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| Mobile phone vending machine |
Many people asked as how to form their own tours to the world exposition in Shanghai. In this post, I am going to write more details about our journey to reach Shanghai city center.
On July 19, 2010, we took Cathay Pacific CX368 which departed Hong Kong at 08:55am and landed Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 11:30am. On arrival, we immediately felt the atmosphere of Expo 2010. There were propaganda and there was an Expo Mascot Haibao cartoon welcoming us. The way getting through the immigration gate was quick as there were quite a large number of check-out points. Disposable mobile phone vending machines, Expo volunteer service, transport information machine, and tourist information center are available in the arrival hall.
On July 19, 2010, we took Cathay Pacific CX368 which departed Hong Kong at 08:55am and landed Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 11:30am. On arrival, we immediately felt the atmosphere of Expo 2010. There were propaganda and there was an Expo Mascot Haibao cartoon welcoming us. The way getting through the immigration gate was quick as there were quite a large number of check-out points. Disposable mobile phone vending machines, Expo volunteer service, transport information machine, and tourist information center are available in the arrival hall.
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| Expo Volunteers |
There are several options for visitors to travel from Pudong Airport to Shanghai downtown. Apart from 10 airport bus lines, Maglev Trains and Subway Trains are in services. It takes only 8 minutes for the Meglev Train to run from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longyang Road station. The service operates at an interval of 15 to 20 minutes starting from 06:45am to 09:40pm every day. The charge is CNY50. From Longyang Road Station, visitors can transfer to Metro Line 2 which passes through many of Shanghai's popular locations (See MTR map below). For a trip from Longyang Road Station to city center, the taxi fare is estimated to be over CNY100. We experienced the Meglev Train ride about 2 years ago, and I forgot the taxi fare for the connection. The fare could be even higher if there is a traffic jam. Traffic jam is common in Shanghai during peak hours.
Apart from the Meglev Train, travelers can also take Metro Line 2 located between Terminal 1 and 2 at the Pudong Airport. The Metro Line service is much cheaper (CNY9 for the entire journey), but it takes longer time, perhaps an hour, to reach downtown hotels. In addition, it needs to get change to the main branch Metro Line 2 at Guanglan Road Station (See MTR map below).
Apart from the Meglev Train, travelers can also take Metro Line 2 located between Terminal 1 and 2 at the Pudong Airport. The Metro Line service is much cheaper (CNY9 for the entire journey), but it takes longer time, perhaps an hour, to reach downtown hotels. In addition, it needs to get change to the main branch Metro Line 2 at Guanglan Road Station (See MTR map below).
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| Shanghai Pudong International Airport |
We decided to take taxi for transportation to city center. The taxi stand is just outside the arrival hall of the airport. There were only a few passengers waiting for the taxi at the time of our arrival. Our destination was Marvel Hotel which is located right in the center of Shanghai, opposite to the People's Square. The 35-minutes journey cost us CNY168. On the way, we saw a new railway station under construction, and we spotted the Oriental Pearl Tower in the far distance. The 2010 Expo site then appeared from far to close views. Indeed, we were approaching towards the Expo direction. As our taxi was up on a highway, we could only see the magnificent China Pavilion which was high enough to catch our sights. We also spotted Australia Pavilion because it just sat beside the highway. Indeed, we were on the flyover going across the Expo site. Going ahead, our taxi passed through the Lupu Bridge which connects Pudong and Puxi over the Huangpu River. When we caught sight of the Expo Puxi section, we couldn't identify the pavilions because most pavilions were not very high and the taxi ran very fast. By the time we arrived at Marvel Hotel, it was 12:40pm.
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| Shanghai Metro Line Map |
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