Wuzhen is basically at the centre of a triangle formed by Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou. There is no railway station or airport at Wuzhen, just the bus station. There are however, buses that run directly to Wuzhen from Shanghai South Bus Station, Hangzhou New Bus Station and Jiaxing. Buses also run to nearby Tongxiang, the regional centre for Wuzhen. For those further away, buses also run from Ningbo, Nanjing and Wuxi to Tongxiang.
A local bus (4 rmb) runs from inside Tongxiang Bus Station to Wuzhen (pay on the bus). There is an express bus also available from Jiaxing and Suzhou to Tongxiang. Tongxiang is the regional shopping and administration centre for Wuzhen and the local bus trip is around 20 minutes to and from Wuzhen. If you want to experience the real life experience of local Chinese bus travel, the local bus is the way to go. Do not be concerned for personal safety, as local people, although curious, are very friendly. However, as with travelling anywhere in China, take care of your valuables (i.e. wallet, passport and mobile phone).
Taxis will also run to Wuzhen from Tongxiang (50 rmb) Jiaxing (around 80 rmb), Hangzhou to Wuzhen (around 200 rmb) and Shanghai to Wuzhen (300 rmb) but the Express buses from Hangzhou and Shanghai are airconditioned and comfortable.
Travelling from Shanghai airport, you can take the airport bus to Shanghai South Bus Station. Within Shanghai, the Metro No. 3 line will also take you to the South Bus Station. Buses run regularly to Wuzhen and Tongxiang from the Shanghai South Bus Station.
Within Wuzhen the 350 bus travels to Xi Zha (West old town) or there are blue bicycle taxis available if you would like a more relaxed ride. Wuzhen is only a small country town so for the fit and healthy, walking is also an option and the opportunity to observe more of the local activities. THere is no bus to Dong Zha (East old town), but it is easily access via blue bikes or walking (about 1.2 kilometres).
In using the blue bike taxis, you need to negotiate a price, but nowhere in Wuzhen should cost you more than 10 rmb.
