There are 2 airports in Shanghai, one is located in western part of Shanghai and another is located in the eastern. The western one is Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, the eastern one is Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
The two airports are far away from each other, if you take drive from Hongqiao to Pudong, it is likely 2 hours+ drive.
Shanghai Hongqiao Airport
- IATA Airport Code: SHA
- ICAO Airport Code: ZSSS
You can take Metro Line 1 to Xu Jia Hui and take a taxi to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, it's about 35 RMB in day and 30% more after 11:00PM.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Airport Code: PVG
- ICAO Airport Code: ZSPD
You can take Metro Line 2 to Long Yang road and switch to Meglev to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Meglev is the most modern transportation in the world, its top speed is around 433 KM/H, so it only takes 7 minutes to the airport. The price of Meglev is 50 RMB for single trip, 100 RMB for round trip. If you have a air ticket then the ticket price is 20% off.