Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station (Tips, Photos & Map)

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1. Hi,

   I want to travel by train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou at 8pm/8:30pm.
   Do you confirm it’s still possible to buy tickets at this time?
   If unfortunately it’s closed, how can I buy train tickets?
   (I’m a foriegner).

   Thanks for your help!

2. Hello Quentin,

   No worry! Basically you can buy train tickets around 8:30pm since the ticketing offices are closed at 10:00pm. Ticketing office opening hours: 05:00am – 10:00pm.

3. Ni Hao

   How can I go from “the Bund” to SHanghai Hongquiao Railway station. I’m not Chinese
   thanks

4. Hello Hao,

   You may take the subway line 2 from the Bund to Hongqiao railway Station ( over one hour subway ride ). The nearest subway station to the Bund is “East Nanjing Road” Station (南京东路）.

5. Hello,
   I want to know how can i go to Hangqiao railway station to Shanghai pudog airport
   Thanks

6. Hello Rochana,

   Just take subway no.2 to go from Hongqiao to Pudong since the subway line 2 links the two airports.

7. Hi, thanks for this detailed explanation..
   another question would be..
   How to catch the shuttle bus between Hangqiao railway station to Shanghai pudog airport?
   Is it on B2 with the long distant buses?

8. Hello DGcruzing,

   It is better to take subway line 2 directly from Hongqiao Railway Station to Pudong airport instead of buses. The subway ride takes about one and 40 minutes.

9. Hello Sarah,

   When you get off at the Chongwenmen Subway Station, you should exit from the Exit C.

10. I want to go Beijing from Shanghai by high speed train from where do i get tickets?Is it available on all days?
    thanks.

11. Hello Pinky,

    You may buy your train tickets ditectly from Hongqiao Railway Station. Basically Ticketing office opening hours: 05:00am – 10:00pm.

12. Hello Pinky,

    Just follow up.

    You may buy your train tickets ditectly from Hongqiao Railway Station. Basically Ticketing office opening hours: 05:00am – 10:00pm.

13. Hello, I will be traveling to Shanghai and would like to buy tickets for a fast train to Beijing South Train Station. Can I only purchase them in the Shanghai Gongqiao Railway Station or can I buy them from the United States? I will be leaving the States in four days but will be in Hong Kong a few days before we need to travel from Shanghai to Beijing, can I buy the tickets in Hong Kong as well? Thank You in advance, Milena

14. Is it ok that this is not my legal name but my nick name? I will provide full information for buying tickest. Thank you, “Milena”

15. Hello Woods,

    To buy your train tickets, you have to use your real name on your passort, just like buy a flight ticket.

16. Hello Milena Wood,

    Yes, you can buy your high-speed train ticket at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, or you can buy your ticket at Hong Kong, or even you can buy your ticket online before you arrival at Beijing or Hong kong.

17. Hi,
    Which is the fastest and most convenient way to get from Hongqiao Railway Station to Pudong Airport?

18. Hello cheong,

    Just take subway line 2 directly from Hongqiao Railwa Station to Pudong airport, about one hour and 40 minutes.

19. I want to travel from Hongqiao railway station to Whydham hotel in Pudong avenue using the metro. Which line do I take?

20. Hello Mulondwe Muzungu，

    I cannot find a hotel named Whydham hotel. But if you go to Pudong Avenue, please take subway line 2.

21. Hello, I want to go with fhe train from Shanghai to Hangzou and Suzhou wich station en the price plese we have to take.
    Kind regrads,

22. Hello Sharda,

    Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station – Hangzhou Railway Station Highspeed train : about RMB130 ( first class)
    Shanghai Hongqiqo Railway Station – Suzhou Railway Station Highspeed train: about RMB60 ( first class )

    Hanghou Railway Station – Suzhou Railway Station Highspeed train: RMB180 ( first class )

23. Hello,Which is the fastest and most convenient way to get from Pudong Airport to Hongqiao Railway Station? I want to go to Ningbo by train.

24. Hello Reza,

    You may take the subway line 2 directly from Shanghai Pudong airport to Hongqiao Railway Station, which takes about one and half hours.

25. Hello,

    I’d like to know.
    If a private driver is going to pick me up from Hongqiao Railway Station.
    Can I meet him outside at the arrivals or do I have to go to departure?

