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To and From the Airport (Pudong and Hongqiao Airports) 往返机场 (浦东国际机场和虹桥国际机场)
Pudong International Airport (浦东国际机场)
 
Traveling in China, particularly for the first time, is not the easiest thing.  Luckily the Pudong International Airport is well organized and makes the first experience here a little easier than you might expect.
 
If you are staying at a hotel that has shuttles, which many of them do, you will find the desks immediately after you have left baggage claim.  Often these hotels will want your flight information before you arrive, so get on their website and find out what their rules are.  If your hotel does not offer this service, head past these desks, all the while ignoring offers for “good deals” into the city (they will usually quote you at about 500RMB, ridiculous), to the taxi stand at the end of the arrivals area.  At the taxi stand an airport employee will ask you where you are going (in English), then he will tell the taxi driver in Chinese while you get in the cab.  The ride should cost no more than about 150 – 200RMB all the way to Puxi and takes about an hour. 
 
Another increasingly popular way to get into the city is the MagLev, or the magnetic levitation train (50RMB).  The train will take you to the Longyang (龙阳) subway station (line 2) in Pudong in 8 minutes.  It is extremely easy, but keep in mind that it will still be another 20 – 30 minutes from the stop to Puxi in a taxi.  Otherwise you can get on the subway and take it all the way into town.  With line changes and hundreds of people on the subways, this is often a lot more trouble than it is worth… so keep in mind what you will have to deal with if you are thinking about doing it that way. On the plus side the train travels at a top speed of 431kph which is really quite exciting.
 
The ride back to the airport from Puxi in a taxi is somehow cheaper; It usually costs about 125RMB from the French Concession.  You can also catch a shuttle bus from various points around the city that go to the airport every 30 minutes. Departure points include Jing’an Temple, under the Portman Hotel, Zhonghsan Park, Hongkou Football stadium and both Shanghai Railway Station and South Railway Station Tickets are 16-20RMB. Shuttle bus number 1 connects to Hongqiao Airport (30RMB).
 
Hongqiao International Airport (虹桥国际机场)
 
Most internal flights arrive and depart from Hongqiao Airport, which is in Puxi and will be no more than 30 minutes by taxi from any destination within Puxi. The exceptions are most flights to Hainan Island, and some flights to Beijing and Guilin which leave from Pudong airport. Be sure to check with your travel agent or on your ticket which airport you are fliying from.
 
Shanghai Hongqiao Airport - Front View
 
Don’t forget to check out the option of a private car company
 
External Links
 
Check out the Shanghai Airport site to get exact pricing and location information for ground transportation to and from both airports.
 
A bit more information on the MagLev train.