Originally Posted by
vecta
Was just looking for the best way to get downtown from PVG and came across this post. Not speaking the language at all makes getting into the city a bit daunting but I'm hoping a trip on the Maglev then a taxi will be the best approach.
Would it be easy enough getting a taxi back to the Maglev successfully without speaking a word of the local tongue?
Excellent information LHR/MEL/Europe FF, thank you.
yes - getting to Maglev is ok - provided you know the name of the station, and if the taxi driver understands your pronunciation! (The station is Loyang-lu.) If you have bags with you that is usually the giveaway
but you can always get the hotel to help you with the pronunciation or write it down. Someone told me how to pronounce the word for 'maglev' but I almost instantly forgot it. and I doubt the taxi would have understood my butchery of it anyway