The complete one-page guide to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) including how to get to and from the airport (taxi/metro/maglev/bus) with times and fare estimates, nearby hotels, and much more.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) is located in China’s Shanghai Pudong New Area, about 30 km from the center of Shanghai, and is one of the country’s major air hubs.
Number of routes: 106 domestic and 114 international
Passenger throughput: 70.43 million person-times (2017)
Airport Website: http://en.shairport.com/pudongair.html
Terminals: Terminal 1 (opened 1999) and Terminal 2 (opened 2008)
The city also has a second airport which is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport located on the opposite side of the city.
Getting to and from Shanghai Pudong Airport
Chinese/En Name: 上海浦东国际机场 / Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Chinese/En Address: 上海市浦东新区迎宾大道6000号 / No. 6000 Yingbin Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai
Taxi
Taxi stands are located at T1 outside Gate 12 on 1F and T2 outside Gate 26 on 1F. Here are time and fare estimates for taking a taxi to/from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- To/From Downtown/CBD/People’s Square: 60 minutes and costs 170 RMB.
- To/From the Bund: 55 minutes and costs 160 RMB.
- To/From Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street: 58 minutes and costs 160 RMB.
- To/From Shanghai Railway Station: 68 minutes and costs 175 RMB.
- To/From Hongqiao Airport & Railway Station: 70 minutes and costs about 230 RMB.
- To/From Oriental Pearl TV Tower/Shanghai Tower/Luizhui area: 60 minutes and costs 153 RMB.
Shanghai Metro
You can take metro line 2 directly from the airport. Metro line 2 runs through the city center passing many key tourist attractions and central business districts including Luijiazui (Shanghai Tower/Pearl Tower etc), Nanjing Road, People’s Square/Zhongshan Park, Jing’an Temple, Hongqiao Airport and Railway station. Also See: Metro map and guide.
Note: Taking the metro line to/from the airport it stops at Guanlan Road Station where you disembark and change train to continue along line 2.
Here are time and price estimates for taking the metro to/from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- To/From Downtown/CBD/People’s Square: 70 minutes and costs 10 RMB.
- To/From the Bund: 70 minutes and costs 7 RMB.
- To/From Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street: 70 minutes and costs 7 RMB.
- To/From Shanghai Railway Station: 86 minutes and costs 7 RMB.
- To/From Hongqiao Airport & Railway Station: 105 minutes and costs about 9 RMB.
- To/From Oriental Pearl TV Tower/Shanghai Tower/Luizhui area: 65 minutes and costs 7 RMB.
| line | Starting point | First and last time of departure |
| Metro Line 2 | Pudong International Airport Station – Guanglan Road Station | First 06:00, last 22:00 |
| Metro Line 2 | Guanglan Road Station – Xuyi East Station | First 05:30, last 22:50 |
Shanghai Maglev Train Line
The Maglev is a novel option for transfers to and from Pudong Airport. From the airport, the maglev terminates at Longyang Road Station at which you can then take the Shanghai metro line 2, 7, or 16. See Metro map and guide.
| Operation hours | Pudong Airport – Longyang Road (07:02-21:42, one train at 22:15, and at 22:40) Longyang Road – Pudong Airport (06:45-21:40) |
| Frequency | 15 minutes (09:02-18:47), 20 minutes (07:02-8:42, 19:02-21:42) |
| Fare (RMB) | Ordinary ticket: one way 50, round trip 80 | VIP ticket: one way 100, round trip 160 |
| Top speed | 300 km/h (07:02-8:47, 11:02-14:47, 17:02-21:42, 22:15, 22:40) 430 km/h (09:02-10:47, 15:02-16:47) |
Public Bus
There are six airport lines in operation plus a late night bus which operates from 11pm until 45 mins after the last flight. Please see the timetables listed further below.
Intercity Coach
You can catch buses directly from the airport to Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Qingtian and Yiwu in Zhejiang Province, as well as Suzhou, Wuxi, Kunshan and Zhangjiagang in Jiangsu Province. Tickets available at stalls in the arrivals hall between gates 6-9. Please see the timetables listed further below.
Hotels near Pudong Airport
- Ramada Plaza Shanghai Pudong Airport – 5-star and minutes from the airport with free shuttle service.
- Home Inn – 2-star with regular shuttle service (15 RMB). Clean, modern, and great budget option.
See here for our hand-picked list of hotels near Pudong Airport
Transit visa exemption (TWOV)
A transit visa exemption policy is implemented for persons with valid international travel documents and a fixed date within 144 hours and a seat to a third country (region). Transit foreigners can choose to enter or leave the country from the sea, land, and airports of Shanghai, and stay 144 hours in the administrative area of Shanghai.
Read full details at Shanghai Immigration website.
