To get to Zhouzhuang from Shanghai, you have several options, depending on your starting point in Shanghai. Here are detailed instructions for each option:
Option 1: Depart from Shanghai Tourism Distribution Center (Tianyaoqiao Road, No. 666, Ba Wan Ren Sports Stadium)
- Departure Times: 7:00, 8:30, 9:05, 12:10, 14:00
- Transportation: Tourist shuttle bus (round trip fare and admission fee included)
- Cost: 110 RMB
- Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours
- Additional holiday schedules may be available, with the latest return trip at around 16:30.
Option 2: Depart from Hongkou Football Stadium Gate 2 (Dongjiangwan Road, No. 444)
- Departure Times: 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 (8:30 on weekends, includes round trip fare and admission fee)
- Cost: 98 RMB
Option 3: Depart from People’s Square with direct buses to Qingpu:
- There are three starting points for direct buses to Qingpu: Songshan Road Jinling East Road intersection, Madang Road Yan’an Road intersection, and Lao Chengdu Road intersection. These buses are relatively fast.
- Get off at Qingpu Bus Station and transfer to a bus heading to Zhouzhuang. Buses to Zhouzhuang depart every half hour.
- The journey from downtown to Qingpu takes approximately an hour, with a ticket price of 6.5 RMB. From Qingpu to Zhouzhuang, it’s about 1.5 hours, with a ticket price of 8 RMB.
- The last bus from Qingpu to Zhouzhuang is around 16:00, and the last bus from Qingpu back to Shanghai is at 18:30 (arrives at People’s Square) and 19:15 (arrives at Wuzhong Road West Area Station).
Option 4: Depart from Shanghai Railway Station
- Take a high-speed train from Shanghai to Kunshan for 15 RMB. From Kunshan Railway Station, take bus 88 to Xinke Station for 2 RMB. Buy a ticket for bus 130 (inside the ticket hall, not at the external bus platform) for 8 RMB to Zhouzhuang.
Option 5: From Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Zhouzhuang
- Go to the nearby Hongqiao Bus Station and take a bus from Shanghai Hongqiao to Jiangze (Zhouzhuang).
- Alternatively, take Line 1 of the subway to Shanghai South Railway Station and then take a bus from Shanghai South Railway Station to Zhouzhuang.
Option 6: From Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zhouzhuang
- Take the Airport Line 5 to Shanghai Railway Station, then go to the long-distance bus terminal at Shanghai Railway Station North Square to catch a bus to Zhouzhuang.
- Alternatively, you can take the Maglev Train to Longyang Road Station, transfer to Line 2 of the subway, and then transfer to Line 11 at Huaqiao Station. From there, take bus 7 to Zhouzhuang.
Choose the option that is most convenient based on your location in Shanghai, and enjoy your trip to Zhouzhuang!