Shanghai Metro · Airport Link Line · Line guide
YOUR JOURNEY AT A GLANCE
Airport Link Line, between Shanghai’s airports.
Connect Hongqiao T2 with Pudong T1 / T2. Find the correct rail area, confirm your terminal and allow time for the whole connection.
Know your line before you travel.
The Airport Link Line connects Hongqiao Airport T2 and Pudong Airport T1 & T2 with intermediate stops. It is distinct from Metro Line 2 and the Maglev; check its own tickets and boarding area.
Selected stops · intermediate stations omitted
THE CONNECTIONS
Where to board and connect.
Key connections in station order. Check your destination and onward journey before you travel.
2 connections
01Hongqiao Airport T2 connection
Look for suburban-rail signs
The Airport Link serves the Hongqiao Airport T2 area. Follow separate signs for the terminal, Hongqiao Railway Station or metro lines, allowing extra walking time with luggage.
Follow “Suburban Railway / Airport Link Line” signs from the terminal or metro area. If your flight uses Hongqiao T1, plan a separate connection between T1 and T2.
Time planning · Allow time to suit your flight and connections
02Pudong Airport T1 / T2 connection
The train is one part of the airport journey
After arrival, follow signs to the terminal used by your flight. Check-in, security and any border procedures are additional to rail travel; plan airport changes around airline requirements.
Alight at Pudong Airport T1 & T2 and follow the appropriate terminal signs. Confirm the train destination and current service arrangements before boarding.
Time planning · Allow time to suit your flight and connections
BEFORE YOU GO
Leave room for connections and luggage.
Include the whole airport connection
Include disembarking, baggage collection, walking, waiting, check-in and security. Confirm through-baggage or other connection services with the airline for your specific flights.
Check current tickets and service times
The Airport Link has its own ticketing rules; do not assume every metro ticket product is valid. Check payment, destination, first/last trains and the interchange route.
Photo credits
- Shanghai Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2.jpg — Jucember · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Terminal 1 Departures, Shanghai Pudong International Airport.jpg — Wyanhache · CC BY-SA 4.0
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