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Shanghai to Hangzhou: Sights Along the Route

7 sights between Shanghai and Hangzhou. A sample itinerary that PreeChina can turn into a private, custom or tailor-made tour.

2 days7 stopsShanghai to Hangzhou165 km, straight lineUSD 905 per person, 2 travelers

At a Glance

Route Quick Facts

Start
Shanghai
End
Hangzhou
Straight Line
165 km between the cities
Stops
7, in order from Shanghai
Corridor
Within 12 km of the line
Length
2 days

Price

Price of This Private Tour

Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the hotels, transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.

Estimated price per person for Shanghai to Hangzhou: Sights Along the Route, by number of travelers
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Standard hotelsUSD 905USD 620USD 510USD 470USD 430USD 405USD 370USD 355
Premium hotelsUSD 1,105USD 770USD 640USD 595USD 550USD 520USD 480USD 465

Premium hotels and first-class rail raise the price: the selectors on Private Tours show by how much. The final price is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.

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Why This Route

What Lies Between Shanghai and Hangzhou

Shanghai and Hangzhou lie 165 km apart in a straight line. This route lists the sights within 12 km of that line, in order from Shanghai to Hangzhou: Shanghai Bugaoli (Cite Bourgogne), Qibao Old Street / Qibao Night Market, Chenshan Botanical Garden, Fengjing Ancient Town, Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall, Yanguan, Zhejiang Museum of Natural History.

Roads and rail do not follow the straight line, so the actual distances are longer and a stop may need a short detour.

The city guides cover the cities themselves: Shanghai and Hangzhou.

Itinerary

Shanghai to Hangzhou Itinerary: 7 Sights Along the Way

Day 1

  1. A

    Start: central ShanghaiThe route runs toward Hangzhou

  2. 1

    Shanghai Bugaoli (Cite Bourgogne) (上海步高里). A 1930s French-concession shikumen lane with a Chinese paifang inscribed 'Cité Bourgogne', 79 brick row houses where locals still live, unlike the touristy Xintiandi nearby; a genuine slice of old Shanghai.2.9 km from Shanghai along the line, 0.4 km off the line

  3. 2

    Qibao Old Street / Qibao Night Market (七宝老街（七宝夜市）). A canal town inside the city, with a street plan going back to the Northern Song and an evening food market reported as the largest in Shanghai.14 km from Shanghai along the line, 1.0 km off the line

  4. 3

    Chenshan Botanical Garden (辰山植物园). Shanghai's main botanical garden: glasshouses for tropical, desert and rare plants, a rose garden, and a sunken garden built into an old quarry pit.32 km from Shanghai along the line, 5.2 km off the line

  5. 4

    Fengjing Ancient Town (上海枫泾古镇). A 1,500-year-old water town on the ancient Wu-Yue border, famous for Fengjing pork (one of China's top pork brands) and the Jinshan peasant paintings, less crowded than Zhujiajiao, with locals still living in side alleys.57 km from Shanghai along the line, 0.9 km off the line

Day 2

  1. 5

    Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall (嘉兴南湖革命纪念馆). Covers the founding congress of the Chinese Communist Party in July 1921, which moved from Shanghai to a boat on this lake to finish its business.86 km from Shanghai along the line, 3.5 km off the line

  2. 6

    Yanguan (盐官). The traditional place to watch the Qiantang River tidal bore.123 km from Shanghai along the line, 8.8 km off the line

  3. 7

    Zhejiang Museum of Natural History (浙江自然博物院). Two sites, in Hangzhou and Anji, holding some 200,000 specimens of the region's geology, fossils, plants and animals.164 km from Shanghai along the line, 0.8 km off the line

  4. B

    End: central Hangzhou165 km from Shanghai in a straight line

The split into two days is a suggestion. We do not list clock times here: your private itinerary sets the pace, the order and the start time with you. Your tailor-made plan decides where you stay overnight.

Map

Map of the Stops

The gold markers are the two cities. Numbers follow the route order. The dashed line joins the cities and stops in order and does not follow roads.

