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Shanghai in half a day: route in order

The Bund's waterfront buildings with the Customs House clock tower and the HSBC dome at sunset, seen across the HuangpuThe twisting glass Shanghai Tower rising above riverside apartment blocks in Lujiazui, seen from across the Huangpu

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
1 of 2 free; paid: Shanghai Tower
Duration
2 h 50 min · 09:30–12:19
Start and finish
The Bund → Shanghai Tower
On foot
≈ 0 min in total
Transport
1 ride, ≈ 19 min
With kids
fine: short walks

The plan, stop by stop

Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.

Shanghai09:30–12:19 · 2 places · 2 h 50 min

  1. The Bund

    · 1 h · Free

  2. 19 min · transport or taxi
  3. Shanghai Tower

    · 1 h 30 min · ¥180; students and 60+ ¥120

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Add nearby

Places near the plan — Yes puts one into the day and the times update.

Lujiazui

Shanghai, China

↝ 9 min45 minfree

Yu Garden

Shanghai, China

↝ 17 min1 h 15 min

What the route costs

1 of 2 are free; 1 charge entry — prices below, check them on site.

1The Bund591 hFree
2Shanghai Tower581 h 30 min¥180; students and 60+ ¥120
Total2 h 30 min1 of 2 free

Sources and fact-check

  • Prices, opening hours and time on site come from each place's page, with its own sources and check date

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