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Shanghai

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Municipality sheet

Understanding the territory

Shanghai is a municipalite in China connected to the East China tourist region. Its administrative centre is Shanghai. This sheet gathers useful références to locate the destination, understand accèss, identify key cities and prepare a coherent itinerary.

Official typeMunicipalite
CentreShanghai
Tourist zoneEast China
Indicative seasonMars-mai, septembre-novembre
Territory

Area and population

Area : Environ 6 340 km2

Population : Environ 24 a 25 millions d habitants

Saisons

Climatee and recommended period

Humide, été chaud, hiver frais.

Generally favourable period: Mars-mai, septembre-novembre.

Useful cities and areas

  • Shanghai centre, Pudong, ancienne concession francaise, Bund, Hongqiao.

Known landmarks

  • Bund, concessions, Pudong, musees, gastronomie
Travel integration

Why include Shanghai in a journey?

Shanghai can enrich a China itinerary with practical accèss points, complementary stages and a clearer reading of the territory.

What to see

  • Bund, concessions, Pudong, musees, gastronomie

What to do

Airports

Shanghai Pudong PVG pour l international long-courrier, Shanghai Hongqiao SHA pour vols domestiques et trains rapides.

Train

Gares de Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai Railway Station et Shanghai South. Excellentes liaisons vers Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing et Beijing.

Transfers

PVG vers centre-ville : environ 45 a 75 min selon trafic. Hongqiao vers centre : environ 25 a 45 min.

In your journey

Useful information

Shanghai helps locate the main accèss points, référence cities and distances to consider in an itinerary. These practical details should be combined with the corresponding tourist région page.