Ticket Fare
Different bus lines have different ticket fares:
Categories 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8 charge 1 Yuan per person for distance within 13 kilometers, and over 13 kilometers charges at 1.5 Yuan. The air-conditioned buses charge 2 Yuan per person.
Categories 4 and 6 charge the multi-level price with a minimum of 1 Yuan. Air-conditioned buses charge a minimum of 2 Yuan.
Category 9 buses charge the multi-level price according to the distance traveled with a minimum charge of 1 Yuan for both ordinary and air-conditioned buses.
When going out, you’d better take some changes with you. Because some bus lines are non-served and have no conductors. When getting on the bus, you are required to put the coins into the slot at the entrance to the bus. Besides that, you can also take a Public Transportation Card; it’s more convenient to take a card than taking some coins.
How to Read the Stop Sign
Although the bus system and related services are improving, there are still a lot of stops with signs but not bus shelters in Shanghai for people to wait buses. Those who are not familiar with Chinese character may be confused about the sign. The following picture will give you the basic information:
