Raffles City Chongqing Exploration Deck: a practical guide to the Crystal skybridge

Quick answer

Checked September 2026.

• Deck ticket 120 yuan. The Skywalk (a 380 m ring walkway), the twin swing and the MR coaster are add-ons; packages with one add-on were listed at about 175 to 195 yuan.
• Entrance: Raffles City shopping mall, L1, Jialing River zone. A lift takes about 50 seconds to Level 47.
• Metro: Line 1 to Chaotianmen station, Exit 2. The mall is 20 m from the exit.
• The ticket is valid once, on the day. Once you come down you cannot go back up.

What it is

The Crystal is the 250 m-high horizontal structure that sits on four of the eight Raffles towers and is bridged to two more. The Exploration Deck is on Level 47. The deck ticket covers the observation deck itself; the other three experiences are add-ons.

• Sky Mirror (天空之境): the cantilevered glass-floor viewing deck with a 270° view of the two rivers meeting. Included in the deck ticket.
• Skywalk (云中漫步): a 380 m ring-shaped walkway suspended outside the structure.
• Sky Swing (云中飞跃): a two-seat swing facing the river.
• Sky Traveler (天空旅行者): a robot-arm coaster with a VR headset. Not one for anyone who gets motion sick.

Tickets

Package prices are from the operator's official online listing in September 2026 and move with promotions. The deck ticket does not include the Skywalk, the swing or the coaster; for those you need a package.

Concessions: children aged 6 to 14, students and visitors aged 70 and over pay a reduced fare; children under 1.2 m or under 6 go free. These rules were published by the operator in 2022, so confirm them on the mini-program before you go.

Where to buy: the WeChat mini-program "探索舱云端乐园", or at the L1 entrance. Foreign visitors buy at the staffed counter with a passport.

When to go

The operator's published hours are 10:00 to 22:00. In September 2026 same-day tickets were on sale online until 21:55, so an evening visit for the night view works. For sunset into the lights, go up an hour before sunset.

Where the entrance is

Plenty of people wander the mall looking for it. Three things to remember:

1. Go into the Raffles City shopping mall, not the office towers or the hotel.
2. Go to L1, the Jialing River zone. The entrance is there, and there is a ticket machine under the escalator opposite it (Hualong Net, with photos from Raffles).
3. Take the dedicated lift, about 50 seconds straight to Level 47.

Getting there

• Metro Line 1 to Chaotianmen station, Exit 2, then 20 m into the mall. Chaotianmen is the end of Line 1 (Chongqing municipal government).
• From Hongya Cave: about 1 km along Jiabin Road toward Chaotianmen, on the flat, so it is walkable. A taxi takes about 10 minutes.

How it fits with the other viewpoints

The deck looks down on the two rivers meeting; Nanshan looks across at the whole skyline from the far bank. They do not repeat each other. Coming down in the evening and walking to Hongya Cave for the lights is on the way.

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