Jin Mao Tower 88F Observation Deck (金茂大厦88层观光厅)

Observation deck · Pudong New Area · Shanghai. A 340 m deck in Shanghai's pagoda-style tower, with an outdoor Skywalk option.

Source: https://chinafootnotes.com/places/jin-mao-observation-deck · Data checked 2026-10-02 · Rendered for 2026-10-03 (Asia/Shanghai). Facts carry their status; "not found yet" means we searched and found no reliable source.

Notices in effect

• 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-07: 16:30–23:30: no motor vehicles on the roads inside the zone bounded by Lujiazui Ring Road (north and south), Baibu Street, Shibu Street and the river. The Ring Road itself is outside this ban; check on-site access. Jin Mao Tower (Century Avenue, east of the Ring Road) is outside the zone.
• 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-07: 16:30–23:30: no bicycles or e-bikes (incl. shared bikes) on Binjiang Avenue riverside promenade between Dongyuan Road and Lujiazui West Road.
• 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07: From 16:00 until service ends, East Nanjing Road station (Lines 2/10) entrances close; passengers cannot board or alight.
• 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07: From 16:00 until service ends, Line 14 Yuyuan Garden station entrances close and passengers cannot board or alight; Line 10 Yuyuan Garden stays open.
• 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07: From 12:00 through the 18:30 final ferry time, the Dongjin ferry (东金线, Dongchang Road–Jinling Road East) is suspended. Do not expect it to resume later that evening.
• 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07: 16:00–21:30: the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel between the Bund and Lujiazui is closed.
• 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-07: 16:30–23:30: cars in the Yan'an East Road Tunnel may only use the Fujian Road ramps to and from the Yan'an Elevated Road; taxis between Puxi and Lujiazui face detours and jams.
• 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07: When crowded, Lujiazui station may hold passengers outside or divert them.

Why go

Jin Mao Tower (金茂大厦), finished in 1999, is the stepped, pagoda-inspired tower beside Shanghai Tower. Its 88th-floor deck at 340 m is lower than its neighbours, but it is the cheapest of the three Lujiazui towers, looks straight up at Shanghai Tower, and lets you look down into the Grand Hyatt's 30-storey golden atrium. Brave visitors can walk outside on the Skywalk.

What to do

• Look down the hotel atrium. Inside the 88th floor, go to the rail over the Grand Hyatt atrium. Below you, 28 rings of gold-lit corridors drop down the core of the tower, a view sometimes called the 'time tunnel'.
• Face Shanghai Tower up close. The deck's glass walls give a 360° view. Find the side facing Shanghai Tower and the World Financial Center, two taller towers only a street away, then turn to the river for the Oriental Pearl and the Bund.
• Walk the outdoor Skywalk. Jinmao Skywalk (金茂云中漫步) is a 60 m long, 1.2 m wide open walkway outside the 88th floor, 340.6 m above the ground, with no railing. You wear a harness and walk the edge with instructors, about 20 minutes outside.
• Ride the fast lift. The sightseeing lift goes from B1 to the 88th floor in about 45 seconds at roughly 9 m per second.

• Don't miss: The view down the Grand Hyatt atrium from the 88th floor; many visitors only look out of the windows.

• Best time: Clear afternoon into sunset
• Skip if: Skip the deck if you are already going up Shanghai Tower and only want the highest view; choose Jin Mao instead if you want a lower price or the Skywalk.

Practical details

• Hours: 08:30–21:30 daily
• Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun: 08:30–21:30, last entry 21:00
• The Skywalk runs in fixed sessions (a 2024 listing gave 11 between 09:30 and 20:30) and is cut or moved in bad weather.
• Admission: Ticketed · ¥120 adult · ¥90 student
• Adult: ¥120 (Any day)
• Student: ¥90 (Any day)
• Jinmao Skywalk only (excl. 88F deck): ¥288 — ¥288 in a 2024 listing.
• Skywalk + 88F deck package: ¥388 — About ¥388 in 2026 listings (on-site); online sellers list from about ¥298.
• Concession: Students (undergraduate or below) ¥90 (Own student card)
• Free: Children under 1 m or aged 3 and under, with a guardian
• Older ticket listings also show a ¥60 child ticket and ¥100 for visitors 70+; not in the 2026 city list.
• Online platforms often sell the adult deck ticket for about ¥98.
• Ticket listings say tickets are valid on public holidays (节假日通用); no separate holiday price is listed.
• Booking: Deck: buy any time · Skywalk: book a day ahead
• Jinmao Zunxiang (金茂尊享) — WeChat → search 金茂尊享 mini-program → 88层观光厅 / 云中漫步
• Jin Mao 88F observation official account (金茂大厦88层观光) — WeChat → search 金茂大厦88层观光
• Meituan / Fliggy / Ctrip (Trip.com) (美团／飞猪／携程) — Search 金茂大厦88层观光厅 in the app
• Passport accepted: unknown — Skywalk listings accept a passport as ID for the walk; deck ticket purchase with a passport not found.
• Skywalk: bring your own ID (ID card or passport) to the 88F desk to register.
• Last admission: 21:00
• Time to allow: 1 hr; 1.5–2 hr with Skywalk
• Getting there: Lines 2/14 · Lujiazui; check the best exit
• Metro Line 2/14 to Lujiazui (陆家嘴), about 10 min walk
• Show a taxi driver: 请送我到浦东世纪大道88号 金茂大厦（88层观光厅）
• Map: Apple Maps · Amap 高德
• A 2024 local guide gives Exit 6, about 10 minutes; a Sept 2026 tour-company guide gives Exit 1, then about 5 minutes east along Century Avenue. Both exits are usable.
• A local guide suggests Exit 6 (about 10 minutes); one commercial travel guide suggests Exit 1 (about 5 minutes). Neither exit meets the main-field evidence threshold.
• Address: 88 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area (世纪大道88号).
• Foreign visitors: Passport use for deck tickets not confirmed

