Tickets and booking
Five Flower Lake has no ticket of its own: admission is included in the Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area full-price combo ticket, priced at 160 RMB and valid Monday-Sunday, year-round. Since the lake can only be reached through the valley, sorting out the Jiuzhaigou ticket in advance is the reliable move.
Posted hours are listed as all day (park-entry hours) every day of the year, but final opening times are set by the scenic area itself, so confirm before you travel. For ticket and hour enquiries, call 0837-7739753 or the hotline 400-088-6969.
Entrance and routes
There is no separate entrance for Five Flower Lake. It sits inside Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area in Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, so the route is: enter the valley on the scenic-area ticket, then use the internal eco-sightseeing buses, which serve a stop at each scenic spot.
One quirk to plan around: buses do not automatically stop and ask passengers at each spot — tell the driver in advance where you want to get off. Getting to the valley in the first place is a long haul: Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (Jiuhuang Airport) serves Jiuzhaigou County, and Chengdu lies more than 400 km away.
Photo spots
The data pack lists no named viewpoints, platforms or photo angles for Five Flower Lake, so build your shoot around the practical anchor it does give: the eco-shuttle stop at the scenic spot. Your 1-3 hour visit will centre on the stop area, and because buses only halt on request, a deliberate get-off — flagged to the driver in advance — is what gets you there.
Factor shuttle waits into any photo plan: moving on means boarding a following bus at the stop. For anything more specific, such as marked viewing points or light conditions, check on-site at the stop; the pack does not verify those details.
Timing and crowds
Entry to the valley is posted as all day (park-entry hours), Monday-Sunday, all year, with final times set by the scenic area — confirm current hours before setting out. The suggested allocation for Five Flower Lake itself is 1-3 hours.
The pack carries no crowd, seasonality or peak-time data, so it cannot say which hours or months are quieter. The practical default: anchor your day to the valley’s posted entry hours and the shuttle schedule you find on the ground.
Walking and effort
The pack gives no trail lengths, gradients or elevation figures for Five Flower Lake, so a precise effort rating cannot be made from the data. What it does show: the valley’s eco-sightseeing buses run between scenic spots and your bus ticket covers riding between stops, so reaching the lake does not hinge on a long approach on foot.
Budget the suggested 1-3 hours for the stop itself. If you plan to walk beyond the stop area, treat any distances as unverified and check locally.
Getting there
Inside Jiuzhaigou Valley, eco-friendly sightseeing buses shuttle between the scenic spots. With a bus ticket you can board and alight at the stop at each spot, Five Flower Lake included. The single most important detail: buses do not automatically stop and ask whether anyone wants off — tell the driver in advance where you want to get off.
For the leg to Jiuzhaigou County, the pack notes Jiuhuang Airport (Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport) and a distance of more than 400 km from Chengdu. It lists no specific intercity bus or rail services, so plan and book that journey separately.
Cost breakdown
Known costs: the Jiuzhaigou Valley full-price combo ticket is 160 RMB, valid Monday-Sunday year-round, and Five Flower Lake’s admission is included in it — there is no separate charge at the lake.
The internal sightseeing bus requires its own ticket (boarding and alighting ride on it), but the pack does not list its price, so treat it as an extra and confirm the current fare with the scenic area on 0837-7739753 or 400-088-6969. No other on-site costs are itemised in the pack.
