By Air
Despite being an important tourist destination, Suzhou does not
have its own international airport at present. It is best to use
the airports of nearby Shanghai.
Shanghai
Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) and
Pudong
International Airport (PVG) are used frequently by domestic
and international visitors.
Hongqiao Airport (SHA) is 86 kilometers (about 53 miles) away
from Suzhou. Every day shuttle buses run between SHA and Suzhou.
The whole journey takes about one hour and forty minutes.
Buses from SHA to Suzhou:
Time of departure: The buses depart from SHA on the hour from
10:00 to 16:00 every day. Also, two buses leave SHA at 17:30 and
19:00.
Fare: 50 Yuan per person.
Buses from Suzhou to SHA:
Address: CEAG (China Easter Airlines Group) ticket office, No.115,
Ganjiang Xilu, Suzhou
Time of departure: 6:20, 7:20, 7:50, 8:20, 9:20, 10:20, 10:50,
11:50, 12:50, 13:50, 14:50.
Fare: 50 Yuan per person.
You can also get to Suzhou by flying to Pudong International
Airport (PVG), which is located 120 kilometers (about 65 miles)
away from Suzhou.
Buses from PVG to Suzhou:
Address: The parking lots at the 2nd floor of PVG's terminal building.
Time of departure: 10:40, 11:20, 11:50, 12:50, 13:50, 14:40, 15:20,
16:10, 16:50, 17:50, 18:50, 19:40
Fare: 82 Yuan per person.
Buses from Suzhou to PVG:
First, take the bus to SHA, and then take the No.1 shuttle bus
from SHA to PVG. The price is 30 Yuan per person.
Time of departure for the No. 1 shuttle bus: every 10 minutes
from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
Lastly, for the visitors to or from Beijing and Foshan (in Guangdong
Province), the Guangfu Airport, located in the west suburb of
Suzhou, has direct flights every week.
Several airlines companies have ticket offices in Suzhou City,
so your trip by air will be more convenient.
CEAG: No.192, Renmin Lu
CSAC (China South Airlines Company): No.943, Renmin Lu
AC (Air China): No.183, Fenghuang Jie
CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China): No.85, Renmin Lu
By Train
Almost all the trains running on the Hu-Ning (Shanghai-Nanjing)
Railway stop at the Suzhou Railway Station. Suzhou is the terminus
and starting station for five trains to and from Beijing, Shanghai,
Nanjing and Ganzhou (Jiangxi Province) everyday. The rest of the
trains are bound for Shanghai from Beijing, Chengdu, Xian, Qingdao,
Xining and Nanjing, etc., but stop in Suzhou. Usually, at least
two trains to Shanghai stop in Suzhou each hour. The trains which
go direct to Suzhou from Shanghai depart Shanghai at 6:30 and
16:41 everyday. The return trains depart at 7:13 and 17:09.
Address of Suzhou Railway Station: Chezhan Lu, Suzhou
Bus: 16 buses terminate at the Suzhou Railway Station, including
No.1, 102, 103, 178, 19, 26, 518, 69 and 83.For information call:
67272831
Tip: You can buy tickets 6 days before you
leave at the Ticket Hall at the east of the Suzhou Railway Station.
By Sea
China's Grand
Canal, which reaches north to Tong County in Beijing as well
as south to Jiaxing City and Hangzhou City of Zhejiang Province,
passes by Suzhou and has been an important means of water transportation
for a long time. At present, the water route from Suzhou to Hangzhou
is open. Everyday, four luxury passenger ships travel between
Suzhou and Hangzhou, two in each direction. Departure time is
17:30. The journey takes about fourteen hours. You must board
the ship half an hour before it leaves.
Address:
From Suzhou to Hangzhou: No.8, Renmin Lu, Nanmen Dock.
From Hangzhou to Suzhou: No.138, Huancheng Beilu, Wulinmen Dock.
Bus Routes in Suzhou: You can take the No.1, 7, 101, 102, 13,
14, 16 or 28 buses to get to Renmin Bridge.
Fare: The ticket fare depends on the type of ship you are taking.
The price for double rooms ranges from 95Yuan to 150Yuan per person.
Triple rooms range from 78Yuan to 98Yuan. Usually, you can buy
a ticket two hours before leaving. In the peak season of tourism,
it's better to have a reservation.
Telephone Inquiries: 0512-65209076
By
Long-distance Bus
Suzhou is known as the 'Southeast Gate' to Shanghai and Zhejiang
Province because of its well-developed highway network. Three
long-distance bus stations are in use in Suzhou nowadays. The
Suzhou North Bus Station has the most bus routes to Anhui, Hubei,
Fujian, Shandong, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces. Buses also
depart for Shanghai from the North Bus Station once every twenty
minutes. The ticket fare varies from 26 Yuan to 30 Yuan.
Address:
North Station: No.29, Xihui Lu. Located at the
east of Suzhou Railway Station.
South Station: Located at the corner of Nanhuan
Eastern Road and Yingchun Road. Take the No.10, 931, 54, or 55
buses to get there.
Buses going to Anhui, Hubei, Shandong, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces
plus Shanghai are available here.
West Station: Jinshan Road, New District. The
No.313, 39, 302, 317, or 622 buses will take you to West Station.
Buses to Anhui and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai depart from
here.