Scope of Use -- Shanghai Public Transportation Card

General

A Shanghai Public Transportation Card makes your travel in this city more convenient and economical. Like the MetroCard in New York City and the Oyster Card in London, it could be used to pay the transportation fare of almost all kinds of vehicles in the city, including taxi, bus, some long-distance buses, metro, maglev and ferry. The card  marked with China T-Union can be used in over 300 cities in China.

If you drive yourself, the Public Transportation Card can be used to pay at the parking lots, parking meters, gas stations and toll highways.

 

Detailed Application Scope

 Taxi
All taxis in this city (except the non-Dazhong taxis running on Chongming Island)

 Bus
Over 1,500 bus lines in this city

 Metro
All the metro lines in the city: Line 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 & Pujiang Line

 Maglev
Ticket fare of the fast maglev train running between Pudong International Airport and Longyang Road Station of Metro Line 2 can be paid by the Public Transportation Card.

 Long-distance Bus
Shanghai South Long-distance Bus Station, No. 36, Liuzhou Rd., Xuhui District
Shanghai West Long-distance Bus Station, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

 Ferry
17 ferry lines: Ximin Line, Duwu Line, Chengche Line, Sangang Line, Nanlu Line, Tangdong Line, Yangfu Line, Dongfu Line, Dongjin Line, Taigong Line, Qiqin Line, Mindan Line, Xiening Line, Jinding Line, Dongnen Line, Caolin Line, Sansong Line

 Parking Lot

Parking Lot Name Address
Bada Middle Zhejiang Rd. Parking No. 288, Middle Zhejiang Road
Bada Yunnan Rd. Parking No. 168, South Yunnan Road
Gubei Fortune Center Parking No. 1438, Hongqiao Rd.
Pudong International Airport No. 4 Parking Lot Fifth Haitian Rd. East Yuanhang Rd.
P9, P10 of Hongqiao Railway Station No. 1500, Shenkun Rd.
Disneyland Parking Lot No. 450, West Shendi Rd.


 P+R Parking 

Name Address
Songhong Rd. P+R No. 631, Jinzhong Rd., Changning District
Gonghexin Rd. P+R No. 3037, Gonghexin Rd., Jing'an District
Waihuan Rd. P+R No. 1345, West Meilong Rd., Minhang District
Shendu Highway P+R No. 3900, Shensu Highway, Minhang District
Lianhang Rd. P+R 1818 Nong, Lianhang Rd., Minhang District
Fujin Rd. P+R No. 1, Yangbei Rd., Baoshan District
North Jiangyang Rd. P+R No. 1801, North Jiangyang Rd., Baoshan District
Hutai Rd. P+R No. 1899, Hutai Rd., Baoshan District
Meilanhu Rd. P+R No. 1088, Luofen Rd., Baoshan District
Nanxiang P+R No. 4, 4368 Nong, Zhennan Rd., Jiaidng District
Jiaidng New City P+R No. 426, Shengxin Rd., Jiaidng District
West Jiading P+R West Jiading Metro Station of line 11, north side of Liuliang Rd., Jiaidng District
Anting P+R No. 1055-1077, Yunan Rd., Jiaidng District
Tinglin station of Jinshan Line P+R Tinglin station, Jinshan District
Jinshanwei station of Jinshan Line P+R South and North Square of Jinshanwei station, Jinshan District
Jinshan Yuanqu station of Jinshan Line P+R Jinshan Yuanqu station, Jinshan District
Songjiang University Town P+R No. 1665, South Jiasong Rd., Songjiang District
Caoying Rd. P+R 1666 Nong, Yinggang Rd., Qingpu District
Tangzhen P+R No. 1-20, 777 Nong, East Gaoke Rd., Pudong New Area
Luheng Rd. P+R No. 569 Puxing Highway, Pudong New Area


 Gas Station
You can fill the car up and pay the gas fee by Public Transportation Card at over 60 gas stations in the city. The following are some of them in different areas of the city for your reference:

District (County) Gas Station Address
Jing'an CNPC Haining Rd. Gas Station No. 971, Haining Road
Xuhui SPC Caohejing Gas Station No. 1688, Hongmei Road
Changning CNPC Huahui Gas Station No. 1310, Xianxia Road
Putuo CNPC No. 1 Gas Station No. 1877, Zhenguang Road
Hongkou CNPC Tangshan Gas Station No. 481, Tangshan Road
Pudong CNPC Kangqiao Gas Station No. 2787, Hunan Highway
Minhang SPC Minhe Gas Station No. 2778, Humin Road
Songjiang CNPC Ledu Gas Station No. 35, Ledu Road, Songjiang Town
Qingpu CNPC Qingwu Gas Station No. 5824, Huqingping Highway, 318 National Highway
Jiading CNPC Jiading Zhongpeng Gas Station No. 369, Chenxiang Rd.
Baoshan CNPC Baoshan  Huadi Gas Station No. 3076, Baoyang Road
Jinshan CNPC Jingshan No. 1 Gas Station No. 4339, Tingfeng Highway
Fengxian CNPC Fengxian No. 1 Gas Station No. 6686, Hangnan Highway
Chongming CNPC Chongming No. 1 Gas Station No. 487, Nanmen Road, Chengqiao Town

 Notes: SPC - SINOPEC Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 
              CNPC - Shanghai CNPC Enterprise Group Co., Ltd.

 Toll Highway
All Shanghai's toll-gates for highways in the network toll collection system; Donghai Bridge toll-gate.

- Last updated on Feb. 29, 2024 by Gabby Li -
Questions & Answers on Scope of Use of Shanghai Public Transportation Card
Asked by Casey from CANADA | Feb. 28, 2024 20:02Reply
3 day pass
Can I get this pass via the Alipay mini app?
Answers (1)
Answered by James | Feb. 29, 2024 17:03
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It seems it is only available in its official app ''Shanghai Metro'.
Asked by Thanh Thuy from VIETNAM | Oct. 30, 2023 21:13Reply
Shanghai Public Transportation Card - Maglev Train
Can I buy Shanghai Public Transportation Card at Pudong Airport and use it for both the metro and the fast maglev train? I will arrive in Shanghai in mid-November. Thank you!
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Answered by Hailey | Oct. 30, 2023 23:02
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Yes, you can.
Asked by Evan from CANADA | Sep. 07, 2019 11:14Reply
How can I check the balance on a Shanghai Transportation Card without using the metro?
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Answered by Seth from USA | Sep. 09, 2019 00:34
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There are many machines in the subway station that you can check the balance.
Asked by Laura Kelley from UNITED STATES | Jul. 18, 2019 05:43Reply
Can I use the purple Shanghai metro card for the metro or bus in Hangzhou? Or the taxi in Hangzhou?
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Answered by Marge from USA | Jul. 18, 2019 19:54
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Sorry, you can't. But the red/yellow/green card can be used in some taxis in Hangzhou.
Asked by Raiza from INDIA | May. 22, 2019 20:02Reply
Can I use the purple Shanghai transportation card on the Nanjing metro?
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Answered by Celina from SINGAPORE | May. 23, 2019 18:05
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As I know, it can not be used in Nanjing currently. It can be achieved in the future.
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