19-hour layover at Shanghai Pudong International Airport?
Mar 18, 2024, 2:41 am
#34
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Just came across this thread with interest, I’ve got a 16 hour layover in April, Bangkok to London via Pudong. Arriving 10pm in the evening until early afternoon the next day.
A bit daunting but I’ve done similar ones another airports where there’s also not been much to do.
A bit daunting but I’ve done similar ones another airports where there’s also not been much to do.
Mar 18, 2024, 2:52 am
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Just came across this thread with interest, I’ve got a 16 hour layover in April, Bangkok to London via Pudong. Arriving 10pm in the evening until early afternoon the next day.
A bit daunting but I’ve done similar ones another airports where there’s also not been much to do.
A bit daunting but I’ve done similar ones another airports where there’s also not been much to do.
Mar 18, 2024, 3:16 am
#36
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Ok it’s worth knowing that’s it’s feasible to leave, I’ll have to look into that, although I don’t particularly want to get a hotel as then I might as well have just bought a more expensive ticket.
other long layovers last year: Abu Dhabi and either Riyadh or Jeddah, can’t remember which Saudi one it was as I flew via one on the way there and there other on the way back. I think it was Riyadh though.
other long layovers last year: Abu Dhabi and either Riyadh or Jeddah, can’t remember which Saudi one it was as I flew via one on the way there and there other on the way back. I think it was Riyadh though.
Mar 18, 2024, 3:36 am
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Ah, I instinctively thought of KSA when you mentioned other airports.
Shanghai is quite a bit more inviting than RUH, JED, and even AUH. I understand the logic of not wanting to spend money on a hotel since you could have booked a better connection in the first place, but now that you're locked in, that calculus is water under the bridge and now you're confronted with a choice between $50 to enjoy yourself a bit and sleep in a bed v self-imposed misery. In your case, I'd be inclined to head into the city instead of hanging around near the airport. You could theoretically do it without a hotel (e.g. find a 24-hour spa instead).
Shanghai is quite a bit more inviting than RUH, JED, and even AUH. I understand the logic of not wanting to spend money on a hotel since you could have booked a better connection in the first place, but now that you're locked in, that calculus is water under the bridge and now you're confronted with a choice between $50 to enjoy yourself a bit and sleep in a bed v self-imposed misery. In your case, I'd be inclined to head into the city instead of hanging around near the airport. You could theoretically do it without a hotel (e.g. find a 24-hour spa instead).
Mar 18, 2024, 4:04 am
#38
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Your timing is 'ideal' for an airport hotel stay.
~USD 70.00:
https://us.trip.com/hotels/detail/?hotelId=432298
Last edited by narvik; Mar 18, 2024 at 4:10 am