By Air

Shanghai has two international airports something no other city in China can boast. The Pudong International Airport handles 60% of flights including most flights from all over the world, while the remaining 40% use Hongqiao International Airport. As one of the main Chinese airline hubs, Shanghai has opened connections with nearly two hundred cities, half domestic ones and half international and regional ones. Direct flights provide Shanghai with connections to dozens of international air terminals such as Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Fukuoka, Osaka, Tokyo, Bangkok, Brussels, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, London, Moscow, Rome as well as regional links with Hong Kong and Macau. Domestic flights link Shanghai with Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xian, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenyang and others.

The two airports enjoy convenient transportation links with the center of Shanghai. Here is a map of bus transfers at Pudong and Hongqiao International Airports for your reference:

Pudong International Airport
Situated on the south bank of the Yangtze River estuary in east Shanghai, Pudong International Airport, completed in 1999, is about 30 kilometers (19 miles) away from the city center and 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Hongqiao International Airport. In total about fifty airlines have flights to over sixty domestic cities and over seventy cities of other countries and regions. For more information, you should contact the airport through its information line of 021-96081388.

Ten airport bus lines handle transfers from Pudong International Airport to the city center as follows:
1. Airport Line 1: Pudong International Airport (7:20 - 23:00) <---> Hongqiao International Airport (6:00 - 21:00)
Interval: 10 minutes
Price: CNY 30

2. Airport Line 2: Pudong International Airport (7:20 - 23:00) <---> City Terminal Building (Jing'an Temple) (6:00 - 21:30)
Interval: 10 minutes
Price: CNY 19

3. Airport Line 3: Pudong International Airport (7:00 - 23:00) <---> Longyang Road Metro Station <---> Dapuqiao <---> Xujiahui <---> Galaxy Hotel (5:30 - 20:00)
Interval: 15 - 20 minutes
Price: Based on distance with a maximum of CNY 20.

4. Airport Line 4: Pudong International Airport (7:20 - 23:00) <---> Deping Rd. <---> Wujiaochang <---> Dabaishu <---> East Jiangwan Rd. <---> Hongkou Football Stadium (5:40 - 21:00)
Interval: 15 minutes
Price: Based on distance with a maximum of CNY 18.

5. Airport Line 5: Pudong International Airport (7:20 - 23:00) <---> Pudong Avenue <---> Orient Hospital <---> Shanghai Railway Station (5:30 - 21:00)
Interval: 15 minutes
Price: Based on distance with a maximum of CNY 18.

6. Airport Line 6: Pudong International Airport (7:35 - 23:00) <---> Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park <---> Longyang Rd. <---> Dongfang Rd.<---> Laoximen <---> Huashan Rd. <---> Zhongshan Park (6:00 - 20:00)
Interval: 20 - 30 minutes
Price: Based on distance with a maximum of CNY 20.

7. Airport Line 7: Pudong International Airport (7:50 - 23:00) <---> Shanghai South Railway Station (South Square) (6:50 - 21:30)
Interval: 30 minutes
Price: CNY 20

8. Airport Line 8: Pudong International Airport (8:00 - 18:00) <---> Airport Authorities Building (Customs Center) <---> Customs Depot <---> Eastern Airlines <---> Shiwan Town <---> Nanhui Dongmen (Huinan Town) <---> Lingang Xincheng (6:00 - 16:00)
Interval: 2 hours
Price: Based on distance with a maximum of CNY 16.

9. Airport Ring Line 1: Pudong International Airport (8:00 - 19:15) <---> Airport Authorities Building <---> Customs Depot <---> Eastern Airlines <---> Shiwan <---> Hangcheng Garden (7:30 - 18:45)
Interval: 20 minutes
Price: CNY 2 - 3

10. Airport Special Waiting Line: Pudong International Airport (from 23:00 until the last flight's arrival) <---> Longyang Rd. Metro Station <---> Dongfang Rd. (Zhangyang Rd.) <---> Orient Hospital (Pudong Avenue) <---> Middle Zhejiang Rd. (Yan'an Rd.) <---> Huashan Rd. <---> Hongxu Rd.<---> Hongqiao International Airport
Interval: The bus departs when full - usually within 30 minutes of a flight's arrival.
Price: CNY 15-30 according to the distance.

