Tickets and booking
Admission is flat across the calendar year: 210 RMB for an adult ticket and 160 RMB for a child ticket, with no weekday, weekend, or seasonal variation in the listed prices. The venue publishes a contact number, 4000988966, for enquiries.
The official notes attached to the pricing state that the figures are for reference only and that the venue’s day-of disclosure takes precedence, so the consistent advice is to confirm the current rate before visiting. The listed information names no advance booking channel, so travellers with a fixed itinerary call ahead rather than assume walk-up terms.
Entrance and routes
Madame Tussauds Shanghai sits on Level 10 of New World City at 2-68 Nanjing West Road, Huangpu District. The most convenient approach is also the simplest: Metro Lines 1, 2, or 8 to People’s Square Station, then Exit 7, which connects directly to Level 10 of New World City. Visitors on this route skip street-level navigation entirely.
Those arriving by sightseeing bus alight at the Madame Tussauds stop, which lies within walking distance of the entrance. Either way, the destination is the same: the tenth floor of the New World City building.
Photo spots
The photo draw is the wax figures themselves. The attraction occupies a single level, so the circuit is compact and travellers work from figure to figure, posing as they go; the listed information names no individual figures or sets, so there is no designated shot list to chase.
Because everything sits indoors on Level 10 of New World City, neither weather nor daylight constrains the camera work, and any point in the opening window works as well as another.
Timing and crowds
Hours are fixed across the year: 10:00 to 19:00 from Monday to Thursday, and 10:00 to 21:00 on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays. The day of the week, not the season, is the main planning variable, and evening visits are possible only on the late-closing days.
The 10:00 opening is the slot travellers consistently aim for when they want the calmest circuit, and the indoor setting makes the museum a dependable fallback in poor weather. As with all listed details, the venue notes that hours are for reference and its day-of disclosure governs.
Walking and effort
This is about as light as sightseeing gets. The entire attraction sits on one level inside New World City, and the standard Metro approach through Exit 7 delivers visitors directly to that floor, so the route involves no outdoor walking.
The suggested duration of one to three hours reflects an easy indoor stroll rather than any physical effort. No special footwear, gear, or preparation is needed.
Getting there
The default route is the Metro: Lines 1, 2, and 8 all serve People’s Square Station, and Exit 7 leads directly to Level 10 of New World City. Three lines converging on a single interchange give visitors from different parts of Shanghai a common endpoint.
The alternative is City Sightseeing Bus Line 1 to the Madame Tussauds stop, which sits within walking distance of the entrance. The listed information covers these two options and no others, so travellers arriving by other means plan the final leg around People’s Square.
Cost breakdown
Admission is the core cost, and it is uniform every day of the year: 210 RMB per adult and 160 RMB per child. One adult plus one child totals 370 RMB; each further adult adds 210 RMB and each further child adds 160 RMB.
No other mandatory costs appear in the listed information. The museum sits inside the New World City complex, so anything beyond the ticket — dining, shopping, extras — is optional spending outside the published prices. As the venue notes, prices are for reference and its day-of disclosure takes precedence.
