Originally Posted by
iahphx
Anyone have words of wisdom on this?. I know I'm landing at the "wrong" Shanghai airport for this trip, but I had no choice. We'll be 4 people, so I guess a car service MIGHT make sense? Or am I better getting into Shanghai, taking the "bullet train," and then a taxi to my hotel from the Suzhou station? Or maybe an airport bus? Looking for the best value option after weighing speed, comfort and cost.
Thanks for the help.
I was in Shanghai just a few weeks ago. The "Bullet Train" is 40-50 RMB each way depending on if you can show an airplane ticket. A taxi to Zhongshan Park (West part of Shanghai) was about 200 RMB. I had to make 3 trips to the airport to meet others coming in so I used both. The maglev/metro was quicker than a taxi because of traffic, but not easy with luggage.
So for four people a taxi would be the least hassle and make the most sense. Stop at the informormation desk at the aiport and have them write out the translation of the Taxi driver if you don't already have it before you leave. That said the MagLev is REALLY cool, but a pain to transfer to the metro on.
Are you actually going to Sozhou or a metro stop called Sozhou? If you are going to the city, take the taxi to to the North Rail Station. They have automated kiosks to buy you tickets. When I went to Sozhou I tried buying tickets the same day (During the Dragon boat festival) and they didn't have any, so we took a taxi to the south train station and took the bus to Sozhou. We then got train tickets when we arrived in Sozhou for our return that evening. I doubt you'll have any issues getting tickets to Sozhou, it was just the holiday causing issues. Hope that helps!