Being an important historical and tourist city, Suzhou is easily accessible by air, rail and road. Its location along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal means that the city also enjoys good waterway transportation.
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a) Air
Tourists who want to come to Suzhou often fly to Shanghai and then take a bus or high-speed train onwards to Suzhou . There are shuttle bus services from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Hongqiao International Airport to Suzhou , with duration approximately 2 hours from Pudong Airport and 1 hour from Hongqiao Airport , respectively. In addition, there are plenty of high-speed trains running from Shanghai to Suzhou . Trains depart from Shanghai 's main station every half an hour and the journey time varies between 30-50 minutes.
b) Buses
Public regular buses are available for transportation between Suzhou and Shanghai 's international airports.
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From |
To |
Distance |
Fee |
Departure Time |
Public Bus Service |
Pudong Airport |
Suzhou |
150 Km |
84 CNY |
10:00 10:40 11:10 11:40 12:10 12:40 13:10 13:50 14:20 14:50 15:20 16:10 16:50 17:20 18:10 18:50 20:00 |
Hongqiao Airport |
90 Km |
53 CNY |
10:00 10:40 11:10 11:40 12:10 12:40 13:10 13:50 14:20 14:50 15:20 16:10 16:50 17:20 18:10 18:50 20:00 |
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Suzhou (Tel: 0512-6522278) |
Pudong Airport |
150 Km |
84 CNY |
6:15 6:45 7:15 7:45 8:15 8:45 9:15 9:45 10:15 10:45 11:25 12:05 12:45 13:25 14:05 14:45 15:25 16:05 |
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Hongqiao Airport |
90 Km |
53 CNY |
6:15 6:45 7:15 7:45 8:15 8:45 9:15 9:45 10:15 10:45 11:25 12:05 12:45 13:25 14:05 14:45 15:25 16:05 16:45 |
c) Train
Suzhou is a major stop along the Beijing-Shanghai railway line and there are over 100 daily train services which stop at Suzhou Railway Station. There are daily services to and from Beijing , Shanghai , Xian, Guilin and many more main tourist areas in China to and from Suzhou . The Suzhou Railway Station is located on the north side of the city.
Train Number |
From |
To |
Departure Time |
Arrival Time |
G7122 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
6: 00 a .m. |
6: 32 a .m. |
G7124 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
6: 22 a .m. |
6: 47 a .m. |
G7128 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
7: 41 a .m. |
8: 12 a .m. |
G7130 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
8: 33 a .m. |
8: 58 a .m. |
G7382 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
9: 11 a .m. |
9: 42 a .m. |
G7134 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
9: 27 a .m. |
9: 58 a .m. |
G7136 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
10: 06 a .m. |
10: 38a .m. |
G7138 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
10: 51 a .m. |
11: 16a .m. |
G7384 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
11: 11 a .m. |
11: 42a .m. |
G7140 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
11: 19 a .m. |
11: 51a .m. |
G7142 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
12:09 p.m. |
12:41p.m. |
G7386 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
12:40 p.m. |
13:05p.m. |
G7146 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
13:53 p.m. |
14:36p.m. |
G7150 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
16:37 p.m. |
17:09p.m. |
G7102 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
17:00 p.m. |
17:25p.m. |
G7156 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
18:27 p.m. |
18:59p.m. |
G7104 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
19:00 p.m. |
19:25p.m. |
G7162 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
20:40 p.m. |
21:17p.m. |
G7164 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
21:13 p.m. |
21:38p.m. |
G7166 |
Shanghai Hongqiao |
Suzhou |
21:30 p.m. |
22:02p.m. |
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Travel in Suzhou
a) 
Public Bus System
Being a developed city, Suzhou has good public transportation. Public buses routes run into all parts of the city. Fares are flat rated,
The fee for taking common bus is 1 CNY. That for air-conditioning bus is 2 CNY.
There is no fare collector on the bus, so please ensure that you have small denominations of change ready for the driver when boarding.
b) 
Taxi
Standard services are provided by taxi companies with the fee shown below.
Taxi Fee in Suzhou |
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F1 |
10CNY |
for the first 3km |
F2 |
1.8CNY/km |
for the distance between 3km - 5km |
F3 |
2.7CNY/km |
for extra distance exceeding 5km |
Total Fee |
F1+F2+F3 |
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For Texi service, please call number 6777 6777
* Go to Suzhou International Conference Center by taxi
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c) Pedicab
These man-powered vehicles are a good and cheap way to get around. The starting price is RM B 5 , rising to between RMB 5 to 30 for a longer trip. You can usually negotiate the price when taking a pedicab.
d) Coach
There are 4 long distance bus stations having services to the nearby cities and beyond. There are plenty of buses heading to Shanghai , Hangzhou , Wuxi , Zhouzhuang, Tongli, to and from Suzhou .