From the arrivals hall to the Bund before you check in.
Terminal 1 departures hall, Shanghai Pudong International Airport · Photo: Wyanhache, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Shanghai struck me as a magical place”
J. G. Ballard, Novelist, who spent his childhood in Shanghai in the 1930s. Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton (2008), as quoted on Wikiquote
Private air-conditioned vehicle
Pick-up: Pudong International Airport
We track your flight.
The Bund, or Yu Garden, with your luggage in the vehicle.
Or lunch first, as you prefer.
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From US$170 per private group of up to 2 travellers, with driver, guide and vehicle (estimate). Entry tickets and meals are extra. We confirm the final price in writing within 12 hours.
About 30 km to the east of the city centre, according to Wikipedia.
The maglev runs 29.86 km from the airport to Longyang Road station in 8 minutes 10 seconds since May 2021. A private transfer avoids the change to the metro with luggage.
The places and figures named here were read from these pages on 2026-11-09. The route, timing and inclusions are our own plan.
A museum of Chinese art, a Ming-era garden and the river at dusk, in one unhurried day.
From US$220per private group of up to 2, estimate
The city in three days, with a water town on the last.
From US$740per private group of up to 2, estimate
Shanghai, the UNESCO gardens of Suzhou and West Lake in five days.
From US$1,890per private group of up to 2, estimate
