Shanghai Subway:
Line 1	Line 2	Line 3	Line 4	Line 5	Line 6	Line 7
Line 8	Line 9	Line 11	Shanghai Subway Map
How to Take Subway			Shanghai Subway Transfer
Shanghai Subway Ticket			Bilingual List of Subway Stations

 Ticket Type
Shanghai subway adopts the following three types of tickets:

1. Single Journey Ticket
A single journey ticket is a thin IC card which is endowed with a certain sum of money depending on the destination you choose. It can be bought at a ticket dispenser or from a ticket booth. The subway system has introduced electronic ticketing so you should carry some change. A single journey ticket can be used only one time on the day you buy it within the subway lines and stations you choose. It should be returned to your destination station and recycled in the subway ticket system.

2. Shanghai Public Transportation Card
A Shanghai Public Transportation Card is convenient to pay the subway fare. The card can be used not only on the subway, but also on some public buses, ferryboats and even taxies. It is common for the new users to pay CNY 100 for the card, including a CNY 20 deposit and CNY 80 for use. The card can be used repeatedly and you can deposit more money in it at designated subway stations, bus stations, banks or stores.

3. Souvenir Ticket
For tourists, a souvenir ticket is a good choice. The ticket is valid for one year and can be bought at several designated subway stations. You can only take the train once on certain lines. When getting out of the station, the ticket will be returned to you as a souvenir.

Subway Ticket Mechine

Note:
1. All of the above three types of tickets are valid for only three hours after their issue or validation;
2. Ticket issuing is stopped three minutes before the departure time of the last train;
3. Go to Shanghai Subway Guidance to know how to buy a ticket.

 Ticket Fare
Shanghai subway adopts a 'one-ticket transfer' system. You can take a single subway line or transfer to other lines at some major transfer stations such as People's Square, Shanghai South Railway Station, Shanghai Indoor Stadium, Xinzhuang, Zhongshan Park, Century Avenue and South Xizang Rd. A through ticket can be bought at your starting station. The charge is proportional to mileage with a ceiling price of CNY 9. A subway trip between two stations in downtown Shanghai usually costs no more than CNY 6. The following table shows the fare of single subway lines and transfer among different lines.

Lines Mileage	0 ~ 6 kilometers (0 ~ 3.7 miles)	6 ~ 16 kilometers (3.7 ~ 9.9 miles)	above 16 kilometers (9.9 miles)
Line 5	CNY 2	CNY 3	CNY 1 for each extra six kilometers (3.7 miles)
All Lines Except Line 5	CNY 3	CNY 4	CNY 1 for each extra ten kilometers (6.2 miles)
Transfer Among Lines	CNY 3	CNY 4	CNY 1 for each extra ten kilometers (6.2 miles)

Subway passengers can have a discount if they pay the ticket fare by Shanghai Public Transportation Card. If you have pay the subway fare by the card over CNY 70 in a month, the fare you pay in the rest of the month will be 10% off. Additionally Shanghai Public Transportation Card allows for once an overdraft of CNY 8. However, if the card has a zero or a negative balance, it can't be used any more.

 Ticket Refund
Unused tickets can be refunded in the issuing station on the issuing day. Used tickets can not be refunded whether you have used up the balance or not.