Noon departure from Shanghai. Anything to do?
Oct 2, 2019, 11:09 pm
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Noon departure from Shanghai. Anything to do?
I’m flying back to SFO tomorrow at around noon. Ideally I’ll arrive at PVG at around 9 AM, which means I’ll leave the hotel at around 8 AM or so. Is there anything to do in Shanghai in the morning? Decent place to get breakfast? I’m still a bit jet lagged so I don’t have any problem waking up at about 5 AM if there is something to do.
Oct 2, 2019, 11:57 pm
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I’m flying back to SFO tomorrow at around noon. Ideally I’ll arrive at PVG at around 9 AM, which means I’ll leave the hotel at around 8 AM or so. Is there anything to do in Shanghai in the morning? Decent place to get breakfast? I’m still a bit jet lagged so I don’t have any problem waking up at about 5 AM if there is something to do.
Oct 3, 2019, 12:27 am
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At least for USA legacy carriers, I would assume that check in closes one hour before departure. Depending on status and cabin class, planning to get to PVG at roughly 10 am should be fine for a noon departure, but YMMV. It's not a particularly nice airport in which to spend time, lounges are mediocre at best, etc.
Oct 3, 2019, 12:45 am
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At least for USA legacy carriers, I would assume that check in closes one hour before departure. Depending on status and cabin class, planning to get to PVG at roughly 10 am should be fine for a noon departure, but YMMV. It's not a particularly nice airport in which to spend time, lounges are mediocre at best, etc.
Oct 3, 2019, 5:25 am
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Where is your hotel? I'm not much of a breakfast person myself, but xiaolongbao places are fairly ubiquitous in middle class neighborhoods, and Mr. Pancake is okay enough for western stuff. By the way, for a noon flight, getting to PVG at 1030a is more than safe. In fact, I'd probably target 1045a myself.
Oct 3, 2019, 5:26 am
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At least for USA legacy carriers, I would assume that check in closes one hour before departure. Depending on status and cabin class, planning to get to PVG at roughly 10 am should be fine for a noon departure, but YMMV. It's not a particularly nice airport in which to spend time, lounges are mediocre at best, etc.
Oct 3, 2019, 9:02 am
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