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Jul 18, 2009 | 1:45 am

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sniles

Join Date: Jul 2007

Location: China

Posts: 818

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Originally Posted by geilux

We will be landing at 2.30 PM on a thursday at PVG.

Our hotel is the Royal Meridien.

I would like to test the Maglev train but I wonder it it really makes sense:
Three people (incl. 5Y old girl), 3 huge suitcases + handluggage.

Would you recommend taking the Maglev or switching to taxi or hotel limo ?

Thanks

Not worth all the hassle with all the luggage and small child in my opinion. Much easier to just catch a cab (will be a tight fit with 3 persons and 3 big pieces of luggage) at PVG and take it direct to the Meridien. Cost will be around 100-120 RMB. Travel time on a weekday at 2.30pm will be around 45 minutes to an hour. You'll only save a few minutes taking the Maglev.

Hotel limo will be most comfortable, but also most expensive.

You can always leave early and catch the Maglev on the way out of Shanghai

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