There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Suzhou by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ORD - SHA
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Stationtrain
25h 10m¥3,057–11,116Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane ORD - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Suzhou Northtrain
25h 59m¥2,721–11,154Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ORD - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
22h 39m¥3,792–9,662Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MDW - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
21h 52m¥4,092–14,162Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane ORD - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Suzhoutrain
23h 20m¥3,037–12,108Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MKE - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
25h 19m¥5,251–18,570Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane ORD - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Stationtrain
26h 16m¥3,325–10,251Train to Detroit, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DTW - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
24h 49m¥3,503–12,248
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Suzhou is to fly and train which costs ¥3700 - ¥10000 and takes 22h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Suzhou is to fly and train which takes 21h 52m and costs ¥4000 - ¥15000.
The distance between Chicago and Suzhou is 11458 km.
It takes approximately 25h 10m to get from Chicago to Suzhou, including transfers.
Suzhou is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:08 AM in Chicago and 10:08 PM in Suzhou.
There are 123+ hotels available in Suzhou.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Suzhou, Jiangsu, China?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Suzhou. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), walk to Hongqiao Airport T1, take the line 10 subway to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao, take the train to Suzhou Station, walk to Suzhou station, then take the line 2 subway to South Guangji Road. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), walk to Pudong International Airport, take the train to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, take the line 2 subway to Century Avenue, take the line 4 subway to Shanghai station, walk to Shanghai station, take the train to Suzhou, walk to Suzhou station, then take the line 2 subway to South Guangji Road.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–41,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Vancouver, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–41,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–39,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–46,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–75,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–40,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–41,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥38–42
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥60–66
- Business Class Seat
- ¥80–120
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥41–45
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥41–45
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥85–130
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥23–25
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥23–25
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥35–38
- Business Class Seat
- ¥45–65
Train from Nanjing South to Suzhou North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥95–105
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- Business Class Seat
- ¥220–320
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥35–55
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥40–55
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥35–50
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥30–65
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥100–150
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥15–20
- Hard sleeper
- ¥35–55
- Soft sleeper
- ¥60–80
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥160–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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