Dam.\r\nHow spicy is the hot pot? | Very; order a split pot with a mild side.\r\nHow do I get around? | By metro and monorail; the hills make walking hard and maps confusing.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Two or three.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | March to May and September to November; summers are very hot.\r\nWhat is the Liziba station? | A monorail station where trains run through a residential building.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Chongqing hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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