Shanghai for a day

Hi All, looks like I will be able to spend a day in Shanghai on my trip to China this year, I know its a short time but looks like I may arrive at the airport around 9.30am and leave at the airpot at 8pm, cab anyone suggest the best things to do in this short time? I plan arrive and leave from Pu Dong (from Beijing) so I can use the Maglev in and out of the centre any advice would be welcome

Thankyou

Shanghai for a day

I hope you mean that you already have a China visa, yes?

What are your basic sightseeing interests and preferences? Are you travelling alone?

Are your flights domestic or international? Do you have to collect your luggage in between, or will that be checked through to your final destination?

Take the Maglev into the city and perhaps another form of transport (airport shuttle, perhaps?) on the way out. Maglev might not be running at the full speed of 430 km/h on your way out, depending on what time you need to be back at the airport.

Shanghai for a day

Ellyse yes I have a visa as I will be in Beijing and will return to Beijing so it will be a domestic flight, I am aware there is two airports and that Pu Dong is where the Maglev is from into the city.

Hi not much time for you to jay walk!!!i suggest u take the maglev n then from Longyang station transfer to metro line 2 to take u to Nanjing dong lu.Here visit the Urban Planning Center,Shanghai museum,walk to Huai hai zhonglu to see some modern part of Shanghai n Xintiandi as well.Take a cab to the bund,do the undertunnel tram ride to Lujiazui.Here take in the sights of Oriental Tower,Aquarium,JnMao Tower,SWFC.U may tkae the metro at lujiazui back to Lonagyang n then trasfer back to airport by maglev.m afraid thats about all u could do in hardly a few hrs.

I really dont thinbk u have the time to do YuYuan.What a waste lol.

now in Shanghai if your transit flight is within 48hours you could get visa free and have a short tour in Shanghai. Take maglev + subway will be the best %26amp; fastest way for you to go into city downtown area and back to the airport. Just don%26#39;t forget to leave you luggages to '; Luggage deposit';

Take maglev + subway to West Nanjing road then take a cab around 11RMB to Jade Buddha temple for the first stop then take cab to Yu Yuan Garden %26amp; Bazaar ( don%26#39;t forget the famous steamed bun in Yu Yuan Bazaar), cab again to the Bund then go straight to East Nanjing Road ( walking street) and arrive People%26#39;s Square, you could pay a short visit to Shanghai urban planning exhibition center or Shanghai museum depending on which one is more attractive to you:), then take subway line 2 to Lujiazui, visit Pearl TV Tower %26amp; Shanghai history museum inside. Then take subway back to LongYang Road Station and transfer Maglev back to airport.

forget to mention, except Pearl TV tower %26amp; Shanghai history museum inside, the rest sites close at 5pm and stop to let tourists in at 4:30pm.

Thanks CuteMinMin

Will I have time in 8 hours to do all you suggest?

Hehe!put on yr running shoes n make sure u r physically very fit then u may be able to cover all the places mentioned.YuYuan bazaar alone could take up to 2 hrs .

personally, i%26#39;m not a shopping fan of Yu Yuan Bazaar, esp the vendors give you a very high price and you need to bargain hard.

first take you around 1 hour to jade buddha temple, spend around 45min-1 hour there;Yu Yuan garden %26amp; Bazaar, I suggest to see Yu Yuan Garden %26amp; have lunch in Bazaar ( the steamed bun), if you are not the fan of shopping you could just go through some part of bazaar, and totally spend you around 2-2.5hours. If you want to buy some souvenirs there, it will spend you longer time. The Bund - Nanjing Road ( take the sightseeing train there, 2 RMB) to People%26#39;s Square around 1 hour, when you arrive people%26#39;s Square, I suggest you just take the subway to Lujiazui and see pearl tower %26amp; Shanghai history museum ( coz it might be later than 4:30 so you couldn%26#39;t pay a short visit in neither uran planning exhibition center or shanghai museum) And it depends on how the weather will be that day, if too foggy just do the Shanghai history museum and skip the observation deck, coz you will see almost nothing.Anyway you don%26#39;t need to do all the sites I suggest, just pick up some you like.

sorry, spelling mistake, ';urban';

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