Shanghai Airport Information

Pudong International Airport, Shanghai

Address: Pudong International Airport, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201202, China

Number of Terminals: 1

Telephone: (0)21 6834 1000
Fax: (0)21 6834 2735

Pudong International Airport Information - Shanghai updated!

Location: The airport is located 30km (19 miles) from central Shanghai

Since the official opening of Shanghai's Pudong International Airport on October 1, 1999, Shanghai has become the first city in China to have two international airports. As a result the flights handled by Pudong Airport are increasing day by day and the modern equipment of the airport makes for more passenger convenience and ease.

Convenient Transportation

Under normal circumstances, passengers can travel from Pudong Airport to Hongqiao Airport, Shanghai Railway Station and Shanghai Harbor within 40-60 minutes. Five bus lines leading to the airport have been put into operation. The Pudong Airport is 40 kilometers from Hongqiao Airport and 30 kilometers from Renmin Square in the center of Shanghai.

It is a 40-minute car ride from Hongqiao Airport to Pudong Airport, and the taxi fare is about 150 yuan. It is a 60-minute car ride from the city center to Pudong Airport. Passengers can also take a special airport bus from Pudong Airport to the downtown area and Hongqiao Airport. Now five bus lines have been put into operation. The bus fare is 22 yuan from Pudong Airport to Hongqiao Airport, 19 yuan from Pudong Airport to the Shanghai Exhibition Center, 20 yuan from Pudong Airport to Zunyi Road, 18 yuan from Pudong Airport to Dongjiangwan Road, and 18 yuan from Pudong Airport to the Shanghai Railway Station. Buses operate from 6:00 to 19:00 in downtown areas and from 8:00 to 21:00 at Pudong Airport.

Boarding Formalities

The terminal building of Pudong International Airport covers 278,000 square meters, and is designed barrier-free. The broadcasting system uses three languages (Chinese, English and Japanese) to release flight information. It has eight ticket-handling islands, so passengers need not stand in line for boarding formalities.

Passengers can arrive directly at the second floor of the terminal building by car, and enter the departure hall through 18 entrances. Through the glass wall of the waiting hall, passengers can have a panoramic view of 65,000 square meters of lawn. The waiting hall has 20 check-in counters for domestic passengers and 25 check-in counters for international passengers.

The arrival passengers can directly enter the waiting corridor on the second floor, and take the escalator to the arrivals hall on the first floor to fetch their luggage. Going out of the terminal building, passengers can take taxis, public buses or the airport bus to go downtown.

Advanced Communications Facilities

The terminal building has installed 342 public phones, including IC-card phones, magnetic-card phones and coin-phones. Passengers can also use their mobile phones. In the building there are also Internet bars, where business travelers can surf the web.

Complete Service Facilities

On the third floor of the terminal building there is a shopping mall, with specialized stores selling various commodities with Chinese characteristics, including books, pharmaceuticals, handicrafts and general merchandise. The duty-free shops in the international departures hall sell four categories of commodities: perfume, general merchandise, food, and cigarettes and liquor. There are 11 restaurants and bars at the airport, some famous restaurants have branches there. The terminal building also provides hotel rooms for passengers to rent by the hour.

Airlines Listing in Shanghai

The national carrier is the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) or Air China.  Dragon Air is also under CAAC.  It has a joint venture with  Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific.  Other airlines include China Eastern, China Southern, China Northern, Great Wall, Yunnan Airlines and several others.  Websites for airlines: China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines

Air China
Description: Shanghai office for Air China. Business hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Address: 600 Huashan Lu, Shanghai, China
URL:
Phone: +86-21 6268-8335
Fax: +86-21 6327-2762

Air France
Description: Office for Air France in Shanghai. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Address: Room 1301, 128 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://bv.airfrance.fr/cgi-bin/FR/frameset.jsp
Phone: +86-21 6360-6688
Fax: +86-21 6360-6655

Air Macau
Description: Office for Air Macau in Shanghai. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Address: Equatorial Hotel, Room 104, 65 Yanan Xi Lu,Shanghai, China
URL:
Phone: +86-21 6248-1110
Fax: +86-21 6248-7870
Email: airmacau@public4.sta.net.cn

All Nippon Airways
Description: Office for All Nippon Airways in Shanghai. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: 2/F East Wing, Shanghai Centre 1376 Nanjing Middle Road, Shanghai, China
URL: http://svc.ana.co.jp/eng/index.html
Phone: +86-21 6279-7000
Fax: +86-21 6279-7002

