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Hi I am arriving in Shanghai on a cruise ship in February. I need to get to Pu Dong airport quickly. Does anyone know if there are taxis available at the port? Also, how long would it take to get from the port to the airport.
I look forward to receiving a reply.
Thanks
Tel
How quickly? What time does your cruise arrive and what time do you have to be at Pudong airport -- or, what time is your (international?) flight out from Pudong airport?
How many of you are there and how much luggage do you have?
Hi Ellyse, thanks for the quick reply. We are arriving on 14 February. The ship (the Legend of the Seas) gets in at 5:00am and we can get off it at approximately 7:00am. We have to get to the airport to check in for a 10:55am flight to London. There are just two of us and we will have two cases and our hand baggage.
I look forward to hearing from you.
You have to get there latest by 0855 for check-in. It usually takes 1+ hour through rush hour traffic to get to the airport, so I think you should be able to make it if you grab a taxi quickly enough after you get off the ship.
Hi, hope you don't mind answering couple of questions - have you any idea how much the taxi is going to cost and am I right to assume that I will only be able to pay with Chinese currency. Also, do you know if it's possible to pre-book at taxi?
I could get my regular driver to do an airport transfer for you, but it would cost more than the average taxi, so I don't know if you're ok with that.
Yes, you can only pay with RMB cash.
I estimate it'd be about RMB 125 from the port to Pudong airport. Since Feb 14th is a Saturday and you'd be taking an early morning taxi, traffic should be light. If you can get in the taxi at 7:15am you should arrive at the airport at 8:00am or just slightly thereafter.
Hiya, me again - using your usual driver sounds good but could you let me know about how much more it would cost.
Sorry to be a nuisance.
Thanks a lot.
I would estimate quite a bit more than 125 RMB for a normal taxi, probably around 150-160 RMB depending on traffic conditions.
I think my driver would charge around 250 RMB.
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