Arriving at Pudong Airport: Metro, Taxi and Bus Connections

How to reach the city from Pudong Airport's T1 and T2 by metro, taxi and bus — where each terminal's arrivals exits are, how the transfer hall is laid out, which door leads to the taxi rank, and which bus routes leave from where.

Published September 29, 20264 min readSource: 上海交通 (Shanghai Transport)

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Arriving at Pudong International Airport, how do you get quickly from Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 onto the metro, into a taxi or onto a bus into the city? Here is the transport guide — the Pudong International Airport edition. Take a look ↓

Pudong International Airport — Terminal 2

Where things are

The arrivals level of Terminal 2 has three exits: on the second floor, the international / Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan arrivals exit and the domestic arrivals exit; on the first floor, the domestic arrivals exit.

Diagram ↓

Terminal 2 arrivals layout

The international / Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan arrivals exit on the second floor ↓

International, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan arrivals exit, floor 2

The domestic arrivals exit on the second floor ↓

Domestic arrivals exit, floor 2

The domestic arrivals exit on the first floor ↓

Domestic arrivals exit, floor 1

Metro and rail

Leaving from the second-floor international / Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan exit or the domestic exit

Follow the signs and walk straight on towards Wuzhou Middle Road ↓

Following the signs towards Wuzhou Middle Road

Follow the signs into the transfer hall: on one side is the Metro Line 2 entrance, on the other the Maglev entrance ↓

The transfer hall: Metro Line 2 and Maglev entrances

If you are taking the Airport Link city rail line, follow the signs straight ahead and take the lift up to the transfer hall ↓

Signs to the Airport Link

Leaving from the first-floor domestic arrivals exit

Take the lift up to the second floor first, then follow the same route to Metro Line 2, the Maglev or the Airport Link ↓

Take the lift to floor 2 for the metro

Taxi

Terminal 2's taxi pick-up point is outside the terminal on the first floor, with 26 loading bays.

Leaving from the second-floor international / Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan exit or the domestic exit

Follow the signs and take the lift down to the first floor ↓

Take the lift down to floor 1

Go through Gate 26 to reach the taxi pick-up point ↓

Through Gate 26 to the taxi rank

Leaving from the first-floor domestic arrivals exit

Go through Gate 26 to reach the taxi pick-up point ↓

Through Gate 26 to the taxi rank

Buses

Leaving from the second-floor international / Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan exit or the domestic exit

Follow the signs and walk straight on towards Wuzhou Middle Road ↓

Following the signs towards Wuzhou Middle Road

Follow the signs and take the lift to the bus waiting area ↓

Take the lift to the bus waiting area

Terminal 2's bus waiting area serves Airport Line 4, Airport Line 7, Airport Line 8, Airport Ring Line 1 and the Shouhang overnight service (Terminal 2 to Hongqiao Hub East Transport Centre, first and last departures 23:03 to 05:33 the next morning).

Buses from Terminal 2

Leaving from the first-floor domestic arrivals exit

Take the lift up to the second floor first, then follow the route above to the bus waiting area ↓

Take the lift to floor 2 for the buses

Pudong International Airport — Terminal 1

Where things are

The arrivals level of Terminal 1 has two exits, both on the first floor: the international / Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan arrivals exit and the domestic arrivals exit.

Diagram ↓

Terminal 1 arrivals layout

The international / Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan arrivals exit on the first floor ↓

International, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan arrivals exit, floor 1

The domestic arrivals exit on the first floor ↓

Domestic arrivals exit, floor 1

Metro and rail

If you arrive at Terminal 1 and want Metro Line 2, the Maglev or the Airport Link, take the lift up to the second floor ↓

Take the lift up to floor 2

Follow the signs and walk straight on through the door ↓

Follow the signs through the door

Step into the transfer hall: on one side is the Metro Line 2 entrance, on the other the Maglev entrance ↓

The transfer hall: Metro Line 2 and Maglev entrances

If you are taking the Airport Link city rail line, follow the signs and take the lift to the transfer hall ↓

Take the lift to the transfer hall for the Airport Link

Taxi

Terminal 1's taxi pick-up point is outside the terminal on the first floor, with 20 loading bays.

Terminal 1 taxi rank

Leaving by the domestic arrivals exit, cross to Gate 4 to reach the taxi pick-up point ↓

Gate 4 to the taxi rank

Leaving by the international / Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan arrivals exit, cross to Gate 8 to reach the taxi pick-up point ↓

Gate 8 to the taxi rank

Buses

Terminal 1's bus waiting area is outside the terminal on the first floor, serving Airport Line 4, Airport Line 7, Airport Line 8, Airport Ring Line 1 and the Shouhang overnight service (Terminal 1 to Hongqiao Hub East Transport Centre, first and last departures 23:00 to 05:30 the next morning).

Buses from Terminal 1