The Shanghai International Circuit is located in the Jiading district, about 35km to the north of downtown Shanghai, and an easy daily commute on the city’s public transport for visitors to the Grand Prix.  Booking your accommodation in Shanghai in China is a  click away.  Support our affiliation with our partner, Agoda  by reserving your own accommodation through the Agoda.com links on this page to take you to the booking portal.  We receive a small commission and you won’t pay more but rather save on the fantastic specials and deals. Click here to access and book your accommodation.  Book early to receive discounts and to avoid unavailability.  Accommodation can also be added to your Official Grand Prix tickets on request.

Shanghai is serviced by two major airports – Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is the primary international airport serving Shanghai and a major aviation hub for Asia. It is located about 30 kilometers east of the city centre. The second airport is Hong Qiao (SHA), which is largely for domestic flights.  There are numerous ways on how to get from Shanghai Airport to the City Center such as using the convenient Airport Shuttle Bus.  Firstly, you can take the airport express bus to get to the city center. There are airport express Line No.1 to Line No.8, and most of them can take you to the city center. You can get on the bus on both the terminal 1 and terminal 2.

By Metro Line 2 – Metro Line 2 (in green) is available when departing or arriving Pudong International Airport, which is the one of cheapest way to get to Shanghai downtown.  The Guanglan Road stop is a transfer stop, changing between four-car and eight-car subway trains. Passengers who need to transfer and continue their journey to the city center should get off here.

Pudong International Airport-Guanglan Road (Round Trip)
Operating Time: 6:00 a.m. – 22:30 p.m.
Interval: 8.5 minutes

One of the more convenient ways to travel across Shanghai is on a public bus.  Shanghai has an extensive bus network. The city also has one of the oldest operating trolleybus systems. Most buses in the city centre of Shanghai uses numbers to indicate the line they serve, while Chinese characters are used for suburban busses and some city buses. You can pay distance-based fares with the Shanghai Public Transportation Card.  Big Bus Shanghai operates sightseeing tours of the city’s best attractions using open-top double decker buses.

Use a licensed taxi as they are the only ones allowed near the circuit. If you don’t speak Shanghainese or Mandarin, have someone at your hotel write down the destination for the driver.

Getting around on Shanghai’s Metro is as easy as mass transit comes. The system is modern, clean and by European standards, very cheap.  To get to the Grand Prix; Shanghai’s Metro line 11 stops at the Shanghai Circuit station – an easy walk to the entrance of the circuit. Trains on line 11 terminate at either Huaqiao or North Jiading so check before you board the train that it is destined for Huaqiao or change to the correct train at Jiading Xincheng.

Getting around central parts of Shanghai on your own two feet is easy. Other parts of the city falls somewhere between tedious and daunting as you negotiate obstructed pavements, busy roads and mindless driving. Be cautious crossing major roads where often there will be no pedestrian crossing, and even when there are don’t assume that having the right of way will mean that cars will actually stop for you.

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