At the Airport
Free Shuttle Bus between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2
Pick Up/Drop Off Point: T1 – Gate 23 and 27, T2 – Gate 1 and 8
Journey Time: 5 min
Operation Time: 6:00-23:59
Frequency: every ten minutes
WIFI
Free. Look for the WIFI Ticket Machine and scan your passport to get a username and password.
Hourly Lounge
Location: Dining Floor near the Entrance of International Departures Hall – 100 RMB/hr from room and shower access.
Food and Shopping
You won’t have to look too hard to find a Coffee shop such as Starbucks, Costa Coffee, Pacific Coffee and several smaller chains. There is a popular Tai Hing Restuarant and in the same category Tsui Wah Restaurant serving Cantonese style cuisine. T2 offers more options that T1 including a Burger King, Maxims, Ajisen Ramen, Yonghe King and more.
For shopping, there are some 98 stores in T2 and 80 stores in T1. You can find lots of luxury fashion brands such as Swarovski, Hilfiger, Armani, Max Mara, Coach, Hugo Boss, and many more. Other stores include Shanghai famous stores, Sunrise Duty-Free, Disney store, and general conveniences.
Business center
| Terminal 1 | Terminal 2 | ||
| service point | service hours | service point | service hours |
| Arrive at the counter (near Gate 7) | 06:00-23:00 | Arrive at the counter (near Exit 2A) | 06:00-23:00 |
| B Island departure counter | 06:00-23:00 | ||
Left-Luggage storage
| Terminal 1 | Terminal 2 | ||
| service point | service hours | service point | service hours |
| Between gates 4-5 and the gates 10-11 | 06:00-23:00 | Departure hall near A Island and near M Island | 06:00-23:00 |
| Arrival hall pick-up area between gates 6-7 | 06:00-24:00 | Arrival hall next to the international exit | 06:00-24:00 |
Lost and found
| Terminal 1 | Terminal 2 | ||
| service point | service hours | service point | service hours |
| Arrival hall between pick-up area 8-9 | 06:00-23:00 | Departure hall near L Island | 06:00-23:00 |
Airport Location Map
Airport bus Timetable
| line | Interval (minutes) | Terminal | Fare (RMB) |
| Airport line 1 (上海公交机场一线)
|
15-25 | Hongqiao Hub East Traffic Center | 30 |
| Airport Second Line (上海公交机场二线) | 15-25 | City Terminal (Jing’an Temple) | 22 |
| Airport Four Line (上海公交机场四线) | 15-25 | Hongkou Football Stadium (Garden Road) | 16-22 |
| Airport five line (上海公交机场五线) | 15-25 | Shanghai train station | 2-22 |
| Airport Seven Line (上海公交机场七线) | 10-20 | Shanghai South Railway Station | 8-20 |
| Airport Eight Line (上海公交机场八线) | 07:00 07:40
08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:15 12:20 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:40 17:15 17:35 18:00 18:35 19:30 |
Nanhui Bus Station | 2-7 |
| Airport 9 Line (上海机场九线（非公交）) | About 30 minutes during peak hours | Baocheng Road, Yujian East Road (North Square of Xinzhuang Subway Station) | 22 |
| Airport ring first line (上海公交机场环一线) | 30 | Hangcheng Park | 2-3 |
| Night line (上海公交守航夜宵专线) | No more than 45 minutes | Hongqiao Hub East Traffic Center | 16-30 |
| Hotel shuttle bus (酒店穿梭巴士) | No more than 30 minutes | —- | 68 |
| Disney Bus Line (迪士尼公交专线) | —- | Disney West Bus Terminal | 30 |
Intercity Coach Timetable
| destination | way | Departure time | Estimated drive |
| Hangzhou | Hangzhou Civil Aviation Ticket Office | 08:40 09:50 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 16:40 17:25 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 | 3 hours |
| Jiaxing | Direct | 10:20 11:50 13:40 15:10 16:30 18:00 19:30 | 2 hours |
| Yiwu | Direct | 09:00 11:30 14:10 17:10 18:40 | 4 hours and 30 minutes |
| Qingtian | Direct | 09:40 12:45 18:40 | 7-8 hours |
| Wenzhou | Shanghai Passenger Transport South Station | 12:40 (restarted from June 1) | 6 hours |
| Nantong | Direct | 09:30 11:10 12:40 14:10 16:40 17:45 19:20 20:50 | 3 hours |
| Qidong | Direct | 09:40 10:50 13:40 15:40 17:40 19:20 | 2 hours |
| Kunshan | Shanghai Jiaotong Bus Long Distance West Station (Hongqiao loading) | 09:00 10:30 11:30 12:30 13:30 14:30 15:30 | 2 hours |
| Suzhou | Shanghai Jiaotong Bus Long Distance West Station (Hongqiao loading) | 09:05 10:00 10:40 11:10 11:40 12:10 12:45 13:30 14:15 14:50 15:20 16:10 16:50 17:20 18:10 18:50 19: 40 20:30 21:00 | 3 hours |
| Wuxi | Shanghai Jiaotong Bus Long Distance West Station (Hongqiao loading) | 09:20 10:10 11:20 12:20 13:20 14:20 15:20 16:10 17:30 18:15 18:50 19:50 20:40 | 3 hours |
| Zhangjiagang | Shanghai Jiaotong Bus Long Distance West Station (Hongqiao loading) | 11:40 12:50 14:40 15:40 17:40 19:40 20:10 | 3 hours and 30 minutes |
