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View all →Shanghai airports to the city: metro, Maglev or taxi
Both Shanghai airports sit on the metro, so the cheap answer is ¥7–8 and an hour from Pudong, ¥5 and half an hour from Hongqiao. The fast one is the ¥50 Maglev.
Domestic Flights in China on a Foreign Passport
You can fly anywhere in China on a foreign passport — no residence permit, no separate application. What decides your trip is having the passport number in the booking and knowing which counter to use at the airport.
How to pay for the metro in China: cards, QR codes, tickets
Foreign contactless cards now open metro gates in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu, and an Alipay QR code covers most other cities. Here is what each method requires, and how to set one up before you land.
Shanghai in Three Days: The Classic Night-View Walking Route
A day-one Shanghai walk from Nanjing Road to the Bund, with a ¥2 ferry crossing instead of a ¥100 river cruise, and the time the lights go off.
Yongjia Road: bookshops, coffee and garden villas in Shanghai
A single stretch of Yongjia Road holds a vintage bookshop, three specialty coffee shops, and a run of garden villas — including the former homes of Xia Yan and Rong Zhixun.
DiDi in China without a Chinese phone number
DiDi's mainland app accepts foreign phone numbers and international cards, so you can book cars without a Chinese SIM. The one thing you need is a single verification SMS, plus a payment route that actually works.
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