Shanghai airports

Which airport should I use for going up to Beijing international from Shanghai;Pudong or Hongqiao?which one would be more convieneint from the city center .Thank you!

Shanghai airports

Definitely Hongqiao, if you%26#39;re talking about distance from downtown Shanghai. However check that it has flights at the timing that you want, shouldn%26#39;t be a problem though.

Shanghai airports

Take the train, don%26#39;t fly. I%26#39;ve done both and a luxurious train like the Z14 is much more convenient than flying and gets you right to the center of Beijing.

Yes, I would also highly recommend the train, if you have the time and don%26#39;t mind doing a comfy overnight train sleeper trip.

Pudong actually handles BOTH international and domestic flights. There%26#39;re some domestic destinations which fly solely from Pudong, eg Xi%26#39;an.

i would keep in mind that the train takes something like 12 hours while flying is around 2 hours. I myself, fly out oh Hong Xiao airport. They have flights almost hourly between the two cities.

However, the train trip is overnight. You have to sleep somewhere so why not on a comfortable train sleeper?

Apart from the 2-hour flight time, you also have to reach the airport early to check-in (1 hour), spend time reaching the airport from downtown Shanghai (0.5-1 hour depending on where you are and which airport) and spend time reaching Beijing downtown from Beijing airport (another 1 hour). Add to the fact that domestic flights are frequently delayed and you%26#39;re looking at about 5 hours or more of daylight wasted travelling.

Train is still more time and cost-efficient.

If your Hotel is downtown Shanghai. Take Honqiao. If on pudong side, take pudong airport. The traffic in Shanghai is terrible.

Train to beijing is nice but during nighttime you can not see anything, anyway. So take the plane.

The aim of taking train for Shanghai -- Beijing is to save time and money. Not really to see any scenery.