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Getting from Shanghai's Airports to the City: Pudong & Hongqiao (2026)

Phoenix Lai

From Pudong Airport into town, the metro is cheap and easy, the Maglev costs more but is faster, and a late landing still leaves the overnight airport bus. From Hongqiao Airport you can simply take the metro.

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Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)

Pudong Airport is about 33 km from the city center as the crow flies.

Metro Line 2

Board Line 2 at Pudong Airport Terminal 1 & 2 station and ride in the Hongqiao direction. The line passes Century Avenue, East Nanjing Road and People’s Square, and the fare is usually ¥6–7.

Destination Estimated time
Longyang Road ~45 min
Century Avenue ~53 min
East Nanjing Road ~60 min
People’s Square ~63 min

Maglev

The Maglev runs nonstop from Pudong Airport to Longyang Road: about 30 km in roughly 7 minutes.

  • ¥50 for a single ordinary seat.
  • Show your boarding pass for the same day and a single ticket is 20% off, or ¥40.

At Longyang Road you can transfer to Metro Lines 2, 7, 16 and 18.

The Maglev runs 07:02–21:42 with 20-minute headways; check the board at the station for the exact times.

Airport bus

If the metro has already stopped running when you land, take the overnight airport bus:

守航夜宵线
Airport Night Bus
(Airport Special Waiting Line)
开往 · Destination
虹桥枢纽东交通中心
Hongqiao Hub East Transportation Center
首班
23:03
First bus: 23:03
末班
次日凌晨 5:33
Last bus: Next day 5:33 am
最大发车间隔不超过30分钟,按实际客流调整,高峰时间客满即发。
Adjusted according to actual passenger flow, with a maximum interval of not more than 30 minutes!
主要停靠站Main Station
  1. 1
    浦东机场
    Pudong Airport
  2. 2
    龙阳路芳甸路站
    Longyang Road Fangdian Road Station
  3. 3
    世纪大道地铁站
    Century Avenue Metro Station
  4. 4
    延安东路浙江中路站(人民广场)
    East Yan'an Road Middle Zhejiang Road Station (People's Square)
  5. 5
    延安中路华山路站(静安寺)
    Middle Yan'an Road Huashan Road Station (Jing'an Temple)
  6. 6
    延安西路虹许路站
    West Yan'an Road Hongxu Road Station
  7. 7
    虹桥枢纽东交通中心
    Hongqiao Hub East Transportation Center

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)

Hongqiao Airport is about 15 km from the city center.

Metro Lines 2 and 10

Line 2 stops at Terminal 2 and runs to People’s Square and East Nanjing Road for ¥5.

Destination Estimated time
People’s Square ~28 min
East Nanjing Road ~30 min

Line 10 stops at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 and runs to East Nanjing Road for ¥5.

Destination Estimated time
East Nanjing Road ~30 min