Not found yet

• booking.passport.accepted: 官网 502；本地宝只说云中漫步可用护照登记，观光厅购票是否接受护照、是否实名均未找到原文。 (searched: official, media, WebSearch, Tripadvisor)
• hours.exceptions: 未找到 2026 国庆期间金茂观光厅的营业调整公告；官网无法访问。 (searched: WeChat/Exa, official, government, WebSearch)
• transport.metro[0].exit: 6号口仅本地宝支持，1号口仅商业旅行指南支持；两候选出口均缺官方或第二独立来源，主字段不选出口。 (searched: government, local guide, commercial guide)

Traveler tips

• Book the Skywalk the day before. Jinmao Skywalk (金茂云中漫步) runs in fixed sessions through the day; a 2024 listing gave 11 sessions from 09:30 to 20:30. Buy the ticket online, then phone the Skywalk desk on 021-50475188 at least one day ahead to fix your session; if you have not called, staff fit you into the nearest session with space. Be at the 88th-floor security point 30 minutes before your session. Caveat: Session times and the phone-booking step come from a 2024 listing and may have changed. source
• Check you can do the Skywalk. The Skywalk is limited to people aged 10 to 60, 1.4–2 m tall and 30–100 kg; walkers aged 10–18 need a guardian walking with them. People with heart conditions, high blood pressure, fear of heights, epilepsy, pregnancy or breathing problems are turned away. Wear lace-up trainers or casual shoes and trousers. Caveat: A ticket reseller lists a 130 kg upper limit; the 100 kg figure is the stricter listing. source
• Leave your phone for the Skywalk. Phones, cameras and loose accessories are not allowed on the outdoor ledge, so you cannot take your own photos while walking. The Skywalk ticket includes a certificate, a medal and a photo set. Remove anything that could fall before you are harnessed. source
• Use the Gate 4 desk for Skywalk. If you hold a Skywalk booking, go to the observation-deck visitor service centre on 1F inside Gate 4 (4号门) of Jin Mao Tower and show the booking SMS. Listings say Skywalk holders get faster security and entry there. Ordinary deck visitors take the sightseeing lift from B1. source
• Pick Jin Mao for the lower price. The 2026 city ticket list gives Jin Mao 88F’s basic deck ticket at ¥120 for adults and ¥90 for students. A local guide lists Shanghai Tower’s basic 118F deck at about ¥180. The Oriental Pearl has several ticket types, so compare what each quoted fare includes. Jin Mao is lower at 340 m, but from here you see Shanghai Tower itself. Caveat: The ¥180 Top of Shanghai figure and roughly ¥199 Oriental Pearl figure come from a local-guide WeChat article, not the city list; the Oriental Pearl ticket type behind ¥199 is not clear. source
• National Day evenings: plan the river crossing. From 1 to 7 October 2026 the Bund links are cut in the evening: East Nanjing Road station (Lines 2/10) and Line 14 Yuyuan Garden station close from 16:00, the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel closes 16:00–21:30 and the Dongjin ferry stops at 12:00 through its 18:30 final ferry time, with no later return that evening. Jin Mao, on Century Avenue east of Lujiazui Ring Road, is outside the 16:30–23:30 car-free zone, so the tower is outside that motor-vehicle ban, but check on-site taxi access and expect jams; shared bikes are banned on the Binjiang Avenue promenade. Lujiazui station may hold passengers outside when crowded. Caveat: Clauses ND-04, 06–11 of the shared 2026 National Day controls table; police may extend or shrink the controls. source
• See the hotel atrium and skyline. On the 88th-floor observation deck of Jin Mao Tower (金茂大厦88层观光厅), look inward at the tall, layered atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel, then circle the outer windows for city views. The indoor deck shows you both the hotel interior and the skyline. Caveat: These accounts are from 2024 and 2025; they do not confirm current photo positions or what each ticket includes. (2 travelers) source

Sources

• Shanghai Municipal Government
• Shanghai Municipal Government (published 2026-09-11)
• Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism
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• Shanghai Municipal People's Government (published 2026-09-11)
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• 上海本地宝 (published 2023-05-09)
• 上海本地宝（公众号）
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