Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport — Terminal 2
Terminal 2 opened on 16 March 2010, the culmination of a five-year, 15.3-billion-yuan expansion carried out in preparation for the Shanghai Expo. It boosted Hongqiao’s capacity to 40 million passengers per year and transformed the airport into a single integrated transport complex.
Key facts
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Opened | 16 March 2010 |
| Area | 362,600 square metres |
| Relative size | Four times the size of Terminal 1 |
| Capacity after expansion | 40 million passengers per year (airport total) |
| Levels | 4 |
| Departures | M2 mezzanine and Level 3 |
| Arrivals | Levels 1 and 2 |
| Position | 800 m east of Hongqiao Railway Station |
The Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub
Terminal 2 sits at the centre of the Hongqiao transport hub, which combines the airport, Hongqiao Railway Station and the Hongqiao bus station in one site. The railway station is a major Chinese high-speed hub served by the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, the Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway and the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway.
Airlines
Terminal 2 mainly serves domestic flights and is used by 13 Chinese domestic airlines, including China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines, Air China, China Southern, Shenzhen Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Juneyao, Chengdu Airlines, Tibet Airlines, China United, Lucky Air and Tianjin Airlines.
Facilities
- Restaurants, banks, and left-luggage storage.
- An hourly hotel, lounges, a pharmacy, and a lost and found office.
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the terminal.
- Departure and arrival halls on separate levels, with Level 1 car parking and a bus terminal on Level 3.
Getting there
- Metro Line 2 and Line 10 — both stop at Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 station.
- Airport Link Line — the station is on Level B1 near Gates 11 and 12, close to the Line 2 and Line 10 platforms, and connects to Pudong.
- Airport bus — the Line 1 coach departs from the Hongqiao Hub East Transport Center on Level 3, running roughly 05:30–23:00, with a night service from 23:00 to 05:00.
- Taxi — metered taxis at the forecourt; the most expensive but fastest door-to-door option.