| Just returned from Shanghai on a business trip. I was surprised to see that the Maglev is in routine operation now - and the price is OK.
Taxi from my hotel in the old city to the Maglev station was 38RMB, roughly $5US or 6 Euro. The fare for Maglev, if you have an airline ticket, is 40RMB one way to the Pudong airport. A taxi direct from my hotel to the Pudong airport is 90RMB, so actually, using taxi from hotel to Maglev, then Maglev to airport cost less than taxi all the way. And the 8 minutes of Maglev subtitutes for 45 minutes of taxi. Faster and cheaper - everybody wins! Inside the train, it looks and feels just like a small jet airplane with overhead and underseat luggage, and more leg room than in an airplane. The acceleration is not so strong as an airplane. You basically gently accelerate for four minutes, then gently decelerate for four minutes. Fun ride |
Pudong Airport Maglev in Depth