Suzhou is one of the most important cities on the Beijing-Shanghai Railway line. Suzhou station is conveniently located in the northern part of the city, with a taxi depot and bus station nearby. Travel to and from Shanghai is easy and fairly cheap. Trains to Shanghai leave every 20 minutes throughout the day, with ticket prices ranging from 15 to 40 RMB. Travel to Nanjing and Wuxi is also regular and convenient. There are three different ways to book a train ticket in Shenzhen: over the phone, online or at the ticket window. Tickets can be purchased over the telephone 4-12 days in advance. If you want to reserve tickets for a train departing between 6:00-12:00, the tickets must be picked up on the evening prior to departure between 12:00-24:00. If you want to reserve tickets for a train departing between 12:00-23:00, the tickets must be picked up in the morning on the day of departure between 24:00-12:00. Tickets are non-transferable and are void if not used on the scheduled day.

High Speed Train
In 2007, the High Speed Train (Dongche) between Suzhou, Shanghai and Nanjing began operation. The HST, which reaches speeds of 250km/h, offers the quickest travel option to Shanghai and Nanjing: the Suzhou-Shanghai trip takes just 32 minutes, and the Suzhou-Nanjing run takes one hour. The price for bullet train tickets between Suzhou and Nanjing range from 67-160 RMB.

HST Ticket Booking: 0512 1603 456

Timetable of trains from Suzhou to Shanghai

Train	Origin	Departure	Stop	Arrival	Time	Destination	Business Class (RMB)	First Class (RMB)
G7251	Suzhou	6:52		7:31	32 mins	Shanghai	40	60
G7252	Shanghai	6:10		6:36	26 mins	Suzhou	40	60
G7253	Suzhou	14:31		15:18	47 mins	Shanghai	40	60
G7254	Shanghai	13:39		14:11	32 mins	Suzhou	40	60
G7255	Suzhou	17:43		18:15	32 mins	Shanghai	40	60
G7256	Shanghai	16:38		17:14	36min	Suzhou	40	60

There are numerous high-speed trains between Suzhou and Shanghai on a daily basis.  Visit www.12306.com to see times for high-speed trains between Suzhou and Shanghai.

Suzhou Railway Station (Suzhou Huoche Zhan)
Add: 27 Chezhan Lu, Pingjiang District, Suzhou
Ticket booking: 0512 9510 5105
Inquiry Office of Railway Station: 0512 9510 5105
Bus Route: No. 10, 40, 64, 70, 161, 324, 712

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