5 Layover Tours in Shanghai Worth Booking

1.Flexible Private Shanghai Layover Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · from $152Our pick

Private Shanghai layover tour for $152 with door-to-door pickup and flexible sightseeing, hitting The Bund, French Concession, and Yuyuan Garden.

“Indeed an excellent experience and format for a quick overview of Shanghai. It gave us a unique sense of this great city with its combination of old and new, Western and Eastern, traditional and modern. One of the most memorable travel experiences ever. The company's customer service was outstanding. Our guide, Madame Xun made our short stay unforgettable.”

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2.Private Shanghai Airport Layover Tour with Flexible Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · from $156

Turn a Shanghai layover into a guided highlights day with door-to-door airport transport, flexible sightseeing, and real local tips.

“Thank you Freya and the driver for looking after me on during my layover. It was a long day but Freya was very knowledgeable and shared a lot of history about Shanghai. If you’re interested in seeing Shanghai’s highlights, I recommend this trip.”

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3.Shanghai Airport Layover Tour with Amazing City Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · 8 hours · from $165

Private 8-hour Shanghai layover tour with your own guide and driver. Old Town, Yu Garden, Bund, French Concession, and Shanghai Tower.

“It was great experience for people only have short time to explore. In one day we manage to cover all highlight, and have good understanding of local life and cultures, highly recommend, and great thanks to our guide Annie.”

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4.Flexible Layover Tour: Experience Shanghai on Your Schedule

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 6 hours · from $182

A flexible 6-hour Shanghai layover tour with private pickup, Lujiazui skyline views, Yuyuan Garden calm, and Bund photos for $182.

“We throughly enjoyed our tour and our guide Xin was very sweet and informative. Communication was very good and I would recommend this tour to anyone on a layover.”

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5.4-Hr Shanghai Layover Tour: Maglev, Wet Market, Food, Landmarks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $98Best value

Turn a Shanghai layover into a fast city hit: round trip Maglev, Bund, Yuyuan Old Street, wet market bites, pickup.

“Amazing way to see some city highlights on a long layover and learn a little bit about the history and culture! Perfect option for a tired solo traveler who wants to see the city but doesn’t have the energy to explore themselves - great to haRead more”

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