Stop by Stop

The Stops

Shanghai Bugaoli (Cite Bourgogne), Historic Neighborhood
1
Historic Neighborhood

Shanghai Bugaoli (Cite Bourgogne) (上海步高里)

2.9 km from Shanghai along the line, 0.4 km off the line

A 1930s French-concession shikumen lane with a Chinese paifang inscribed 'Cité Bourgogne', 79 brick row houses where locals still live, unlike the touristy Xintiandi nearby; a genuine slice of old Shanghai.

2
Market

Qibao Old Street / Qibao Night Market (七宝老街（七宝夜市）)

14 km from Shanghai along the line, 1.0 km off the line

A canal town inside the city, with a street plan going back to the Northern Song and an evening food market reported as the largest in Shanghai. Square rice cakes (方糕), mutton noodles, tangyuan and stinky tofu.

3
Park

Chenshan Botanical Garden (辰山植物园)

32 km from Shanghai along the line, 5.2 km off the line

Shanghai's main botanical garden: glasshouses for tropical, desert and rare plants, a rose garden, and a sunken garden built into an old quarry pit. Baby blue eyes carpet a slope in April.

4
Ancient Town

Fengjing Ancient Town (上海枫泾古镇)

57 km from Shanghai along the line, 0.9 km off the line

A 1,500-year-old water town on the ancient Wu-Yue border, famous for Fengjing pork (one of China's top pork brands) and the Jinshan peasant paintings, less crowded than Zhujiajiao, with locals still living in side alleys.

5
Museum

Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall (嘉兴南湖革命纪念馆)

86 km from Shanghai along the line, 3.5 km off the line

Covers the founding congress of the Chinese Communist Party in July 1921, which moved from Shanghai to a boat on this lake to finish its business. A replica of that boat is the memorial's emblem.

Yanguan, Ancient Town
6
Ancient Town

Yanguan (盐官)

123 km from Shanghai along the line, 8.8 km off the line

The traditional place to watch the Qiantang River tidal bore. The tide peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month. The funnel-shaped river mouth builds the bore, one of the largest in the world.

Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Museum
7
Museum

Zhejiang Museum of Natural History (浙江自然博物院)

164 km from Shanghai along the line, 0.8 km off the line

Two sites, in Hangzhou and Anji, holding some 200,000 specimens of the region's geology, fossils, plants and animals. The Anji building, opened in 2018, covers 61,000 square metres.

Distances

Position Along the Route

#StopTypeFrom ShanghaiOff the line
1Shanghai Bugaoli (Cite Bourgogne)Historic Neighborhood2.9 km0.4 km
2Qibao Old Street / Qibao Night MarketMarket14 km1.0 km
3Chenshan Botanical GardenPark32 km5.2 km
4Fengjing Ancient TownAncient Town57 km0.9 km
5Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial HallMuseum86 km3.5 km
6YanguanAncient Town123 km8.8 km
7Zhejiang Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum164 km0.8 km

Distances are straight-line projections onto the line between the two cities. Road and rail distances are longer.

Independent Travel

Doing This Route Independently

Arranging these 7 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.

Custom Tour

Turn This Into a Private, Custom Tour

This route is a starting point: 2 days and 7 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.

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Questions

FAQ

How far is Hangzhou from Shanghai?

165 km in a straight line. Roads and rail are longer.

What is there to see between Shanghai and Hangzhou?

This route lists 7 sights within 12 km of the line between the cities, in order from Shanghai: Shanghai Bugaoli (Cite Bourgogne), Qibao Old Street / Qibao Night Market, Chenshan Botanical Garden, Fengjing Ancient Town, Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall, Yanguan, Zhejiang Museum of Natural History.

How many days does this route need?

We plan it as 2 days. Your private itinerary sets the pace and the order with you.

Who is this route not a good fit for?

Anyone who can spare only one day. The route is planned over 2 days with 1 night on the road, and it does not shrink well.

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