A Shanghai layover, out of the terminal

About this experience

Sunny Private Tours meets you at Pudong International Airport. The listing route: the Bund (60 minutes), Yu Garden (80 minutes, the longest garden stop of any tour here), the Former French Concession (50), the Shanghai World Financial Center (60) and Nanjing Road (60). Your guide trims it to fit your connection. Bags ride in the car; guests report leaving carry-on cases and backpacks with the driver all day.

Three options: 2-way Airport Transfer (car out and back), 1-way Airport Transfer (you make your own way one direction), and 1-way Maglev Train, one leg on the Maglev with the ticket included. The tour runs up to 8 hours; extra hours are charged. Food and entry fees are not included, so carry 30 to 40 RMB per person for the garden.

Read the small print. The price is per person and tiered by group size: $151 is the lowest tier, and a solo traveller pays far more per head. If you can't clear immigration for any reason, the listing gives no refund for a same-day cancellation, so check your entry rules first. Citizens of 57 countries, the US and UK among them, can use the 240-hour visa-free transit with a confirmed onward ticket to a third country or region (Shanghai government notice). Yu Garden is closed on Mondays except public holidays.

• Pickup at Pudong airport, with your bags kept in the car
• 80 minutes at Yu Garden, the longest garden stop on any tour here
• The Bund, the French Concession and Nanjing Road the same day
• Optional Maglev ride, ticket included on that option
• Up to 8 hours, timed around your flight

How the day runs

1. After landingMeet at Pudong

   Give your flight numbers at booking. The driver meets you at the airport; guests report the guide joining there or at the first stop.

2. 60 minThe Bund

   The waterfront promenade and the Pudong skyline.

3. 80 minYu Garden

   The Ming garden (ticket 30 to 40 RMB, paid at the gate), then the free bazaar around it.

4. 50 minFormer French Concession

   Plane-tree streets and old villas.

5. 60 + 60 minWorld Financial Center and Nanjing Road

   Lujiazui's towers, then the shopping street. Any observation deck is at your own cost.

6. Before your flightBack to the airport

   By car, or by Maglev from Longyang Road on the Maglev option.

What's included

Who it suits

What guests say

Tips before you book

• Enter your flight details at booking; the listing asks for them.
• Check your entry rules before you pay: 240-hour transit needs a passport valid 3 months or more and an onward ticket to a third country or region (Hong Kong and Macao count).
• Take the 2-way transfer with heavy bags; the Maglev option suits a light pack and an 8-minute ride.
• Tell the guide early if you'd rather see fewer places: one guest wished for more free time between car hops.
• Set up Alipay or WeChat Pay with a foreign card before you fly, for the garden ticket and lunch.

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