Originally Posted by
anacapamalibu
AFAIK there is no designated area for didi drivers parking on airport property. You would have to contact them and give them instructions so they can swoop in. Maybe go to the hotel in the middle of the terminals, DaZhong hotel, and wait there or ask the desk clerk for assistance with this.
During my last visit to PVG, my first time using DiDi from the airport, a local told me that a lot of drivers meet with riders in the parking structure in between the terminals. So off I went. Sure enough when I pinged for my ride, a phone call came in from the driver. Being slightly less than useless in Putonghua, I handed the phone to a guard who walked over, noting the confused look on my face, who proceeded to explain to the driver exactly where we were. After the conversation, he pointed out that drivers like to know where in the parking structure you are and to use the parking structure locators (L2, section A19).
Five minutes later, a guy walks up with our chat open on his phone and identifies himself as the driver. We walk over to his Roewe 550 Plug-in Hybrid and he drives me to the Le Meridien. Easy Peasy.
At least for foreigners, easy destinations such as hotel, train stations and malls work best with the app. If a lot of people go there, chances are that DiDi has it in its database.