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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 2:47 pm
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Originally Posted by moondog
Airport train to ring line to Chongwenmen probably rivals taxis during off hours, let alone rush hour. This is another one of those cool race scenarios; I've always wanted to go head to head against a Maglev enthusiast on the #2 bus in Shanghai.
Which I guess brings up another airport transport question: from a Puxi hotel to PVG, nothing beats a taxi for convenience, right? And how many yuan is it likely to cost (that will be my exit from China, so I guess I want to get the currency about right)?

As a novelty, I once took the maglev from PVG to a Pudong hotel. I doubt I saved any time, but everyone should do it.

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