Move In

Study Away/Visiting students will live in Jingyao Residence hall. On Move-in day, airport pickup services will be provided to students. If students decide not to use the airport pickup services on the day, they can choose public transportation or take a taxi to the residence hall. Address cards are available to save and download.

Move Into Jingyao Residence Hall

Spring 2027 Move-In Day: Wednesday, January 13

NYU Shanghai will start the spring semester on Monday, January 18, 2027. Study away students will move into their residence hall on Wednesday, January 13 starting from 9am in the morning. When you arrive at the residence hall, please find the welcome table for study away students to pick up your welcome package. If you arrive after 6PM, you can still pick up your welcome package at the orientation the next day. You will receive your room passcode prior arrival, and you will be able to use your NYU ID card to access the residence hall. For visiting students, you will get your NYU ID card from the welcome table. If you arrive after 6pm, you will get your NYU ID card at the orientation. If you want to attend the move in day activities such as cellphone registration, residence hall neighborhood tour and grocery shopping, we highly encourage you to arrive before noon on the move in day.

NYU Shanghai Airport Pickup Service & Arrival Transportation

On Move-in Day, January 13, 2027, NYU Shanghai will arrange airport pickup services to help students get to the residence hall from the Pudong International Airport. SAOAs will also be on site to welcome you. Detailed arrangements will be announced in one of the welcome letters.

If you are not able to take the airport shuttle buses, you can refer to the below information to arrange your own transportation to the residence hall.

Arrival Transportation

Airports

There are two airports in Shanghai:

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)

Both airports have two terminals, and are connected by Metro Line 2. Taxi rides to the Jingyao Residence Halls from Pudong Airport take about 40 mins. From Hongqiao Airport it takes about 30 min.

Railway Stations

There are three main railway stations in Shanghai:

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
Shanghai Railway Station
Shanghai South Railway Station

The majority of the trains go stop at the Hongqiao Railway Station.

Metro & Maglev

Metro line 2 runs from both of Shanghai's international airports and it can transfer at Longyang Rd station for Line 7 to arrive at Houtan station, which is a 10-min walk away from the new residence hall. It will cost about 10 RMB.

From Pudong Airport: Take the Maglev to Longyang Rd (it only takes about 5 minutes), and then transfer to Line 7 . Then get off at Houtan Station.
From Hongqiao Airport: Take line 2 then transfer to line 7 at Jing'an Temple Station. Then get off at Houtan Station.

When planning your arrival, please be aware that it may be inconvenient to carry large amounts of luggage with you on the metro. Also be mindful of the earliest and latest running time of the Metro is normally 6AM - 10PM. Maglev trains stop operation even earlier.

Taxi

Taking a taxi is the most convenient way to get from the airport to the residence hall or campus. When you enter the arrival hall after picking up your luggages, look for signs leading you to the taxi queue. Make sure you have the address of your destination ready in Chinese, since most taxi drivers do not speak English.

The fare to the residence hall usually costs around 80 RMB (around 10 USD) from Hongqiao Airport, and it costs around 150 RMB (25 USD) from Pudong Airport depending on traffic at your time of arrival. More advice about using taxis can be found in the NYU Shanghai Online Pre-Arrival Orientation, which will be emailed to you during the summer.

Bilingual Address Cards

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