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Shanghai Layover Tours

The Shanghai layover tour is perfect for you if you have a transit in Shanghai. A few years back, the Chinese government created the144-hour Visa-Free Transit policy. It could save your time and money for applying the Chinese visa. If your transit time over 6-9 hours, why not take an adventure to the Shanghai city. You will have a pleasant and fun layover trip in Shanghai. If you want to check whether you qualified for 144-hour Visa, please click here.

Shanghai Layover Tours for 4-6 Hours

If you only have around 9 hours layover time, 4-6 hours layover tour could be your perfect choice. 4-6 hours on tour, 2-3 hours for the process in the airport.

1 Day Shanghai Layover Tour with Yu Garden

1 Day Shanghai City Tour from Airport

1 Day Shanghai Layover Water Town Tour from Airport

Shanghai Layover Tours for 2 Days

The best combination for 2 days in Shanghai is one-day city tour with a day tour to the Water Town.

2 Days Shanghai Zhujiajiao Water Town Tour from the Cruise Port

2 Days Shanghai Layover Culture Tour

2 Days Shanghai Layover Tour with Shanghai Tower Visit

Shanghai Layover Tours for 3 Days

We have multiple tour package choices for a 72 hours layover tour in Shanghai.

3 Days Shanghai Layover Tour with Suzhou Visit

3 Days Shanghai Hangzhou Layover Tour

3 Days Shanghai Layover Family Tour with Disneyland

Shanghai Layover Tours between 4-6 Days

A great way to have a deep insight of Shanghai for your 3-6 days layover.

4 Days Shanghai Suzhou Hangzhou Tour

5 Days Shanghai Layover Tour with Theme Parks

6 Days Shanghai In-depth Tour with Water Town

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other
places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin.

How to apply for 144-hour Visa-Free Transit

Conditions for Application

click here to check if your country qualified for the 144-hour visa or not.

Conditions for Application

Shanghai Attractions Map

How to manage your layover tour hour by hour, example below:

1Apply for 24/72/144-hour temporary entry permit: 0.5-3 hours (Depending on the queue)

2Walk to the vehicle: 10-20 mins

3Drive to the nearest Great Wall: 1.5 hours

4Visit the Great Wall: 1.5 hours

5Drive back to the airport: 1.5 hours

6Check in for the next flight: 2 hours before the flight departure

Total time: 6 – 9.5 hours

Attractions	Opening Hours	Suggested visiting hours	Driving hours from the Beijing Capital International Airport (by bus or car)
Yu Garden	08:00-18:00(Mar. 16 – Nov. 15); 08:30 – 17:00(Nov. 16 to Mar. 15)	2 hours	1.5 hours
The Bund	All Day	2 hours	2 hours
Shanghai Tower	9：00-21：00	1 hour	2 hour
Oriental Pearl Tower	8:00-19:30	1.5 hour	2 hour
Zhujiajiao Water Town	8:30-16:30	2 hour	2.5 hour
Jade Buddha Temple	8:00-16:30	2 hour	2.5 hour

* If your arrival airport is Daxing Airport, please contact us for more details.