Shanghai medical trip planner
The easiest logistics in China, with specialists a metro ride apart
You fly in, you see a doctor, and you go home with a plan. This page is the order to do it in: choose how many days you have, book your own flight and hotel, then add the ground services you want — nothing else needs a travel agent.
Pick your number of days and open that plan.
Book your own flight — see the airports for Shanghai.
Book a hotel in the district closest to your hospital.
Add airport transfer, interpreter, companion or a package.
Step 1 — choose how long you stay
Every plan below is written around one assumption: day two is your first hospital day, and there is at least one follow-up before you fly home. A consultant visit plus standard blood and imaging usually needs three clear days; a second opinion, or any imaging that is read by a specialist panel, usually needs five.
Shanghai in 3 days
One consultation, tests, one follow-up. The tightest workable version.
Shanghai in 4 days
Room for a second specialist opinion or a rest day between scans.
Shanghai in 5 days
The most common choice: full work-up, follow-up and two recovery-day outings.
Shanghai in 6 days
Two consultations plus a longer outing, without rushing any single day.
Shanghai in 7 days
A full week: comprehensive assessment, a treatment start, and real recovery time.
Step 2 — your flight to Shanghai
You book your own ticket. Shanghai is served by Shanghai Pudong International (PVG) and Shanghai Hongqiao International (SHA). We meet you at arrivals for the transfer you book here.
Step 3 — where to stay
We recommend choosing by district first, then by hotel — being close to your hospital saves more energy than any upgrade.
Jing’an — close to Huashan Hospital and Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital
People’s Square / Huangpu — the centre of the city and an easy ride to most hospitals
Xujiahui — practical base for Zhongshan Hospital and the Fudan cancer centre
Lujiazui, Pudong — modern towers and wide riverside promenades
Step 4 — add the ground services you want
Pick one item or build the whole package. Every service is priced and booked separately, so nothing is hidden inside a bundle you did not choose.
Medical interpreter
English–Chinese interpreter at every consultation
Hospitals in Shanghai
Shanghai combines top-tier specialists with the smoothest logistics for international visitors: two airports, dense metro coverage and the widest English service coverage of any mainland city.
Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Neurosurgery, dermatology and infectious disease are its strongest departments.
Brain & nerves Skin & hair Complex & rare diseases
Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
Interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery and general surgery.
Heart & vessels Stomach & gut
Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Endocrine and metabolic disease, hypertension, blood disorders and severe burn care.
Blood disorders Stomach & gut Immunity & rheumatism
Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University
Sub-specialised eye hospital and a nationally leading ENT centre.
Eye Ear, nose & throat
Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Reconstructive surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Reconstructive surgery Teeth & mouth
Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Digestive disease, liver work and joint disease.
Stomach & gut Immunity & rheumatism
Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University
High-risk pregnancy, gynaecologic surgery and fertility care.
Women & pregnancy
Children's Hospital of Fudan University
A dedicated paediatric referral hospital covering most sub-specialties.
Children
Shanghai Chest Hospital
Thoracic surgery and cardiology focused on the chest.
Heart & vessels Lungs & breathing
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
One of the oldest dedicated cancer centres in China.
Cancer care
Full hospital page for Shanghai
Recovery-day ideas in Shanghai
Sorted roughly from gentlest to most active — pick by how you feel that morning, not by what looks best on paper.
The Bund waterfront
A flat, railed promenade past the 1920s banking houses with Pudong directly across the river.
Pudong towers at night
Every landmark tower lights up after dark; you can see it all from the Bund without crossing the river.
Yu Garden and the old town
A Ming scholar’s garden of rockeries and koi ponds, though the lanes outside get crowded at weekends.
Tree-lined lanes of the former concession
Plane trees, low traffic, small cafés — the most restful walking in central Shanghai.
Oriental Pearl and the museum strip
Riverside museums and viewpoints clustered together, so you can sit down often.
Zhujiajiao water town day trip
Canals, stone bridges and covered boat rides about an hour from the centre — mostly flat, with shaded tea stops.
Food notes
Soup dumplings (xiaolongbao), shengjian pan-fried buns, scallion oil noodles, and soft benchtop congee for the morning after a scan.
Treatments most often requested here: Brain & nerves / Skin & hair / Complex & rare diseases, Eye / Ear, nose & throat, Reconstructive surgery / Teeth & mouth.