It’s very convenient to take trains from Shanghai to Suzhou, there are many trains depart from Shanghai Hongqiao station and Shanghai station (close to Shanghai downtown). Normally, the train takes 30 minutes, and the price for the train tickets is around 40RMB or 7USD based on 2^nd class seat for one way. You can book the train tickets online in advance and collect them when you arrived at train station. It’s quite easy to find the way since there are all with clear English sign.

Yes, we offer various Suzhou day trips from Shanghai. Tourists prefer to take train instead of car from Shanghai to Suzhou since it’s very easy and comfortable. It takes only 25 minutes from Shanghai station to Suzhou station by bullet train. The attraction in Suzhou city is close to each other. Suzhou Day Trip from Shanghai is popular by our clients. If above Suzhou tours are not you interested, feel free to contact us to tailor made your own trip.

We have group day tour to Suzhou from Shanghai, the tour is daily available. Please make reservation 24 hours before you travel. The Suzhou group day tour includes pickup from Shanghai hotel and drive to Suzhou to visit city highlights and Zhouzhuang water town; Drive you back to Shanghai city after the tour. The package includes English tour guide service; Shanghai downtown hotel pick up service; main entrance fees for the places that you visited; Chinese tale lunch. For more tour details, please refer to 'Shanghai Group Tour' page or feel free to contact us.

Suzhou is world-renowned for its classical Chinese gardens. Commissioned by wealthy merchants, officials and scholars, these gardens depict China’s most stunning natural landscapes on a miniature scale, such as Humble Administrator’s Garden and Lingering Garden, Master of Nets Garden and Great Wave Pavilion are the most famous 4 gardens in Suzhou. All of them are worth visiting.

Suzhou is famous throughout China for its classical gardens. In fact, a famous quote goes "in heaven there is paradise, on earth there is Suzhou and Hangzhou. Suzhou residents were historically very wealthy because of the thriving silk industry in the region and many of these rich families had enormous compounds that included fantastic classical gardens. Many have been preserved and are now open to the public. In fact, nine of the gardens are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site list. Moreover, Suzhou is the cradle of Kunqu Opera.

Yes, April is the best time for travelers visit Suzhou. Spring in Suzhou (Mar to May) is attractive not only the scenery but also the temperature. There is one phrase to describe Suzhou's spring weather "the sunny March". With most warming days in spring time, Suzhou is decorated with green color. Suzhou has four distinct seasons, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summer, and cool and damp winters with occasional snowfall. In terms of weather and climate, you can visit Suzhou all year around. However, the best time to visit Suzhou is from April to October, when the trees and flowers of this garden city are green and in full bloom.

Yes, the pickup service can be arranged at Suzhou train station for your Suzhou tour. Our guide will meet you at the exit of the train station (only one exit) with a welcome signage. Please advise your train schedule in advance because there are many trains arrive at the same time.

Normally, day trip in Suzhou lasts around 7-8 hours. Starts at 9:00am or 9:30am, ends the tour at around 5:30pm.  This tour is flexible, the time schedule can be customiezed fit to your needs. Some useful tips for you to purchase the train tickets for this Shanghai to Suzhou day trip as below:

Shanghai –Suzhou
G7206 Shanghai Station to Suzhou station; Departs at 8:25am, arrives at 09:06am
G7006 Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Suzhou station; Departs at 9:00am, arrives at 9:25am

Suzhou – Shanghai
G7119 Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao Station; Departs at 17:49pm, arrives at 18:26pm
G7243 Suzhou Station to Shanghai Station; Departs at18:04pm, arrives at 18:36pm

The Suzhou train station/Suzhou hotel pick up & drop off service, personal tour guide service, entrance fees for the attractions we listed in the itinerary, private car service & skill driver, bottle water are included. The round way train tickets and Shanghai hotel-station pick up & drop off service are optional. We can arrange the transfer in Shanghai and book Shanghai Suzhou train tickets if you need the service.

You can send us your inquiry about the tour that you are interested by email first, our travel consultant will reply to your inquiry with all the details in one hour. You will get a confirmation letter once we confirm the details for the tour. For the confirmation, we require 20% of total amount as deposit in advance and the balance you can pay our guide in cash.

Yes, according to the Visa free policy, passengers can move around Shanghai, Jiangsu (Suzhou City) and Zhejiang (Hangzhou City). If you’re stopping in Shanghai for just a few days of your international journey and you want to wander the city, Shanghai 144-hour visa-free transit is a perfect option. 

There are two train station in Suzhou, Suzhou North train station and Suzhou train station. Suzhou train station is closer to Suzhou city center and it’s more convenient if you only have short visit in Suzhou. It is about 2.2 miles (3.5 kilometers) to the city center, 1.3 miles (2 kilometers) to the Humble Administrator's Garden and 8.4 miles (13.5 kilometers) to the North Railway Station. We will recommend arrive Suzhou station if you come from Shanghai by high speed train.

We also provide booking service for train ticket, please let us know your time schedule of your tour and send us the copies of your passports, we will book the train ticket accordingly and deliver to your hotel in 3 days. There is an extra cost for the service and delivery fee. As for the booking, we require full payment in advance

Yes, it's available. It's a private tour, you can explore the attractions at your own pace, you personal guide will share the information about the culture, history, people of Suzhou to you patiently. Also, pickup & drop-off service can be arranged at your Shanghai hotel. If you have a budget for the tour, we provide Shanghai group tour to Suzhou as well, you can visit the top highlights with other tourists, but get a cheaper price.

We can arrange the private transfer from Shanghai airport to Suzhou, so you can enjoy a most convenient and comfortable ride with your own professional driver and you will be dropped off at the Suzhou hotel or other downtown Suzhou areas that your requests. Different vehilce costs different. We have 5 seats car, 7 seats mini van, 15 seats van, 33 seats bus and even more. You can send us your detailed inquiry to us by email, we will quote you accordingly.

City like Suzhou which gathers its best highlighting attractions together in the historical old city area is ideal for taking a day trip. When you in Suzhou, you must to visit the Suzhou Classical Garden, famous Grand Canal, Ancient streets like Pingjiang Road and Shantang Street, a visit to Suzhou can’t without learn the silk culture. Book one of our Suzhou day trips from Shanghai to make your one day in Suzhou memorable and unforgettable.