Shanghai Metro Map 2026: Lines, Tickets and Prices

Shanghai Metro Map 2026: Key facts at a glance

• The network used by most visitors consists of Lines 1 to 18 plus the Pujiang Line, while official broader rail-transit totals also include Maglev and Airport Link.
• A single journey starts at CNY 3 (≈ USD 0.45), and eligible international contactless cards can be used directly at the fare gates.
• Line 2 reaches Pudong Airport in about 60 minutes from People’s Square, but trains displaying Guanglan Road require a change to another Line 2 train for PVG.
• Service is not 24 hours, and first and last trains vary by line, station and direction, so late travelers should check the official timetable for their exact journey.
• Travelers pass through security screening before the fare gates, while bilingual passenger information supports basic navigation for English-speaking visitors.

Current Shanghai Metro service alerts

Line 18 operates to Kangwen Road. South Jiangyang Road station is not yet open to passengers. The official Line 18 extension notice explains the current terminus and future Line 19 connection.

The Shanghai Metro map is the essential planning tool for a network that crosses the city, links both airports and reaches major visitor districts. Travelers also search for a Shanghai subway map, but the system’s official English name is Shanghai Metro.

Save the map before traveling and keep it available offline. Google is listed among services blocked in China, while bilingual station information gives visitors a dependable basis for route planning.

Shanghai has one of the world’s largest metro and urban rail networks, but its official headline total is broader than the numbered services visitors usually mean. This distinction prevents Maglev and suburban rail from being misread as Metro lines.

After Line 18 Phase II opened in December 2025, the Shanghai Municipal Government reported a rail-transit total of 21 lines, 906 km and 523 stations. A city update on April 22, 2026 still reported 21 lines and 906 km. This broader total includes the separate Shanghai Maglev and Airport Link alongside the services shown in the core Metro inventory.

For normal route planning, count 19 Metro services: Lines 1 to 18 plus Pujiang Line. Shanghai Shentong Metro Group operates the system, whose first Line 1 section entered trial operation on May 28, 1993.

Which Shanghai Metro lines operate in 2026?

The operating list below covers every Metro service confirmed in the Shanghai Municipal Government line inventory. Colors and endpoints follow that inventory, while branches and the Line 4 loop are described as they actually run.

• Line 1, red: Fujin Road to Xinzhuang.
• Line 2, green: Panxiang Road (National Accounting Institute) to Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2.
• Line 3, yellow: Shanghai South Railway Station to North Jiangyang Road.
• Line 4, purple: circular service, with Yishan Road used as the operating reference.
• Line 5, violet: Xinzhuang to Fengxian Xincheng, with a branch to Minhang Development Zone.
• Line 6, magenta: Gangcheng Road to Oriental Sports Center.
• Line 7, orange: Meilan Lake to Huamu Road.
• Line 8, blue: Shiguang Road to Shendu Highway.
• Line 9, light blue: Shanghai Songjiang Railway Station to Caolu.
• Line 10, lavender: Jilong Road to Hongqiao Railway Station or Hangzhong Road on its two western branches.
• Line 11, maroon: Disney Resort to North Jiading or Huaqiao on its two northwestern branches.
• Line 12, dark green: Jinhai Road to Qixin Road.
• Line 13, pink: Jinyun Road to Zhangjiang Road.
• Line 14, olive: Fengbang to Guiqiao Road.
• Line 15, beige: Gucun Park to Zizhu Hi-Tech Park.
• Line 16, mint: Longyang Road to Dishui Lake.
• Line 17, muted rose: Hongqiao Railway Station to Xicen.
• Line 18, gold-brown: Hangtou to Kangwen Road; South Jiangyang Road is not open.
• Pujiang Line, light gray: Shendu Highway to Huizhen Road.

How do Maglev, Airport Link and Jinshan Railway differ from Shanghai Metro?

The Shanghai Maglev is a separate high-speed system, not a numbered Metro line. It links Longyang Road with Pudong Airport over roughly 30 km and takes about eight minutes on the dedicated airport segment.

The Airport Link is suburban rail with its own CNY 4 (≈ USD 0.59) to CNY 26 (≈ USD 3.86) fare. Its operating first section runs approximately 59 km between Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 and Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2 with seven stations.

Jinshan Railway is also suburban rail rather than Metro. It runs from Shanghai South toward Jinshan and is operated by China Railway Shanghai Group, so Metro tickets and transport codes do not automatically apply there.

Visitors can plan most central sightseeing journeys by matching a line to a named station, then checking the destination display before boarding. Airport trips require extra care because three rail products use different fares and transfer rules.

Which Shanghai Metro stations serve the main attractions?

Use East Nanjing Road for the Bund, Yuyuan Garden for Yu Garden, Lujiazui for the Oriental Pearl and Disney Resort for Shanghai Disneyland. The table lists the other stations. At Yuyuan Garden, leave through Exit 1 for Yu Garden; at the other stations, follow the station signs towards the attraction.

For Pudong International Airport, Line 2 serves PVG Terminal 1&2. The Shanghai Municipal Government visitor guidance estimates about 60 minutes and CNY 7 (≈ USD 1.04) between People’s Square and the airport.

Check the train’s destination display. If it reads “Pudong Airport,” the train continues to PVG on Line 2. If it reads “Guanglan Road,” change there for another Line 2 train to PVG.

