Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) Airport

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport SHA covers an area of 26.4 square kilometers. As China's fourth busiest Airport, it is one of two Shanghai Airports It goes back to the original Shanghai airport, started over 80 years ago. As passenger traffic grew, a second airport was built  - the Pudong Airport (40 km from Shanghai). The two airports mainly differ in that Pudong has taken over the bulk of the international flights, while Hongquiao, closer to the city, concentrated mostly on domestic flights. However, Hongqiao, after extensive renovation, has become one of the four busiest Airports in China and now includes some international flights. In 2011 Skytrax conveyed upon the Airport the 'Most Improved Airport in the World' award, due to its recent expansion projects. It also received a 4-star ranking.

The hotline for both Pudong and Hongqiao airports is 96990.

The Airport is located in Puxi, Changning District, and is 13 km west of downtown Shanghai, in Central-East China, situated close to the China Sea. Speedy accesss is now available via the expanded Metro train lines 2 & 10 (Line 10 serves both Terminals and interchanges with Line 2 at Terminal 2).  The Airport is truly an integrated transport hub for shuttle and long-distance buses, the Metro, and connection to the Bullet train. 

With two very long runways and 33.9 million passengers in 2012, Hongqiao International is hub for China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines & Spring Air, and is served by domestic, Korean & Japanese airlines, offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe.

The passenger complex at Hongqiao International Airport consists of two passenger terminals - T1 & T2.  (For more information, please refer to 'Terminal Map' page.)   Terminal-to-Terminal connection is by free shuttle bus service, as well as by the subway lines 2 & 10. (The Shanghai Hongqiao railway station is adjacent to Terminal 2).

Parking Options at Hongqiao International Airport: (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Map' page.)

To get from Hongqiao Airport to your destination, you can take a taxi (T1 pickup at Arrivals Hall exit; T2 pickup at south side of Gate 4 Arrival Hall), take ashuttle bus, a hotel shuttle, a bus, or board the Metro - 15 years in the making, Shanghai's Metro network system is now the longest in the world - with 420 route-kilometers, eleven lines & 282 stations.
1. Shuttle buses: A number of shuttle bus routes serve downtown Shanghai:  At Terminal 1 you can catch the Airport Special Line, bus 806, 807, 925 & 938; at Terminal 2 you can catch the Airport Line 1, Shuniu 4, 9, 941, & a night shuttle 316 & 320: 
Airport Special Line runs every 15-25 mins to the City Terminal Building (Jing'an Temple)
Airport Line 1 connects to Pudong Airport  and runs every 15-25 mins
Bus 806 connects to the Lupu Bridge and runs every 10-15 mins;
Bus 807 connects to Qingjian Xincun and runs every 20 mins;
Bus 925 connects to People's Square and runs every 10 mins
Bus 938 connects to Yangjiadu of Pudong District and runs every 8-15 mins
Bus 941 connects within 75 mins to the Shanghai railway station;
Shuniu 4 connects to Zizhu Science Park and takes 90 mins.
Shuniu 9 connects to Jiading West Subway Station, taking 30-40 mins.
Night bus 316 connects to Shanghai Railway Staton and takes 45 mins;
Night bus 320 connects to Yan'an East Road/ The Bund and takes 45 mins.

Long-distance buses to cities like Hangzhou, Sushou, Wuxi & Zhangjiajie stop at the West Transportation Center:

2. Trains:  (a) Line 2 of the Metro between the Airport and East Xujing now provides interchange to the high-speed railway station at Hongquiao. (a) The 36.2 km Line 10, serves both Terminals and interchanges with Line 2 at Terminal 2. Line 10, with 31 stations, runs now from the Airport through the City Center to Jiangwan Town in northest Shanghai.  (b) There is also a 26.8 km 8-station eastern extension of Line 2 from Juanglan Road to Pudong International Airport.
4. A high-speed train, with up to 350 km/hr, can now make 301 km trip the trip between Shanghai Hongquiao and Nanjing in only 73-80 minutes.
5. Rail tracks now connect Shanghai Hongquiao with Beijing south by high-speed rail, taking a mere 4 hours.

• Address:
  Hong Qiao Lu 2550
  Puxi, Changning District, Shanghai, 200335
  China
• Website for Shanghai Hongqiao: http://en.shairport.com/hongqiaoair.html
• Phone: +514 21 683 47575
• View Terminal Map