A layover at PVG.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Lounges, security and customs waits, and what a connection at PVG actually involves. LYVR plans the whole layover, with real walk times on the indoor map.
Updated October 2026 · Sources
17 lounges at PVG.
0 open with a credit card, 17 with Priority Pass or DragonPass, 3 with airline elite status. Rules and hours change, so check with the lounge before you go.
First Class Lounge No.37 (T1)
VIP Lounge 39
VIP Lounge 9
(T2) No. 77 VIP Lounge managed by Plaza Premium
China Eastern No.77 Lounge
First Class Lounge No.73 (T2)
Juneyao Air Lounge No.72
VIP Lounge 69
VIP Lounge 73
VIP Lounge No.66 (T2)
China Eastern Airlines No.101 Lounge
VIP Lounge 120
VIP Lounge 135
China Southern First/Business Class Gold/Silver/Elite Plus Lounge 152
VIP Lounge 170
VIP Lounge 190
Your PVG layover, planned to the minute.
Save your flights and LYVR finds the connection at PVG on its own, then times every part of it.
Every minute, accounted for.
Deplaning, every walk on the indoor map, the checkpoints your connection passes and when the doors close. What's left is yours to plan.

Lounges you can actually get into.
Add your cards and memberships once. Every lounge at PVG shows whether you're in.

Directions that know which floor you're on.
Around walls, up escalators, onto the train between terminals and through security on the way.

Time to see Shanghai?
Getting out, the ride each way, security on the way back and a cushion, checked against your passport. Then a day, planned.

PVG, answered.
Can I check the security wait time at PVG?
LYVR doesn't have a security wait feed for PVG yet. It still times your walk between gates and through the terminal, so you can see how much of the layover is really free.
Which lounges at PVG can I use on a layover?
LYVR lists 17 lounges at PVG, 13 of them on Priority Pass. Which ones you can get into depends on your ticket, airline status, credit card or a lounge membership. Each lounge on this page lists what gets you in, and LYVR checks it against your own profile.
Does airline status get me into a lounge at PVG?
Yes, at 3 lounges: China Eastern Airlines No.35 Lounge (China Eastern Gold and up, SkyTeam Elite Plus); China Eastern No.77 Lounge (China Eastern Gold and up, SkyTeam Elite Plus); China Eastern Airlines No.101 Lounge (China Eastern Gold and up, SkyTeam Elite Plus). Status entry needs a same-day departing flight on that airline or its alliance, and some tiers only count on international flights.
How much time do I need for a layover at PVG?
It depends on your terminals, whether you re-clear security or customs, and how far the gates are apart. LYVR adds up deplaning, every walk on the indoor map, any checkpoints your connection passes and the boarding door time, then shows exactly how much time you have to spare.
Is a 1 hour layover enough at PVG?
For a connection on one ticket, airlines won't sell you less than PVG's minimum connection time, and they rebook you if a delay makes you miss it. An international transfer with security screening is still more comfortable with 1.5 to 2 hours, and separate tickets need 3 or more. LYVR works out your exact time to spare for your own two gates.
What is there to do on a layover at PVG?
With an hour or two, eat near your gate and walk the terminal. With more, PVG's 17 lounges (13 on Priority Pass) have quiet seats, food and often showers. LYVR's Explore tab lists every restaurant, bar and shop near your gate with the walk time, so you only see what fits in your layover.
Can I leave the airport on a layover at PVG?
On a domestic connection, yes, with enough time. On an international one, only if you're allowed to enter China, since leaving PVG means going through immigration, and you'd want about 6 hours: the passport line both ways, the trip into Shanghai and back, and security on the way in. LYVR checks the ride each way, the time you'd have in the city and your passport's entry rule.
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Lounges from Priority Pass's and DragonPass's directories, the card networks' lounge lists (American Express, Capital One, Chase, Mastercard), each operator's own booking or waitlist page, and the Wikivoyage article on Shanghai Pudong International Airport (CC BY-SA). Who gets in is worked out with the same rules the LYVR app uses for your saved cards, memberships and airline status. Wait times come from no live source yet. Terminal times are LYVR's curated estimates. Compiled October 2026; details change, so confirm with the airport, airline or lounge before you travel. LYVR isn't affiliated with Shanghai Pudong International Airport.