How do you combine Shanghai and Songjiang?
Yes. Shanghai and Songjiang combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 3 days in Shanghai and 2 days in Songjiang, around 5 days in total.
How the two connect
Shanghai and Songjiang are only about 31 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. Both are served by Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), so a single arrival airport covers the pair.
Suggested days
- Shanghai
- 3 days
- Songjiang
- 2 days
- Together
- 5 days · about 31 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Shanghai
- Private Shanghai Full Day City Tour with Old and New Highlights
- From Shanghai: Zhujiajiao Water Town Private Tour with Boat Ride
- Shanghai: Southern Great Wall Day Trip by Bullet Train
- Shanghai Private Tour: Zhujiajiao Water Town and Boat Ride
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.