LPHYS'15.    Shanghai: Useful Information:

Dear LPHYS'15 Participant,

On this page you can find some helpful information related to your travel to Shanghai.

Currency Exchange

The Chinese currency is yuan (CNY). It is roughly 6 yuan to one US dollar. You can get cash in yuan at any ATM at the airport upon arrival or in the city. If you want to exchange your dollars or euros to yuans you can stop at any bank during its work hours. If you wish to exchange yuans back to dollars or euros, any bank can do it in the amount of up to $500 per day upon presentation of your foreign passport. If you need more you can always stop at any other bank nearby.

Arrival and Transfer to Hotel

Pudong International Airport in Shanghai serves direct flights from all major world cities. The following are several ways to get from the airport to the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Shanghai Pudong.

Please note that public transportation in Shanghai is available from to , seven days a week. The best way for hotel transfer from the flights arriving during the night is taxi.

There is only one night bus shuttle that will bring you to the stop "Dongfang Rd-Zhangyang" near metro station "Century Avenue". Please visit Buses List for more detail. The fare is 20 yuan.

There are plenty of signs around the airport leading to taxi stands, metro station, shuttle bus, Maglev.

Subway

Line 2 (green) to station "Century Avenue". Fare 6 yuan. Please take the train to station "Guanglan", at "Guanglan" station, please wait for another train (to Xujing East) on the same platform, get out at "Century Avenue" station. View Shanghai Metro Map for more detail.

Maglev (Magnetic Levitation) Train

Experience the fastest in the world ride on land, take the high-speed train to station "Longyang", then follow the directions and walk to subway Line 2 (green) and take the train to "Century Avenue". Fare is 50 yuan – single trip, economy, 100 yuan – single trip VIP. Round trips – 80 economy, 160 VIP. Please see Maglev for detail.

Taxi

Approximately 180 yuan (30 USD). View Hotel Maps and Transportation for detail.

It is advisable to copy the hotel name and its address (for example to MS Word) and print out on a piece of paper to show to the taxi driver in case he doesn't understand where to go.

Name: 上海齐鲁万怡大酒店

Address: 中国 上海 浦东新区东方路 838 号/潍坊路, 邮编 200122