The city of Shanghai offers an extensive subway system featuring 14 lines that connect passengers all over the city. The service is fast and affordable; the trains operate from 5:30 am until 10:30 pm and run every 3 - 5 minutes, but should be avoided during rush hour (7 - 9:30 am and 4:30 - 7:30 pm). The trains are color and number coded with lines 1,2,4,7, 9 and 10 being the most useful for tourists. Signs and announcements are made in English and ticket prices range from ¥3 - ¥10 depending upon the total distance traveled. A public transportation card named the Jiaotong Ka can be purchased for use on the subway, taxis, buses, and ferries. The initial cost of the card is ¥20 which is a refundable deposit and the card can be purchased at subway stations and convenience stores around the city. For more information visit www.shmetro.com and for useful travel information regarding the subway go to www.exploreshanghai.com/metro

There are more than 45,000 taxis that operate in the city of Shanghai. Traveling around by taxi is one of the most convenient ways to get around outside of rush hour and downpours when they are impossible to come across. You can hail a taxi from the street or find one at taxi stands around the city as well as call and order one by phone. The initial cost of a taxi is around ¥14 for the first 1.86 miles and then ¥2.4 for each additional 0.62 miles, if you have a Jiaotong ka card it can be used in taxis. A licensed cab in the city will have a taxi logo on top and an illuminated vacancy sign on the dashboard. Taxi prices increase after 11 pm until 5 am, taxis in the city are metered and color coded.

Over 1,000 bus routes run in the city of Shanghai, making it a cheap and efficient form of transport in the city. Tickets cost approximately ¥2 (exact change required) and buses run 5:00 am until 11:00 pm with a night bus offered after 11:00 pm that runs every 45 minutes. Bus number 20 and 37 runs between People`s Square and The Bund making them popular routes for visitors.

Walking around parts of the city is the perfect way to see some of the sights including the famous Bund waterfront that stretches along the Huangpu River decorated with colonial style buildings filled with restaurants, shops, and galleries. People`s Square is in the heart of the city and is also filled with plenty of attractions to reach on foot, walk around People`s Park the `Green Lung` of Shanghai. Across the river in Pudong is the Riverside Promenade that stretches down the waterfront backed by the famous skyscrapers that form the city skyline. Take a walk along Nanjing Road, this long stretch of pedestrian-only pavement is one of the most famous shopping streets in the world. The shaded tree-lined boulevards of the French Concession located in the Xuhui and Luwan districts are the perfect location for a leisurely stroll with quaint cafes and shops that line the streets.

Bicycles have been one of the main forms of transportation for the Chinese people for hundreds of years, but the streets of Shanghai have been so overpopulated over the past few decades that riding a bicycle on the streets can be dangerous with lots of traffic and pollution. There are bike rental shops around the city with a range from ¥80 to ¥150 a day, a helmet is not required, a bike lock is highly recommended and bikes are not allowed under tunnels or on the bridges (cyclist must use the ferry and only fold up bikes are allowed on the ferry). Some great areas to ride around are People`s Square, People`s Park, The Bund, The Riverside promenade and other areas that are bike friendly offering bike paths and wide open green spaces.

Due to Shanghai`s location along the Huangpu River getting around by boat is a popular way to see the sights. There is a passenger ferry that travels from the southern end of the Bund (south of Nanjing Road), prices are approximately ¥2 to get to the Lujiazui financial district in Pudong (near the Oriental Pearl Tower). Ferries run every 10 minutes and it is a 5-minute ride to cross the river. There are river cruises that offer sunset cruises and dinner cruises along the river with spectacular views in the evening of the sparkling city and its famous skyline.