Tickets and booking
Admission is flat-rate all year: 165 RMB for adults, 82.5 RMB for students, 247 RMB for a parent-child ticket (one adult plus one child 1.3 m to under 1.5 m tall) and 400 RMB for a family ticket (two adults plus one child). The pack lists no seasonal pricing and no concession categories beyond the student rate.
No sales channels are verified in the pack, so buying on arrival is the practical default; if you want certainty before travelling, the park’s phone line 021-58036000 is the verified contact. All prices are published as reference only and are subject to the park’s same-day disclosure.
Entrance and routes
The park stands at 178 Nanliu Highway, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. The documented way in is two-stage: Metro Line 16 to Wildlife Park Station, then the Huinan 6 bus to the Shanghai Wild Animal Park stop. The pack gives no gate names, entrance facilities or walking distances from the bus stop, so leave buffer time for the transfer and confirm details on site or by phone (021-58036000).
Photo spots
The pack contains no data on specific enclosures, viewpoints or photo platforms, so any ranked ‘best photo spot’ list for this park would be invention. What the verified data does support is timing: in July and August the park stays open until 21:30 daily, and weekends in September plus the October 1-7 window run to 21:30 as well — evening access the rest of the year does not offer. December compresses the day to 09:00-16:30. If photography drives the visit, pick the long-hours dates; the subjects, in any case, are the park’s wild animals.
Timing and crowds
Hours change sharply by season, and this is the first thing to check. January 1-June 30 and October 9-November 30: 09:00-17:00 weekdays, 08:30-18:00 weekends. July 1-August 31: 09:00-21:30 weekdays, 08:30-21:30 weekends — the longest hours of the year. September 1-30 and October 1-7: 09:00-17:00 weekdays but 08:30-21:30 on weekends. December: 09:00-16:30 daily, the shortest schedule.
The pack carries no visitor-volume data, so any crowd forecast would be speculation. The practical default is to arrive early on a weekday within whatever schedule covers your dates, and to reconfirm hours by phone (021-58036000), since the published schedule is explicitly reference only.
Walking and effort
The pack lists no trail lengths, terrain or elevation figures, and the park’s own suggested duration is 3 hours or more — expect to spend that time on foot. No internal shuttles, safari vehicles or ride details are verified in this pack, so do not budget on mechanical relief; comfortable shoes are the sensible default. If walking distance is a constraint, call 021-58036000 for current on-site arrangements before you go.
Getting there
The verified route: Metro Line 16 to Wildlife Park Station, transfer to the Huinan 6 bus, ride to the Shanghai Wild Animal Park stop. The address — 178 Nanliu Highway, Pudong New Area — places the park well into Pudong, and this two-leg journey is the only approach the pack documents. No taxi, driving, parking or shuttle information and no fares are included, so check current metro and bus fares separately and allow for the transfer when planning your day.
Cost breakdown
Admission is the only verified cost. Adult 165 RMB; student 82.5 RMB; parent-child ticket (one adult, one child 1.3 m to under 1.5 m) 247 RMB; family ticket (two adults, one child) 400 RMB. If the child qualifies for the student rate, the bundles undercut separate purchase slightly: 247 RMB versus 247.5 RMB, and 400 RMB versus 412.5 RMB — a 12.5 RMB saving on the family ticket.
Nothing else is priced in the pack: no metro or bus fares, no food costs, no exchange rates, no fees for any in-park rides, so any total trip budget beyond admission is unverifiable from this data. Prices hold year-round per the pack but are reference only — confirm on the day or via 021-58036000.
