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Wuxi Airport Inter-city Air Terminals

Posted on Oct. 06, 2010 by Firsher in Traveling

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Wuxi Airport Inter-city Air Terminals are the terminals which are located in the neighboring cities of  Shuofang  Airport host city Wuxi. Currently, there are four such terminals  set up in Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangyin and Zhangjiazhang, respectively. Those inter-city air terminals can provide services like  flight tickets sales, check-in and buses ferry for passengers from the concerning cities who need to use Wuxi Airport.

Wuxi Airport Terminal Front View
Wuxi Airport

It seems there is no English guide in this regard offered for non-Chinese speaking passengers. We tried our best to translate the Chinese info available on the internet into English. If interested, feel free to read through the following translated work. But please be cautioned, the info is still scratch and may not be accurate. Should you need to use the Wuxi Airport, please double check with your tour arrangement company or directly call the airport’s customer service (scroll down until the end of this entry for the contact).

Wuxi Airport Kunshan Inter-City Terminal

Wuxi Airport Kunshan Terminal was officially launched on October 20, 2006. It is the first inter-city air terminal of Wuxi Airport. Kunshan Terminal is located inside of the Huatong Tickets Bay at the southern side of the 1st floor of Kunshan City Library, at the downtown of the city. It can be easily reached via the convenient transportation. Passengers who need to use Wuxi Airport from Kunshan can be attended at the Terminal and ferried to the airport free of charge twice daily, with one in the morning and another in the afternoon.

Wuxi Airport Jiangyin Inter-City Terminal

Wuxi Airport Jiangyin Terminal is opened on January 4, 2009. It is set up by Shenzhen Airlines in Jiangyin International Grand Hotel. Passengers will be ferried to the airport by the shuttle bus service on an one-hour ride.

Shuttle Bus Timetable/Schedule
Jiangyin → Wuxi : 6:40am, 9:00am, 14:10pm, 16:10pm
Wuxi → Jiangyin: 11:30am. 14:10pm, 16:00pm, 19:00pm

Wuxi Airport Suzhou Inter-City Terminal
Wuxi Airport Suzhou Terminal was opened by Shenzhen Airlines on April 21, 2009. It is located in the New City Garden Hotel (Suzhou), No.1 Shishan Road. Passengers who’d like to take a Shenzhen Airlines flight can buy tickets, and check in from the Suzhou Air Terminal. Then they are ferried by the free shuttle bus service to Wuxi Airport to board a plane.

Shuttle Bus Timetable/Schedule

Suzhou → Wuxi Shuofang Airport : 6:30am, 9:30am, 13:00pm, 14:50pm,16:00pm.
Wuxi Shuofang Airport → Suzhou: 10:30am, 11:40pm, 14:30pm,1 6:00pm, 21：00pm.
Tel: +86-512-66324737

Wuxi Airport Zhangjiagang Inter-City Terminal

Zhangjiagang Inter-City Terminal has been set up at Hezhong Travel Agency, opposite of Jiangzhou Hotel.

Shuttle Bus Timetable/Schedule
Zhangjiagang → Wuxi : 5:50am, 8:00am, 12:00pm, 17:00pm
Wuxi → Zhangjiagang: 10:45am, 14:45pm, 20:45pm

Source & Image: Baidu Baike

Wuxi Southern Yangtze International Airport Co. Limited.
Tel:+86-510-96889788 Fax: +86-510-85213619
No. 1 Airport Rd., New Hi-tech District Wuxi City, Jiangsu
URL: http://www.wuxiairport.com
Email: wxairport@163.com
Postcode: 214028

Wuxi Airport Shuttle Bus Routes, Schedule and Fares

Posted on Oct. 03, 2010 by Firsher in Traveling

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Taking a taxi from the downtown area of Wuxi to the city’s Shuofang Airport (flights info) is always the most convenient, but, of course, it is also the most expensive. For those in Wuxi who need to use the airport (and could be money minded), it is strongly suggested to take the airport shuttle bus service which is very cheap–a one-way ride costs only 15RMB based on the info posted on wuxiairport.com. In order to provide convenience for the non-Chinese savvy passengers, this entry translates the info written in Chinese concerning with Wuxi Airport’s current two shuttle bus routes (as of October 3, 2010)  into English.

