Getting from Pudong Airport to Pudong Avenue area at night

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If you can, try to get a taxi. Taxi fares are regulated in Shanghai, so insist on using the meter, and you should get something around 170RMB at night.
The thing is that New Years Eve is one of the few days (or rather nights) in Shanghai when taxis are scarce and your chances of hailing one on the street are near nil (I had a 1-2 hours walk home last time I was there). That could be (slightly) better at the airport, up to you to find out. Be aware of touts and get a taxi from the official queue and defs not some guy talking you up while you are still in the terminal.

If you go for the night bus, on the website you link to it says it stops at Century Avenue subway station, which would only be a 20 Minute walk to Pudong Avenue station. I have no information whether it does not run on that night, but I would expect it to have regular service.

Worst case, camp it out a few hours at the airport until regular metro/maglev service resumes. I would also get some cash before leaving the airport.

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Another option is to use Didi Chuxing (an Uber clone in China). It shows the amount of money before calling so you do not need to worry about the hefty charge (just checked it now and found it costs 161 RMB).

The one downside is that it is available only in Chinese, but many people at the Pudong Airport speak English and would help you. It is unlikely that the driver speaks English, though it is true of a normal taxi as well. You can pay by credit card (even Amex).

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