Tap your foreign contactless Visa, Mastercard, Amex, or JCB bank card directly at the Guangzhou Metro gate — no card purchase or app download needed. This has been live since October 2025.
Getting to the start
Guangzhou Metro Lines 3 & 5, Zhujiang New Town Station, Exit C (building sits atop the exit, ~115m)
Venue is Fuli Yingkai Plaza (富力盈凯广场), Huaxia Road 16, Tianhe District, Guangzhou — a 296m tower in the Zhujiang New Town CBD.
The race is a vertical marathon climbing 1390 steps inside the building.
Metro Lines 3 & 5 Zhujiang New Town Station Exit C is essentially adjacent to/beneath the building.
Date confirmed: Aug 8, 2026, 8:30am start, matching source date 2026-08-08.
The official zuicool event page gave no transit info directly;
transit details were sourced from independent building/real-estate listings for the same address.
Getting to the finish
Same building, 52nd floor — reached via the same ground-level metro access as the start
Finish is on the 52nd floor of the same tower;
building access is via Zhujiang New Town Metro Station.
More details
None mentioned.
IC card
Yang Cheng Tong
Metro stations, Yang Cheng Tong service points, some convenience stores
Works directly at the gates
More details
Contactless tap-to-ride for overseas bank cards launched Oct 12, 2025, backed by Visa/UnionPay and the city government.
A Yang Cheng Tong stored-value card is a fallback that also works on Guangzhou buses, taxis, and ferries.
WeChat Pay/Alipay QR codes remain the most universal option if your card isn't accepted at a particular gate.
Stations & transport near the venue
Guangzhou Metro is the easiest way to get around the city.
Buy or top up a Yang Cheng Tong IC card at any station counter or vending machine,
or simply use the Alipay/WeChat Pay Metro Ride Code with a foreign card linked, which many visitors find more convenient than a physical card.
Base fare starts around 2 yuan, rising with distance.
