After stepping off a long flight and taking your first steps into a city, you probably don’t have a lot of extra time before your next business meeting. Luckily, Shanghai has a ton of public transportation options to whisk you through the city.
Every public transportation option in Shanghai can be accessed by using a Shanghai Public Transportation Card. The card grants access to buses, taxis and an expanding subway system, according to Shanghai’s tourism website.
Shanghai’s elevated light rail and subway systems have 14 different lines. The lines have stops in every core metropolitan area in the city — a great option for guests and residents of the city alike.
If you know exactly where you are going and want to catch a ride on a bus. Shanghai has one of the most extensive bus networks in the world, coming in at nearly 1,000 lines. Some of the lines are named only in Chinese, so being able to read and speak the language is a major boon.
To get into Shanghai proper, the magnet train could be what you need. The train runs between the Pudong Airport Station and the Longyang Road Station, covering the 30-kilometer trip in just over seven minutes.
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