Originally Posted by
moondog
You're overlooking:
1) the hour that it takes to get from PVG to either Shanghai Stn or Hongqiao Stn
2) the possibility that you might end up waiting for an hour+ to get a seat on a train
Even landing (from HKG, HND, GMP etc.) at SHA T1, it does indeed take a considerable time to get to the other side of the tarmac to T2 and the HSR station.
NKG and Nanjingnan form a very competitive combo for all of us that have business and other obligations in the provinces. Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang at your doorstep and rather easy to get also to Shandong, Hubei etc. by HSR.