Transportation

Walking is great for sightseeing, but it's easy to get lost. Embrace the crowd. Don't expect smiles because Chinese don't often look into others' eyes and smile to each other, even though most people...  Detail

Introduction Shanghai Public Transportation Card (SPTC), or 一卡通 (yi1ka3tong1)/交通卡 (jiao1tong1ka3), is convenient and popular in Shanghai. The 8.5cm by 5.5cm card is widely used for...  Detail

No doubt the maglev train is the fastest way to get to the Pudong airport. Shanghai's maglev line, linking Longyang Road subway station and the Pudong airport, is the world's first operational maglev...  Detail

The city has nearly 1,000 bus lines, but only a few passing the downtown and connecting the city's shopping streets or landmarks are useful to foreigners. No. 20: These buses run from 5am to...  Detail

Bus Stop Shanghai's bus stops are generally near intersections, and a stop is usually named after the closest road intersecting the road the bus running on. A tall post with a plate on the top, which...  Detail

Beware of the difference between "interchange" and "transfer". At the interchange stations (e.g. People's Square Station), you don't have to buy a new ticket for changing to another line, but at...  Detail

MajorTaxi Companies Cyan, yellow, white and green are the taxi colors you will see most frequently, as they are the logo colors of the city's four biggest taxi companies – Dazhong, Qiangsheng,...  Detail

In Shanghai, pooling a cab with strangers is banned. Besides flagging down a cab on the street, you can also book a car by phone. There is no service fee for phone bookings except Dazhong company,...  Detail

Eight airport shuttle bus lines link Pudong airport, Hongqiao Airport and Shanghai's major resorts or transport hub. Line 1: From Pudong airport to Hongqiao airport. Express buses leave Pudong every...  Detail

Pudong International Airport (PVG) Pudong airport is the new and the bigger airport in Shanghai. It's an international hub, but also handles many domestic flights. The airport has only one terminal...  Detail

Hongqiao airport is the domestic hub for Shanghai, via which you can fly to most Chinese cities. Although handling mainly domestic flights, Hongqiao functions as a standby airport for international...  Detail

Air Shanghai is the only city in China with two civilian airports – Pudong International Airport and Hongqiao International Airport. You can fly direct from Shanghai to many of the major cities...  Detail