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This is the value night by the Bund. IHG says breakfast is included, and the Bund is 0.3 km from the door.
It’s plain — no pool, one restaurant, a gym. The terminal is about 1.6 km from our pin, a short taxi, not a walk with bags.
Got kids? IHG lists four themed family rooms. Ask for one when you book.
Book it if
- You want breakfast covered without paying W prices
- You’d like an evening on the Bund before you sail
- You need a family room
Look elsewhere if
- A swim before bed matters
- You want the hotel to fetch you from Pudong
- You’re sailing from Baoshan’s big-ship berth
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Holiday Inn Express Bund publishes and our own map estimates.
One restaurant on site, per IHG. No bar is listed.
No ride to the ship; IHG says there’s no complimentary local shuttle. The North Bund terminal is about 1.6 km from our pin, so take a cab on the meter.
Included at no extra charge, per IHG.
The North Bund terminal is about 1.6 km from our pin, roughly 26 minutes on foot by our estimate — too far with cruise bags. A taxi’s first 3 km is ¥14 on the city’s meter.
IHG says parking here is limited, with a 1.9 m height limit, and points to street and mall parking nearby. We couldn’t confirm a fee. It’s for your stay, not your cruise.
Night-Before Score: 41 of 100
Points come only from IHG’s page for the hotel (the brand site); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Holiday Inn Express on The Bund is on Renmin Road, about 0.3 km from the Bund, per IHG. By our pins it’s about 20 miles (32 km) from Pudong in a straight line and about 1.6 km from the North Bund terminal.
IHG lists no airport shuttle and says there’s no complimentary local shuttle. Take a taxi from the rank, or the Maglev and Metro.
No ride to the ship; IHG says there’s no complimentary local shuttle. The North Bund terminal is about 1.6 km from our pin, so take a cab on the meter.
From PVG without a hotel shuttle
Take a metered taxi from the rank, or the ¥50 Maglev and Metro Line 2. The airport page has the tariff.
IHG says parking here is limited, with a 1.9 m height limit, and points to street and mall parking nearby. We couldn’t confirm a fee. It’s for your stay, not your cruise.
Parking for your stay: Limited on-site parking, 1.9 m height limit; fee not confirmed.
No ride to the ship; IHG says there’s no complimentary local shuttle. The North Bund terminal is about 1.6 km from our pin, so take a cab on the meter.
Flying in the morning you sail? It’s possible, but not after a long-haul flight and immigration; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the North Bund terminalThis one sits behind the Bund, about 1.6 km from the North Bund terminal in a straight line. Wusongkou, for the big ships, is about 18 km north. Tell the driver which terminal; they’re different trips.
Source: cmp.whlyj.sh.gov.cnDistance
~1.6 km, straight lineAbout 1.6 km from our North Bund pin, roughly 26 minutes on foot by our estimate. A short taxi, not a walk, with luggage.
Airport bus
Not statedIHG doesn’t name an airport-bus stop. The hotel is about 40.5 km from Pudong, per IHG.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedIHG says parking here is limited, with a 1.9 m height limit, and points to street and mall parking nearby. We couldn’t confirm a fee. It’s for your stay, not your cruise.
In town
No cruise parking publishedWe couldn’t find a published cruise-parking rate at either terminal.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteOne restaurant on site, per IHG. No bar is listed.
Breakfast
IncludedIncluded at no extra charge, per IHG.
Address
Renmin Road, by the BundNo. 388 Renmin Road, Huangpu, Shanghai 200002
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Holiday Inn Express Bund and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm parking fee, leaving a car on sail day, luggage storage on sail day, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Included at no extra charge, per IHG.
Parking for your stay
Limited on-site parking, 1.9 m height limit; fee not confirmed
Pool
No pool, per IHG.
Pets
Not allowed, per IHG.
Food and drink on site
- RestaurantWhere the free breakfast is served
Rooms
153 rooms, plus four themed family rooms, per IHG.
Accessibility
Holiday Inn Express Bund’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsYes
- Pets allowedNo
Also worth knowing
- The Bund is 0.3 km away and Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street 1.2 km, per IHG
- Four themed family rooms, per IHG
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast included, per IHG.
- No complimentary local shuttle, per IHG.
- Parking is limited, with a 1.9 m height limit.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Parking fee
- Leaving a car on sail day
- Luggage storage on sail day
Sources for this page: IHG’s page for the hotel (the brand site). All read October 2026; each fact names its own source.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Holiday Inn Express Bund: the Shanghai cruise guide and Shanghai as a port of call.
Breakfast in, the Bund outside, a short cab to the ship.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Holiday Inn Express Bund for the night before. No payment on the form.
Holiday Inn Express Bund FAQ
Is breakfast included at Holiday Inn Express Shanghai on The Bund?
Yes, per IHG, at no extra charge.
How far is Holiday Inn Express on The Bund from the cruise terminal?
About 1.6 km in a straight line from our North Bund terminal pin, so take a short taxi with bags. Wusongkou is about 18 km north.
Does it have family rooms?
IHG lists four themed family rooms alongside 153 standard rooms.
Is there an airport shuttle?
Not that IHG lists. It says there’s no complimentary local shuttle; Pudong is about 40.5 km away, per IHG.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Holiday Inn Express Bund, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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