6 hour stopover in Shanghai
I have a stop over in Shanghai Pudong (Transit for a flight from London to Auckland).
Is this long enough to leave the airport, do some sight-seeing, and then make it back? Do I need a visa to enter China? (NZ passport) Are there any tours from the airport like in Singapore?
I have found out that NZ are amongst the countries that qualify for a 72-hour visa upon entry
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I can only help answering your second question.
Do I need a visa to enter China? (NZ passport)
According to this, no you don't need a visa. (Answered just a few seconds before your edit, so moderators may feel free to remove my answer as useless :))
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I think you can take the Maglev train, which takes you to a metro station not so near downtown (or much else of interest), and then take a taxi from there. Should be well under an hour each way, so you should have a couple hours comfortably downtown provided customs isn't too backed up and your incoming flight is on time.
Ignore touts and go to the official queue, and make sure they have the meter turned on (and know what the fare should be, roughly). I've not had any problem, but others have reported issues.
Leave plenty of time to find a taxi if you need to get back at rush hour, especially if it looks like might rain. Safest course in that case might be to take the metro back to Longyang station and the Maglev from there.
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