    He is telling me he can’t go to arrivals and I have to meet him at departure.
    Please note: he doesn’t want to park in the car park he just wants to wait outside.

    Thanks.

26. Hello Simon,

    Has your private transfer been booked through tour-beijing.com? As far as I know, the arrival of Hongqiao Railway Station has two exits – north and south. It is better to decide which gate you will exit when you book your private transfer. We normally ask our clients to exit from the North Exit. So the driver will wait for passengers at the north exit. If tour-beijing.com private driver tells you to meet you at the departure, please let us know by send your email to [email protected] or your trip advisor. Have a nice transfer!

27. Hello Simon,

    Has your private transfer been booked through tour-beijing.com? As far as I know, the arrival of Hongqiao Railway Station has two exits – north and south. It is better to decide which gate you will exit when you book your private transfer. We normally ask our clients to exit from the North Exit. So the driver will wait for passengers at the north exit. If tour-beijing.com private driver tells you to meet you at the departure, please let us know by send your email to [email protected] or your trip advisor. Have a nice transfer!

28. Sir,
    Could you let me know the distance between city hotel and Shanghai Hongqiao railway station ?
    What is the best and quickest mode of transport to start at 4.30Am to catch G 102 leaving to Beijing at 7am?

29. Train G42 is it in services? Does it stop at Cangzhou station?

30. Hello SELLA,

    Yes, Train G42 is in service, starting from Hangzhou East Train Station to Beijing North Railway Station with a stopover at Cangzhou West Railway Station at 15:02 and leaves at 15:08 ( 6-minute stopover ).

31. Hello SELLA,

    The distance between city hotel and Shanghai Hongqiao railway station is approx. 19km with a taxi fare of RMB70. It is better to book a taxi for the train station at such an early hour in the morning.

32. Hello Sir,
    I want to go to east nanjing road from Hongqiao station. How to go pls help.
    Thank you

33. Hello Roshan,

    Just take subway line 2 from Hongqiao Railway Station and get off at the 11th station of East Nanjing Road (南京东路).

34. I wolud like to catch a bus from Hongqiao Railway station to Pudong International aiport. Well, i know there is a subway but am arriving in Shanghai for the first time and wont like to travel underground….i want to have a view of shanghai town as i transit from railway station to the Pudong Int airport

    Thanks

35. Hello Robert,

    Yes, walk about 460m for Hongqiao East Transportation Hub (达虹桥枢纽东交通中心站). Please note the transportation hub is designed both for Hongqiqo Railway Station and Hongqiao Airport since the train station and the airport are connected.

    From the Hongqiao East Transportation Hub, you take the shuttle bus for Pudong airport: 56.7km, one and half hour and bus fare RMB 30 from 6:0am to 11:00pm.

36. From which website can you buy train tickets online? Does HongQiao railwaystation have its own webpage to order tickets from online?
    It is more expensive to order tickets online?

    Thank you

37. Hello Sofie,

    The only official train ticket booking is in Chinese ( http://www.12306.cn/mormhweb/ )

    Online and offline train ticket booking has the some price.

    If it in Chinese holiday, you go to Hongqiao Railway Station and buy your tickets on the spot.

38. Thankful for the info above. I’ve taken both the metro (subway) and the direct shuttle bus between Hongqiao and Pudong before. I prefer the shuttle bus because it has been quicker. Traffic conditions can drastically change that. The cost difference of 9RMB and 30RMB is negligible.
    What I can’t remember and must ask is, where to buy the ticket for the shuttle bus? I need to give someone else instructions and I’ve forgotten if I bought it at a counter or on the bus? Also to confirm, it is at the Buses (East) gate correct?

    Happy New Year!

39. Hello Chuck,

    Yes, the shuttle bus is quicker since it is a non-stop bus drive. This is the Shuttle Bus No.1 (机场一线) and the Official Enquiry Phone: 021-68346612.
    The Shuttle Bus No.1 starts from Hongqiao East Transportation Hub (达虹桥枢纽东交通中心站) to Pudong airport: 56.7km, one and half hour and bus fare RMB 30 operated from 6:0am to 11:00pm.

    Hongqiao East Transportation Hub (达虹桥枢纽东交通中心站) is located on the first floor of Terminal 2 of Hongqiao Airport. It is about a 500m walk from Hongqiao Railway Station to Hongqiao East Transportation Hub ( Just following the direction signboard ). You can easily buy your bus ticket at the ticketing counter at the hub.

