Originally Posted by
moondog
If you've never done the Maglev before, it's worth trying for novelty value alone, but as you will note from the following thread, taxis are hard to beat, as are buses if you happen to need to go where they terminate. The subway all the way is a nonstarter... full stop.
I suggest you take the subway/Maglev on your way in and bus or taxi on your way back to the airport (Maglev doesn't run at top speed early in the morning anyway).
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...ta-thread.html
If you need to cross from one side of the Huangpu River to the other by taxi, especially from Pudong (浦东) to Puxi (浦西), you may want to make sure your driver will make the trip, and knows where he or she is going.
Some drivers only know their side of the town and will be as lost as you are once they leave their side of town. Taxis are notoriously difficult to get on rainy days and during peak traffic hours, so plan your journeys accordingly. As the crossings between Pudong (浦东) and Puxi (浦西) are often jammed with traffic, taking a taxi may be a more expensive and less time-efficient alternative to using the Metro to cross. It may be better to take the Metro between both sides, and then catch a taxi on the side that your final destination is on.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Shanghai#Get_around
Is this accurate?
I'm narrowing down some hotels in the Jing'an Temple area. Are there any in the area to avoid? Otherwise, I'm trying to find a site with a good deal for one of the hotels already mentioned.