Destination: Renaissance Suzhou Shengze Hotel (No. 366 Shunxin Middle Road, Shengze, Wujiang, Suzhou)
One-sentence version
Book your high-speed train to “Shengze Station” – a 10-min/¥15 taxi ride straight to the hotel; if tickets are sold out, transfer via “Suzhou South” or “Hongqiao” and you’re still there within an hour.
Detailed guide
Shengze Station (first choice)
46 daily trains on the Huzhou–Shanghai line: 30 min from Shanghai Hongqiao, 50 min from Hangzhou West.
Exit: bus 767/772, 3 stops to “Shunxin Middle Road”; or taxi ¥15, 10 min door-to-door.
Suzhou South Station (back-up)
26 min from Hongqiao to South Station, then taxi ¥60, 35 min direct; or bus 748→772, 50 min.
Shanghai Hongqiao Airport / Railway Station
Same-building interchange to high-speed rail; 30 min to Shengze Station, follow Step 1 for the last mile.
Pudong Airport
Airport Line 1 coach 2.5 h to “Shengze International Tower”, 5-min taxi to hotel; or Metro Line 2 → Hongqiao Railway → 30-min train.
Tip: Hotel is in the town centre at the cross of Shunxin Middle Rd & Shunhu West Rd; key “Renaissance Suzhou Shengze” into any map app.