Departures at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)
Hongqiao is where most domestic Chinese flights from Shanghai depart. The terminal structure, airline allocation and transport links are covered here.
Terminal 2 — the main domestic terminal
Terminal 2 opened on 16 March 2010 as part of a 15.3-billion-yuan, five-year expansion carried out ahead of the Shanghai Expo. It covers 362,600 square metres, four times the size of Terminal 1, and forms the core of the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub, which combines the airport, Hongqiao Railway Station and the Hongqiao bus station. The terminal has four floors: departures on the M2 mezzanine and Level 3, arrivals on Levels 1 and 2. Restaurants, banks, left-luggage, an hourly hotel, lounges, a pharmacy, lost and found and Wi-Fi are all available.
Terminal 1 — international and selected domestic
Terminal 1 is the older building, about 2 km east of Terminal 2. It is used for international, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan services, and for Spring Airlines, Hebei Airlines and XiamenAir. A major renovation began at the end of 2014 and was completed in October 2018, introducing the first self-service check-in in China, where passengers print their boarding pass, check their bags and board without queuing at a staffed counter.
Airlines based at Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is primarily used by 13 domestic airlines:
| Airline | Code | Hotline | Check-in area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Eastern Airlines | MU | +86 95530 | Island B |
| Shanghai Airlines | FM | +86 95530 | Island B |
| Air China | CA | +86 95530 | Island A |
| China Southern Airlines | CZ | +86 21 95524 | Island A |
| Hainan Airlines | HU | +86 592 95557 | Island A |
| Shandong Airlines | SC | +86 95369 | Island C |
| Shenzhen Airlines | ZH | +86 95361 | Island C |
| Juneyao Airlines | HO | +86 21 95520 | Island C |
| Chengdu Airlines | EU | +86 28 6666 8888 | Island D |
| Tibet Airlines | TV | +86 400 808 9188 | Island D |
| China United Airlines | KN | +86 4001 026 666 | Island D |
| Lucky Air | 8L | +86 95326 | Island D |
| Tianjin Airlines | GS | +86 95350 | Island D |
Airlines based at Terminal 1
Terminal 1 handles international, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan flights for China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines, Air China, Spring Airlines, Xiamen Airlines and Hebei Airlines, together with Air Macau, Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Asiana Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, EVA Air, Hong Kong Airlines and China Airlines.
Getting there
- Metro Line 2 — direct to the city centre and onward to Pudong Airport.
- Metro Line 10 — serves Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.
- Airport Link Line — connects Hongqiao Terminal 2 with Pudong Terminals 1 and 2, opened December 2024.
- Airport bus — eight airport coach lines run from Terminal 2, typically from 05:30 to 23:00, with night services from 23:00 to 05:00.