The Beijing–Shanghai Expressway designated as G2 and commonly abbreviated as Jinghu Expressway is a major expressway of China, linking the capital Beijing in the north to Shanghai on the central coast. It extends 1262 kilometres in length, and was finished in 2006. The expressway's name, Jinghu, is a combination of the two cities' one-character Chinese abbreviations: Jing stands for Beijing, while Hu stands for Shanghai. The trip from Beijing to Shanghai by automobile takes about ten hours to complete with multiple drivers taking shifts and under good road conditions. Route The expressway passes the following major cities: Beijing Langfang, Hebei Tianjin Cangzhou, Hebei Dezhou, Shandong Jinan, Shandong Laiwu, Shandong Linyi, Shandong Huaian, Jiangsu Yangzhou, Jiangsu Taizhou, Jiangsu Wuxi, Jiangsu Suzhou, Jiangsu Shanghai Interchanges See also Jiangyin Suspension Bridge over the Yangtze River References Videos Expressways in Beijing Expressways in Tianjin Expressways in Shanghai Expressways in Jiangsu Expressways in Hebei Expressways in Shandong 02