40. I will be arriving from Shenzhen about 2.00pm to Hongqiao airport – I trust it will be terminal 2. I take it I walk from there to Hongqiao railway station which seems to be attached to T2 of the airport?
    I then need to book a ticket to Suzhou, could you please tell me which platform or track I would be leaving from to get there – my rough understanding is it will be train G7134?
    Do I then wait on level 2, watching the screens at the appropriate gate & then walk downstairs at the appropriate time to catch the train?
    I’m not Chinese speaking and will be travelling on my own, so just trying to work my way through the basics of getting onto the right train.
    Kind regards
    David

41. Hello David,

    Welcome to Shanghai! Shanghai is an international metropolis with English signs everywhere, especially at public places like airports and train stations. You won’t feel alienated while you are in Shanghai. Just take it easy.

    1) Yes, you can easily walk fromn T2 to the affiliated Hongqiao Railway Station.

    2) Just go to a ticketing office to buy your next high speed train for Suzhou ( just 30 minutes’ train ride!). You know there are over 100 daily high speed trains from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Railway Stations including G7134 (14:07) for Suzhou. So less than 10 minutes there will be a highspeed train from Shanghai to Suzhou!! Most of them are passing by trains and don’t miss your station.

    3) Yes, you just follow the English sign pointing to the Level 2 and find your departure gate through seeing the huge electric screen, then walk to the gate where you will put your train ticket into a slot, just like taking metro, then you will go down to the plateform. Don’t forget to take your train ticket after using your ticket.

    4) Basically, only within 10 or 15 minutes are you allowed to go down to the platform to be on your train. The walk from the ticketing office to the level 2 normally takes you just a few minutes. So, youjust buy a highspeed train departing within next half hour otherwise you have to wait on the level 2.

    By the way, please read my following posts relative to Suzhou, which are maybe useful to you:

    Suzhou Railway Station
    http://www.tour-beijing.com/blog/jiangsu-travel/suzhou-travel/suzhou-railway-station/

    Have a good transfer in Shanghai and good time in Suzhou!

    Suzhou Tour( Click the attractions for my blog posts)
    http://www.tour-beijing.com/suzhou_tour/

42. hello Sir, i will arrive Hongqiao Station at about 17:00. I want to go to Ningbo by high-speed train. Pls suggest me which train and where i will buy ticket and wait for train. Thank you.

43. Hello Van,

    Highspeed trains from Shanghai to Ningbo start from Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, just a two-hour train ride. There are 20 daily highspeed trains from Shanghai to Ningbo. So just take it easy. When you get to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, you go to the ticketing office to buy the next closest train to Ningbo. Have a good trip!

44. We are 3 passengers going by the G14 train at 10 am.We would like the best option to go from Central Hotel at No 555 Jiujiang Road to the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station. Please give us option of taxi or train and how much it will cost.

45. Hello Preetam,

    Just walk 480 meters from your hotel to the subway station of East Nanjing Road (南京东路) of subway line 2 and take the subway line 2 and get off at the station of Hongqiao Railway Station. Actually Hongqiao Railway Station is linked to Hongqiao International Airprot in the Hongqiao Transport Hub.

46. Hello
    I would like to go to pudong airport from hongqio train station. What is the fastest way to reach

47. Hello Manoj,

    1. By Subway: 2 hours
    Just take subway line 2 directly from Shanghai Pudong airport to Hongqiao Railway Station

    2. By taxi: one hour and 10 minutes
    take a taxi directly from Pudong airport to Hongqiao train station

48. Hi. I am going to Jin Jiang, Quan Zhou from Shanghai Pudong Int’l Airport. Is there any bus going there? Estimated time of arrival in PVG is 23:40. Thank you!

49. Hi. I will arrive in Shanghai Airport around 11:40pm. Is there any bus going to Jin Jiang, Quan Zhou on that night? Thank you.

50. Hello Jen,

    What do you mean by “Jin Jiang, Quan Zhou”? Is it 泉州晋江？ If yes, it is about 980 km south of Shanghai Pudong airport. You may take the Subway line 2 to get to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station where you take the 9-hour bullet train from Shanghai and get off at Jin Jiang Station in Quan Zhou.

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