Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Useful Shanghai bus routes
North-south
#18 (trolleybus) From Lu Xun Park, across Suzhou Creek and along Xizang Lu.
#41 Passes Tianmu Xi Lu, in front of the main train station and goes down through
the Old French Concession to Longhua Park.
#64 From the main train station, along Beijing Lu, then close to the Shiliupu wharf to
the south of the Bund.
#65 From the top to the bottom of Zhongshan Lu (the Bund), terminating in the
south at the Nanpu Bridge.
East-west
#3 From the Shanghai Museum across the Huangpu River to the Jinmao Tower.
#19 (trolleybus) From near Gongping Lu wharf in the east, passing near the Pujiang
Hotel and roughly following the course of the Suzhou Creek to the Jade Buddha
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Temple (Yufo Si).
#20 From Jiujiang Lu (just off the Bund) along Nanjing Lu, past Jing'an Temple, then
on to Zhongshan Park subway stop in the west of the city.
#42 From Guangxi Lu, near People's Square then along Huaihai Lu in the Old French
Concession.
#135 From Yangpu Bridge in the east of the city to the eastern end of Huaihai Lu,
via the Bund.
#911 From the Yu Garden to Huaihai Lu.
minimum charge of ¥11, or ¥14 at night.
Drivers rarely speak English so you'll need
your destination written down in Chinese
characters. Otherwise, if you're heading
anywhere near an intersection, just say the
name of the two roads.
The driver should flip the meter down as
he accelerates away - if he doesn't, say
dabiao. Having a map open on your lap
deters unnecessary detours but you
shouldn't be paranoid as Shanghai cabbies
are a decent bunch on the whole. If you get
into a dispute with one, take his number,
written on the sign on the dashboard - just
the action of writing it down can produce a
remarkable change of behaviour.
The best taxi company is Dazhong
step right out in front of you. Ringing your
bell will elicit no response, so you need to
yell - shouting in English gets a better
response than trying to do it in Chinese
(perhaps it sounds more alarming). Note that
major thoroughfares are closed to cyclists
between 7.30am and 5pm.
The only place to rent a bike is the Captain
Hostel (sel p.104) and they'll only rent to
guests. You can buy cheap city bikes at
Carrefour (see p.136), however, starting from
about ¥200. Their fold-ups (¥360 or so) are
perfectly adequate for city riding and you can
chuck it in the boot of a taxi at the end of the
day. Good-quality bikes are available from
Bohdi Bikes (Suite 2308, Building 2, 2918
Zhongshan Bei Lu
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32260000,
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63185666) - look at the characters on the
cab roofs. Their well-trained drivers wear
uniforms and white gloves and drive newish
Santanas. Dazhong will also hire out cabbies
at a day rate (around ¥600).
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Tours
The government-run tourist office, CITS
(see p.42), runs a wide range of tours and
trips, as well as tickets for onward travel,
but rather better value is the private
company Jinjiang Tours (161 Changle Lu,
by the Jinjiang Hotel;
By bicycle
Cycling is a great way to get around the city
but cyclists need to be wary as traffic is not
well disciplined. Pedestrians provide the
biggest hazard, though, with a tendency to
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convenient day-long coach tour of
Shanghai whizzes round all the staples -
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