Ansett Australia
Description: Office for Ansett Airlines in Shanghai. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: 918 Huai Hai Zhong Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.cn.airnz.com/travel/index.jsp?cuid=c73378%3Ae8e8cb767c%3A-7877
Phone: +86-21 6415-5210
Fax: +86-21 6415-5209
Email: wang.yong@airnz.co.nz

Asiana Airlines
Description: Shanghai office for Asiana Airlines. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: 2000 Yanan Xi Lu, Shanghai, China
URL:
Phone: +86-21 6219-4000
Fax: +86-21 6270-3167

China Eastern Airlines
Description: Shanghai office for China Eastern Airlines. Business hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Address: 200 Yanan Xi Lu, Shanghai, China
URL:
Phone: International +86-21 6247-2255
Fax: +86-21 6247-6761

Dragonair
Description: Shanghai office for Dragon Air. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: Room 202, Shanghai Center 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu,Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.dragonair.com/
Phone: +86-21 6279-8099
Fax: +86-21 6279-7189

Japan Airlines
Description: Shanghai office of Japan Air. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Address: Room 201, Ruijin Bldg. 205 Maoming Nan Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.jal.co.jp/e/index.html
Phone: +86-21 6472-3000
Fax: +86-21 6472-9071

Korean Airlines
Description: Shanghai office of Korean Airlines. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: Room 104, Equatorial Hotel 65 Yanan Xi Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.koreanair.com/
Phone: +86-21 6275-6000
Fax: +86-21 6275-2777

Lufthansa Airlines
Description: Lufthansa Airlines Shanghai office. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: First Floor, Hilton Hotel, 250 Huashan Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.lufthansa.com/index_en.html
Phone: +86-21 6248-1100
Fax: +86-21 6248-1133

Malaysia Airlines
Description: Malaysian Airlines Shanghai office. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: Suite 209, Shanghai Centre 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.malaysiaairlines.com.my
Phone: +86-21 6279-8607
Fax: +86-21 6279-8657

Northwest Airlines/KLM Airlines
Description: Northwest/KLM Air offices in Shanghai. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: Address:, 2/F Shanghai Centre 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.nwa.com/
Phone: +86-21 6279-8088
Fax: +86-21 6279-8007

Qantas Airlines
Description: Shanghai office of Quantas Airlines. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: 203A, Shanghai Centre 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.qantas.com/index.html
Phone: +86-21 6279-8660
Fax: +86-21 6279-8650

Shanghai Airlines
Description: Shanghai Airlines office. Business hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Address: 212 Jiang Ling Lu, Shanghai, China
URL:
Phone: +86-21 6268-8558 Toll free: 800-620-8888
Fax: +86-21 6255-8989

Singapore Airlines
Description: Singapore Airlines Shanghai office. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: Room 606, Kerry Centre 1515 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/app/saa
Phone: +86-21 6289-1000
Fax: +86-21 6289-8027

Swissair
Description: Shanghai office of Swissair. Business hours: 9:00 to noon, 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Address: Room 1104, Central Plaza 227 North Huang Pi Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.swissair.com
Phone: +86-21 6375-8211
Fax: +86-21 6375-8214

Thai Airways
Description: Thai Airways. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: Room 201, Shanghai Center 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.thaiairways.com
Phone: +86-21 6248-7766
Fax: +86-21 6248-8144

United Airlines
Description: Shanghai office of United Airlines. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays Sat. and Sun: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: Room 204, Shanghai Center 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.ual.com
Phone: +86-21 6279-8009
Fax: +86-21 6279-8853

Virgin Atlantic Airways
Description: Shanghai office of Virgin Atlantic Airways. Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Address: Suite 221, 2/F, No. 12 The Bund, Shanghai, China
URL: http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/
Phone: +86-21 6323-6409
Fax: +86-21 6323-8217

Departure Tax

International Airport Departure Tax: RMB105

Domestic Airport Departure Tax: RMB50

(1 US Dollar is approximately 8.25 Chinese Renminbi)

Hong Qiao International Airport - Shanghai

Location

The airport is located 8 miles(13 km) South West of Shanghai.  Travel time is 25-40 minutes.

Business Facilities at the airport: 24-hour business facilities, including meeting rooms, telephone, fax, photocopying and telex facilities, and catering services.

Transportation

There are metered taxis at the airport.  They cost about 50-70 yuan for one-way trip.  Taxi line depends on the distance of the journey.  There are also shuttle buses from most major hotels at the airport.