15 Bullet Train Trips in Shanghai to Build a Day Around

1.Suzhou Private Day Trip from Shanghai with Bullet Train Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 366 reviews · from $193Our pick

Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai with hotel pickup and a guide. Go by car or bullet train, see UNESCO gardens and canal streets.

“Great day trip to Suzhou from Shanghai. Roy was our guide and did a great job navigating the bullet train to and from Shanghai for us. He was also very knowledgeable, showed us the quintessential sites in Suzhou and took us to a delicious local lunch. Highly recommend.”

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2.Private Suzhou Day Trip from Shanghai by Bullet Train with All Inclusive Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 283 reviews · from $220

Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai by bullet train with hotel pickup, guide, UNESCO gardens, Grand Canal boat ride, rickshaw, lunch.

“Queena is the best host we met on this tour today. She was very friendly and helpful. We had good lunch together and also the boat journey was memorable. She is best photographer we met as she helped us to take pictures and locations. It’s a perfect tour to be”

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3.Southern Great Wall Day Trip by Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 179 reviews · 13 hours - 1 day · from $399

A 13-hour private day trip from Shanghai to Linhai’s Southern Great Wall by bullet train, plus Donghu Park and Ziyang Old Street food.

“I had the best experience with my host Emma,she is very knowledgeable about the history of China.She went above and beyond to make sure my experience was to my satisfaction.Also both drivers were very professional.Everyone made sure I enjoyed my experience.All questions were answered.Emma took me the most delicious restaurant and suggested some to try some of Chinese cuisine.Im very impressed and pleased.Thanks again for my tour experience!!”

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4.All-Inclusive Suzhou Day Trip by Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 137 reviews · 9 hours · from $288

Shanghai-to-Suzhou day trip by bullet train with Humble Administrator’s Garden, rickshaw on Pingjiang Road, Panmen Gate, canal boat, and lunch.

“Thank you very much for the day ! Tracy, our guide was very interesting and giving us a lot of insides. I recommend this experience for everyone who wants to discover Suzhou. Everything was very well organised by Alana before and during the day :)”

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5.Southern Great Wall Day Trip by Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 124 reviews · from $399

Shanghai Southern Great Wall day trip by bullet train with hotel pickup, Linhai garden, wall walk, lunch, and Ziyang Old Street.

“Full day trip to Southern wall of China (not part of great wall but Impressive none the less) Transfers from hotel to bullet train which was super cool. Hit the wall, walked a good KM along it, history says it was started about 1600 years ago and Read more”

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6.Private Guided Tour to Hangzhou by Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 108 reviews · 9 hours · from $314

Private Hangzhou day trip from Shanghai by bullet train, featuring West Lake boat ride, Longjing tea tasting, and Lingyin Temple.

“Thank you for the lovely time in Hangzhou, perfect org anisation and nice explanations, very interesting ! Perfect if you want a day in the nature, the meal was very good too”

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7.Hangzhou Private Customized Day Trip from Shanghai by Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 95 reviews · from $275

Bullet train day trip from Shanghai to Hangzhou with a private guide, West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Feilai Peak, Longjing tea fields, and Hefang Street.

“Lea was an experienced, helpful and attentive guide. We had enjoyed the tour. Will definitely recommend this trip.”

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8.Arrival Transfer by High-Speed Maglev Train: Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 58 reviews · from $78Best value

Door-to-door Maglev transfer from Shanghai Pudong Airport to your hotel, with meet-and-greet help, English support, and fast city access.

“Was met just outside of customs and escorted to the Maglev and then the driver met us at the train station in Shanghai to take me to my hotel. Very well run”

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9.Suzhou Private Guided Day Trip from Shanghai by Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 9 hours · from $218

Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai by bullet train with UNESCO gardens, water-town streets, Grand Canal boat ride, Tiger Hill, and flexible stops.

“The tour was very good organized. Our guide Roy, a great person, picked us up in the hotel in Shanghai and took greatly about us the full day, we can recommend Roy to anybody”

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10.Round-trip Transfer by High-Speed Maglev Train: Shanghai Pudong International Airport

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 36 reviews · from $148

PVG to Shanghai by maglev in minutes with English meet-and-greet, hotel transfers, and a smooth round trip plan for $148.99.

“Fantastic - a must for visitors to Shanghai. Trip was smooth and guides and drivers were excellent”

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11.Beijing Great Wall Private Day Tour from Shanghai by Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $575

Private Beijing Great Wall day trip from Shanghai by bullet train to Mutianyu, with door-to-door pickup, guide, cable car, and return late.

“This is fantastic day trip from Shanghai to the Great Wall, if you are not able to spend some nights in Beijing. The tour company provided excellent service throughout - hotel pickup at Shanghai at early morning, escorting us to our seats on Read more”

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12.Departure Transfer by High-Speed Maglev Train: Hotel to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $78

One-way hotel pickup plus guided Maglev ride from central Shanghai to Pudong Airport PVG, timed for your flight and led by an English speaker.

“It was fantastic to have someone to meet and greet and take me to my destination. In hindsight it was very expensive compared with the price of tickets and transport. But worth it for the arrival.”

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13.Hangzhou Private Day Trip by Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews · 8 hours · from $300

Private bullet train day trip from Shanghai to Hangzhou for West Lake, Longjing tea, Lingyin Temple and optional Huxueyan, with hotel pickup.

“Fotoğraflara aldanmayın. Küçük adacıklar ve ilk fotoda gördüğünüz tapınak bu şehre ait değil. Rehberim bile şaşırdı buralara gitmeyeceğiz mi diye sorduğumda.”

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14.2-Day Beijing Private Tour Including Great Wall from Shanghai by Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $773

Private 2-day Beijing trip from Shanghai by bullet train, with Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, Forbidden City, and Tian’anmen Square.

“We were in town for business and had some free time before flying back to the States so I reached out to Sunny to organize a half day tour in Beijing of the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. I had previously booked a tour througRead more”

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15.2-Day Unlimited Private Trip to Suzhou and Hangzhou by Bullet Train from Shanghai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $468

A 2-day private Suzhou and Hangzhou trip from Shanghai by bullet train and car, featuring UNESCO Humble Administrator’s Garden, West Lake, tea fields, and Lingyin.

“Our tour guide was wonderful and had a lot of knowledge. We got to experience a lot of different things in one day.”

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