| Huzhou | Nanxun (Nanjing Bus Station) | 11:20 15:50 20:20 | 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Changzhou | (Direct) Changzhou Bus Station | 09:40 10:40 15:05 17:05 19:10 20:35 | 4 hours |
| Taicang | (Direct) Taicang Passenger Transport Bus Station | 14:20 17:20 20:50 | 2 hours or so |
| Keqiao | (Direct) Shaoxing Bus Station, Keqiao Passenger Transport Center | 14:20 17:20 20:15 | 3 hours |
Airline Routes
Domestic passenger destination
| airline | Waypoint |
| China Eastern Airlines | Beijing, Baoshan, Beihai, Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Chifeng, Diqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Liuzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Handan, Hefei, Huai’an, Hohhot, Huangshan, Huangyan, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang , Lijiang, Linyi, Longyan, Tunxi, Zhangzhou, Mianyang, Jinzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Jieyang, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Simao, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuyishan , Xi’an, Xiamen, Xining, Xuzhou, Yantai, Yibin, Yinchuan, Zhangjiajie, Zhaotong, Zhengzhou, Zhoushan, Zhuhai |
| China International Airlines | Beihai, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Ningbo, Shenzhen, Wenzhou, Yantai |
| China Southern Airlines | Changchun, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Harbin, Qiqihar, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Zhangjiajie, Zhuhai, Beijing, Guiyang |
| Shanghai Airlines | Beijing, Qingdao, Dalian, Weihai, Yantai, Changchun, Shenyang, Tianjin, Harbin, Chongqing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi’an, Shenzhen, Sanya, Jieyang, Haikou, Mianyang |
| Spring Airlines | Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin, Changchun, Harbin, Dalian, Nanning, Chongqing, Taiyuan, Lanzhou, Beihai, Guiyang, Xiamen, Sanya, Changbai Mountain, Guilin |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Shenzhen |
| Hainan Airlines | Haikou |
| Chongqing Airlines | Chongqing |
| Lucky Airlines | Beihai, Qingdao, Harbin, Yinchuan, Dongying, Changzhi, Shenyang |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu, Chongqing |
International and regional destinations
| airline | Waypoint |
| China Eastern Airlines | Bali, Delhi, Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Mandalay, Phuket, Siem Reap, Sydney, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Nagoya, Niigata, Okayama, Chang Saki, Okinawa, Kagoshima, Komatsu, Seoul, Busan, Cheongju, Daegu, Gwangju, Jeju, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Melbourne, Singapore, Bangkok, Saipan, Vientiane |
| China International Airlines | Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Los Angeles, Milan, Nagoya, Osaka, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, Melbourne, Tokyo, Sendai, Taipei |
| China Southern Airlines | Kuala Lumpur, Taipei |
| Shanghai Airlines | Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei, Osaka, Toyama, Seoul, Busan, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Bali, Phuket |
| Gulf Air | Bahrain |
| Dragonair | Hong Kong |
| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong |
| Hong Kong Express Airways | Hong Kong |
| EVA Air | Taipei, Kaohsiung |
| China Airlines | Taipei, Kaohsiung |
| Fuxing Airlines | Taipei |
| Japan Airlines | Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo |
| All Nippon Airways | Osaka, Tokyo |
| Korean Air | Busan, Cheongju, Gwangju, Seoul |
| Asiana Airlines | Seoul, Jeju, Daegu |
| United Airlines | Chicago, San Francisco |
| American airlines | Chicago |
| Northwest Airlines | Detroit, Tokyo |
| Continental Airlines | new York |
| Air Canada | Toronto, Vancouver |
| Air France | Paris |
| Air India | Mumbai, New Delhi |
| Air Macau | Macao |
| Swiss International Air Lines | Zurich |
| British Airways | London |
| Virgin Atlantic | London |
| Emirates | Dubai |
| Finnair | Helsinki |
| Indonesian Eagle Airlines | Jakarta, Bali |
| Royal Dutch Airlines | Amsterdam |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt, Munich |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu |
| Philippine Airlines | Manila |
| Cebu Pacific Airways, Philippines | Manila |
| Australian Airlines | Sydney |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| Singapore Airlines | Singapore |
| Thai Airways | Bangkok |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
| Air New Zealand | Auckland |
| Russia Airlines | Moscow |