Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is the main airport for China, and it is the main hub for China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, as well as a major hub for Air China. Pudong Airport services several carriers with destinations across the world, including British Airways, Air Canada, United Airlines, and American Airlines. Pudong International Airport has two terminals and serves as many as 60 million passengers a year, with plans to increase the capacity to 80 million annually. The airport is China’s busiest airport in terms of total passengers per year, and had 17 million international passengers in 2007.

Airport Information Shanghai

• Location: Pudong International is located along the coast of the East China Sea, and eastwardly in the Pudong New District.
• Address: Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Pudong New Area, 900 Qihang Road, Shanghai 201202, China
• Telephone Number: (021) 3848 4500
• Time Zone: GMT +8
• Eating & Drinking: There are various restaurants and cafes available for food and drink.
• ATM: There are several ATMs available throughout Pudong Airport, and there is also a bureaux de change inside.
• WiFi: Internet access is available in both terminals of Pudong International.
• Shopping: There is a shopping mall located on the third floor. Airport gift shops are available and a duty-free shop is located in the departures hall.
• Luggage: Lost luggage service is between the 8th and 9th gates of international arrivals, or can be reached at (021) 6834-6324.
• Airport Hotels: The Jinjiang Inn Pudong Airport Hotel (021-6835-3568) and the Ramada Pudong Airport Shanghai Hotel (021-3849-4949) are both located close to Pudong. A hotel is in the Domestic Arrival Hall which charges hourly. Okura Garden Hotel downtown (021-6834 -6612) offers a shuttle bus to the airport. There is also the Holiday Inn Shanghai Pudong (021-5830-6666) and the InterContinental Pudong Shanghai (021-5835-6666).
• Disabled Travelers: Pudong International Airport offers accessibility for disabled passengers, with many lifts, ramps, wheelchairs, and TDD phones available.
• Lounges: There is a VIP room available in Pudong, as well as many lounges for members of respective airlines wherein passengers can relax and use the facilities available to them.
• Parking: There is three-floor parking available and a surface lot which is available for long-term and short-term parking. Rates vary according to the size of the automobile.
• Directions & Transportation: By car, take the Yingbin Road that connects the inner- and outer-ring roads in Shanghai with the airport. Travel time is around 1 hour. The Maglev Train operates with magnetic levitation, and is the fastest in the world. The train runs from metro line 2 at Longyang Station to the airport in 8 minutes, and runs every 15 minutes. There are several buses which run different routes for transportation to the airport. Metered taxis are also available.
• Website: http://www.shanghaiairport.com/