Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Some trains leaving from Hongqiao Train Station:
Beijing (G class)
2nd/1st class ¥555/935, 5½ hours, very regular (7am to 7.55pm)
Hangzhou (G class)
2nd/1st class ¥78/124, one hour, very regular (6.38am to 9.32pm)
Qingdao (G class)
2nd/1st class ¥520/820, 6½ hours, four daily
Suzhou (D class)
2nd/1st class ¥26/31, 30 minutes, regular
Xiamen (D class)
2nd/1st class ¥339/408, nine hours, 10 daily
Getting Around
The best way to get around Shanghai is the metro, which now reaches most
places in the city, followed by cabs. Buses (¥2) are tricky to use unless you are
a proficient Mandarin speaker.
To/From the Airport
Pudong International Airport
handles most international flights and some
domestic flights. There are four ways to get from the airport to the city: taxi,
Maglev train, metro and bus.
Taxi rides into central Shanghai cost around ¥160 and take about an hour;
to Hongqiao Airport costs around ¥200. Regular buses run to Suzhou (¥84)
and Hangzhou (¥100).
The bullet-fast and time-saving
Maglev train
(
www.smtdc.com
)
runs from
Pudong International Airport to its terminal in Pudong in just eight minutes,
from where you can transfer to the metro (Longyang Rd station) or take a taxi
(¥40 to People's Sq). Economy single/return tickets cost ¥50/80, but show
your same-day air ticket and it's ¥40 one way. Children under 1.2m travel free
(taller kids are half price). Trains depart every 20 minutes from roughly 6.45am
to 9.40pm.
Metro Line 2 runs from Pudong International Airport to Hongqiao Airport,
passing through central Shanghai. From Pudong Airport it takes about 75
minutes to People's Sq (¥7) and 1¾ hours to Hongqiao Airport (¥8).
There are also numerous
airport buses
, which take between one and 1½
hours to run to their destinations in Puxi. Buses leave from the airport roughly
every 15 to 25 minutes from 6.30am to 11pm; they go to the airport from
roughly 5.30am to 9.30pm (bus 1 runs till 11pm). The most useful buses are
airport bus 1 (¥30), linking Pudong International Airport with Hongqiao Airport,
and airport bus 2 (¥22), linking Pudong International Airport with the Airport
