[2024 Shanghai ] Travel Guide for Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station West Square (Updated Oct)

What To Buy at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

#travelshopping At Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, you can grab a variety of food and souvenirs. There are popular Chinese treats like mooncakes, sponge cakes, and pastries with sweet bean or custard fillings. You can also grab sweets, biscuits and braised duck from well-known brands like Da Bai Tu, Lao Da Fang, and Zhou Hei Ya. If you're craving something more international, they’ve got cheesecakes and fruit tarts too. For souvenirs, you can shop for tea sets, keychains, Chinese silk, and small traditional crafts. There are also local snacks and sweets that make great gifts. It’s a perfect spot to pick up something special before you go! #100waysoftravel #shanghai

Shanghai station crowds

Book your train tickets in advance! Very crowded and busy at hongqiao station. Bullet train is a good experience though and goes more than 300km an hour from Shanghai to Beijing. Make sure you get there early and if you buy tickets through trip.com you need to redeem at ticket window with your passport. Lots of food outlets too and also has locker storage if needed

Shanghai railway statio

For your convenience, use the high speed train. You can easily get tickets at station. Card/ cash and wechat payment are available. 📍Address:shanghai

😮‍💨 Hassle free China high speed train tickets

Travelling around China can be a hectic and crazy adventure, due to the enormous population, where many must-see attractions and activities require a reservation. 😨 The crazy thing is some of these, such as the high speed train tickets, opens for reservations only a few weeks or so before the actual date of visitation. 😭 But with Trip, I need not worry about queuing for the ticket and paying with Chinese currency! (Though sometimes you might not be able to get a ticket tho so pls still check 🙂↕️) And fun fact, you can order KFC or other takeaways on board! 🐓

Shanghai railway station