Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (IATA: SHA, ICAO: ZSSS) is a major airport that offers mainly domestic flights and a limited range of international flights. It is located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) west of downtown near the town of Hongqiao in Changning District.
Shanghai has two international airports servicing the city, on its eastern side is the city’s main airport Pudong International Airport (PVG) and on its western side is Hongqiao International Airport (SHA). Hongqiao Airport is substantially closer to the city center than Pudong Airport.
Shanghai Airports location map
Getting to/From Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)
You can choose metro, bus, taxi to leave the airport and reach the urban area. Or take long-distance buses or high-speed rail to other cities and provinces in China.
Chinese/EN Name: 上海虹桥国际机场 / Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
Chinese/EN Address: 上海市闵行区虹桥路2550号 / 2550 Hongqiao Road, Minhang District, Shanghai
Taxi
Taxi Stands are located outside the Arrival Hall on 1F of T1 and outside Gate 4 on 1F of T2.
- To/From Downtown/CBD/People’s Square: 45 minutes and costs 75 RMB.
- To/From the Bund: 40 minutes and costs 75 RMB.
- To/From Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street: 38 minutes and costs 75 RMB.
- To/From Shanghai Railway Station: 40 minutes and costs 70 RMB.
- To/From Pudong Airport (PVG): 70 minutes and costs about 230 RMB.
- To/From Oriental Pearl TV Tower/Shanghai Tower/Luizhui area: 45 minutes and costs 105 RMB.
Shanghai Metro
The airport is serviced by two metro lines and two stations. Also see Metro Map and Guide.
Terminal 1 is connected to metro line 10 at Hongqiao Terminal 1 station (虹桥1号航站楼)
Terminal 2 is connected to metro line 2 and 10 via Hongqiao Terminal 2 station (虹桥2号航站楼)
- To/From Downtown/CBD/People’s Square: 30 minutes and costs 5 RMB.
- To/From the Bund: 45 minutes and costs 5 RMB plus short walk.
- To/From Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street: 35 minutes and costs 5 RMB.
- To/From Shanghai Railway Station: 49 minutes and costs 5 RMB.
- To/From Pudong Airport (PVG): 110 minutes and costs about 9 RMB.
- To/From Oriental Pearl TV Tower/Shanghai Tower/Luizhui area: 50 minutes and costs 5 RMB plus short walk.
Public Bus
There are two main stations for buses
- Hongqiao Hub West Traffic Center (虹桥枢纽西交通中心)
- Hongqiao Hub East Traffic Center (虹桥枢纽东交通中心)
| Bus Line | Destination | Station |
| Hongqiao Hub 1 Road (虹桥枢纽1路) | Shanghai South Railway Station | Hongqiao Hub Interlayer |
| Minhang 23 Road (闵行23路) | Ninghong Road Shenbin Road [passing the car] Yang Hong Road Shen Gui Road | |
| 320 road night line (320路夜宵线) | Zhongshan East Road, Yan’an East Road | |
| Hongqiao Hub 5 Road (虹桥枢纽5路) | Nanqiao Bus Station | Hongqiao Hub West Traffic Center |
| Hongqiao Hub 6 Road (虹桥枢纽6路) | Qingpu Bus Station | |
| Hongqiao Hub 7 Road (虹桥枢纽7路) | Petrochemical bus station | |
| Hongqiao Hub 8 Road (虹桥枢纽8路) | Zhu Xi Bus Station | |
| Hongqiao Hub 10 Road (虹桥枢纽10路) | Songjiang East Railway Station | |
| Airport line 1 (机场1线) | Pudong Airport Terminal 1—>Pudong Airport Terminal 2 | Hongqiao Hub East Traffic Center |
| Hongqiao Hub 4 Road (虹桥枢纽4路) | Minhang District Zizhu Science Park | |
| Hongqiao Hub 9 Road (虹桥枢纽9路) | Jiading West Railway Station | |
| 941 Road (941路) | Shanghai Railway Station South Square |
Long-distance Bus
From Hongqiao Hub West Traffic Center (虹桥枢纽西交通中心) you can take buses to Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Shandong Province, Henan Province, Hubei Province, Guangdong Province, Fujian Province, and Chongqing.
High Speed Rail
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway is adjacent to Terminal 2 of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and is a major station that operates fast G and D series trains to a large number of major Chinese cities. The station mainly operates the Beijing–Shanghai High Speed Rail, the Shanghai–Hangzhou High Speed Rail and the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High Speed Rail.
To Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport from the railway
- to/from Shanghai Hongqiao Railway take metro line 2 or 10 to/from Hongqiao Terminal 2 (虹桥2号航站楼) – 10 mins – 3 RMB
- to/from Shanghai Hongqiao Railway take metro line 10 to/from Hongqiao Terminal 1 (虹桥1号航站楼) – 15 mins – 3 RMB
See here for more detailed info on Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
Transport between PVG and SHA
You can transfer between the airports via
- Metro line 2 would take over an hour and cost 8RMB
- Airport Line 1 bus which takes around 1hr and costs 30RMB
- Taxi between Pudong and Hongqiao would take around 70 mins and cost between 230-290RMB.
Transport between Terminals 1 & 2
- Free Shuttle bus: outside the Arrival Hall on 1F of T1; near Gate 1 of Arrival Hall on 1F of T2
Travel Time: 15 min. Hours: 06:00 to 22:30 Frequency: 5-15 min. - Metro Line 10: 6 mins and 3 RMB.
Hotels near Hongqiao Airport
The nicest, nearest and most convenient hotels are
- Cordis Shanghai Hongqiao
- Hyatt Place Shanghai Hongqiao
- Shanghai Hongqiao Airport Hotel
- InterContinental Shanghai Hongqiao NECC
See here for our hand-picked list of hotels near Hongqiao International Airport
Airlines and Destinations from Hongqiao Airport
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air China | Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Taipei–Songshan, Tianjin |
| Air Macau | Macau |
| All Nippon Airways | Tokyo–Haneda |
| Asiana Airlines | Seoul–Gimpo |
| Cathay Dragon | Hong Kong |
| Chengdu Airlines | Changsha, Chengdu |
| China Airlines | Taipei–Songshan |
| China Eastern Airlines | Anqing, Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dali, Daqing, Diqing, Dunhuang, Enshi, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Harbin, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Jiayuguan, Jieyang, Jinan, Kashgar, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Lincang, Linyi, Liuzhou, Luoyang, Macau, Mangshi, Mudanjiang, Nanchang, Nanning, Pu’er, Qingdao, Seoul–Gimpo, Shenzhen, Taipei–Songshan, Taiyuan, Tengchong, Tianjin, Tokyo–Haneda, Ulanhot, Urumqi, Weihai, Wenshan, Wuhai, Wuhan, Wuyishan, Xiamen, Xi’an, Xining, Yancheng, Yanji, Yantai, Yinchuan, Yulin, Zhaotong, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai |
| China Southern Airlines | Beijing–Capital, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Kashgar, Korla, Nanning, Ordos, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Zhengzhou |
| China United Airlines | Beijing–Nanyuan, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin |
| EVA Air | Taipei–Songshan |
| Hainan Airlines | Beijing–Capital, Guangzhou, Urumqi |
| Hebei Airlines | Shijiazhuang |
| Hong Kong Airlines | Hong Kong |
| Japan Airlines | Tokyo–Haneda |
| Juneyao Airlines | Beijing–Capital, Bijie, Changsha, Chengdu, Chizhou, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanning, Qingdao, Sanya, Seoul–Gimpo, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Tokyo–Haneda, Urumqi, Xi’an, Zhuhai, Zunyi–Maotai |
| Korean Air | Seoul–Gimpo |
| Lucky Air | Kunming |
| Shandong Airlines | Chongqing, Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai |
| Shanghai Airlines | Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuyang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hong Kong, Hailar, Hohhot, Hotan, Huangshan, Jiamusi, Jieyang, Jinggangshan, Jixi, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Macau, Nanchang, Nanning, Ordos, Qingdao, Qiqihar, Sanya, Seoul–Gimpo, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taipei–Songshan, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Haneda, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi’an, Xishuangbanna, Yantai, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Jingdezhen, Shenzhen |
| Spring Airlines | Changde, Chengde, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dongying, Enshi, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hohhot, Huaihua, Jieyang, Kunming, Lanzhou, Qianjiang, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Urumqi, Xi’an, Xiamen, Zhangjiakou, Zhanjiang, Zhuhai, Zunyi–Xinzhou |
| Tianjin Airlines | Tianjin |
| Tibet Airlines | Chengdu, Lhasa |
| XiamenAir | Beijing–Capital, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen |
Airport website: http://en.shairport.com/hongqiaoair.html