strikerbird

Dear all,
I have a question. I will be flying soon to PVG. According to this website:
https://www.skyteam.com/en/lounges/l...tcode=Shanghai - Pudong Intl (PVG)
There are multiple lounges I can access. I will be flying from PVG to CDG, once with AF and another time with MU. Which lounge is the best lounge to get the most decent amount of food quality?

Sincerely,
SB

Goldorak

strikerbird

OKay… but if you had to pick the best out of the worst...

NickB

I have no direct experience of PVG as such but, while there are multiple lounges, the SOP at many Chinese airports is that lounge hopping is not normally allowed: you are allocated one lounge depending on your airline and class of travel and this is the lounge that you have access to with no possibility of going to another lounge, even if it is another ST lounge.

ulxima

The new lounges allocated for AF and MU at Terminal 2 in PVG for international departures are far better than the previous ones we have been experiencing before (those close to gate 18 or 20ish that are no longer in use).
I think the lounge for AF is better than MU but that is merely personal.
After cleared security turn right and then go upstairs (follow the signs, you cannot miss them).
Both are spacious and the MU one got two floors (I always go upstairs since it is quieter).
Food on offer is decent as well as drinks. There is a small but nice noodle station in the AF lounge and a bigger one in the MU.
Please note the food area in the MU lounge is usually crowded, food choice upstairs is limited but it is fine for me.
Enjoy it.
Ulxima

SkyteamEP

I found the air conditioning really noisy in the MU lounge when I was there in April. I wasn't very excited by the food offering, and the drinks were averagea except that they had some Cointreau

Goldorak

Good to know, thanks for the info. I didn't know there were new lounges. The previous ones were truly horrible.

Sjondorn

Should have rather named it the thread as PVG "lounge" - unless flying with a Chinese airline (and only a few select of them), lounges @ PVG = crap.

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glennhaak

Yes this is definately doable, the Maglev runs at 430kph, takes you almost 40km from PVG to Longyang road in just 6/7 minutes, from there you can either grab a metro or take a cab into Puxi (the other side of the river). Depending on what time of day I would decide metro or taxi.

I would recommend going to the Bund for a quick stop, then onto Xintiandi, definately have lunch/diner at Din Tai Fung (there is an establishment in the mall that is part of Xintiandi). The French Quarter is also nice to visit. If you like spicy food, Di Shui Dong is your place to go, do not forget to order the spicy ribs

SkyteamEP

Last I've heard (around March-April), Chinese immigration officers in PVG are reluctant to let you enter China on TWOV if you don't have to spend at least one night in Shanghai.

glennhaak

If you're connecting from Country A via PVG to Country B (with B not being anywhere in China) you should be good at least according to the rules of the TWOV/TVOA, unfortunately there have indeed been reports of immigration officers not being fully aware of all the rules and subsequently denying TWOV/TVOA's.

Timewise it is definately doable.

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ulxima

You are welcome.
Just for the records, MU and AF lounges in PVG are in Terminal 1 and not in 2 as I wrote, I am sorry about that.

U!

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