There are several hotel buses shuttling between Pudong International Airport and dozens of hotels in the city center including City Hotel, Garden Hotel, Jing'an Hotel, Equatorial Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Xincheng Hotel, Peace Hotel, Regal East Asia Hotel, Dazhong Merrylin Hotel, Rainbow Hotel and others. The buses depart every hour and cost CNY 30 per person.

Shanghai Maglev Train operates between Pudong International Airport and Longyang Road Metro Station in Pudong New District, every day from 7:00 to 21:00 at intervals of 15 minutes. The whole journey takes only eight minutes. The charge is CNY 50 one-way (economic) and CNY 100 for VIP, CNY 80 round-trip (economic) and CNY 160 for VIP. You can buy a one-way ticket at a preferential price of CNY 40 if you have an intraday air ticket.

A taxi costs approximately CNY 150 from Pudong International Airport to the People's Square, the center of Shanghai, and it takes about 50 minutes.

Hongqiao International Airport
Located in the west of Shanghai, Hongqiao International Airport is only 13 kilometers (8 miles) from the city center. It mainly handles the domestic flights. For more information, you can telephone the airport by 021-52604620.

Buses, taxis and hotel buses all provide transfers to the airport. From Hongqiao International Airport to the city center, seven bus lines provide regular services.
1. Airport Line 1: Hongqiao International Airport (6:00 - 21:00) <---> Pudong International Airport (7:20 - 23:00)
Interval: 10 minutes
Price: CNY 30

2. Airport Special Line: Hongqiao International Airport (from 8:00 until the last flight's arrival) <---> North Shaanxi Rd.
Interval: 10 - 30 minutes
Price: CNY 4

3. Bus No. 806: Hongqiao International Airport (6:00 - 21:30) <---> Hongqiao Rd. <---> Shanghai Jiaotong University <---> Tianping Rd. (Xujiahui) <---> Fenglin Rd. <---> Damuqiao <---> Quxi Rd. <---> Lupu Bridge (6:00 - 21:30)
Interval: 5 - 15 minutes
Price: CNY 5

4. Bus No. 807: Hongqiao International Airport (6:00 - 21:30) ßà Zhongxinjing ßà Tianshan Rd. <---> Jinshajiang Rd. <---> Meichuan Rd. <---> Zhenguang Xincun (6:00 - 21:30)
Interval: 15 - 20 minutes
Price: CNY 4

5. Bus No. 925: Hongqiao International Airport (6:00 - 21:00) <---> Shanghai Zoo <---> Chengjiaqiao <---> Hongqiao Development Zone <---> West Zhongshan Rd. <---> Jiangsu Rd. <---> North Shaanxi Rd. <---> North Chongqing Rd. <---> People's Square (6:00 - 22:00)
Interval: 5 - 10 minutes
Price: CNY 4

6. Bus No. 938: Hongqiao International Airport (from 6:00 until the last flight's arrival) <---> Hongxu Rd. <---> North Caoxi Rd. <---> South Wanping Rd. <---> Tangqiao <---> Wangjiazhai <---> Pudong Yangjiadu (6:00 - 21:30)
Interval: 5 - 15 minutes
Price: CNY 7

7. Bus No. 941: Hongqiao International Airport (6:30 - 20:30) <---> Huqingping Highway <---> Hongxu Rd. <---> Zhongshan Park <---> Caojiadu <---> Shanghai Railway Station (South Square) (6:00 - 21:30)
Interval: 10 - 12 minutes
Price: CNY 4

The taxi fare from Hongqiao International Airport to the People's Square in the city center is approximately CNY 45 and it takes about half an hour. A taxi from Hongqiao International Airport to Xujiahui costs about CNY 30 and takes 20 minutes.