Away Shanghai is a nexus for international flights and is busy day and night ferrying people in and out of the city. A new airport has recently opened near Pudong, about an hours drive from the city centre. Buses and taxis connect the new airport to the city centre and Hongqiao airport. There are several daily domestic flights connecting Shanghai to every major city in China. Since these branch off in various directions, many parts of the country can be reached by direct train from Shanghai.
Boats are the one of the fastest ways of leaving Shanghai and are often the cheapest.
Ferries travel up the Yangzi River and there are many boats that stop along the coast. There are also regular ships and ferries to Korea and Japan. Train and boat tickets are best bought through CITS, the official China tourism body. While there are some fascinating places to stroll through in Shanghai, new road developments, building sites, jam-packed walkways and shocking traffic conditions conspire to make walking in most areas an exhausting experience. Local buses are hard work too.