Gate-side books and snacks in T2
This Relay sits airside in Terminal T2 at Shanghai Hongqiao, handy if your domestic flight on China Eastern or Shanghai Airlines boards nearby. It’s a standard airport newsstand setup: magazines, books, drinks, and grab-and-go snacks you can take straight to the gate.
Expect typical airport pricing, with bottled drinks around 8–15 RMB and packaged snacks starting near 10 RMB. The shop mainly targets quick top-ups: water before a 2-hour hop, gum for takeoff, or a last-minute magazine in Chinese or English.
Reading material here leans heavily Chinese, but you usually find a small rack of English-language magazines and international newspapers. If you want something longer for a 3–4 hour flight, check the paperback shelf; stock varies and rotates faster than the signage suggests.
Relay in T2 also carries basic travel items like phone cables, power banks, pens, and small toiletries, useful if you notice a missing charger 20 minutes before boarding. Expect generic brands more than premium labels, but prices stay within normal big-airport range.
Staff generally move payments quickly, especially in peak evening banks around 18:00–21:00 when T2 is busy with domestic departures. Contactless and mobile payments such as Alipay and WeChat Pay are widely accepted, with card as a backup.
Tip: If your gate is in the far 20s or 30s in T2, stop at Relay when you pass it; some remote gates only have vending machines and a basic kiosk.