Shanghai boasts one of the best transportation systems in China. As a major port city and the largest city in Eastern China, this is the major hub for the eastern region.

The Outer Transportation:

By plane:

There are two airports in Shanghai, Pudong Airport (PVG) and Hongqiao Airport (SHA). International flights depart from and arrive at Pudong Airport. Domestic flights depart from and arrive at both airports. If you need to transfer flights in Shanghai you'd better make sure to depart from and arrive at the same airport (or at least allow enough time to transfer between airports).

Pudong Airport is located 55km away from the city centre, and a taxi should cost approximately RMB150. Hongqiao airport is just 15km from the city centre and a taxi from the CBD should cost approximately RMB30-50.

Magnetic train (Maglev) to Pudong Airport:

Take metro line 2 to Longyang Road and take the Maglev. The train is in operation from 7:00 to 21:00. It takes seven minutes to arrive at the airport and the ticket price is RMB 50. If the passenger holds a valid airplane ticket then the ticket price of the Maglev train will decrease to RMB40.

Timetable for shuttle buses to and from Pudong International Airport

Transportation to Hongqiao Airport

Hongqiao Airport is 13 kilometers from the city center. Many domestic flights are available through Hongqiao Airport.

Buses to Hongqiao Airport

By train:
In Shanghai city area the main train stations are the Shanghai railway station and Shanghai south railway station . Shanghai railway station is the main station with 70 trains departing to the great, middle cities of China. Shanghai south railway station has 30 trains departing every day, mostly to the south parts of China.

Getting to Shanghai railway station :
Take metro line 1, 3 or 4 and get off at Shanghai railway station.

Getting to Shanghai south railway station :
Take metro line 1 or 3 and get off at Shanghai south railway station.

There is also a train from Shanghai to Hong Kong (24 hours) which departs on alternate days.

Here is a timetable showing some of the trains leaving Shanghai.

The Bus:
There are many long distance bus stations in Shanghai, and it is convenient to travel from Shanghai to Jiangsu and Zhejiang by bus. From Hong Kou Football Stadium and Shanghai Stadium there are tourist buses to the famous tourist cities near Shanghai.

Tourist buses:

Note: The ticket price includes return bus ticket and sight entrance fee.

Tips:
Buses are often packed to the hilt and at times, impossible to board. The closest thing to revolutionary fervor in Shanghai today is the rush-hour bus ambushes. Once on board, keep your valuables tucked away since pick pocketing is easy under such conditions, and foreigners make juicy targets.

Within the city, traveling by bus is not recommended since the buses get very crowded and often get caught in traffic jams. Taxi and metro are your first choices.

By Boat

Generally passengers go to Chongming Island and Zhoushan (where Putuoshan Island is) by boat. In most cases people depart from Shiliupu in Shanghai to reach Zhoushan. However, passengers need to be clear about the departure port, since there are two departure ports; Luchaogang and Jinshan. Passengers to Chongming Island also need to be clear about the boarding place.

Boat ticket sales offices:

1 Jinling Road.

511 Dong'er Road Zhongshan.

60 Gongping Road.

2400 Siping Road, Yangpu District.

385 Meiyuan Road.

50 Mudanjiang road, Baoshan District.

782 Wuyi Road, Changning District.

1088 Lujiapang Road, Huangpu District.

3841 Gonghexin Road, Zhabei District.

727 Lingling Road, Xuhui District.

16 Yangshupu Road, Hongkou District.

47 Pujian Road, Pudong New District (Pudong Xinqu).

739 Fuzhou Road.

342 Xizang Road .

The Inner Transportation:

Metro (Refer to Shanghai metro English map )
In Shanghai there are five metro lines in operation:

Line 1 Gongfuxincun-Shanghai Railway Station-Xinzhuang

Line 2 Zhongshan Park-Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park

Line 3 Shanghai South Railway Station-Jiangwanzhen

Line 4 Damuqiao Road-Pudong Nancun Road

Line 5 Xinzhuang-Minhang Development Zone

Shanghai's main tourist attractions such as the Bund, People's Square, Xujiahui, Longhua, Hongkou, Lujiazui, Nanjing Road, Huaihai Road are along the metro lines. Traveling by metro can be fast, timely and convenient, the best choice for tourists in Shanghai.

Taxi

Bus

Beijing tourist bus center
Beijing tourist bus center was built on September 20th 2005, with the purpose of getting rid of all the travel traps of tourist special buses which existed previously. Now in the center there are three places of departure:

Tian'an men bus departure center: the southwest corner of Tian'anmen Square
Tian'an men branch center: the southeast of the square
Deshengmen branch center: Deshengmen

Departure time: 6:00am-10:00am (will be slightly adjusted according to the variation of seasons and tourist numbers)

Routes of the tourist buses:
Badaling Great Wall-Dingling RMB 140
Juyongguan Great Wall-Dingling RMB 125
Direct route to Badaling RMB 80

The above ticket prices include attraction ticket price, return bus ticket and dining fee.

Taxi
If it's the first time for you to visit Beijing, you should be notified that the Taxi parking lot is situated in front of the Beijing Railway Station. However, if you would like to go somewhere close to this Railway Station (with the starting fee less than RMB 10), generally, the drivers are not willing to go there, therefore you'd better walk out from the square in front of the Station ,then go ahead and pass one street, and walk to Zhongliang Plaza where you will find a lot of taxis.

Tricycle
Most of the transportation tricycles in Beijing congregate on the communications hub and the tourist hot spot of the city centre. When some festivals or holidays are coming, traffic jams are extremely bad, so the local people prefer to select the tricycle because they can pass through some narrow alleyways to travel. Additionally, it is very convenient to enjoy the street scenery of the tricyles' passage, therefore giving a better value journey than taking a Taxi.

Bicycle
A great deal of hotels in Beijing have set up the business of hiring out bicycles, and generally the rent fee everyday is about RMB 20-30. If you want to be well acquainted with Beijing, you might as well hire out a bicycle, far from new, then you can let yourself go through various kinds of lanes in the centre of the city. Also, with some typical dialects of Beijing being wafted to your ears occasionally, you can get a great pleasure from traveling through Beijing this way.

Tourist Vessel
Additionally, Beijing has opened three sightseeing lines on water.