Lujiazui riverside loop with the Huangpu ferry: a walk in Shanghai

Cross the Huangpu like a commuter on the public ferry from Jinling Road (the route the city's own citywalk guide uses), walk the Pudong riverside under the towers to the Museum of Art Pudong and the Oriental Pearl Tower, cut through Lujiazui Green to the Shanghai Tower, then ferry back to the Bund.

Best time: Late afternoon into dusk, so you see the Bund lights from Pudong on the way back.

The route, stop by stop

1
Huangpu River public ferry (Jinling East Road pier)
Public ferry pier on Zhongshan East 2nd Road at the south end of the Bund. 10 min
The commuter ferry Shanghainese use to cross to Pudong gives the same Bund and Lujiazui views as a cruise for a fraction of the price. Lonely Planet recommends it over the tour…
2
Dongchang Road ferry pier
Pudong landing; turn north onto the riverside promenade. 5 min
3
Museum of Art Pudong (MAP)
Riverside art museum facing the Bund across the water. 45 min
A white-marble museum by Jean Nouvel on the Lujiazui riverfront, opened in 2021 with 13 galleries and two mirror halls facing the Bund. It hosts major international loan shows.
4
Oriental Pearl TV Tower
1994 TV tower, 468 m with its antenna; photograph it from below or go up. 20 min
The 468 m tripod-and-spheres TV tower of 1994, Shanghai's first AAAAA attraction and the symbol of Pudong. The Transparent Observatory at 259 m has a glass-floored walkway.
5
Lujiazui Green
Lawned park among the towers. 15 min
6
Shanghai Tower (Top of Shanghai Observatory)
632 m, China's tallest building; observation deck optional. Walk back south to Dongchang Road pier for the ferry to Jinling Road. 20 min
China's tallest building (632 m, completed 2016), with the world's highest indoor observation deck on floors 118-119 at about 546-552 m, and a record 1,000-tonne tuned mass damper.

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Lujiazui riverside loop with the Huangpu ferry

The route, stop by stop

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