The Maglev is a faster airport-segment alternative from Longyang Road to PVG in about eight minutes. A one-way ticket costs CNY 50 (≈ USD 7.42), while a round-trip ticket costs CNY 80 (≈ USD 11.87).

Airport Link connects SHA Terminal 2 and PVG in about 40 minutes. The end-to-end fare is CNY 26 (≈ USD 3.86), and the Shanghai Municipal Government timetable effective April 1, 2026 specifies 15-minute intervals.

For Hongqiao, SHA Terminal 1 uses Line 10, while Terminal 2 uses Lines 2 and 10. Hongqiao Railway Station is served by Lines 2, 10 and 17, but Line 17 does not directly serve an airport terminal.

The Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission standards require Chinese-English passenger information on trains and signs covering exits, transfers, accessibility, toilets and service centers. Staff are expected to handle basic work-related English, but full fluency everywhere is not guaranteed.

The Shanghai Municipal Government security rules place screening before the entry gates. Baggage normally passes through a scanner, passengers or items may receive a detector check, and liquids can be inspected separately when staff consider it necessary.

Use this simple sequence on a first journey:

1. Save the map before the trip and identify the line, direction and transfer station.
2. Allow time for the security check, without assuming a fixed number of extra minutes.
3. Choose an accepted payment method at the fare gate or service center.
4. Follow bilingual signs and check the train’s destination before boarding.
5. Stay inside the paid area for ordinary transfers, then use the required ticket, card or QR medium at the exit.

As of August 6, 2026, the official Metro Daduhui app is listed in several non-Chinese Apple App Stores. Its current Android package did not have a Google Play listing in China, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia or Japan as of that date. Contactless bank cards and cash remain reliable alternatives.

The Shanghai Municipal Government fare guide calculates the price along the shortest route between entry and destination. A single journey costs CNY 3 (≈ USD 0.45) for up to 6 km, then CNY 1 (≈ USD 0.15) for each additional 10 km.

Tourists can also choose a CNY 18 One-Day Pass (≈ USD 2.67), valid for 24 hours from first entry, or a Three-Day Pass for CNY 45 (≈ USD 6.68), valid for 72 hours.

The One-Day and Three-Day passes cover the Metro but exclude Maglev and newer suburban rail. A Shanghai Public Transportation Card requires a refundable deposit of CNY 20 (≈ USD 2.97), plus stored value.

For the simplest foreign-card route, the Shanghai Municipal Government says travelers can use an eligible contactless UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard, American Express or JCB card directly at a fare gate. Small-value contactless payment without a PIN must be enabled and not every card format qualifies.

The Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission confirms that POS terminals at every station service center accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Diners Club, JCB and UnionPay. Staff at every station service center can sell single-journey tickets as well as One-Day and Three-Day Passes.

Cash is a practical offline fallback because service centers provide change and sell single-journey tickets. A single-journey IC ticket is tapped at entry and retained at exit; a paper QR ticket is scanned at both entry and exit.

A Shanghai Public Transportation Card is loaded with value and tapped at entry and exit.

International cards can also be linked to Alipay or WeChat Pay for public transport payments. At the European Central Bank cross-rate for August 19, 2026, CNY 1 equals USD 0.148407. USD conversions marked with ≈ are estimates, and the card issuer may apply a different exchange rate or fee.

There is no single network-wide closing time. First and last trains vary by line, station and direction, and the system does not operate 24 hours, so exact station times require a live timetable check.

The Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission service standard requires at least 17 operating hours per line, with the first departure from an origin no later than 6:00 AM and the last no earlier than 10:30 PM. These are minimum standards, not universal station times.

Under the Line 2 operating plan introduced on November 1, 2025, central weekday peak intervals are approximately 2.5 to 3 minutes, outer sections approximately 3.75 to 4.5 minutes, and weekday off-peak service approximately every five minutes.

Weekend Line 2 intervals under that plan are approximately four minutes in the main period and seven minutes at other times.

Check the official timetable for the travel day because station times and operating plans can change.

If a flight arrives after rail service, Pudong Airport’s late-night bus operates from 11:00 PM to 5:30 AM at Terminal 1 and from 11:03 PM to 5:33 AM at Terminal 2, with demand-based intervals of no more than 30 minutes.

Several new routes are planned but not yet open to passengers. The Shanghai Municipal Government reported that Line 22, also called the Chongming Line, was still under construction and testing in 2026, with more than 42 km and eight stations planned.

Line 21 Phase I and its eastern extension were also under construction in 2026. Shanghai Municipal Government updates reported completed station structures and tunneling but gave no opening date. Airport Link’s eastern extension likewise remained under construction on July 23, 2026.

The Shanghai Municipal Government’s five-year plan targets more than 1,260 km of municipal and suburban rail by 2030. That target combines several rail categories and is therefore larger than the operating Metro network.

Fun Fact: Shanghai’s first Line 1 section entered trial operation on May 28, 1993. Just over three decades later, the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission recorded 3.7 billion passenger trips across the broader rail-transit network in 2025.

The official November 2024 Shanghai Metro map is available in the viewer and as a PDF download. The late-2025 extensions of Line 2 and Line 18 are not drawn on this edition, while the lines overview reflects the current network.

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