Wuxi Airport Railway Station Shuttle Bus Route 1 Map Illustration
(Image: Ganji.com/Mapabc.com)

Airport Bus Line No.1: Wuxi Railway Station ⇋ Wuxi Shuofang International Airport

From Airport to Railway Station
Route: Wuxi Airport → Wangzhuang East Road (Wuxi New District Administration) → Wuxi Merchants Mall (Xingyuan Road) → Railway Station
Vehicles: Air-conditioned
Operating Hours: 07:30, 08:30, 09:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:40, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 18:30, 19:30, 20:30, 21:30, 22:30, 23:30, 00:30
Fare: 15RMB

From Railway Station to Airport
Route: Railway Station → Wuxi Merchants Mall (Xingyuan Road) → Wangzhuang East Road (Wuxi New District Administration) → Wuxi Airport
Vehicles: Air-conditioned
Operating Hours: 06:00, 07:00, 08:20, 09:20, 10:20, 11:20, 12:20, 13:20, 14:20, 15:20, 16:20, 17:20, 18:20, 19:20, 20:20, 21:20, 22:20, 23:20
Fare: 15RMB
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First Business Inn: A Kuala Lumpur Economy Hotel [7 PICTUREs]

Posted on Oct. 02, 2010 by Fisher in Traveling

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Looking for a cheap/economy hostel/hotel in the downtown area of Malaysia’s capital city Kuala Lumpur? My recommendation must be First Business Inn!

Kuala Lumpur First Business Inn Double Beds Room
First Business Inn Deluxe Double Room, image for CC-BY-SA 3.0

First Business Inn is located at 72, Jalan Dato Haji Eusoff, Off Jalan Ipoh, about 10 minutes’ walk to Putra World Trade Cebtre (PWTC). It accommodates 103 air-conditioned rooms designated as Standard, Superior, and Deluxe. Both single- and double-bed rooms are available for each accommodation type.

Kuala Lumpur First Business Inn Room Muslim Prayer Direction Sign
First Business Inn Room Muslim Prayers Green Arrow Sign Pointing to Mecca, image for CC-BY-SA 3.0

Each room provides towels, an IDD telephone, a TV, a pencil, some notes and coffee and tea-making facilities (Deleuxe Rooms only) among others.  The room rates are ~80RM for Standard rooms, ~95RM for Superior, and ~105RM for Deluxe, plus 5% government tax and 10% service charge. By the way, I noticed there is WiFi signs in the reception hall and also inside the lift cabin. But I’m not sure if this wireless internet service is for the hostel’s guests.

Kuala Lumpur First Business Inn Wooden Cabinet, Writing Desk, TV
First Business Inn Wooden Cabinet, Writing Desk, TV, image for CC-BY-SA 3.0

In the past few years, each time when I visited Kuala Lumpur, First Business Inn was always my first choice, mostly because of 1) the cleanness of its room, 2) the convenience to access to transportation such as buses, light railway trains, and monorail.

Kuala Lumpur First Bussiness Inn Bathroom Washing Sink
Bathroom Towel, Washing Sink, Loo-Pot, image for CC-BY-SA 3.0

For the cleanness, sure you guys can have some impression from viewing the photos of a Deluxe double-bed room I took during a recent trip to KL (click here for the large version). The attached bathroom complete with hot and cold water is also very clean.

Kuala Lumpur First Business Inn Bathroom Shower Cabin
Cold and hot walter shower provided, image for CC-BY-SA 3.0

What I want to point out here is that First Business Inn apparently didn’t re-supply a curtain for the missing one of the room I stayed which could have been torn by earlier guests or just removed due to the obsolescence. (more…)