第八届杭州荧光跑

Set up Alipay (or WeChat Pay) with the transit ride-code feature before flying and scan the QR at metro/bus gates.

Getting to the start

Jiangling Road Station, an interchange station for Metro Lines 1 and 6, with access to Xingguang Avenue on foot

IC card

Hangzhou Transportation Smart Card (杭州通)

Metro station service counters and vending machines throughout the city;

not typically sold at the airport in advance.

Most visitors instead use Alipay's transit ride-code (set up before flying, passport-verified overseas phone number) or WeChat Pay's equivalent QR feature.

Not accepted at the gates — get the local card above

Alternative: Tourist Metro Pass (1-Day / 3-Day, also 5- and 7-day versions) 1-Day: CNY 15;

3-Day: CNY 40 (approx) — Rarely worth it -- single rides cost CNY 2-5, so unless taking 6+ rides a day the pass doesn't pay for itself;

Alipay/WeChat QR is the practical default.

More details

Hangzhou lags several other major Chinese cities in rolling out international contactless bank card acceptance at transit gates (unlike Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou) -- don't assume a Visa/Mastercard will tap through as of Aug 2026.

Stations & transport near the venue

Hangzhou metro and buses allow passengers to purchase and reload a Hangzhou Tong card at station vending machines.

International contactless cards and Alipay/WeChat QR ride codes can also be used directly at the gates.

Fares start at about 2-3 yuan.

Jiangling Road Station is the closest transfer station to Xingguang Avenue.