Wuxi is a major transportation hub in East China, boasting a multi-dimensional transportation network encompassing railways, highways, waterways, and aviation.
Railways
Wuxi boasts a dense railway network. As of June 2021, Wuxi boasts a "four horizontal and one vertical" railway network consisting of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, the Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway, the Ningbo-Hangzhou High-Speed Railway, and the Xinchang Railway, totaling 296 kilometers. As of December 2023, Wuxi will have six railway passenger stations.
Airlines
Wuxi has one civil aviation airport: Wuxi Shuofang Airport, a Class 4E civil-military international airport located in Shuofang Subdistrict, Xinwu District, Wuxi. Civilian flights began operating on February 18, 2004, making it the largest civil-military airport in Jiangsu Province. The new and old terminal buildings have a combined floor area of 106,000 square meters, and the cargo terminal has a handling area of 26,000 square meters. The airport has attracted 23 airlines, including two home base airlines. Passenger routes connect Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Xi'an, Kunming, Dalian, Chengdu, Shenyang, and other cities, providing daily flights. International flights are also available to Hong Kong, Macao, and Tokyo, Japan.
Water Transportation
Located along the Yangtze River, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the Taihu Lake system, Wuxi boasts seven major waterways totaling 1,656 kilometers, with 221 operational shipping routes. Wuxi's ocean passenger and cargo transport primarily originates from Jiangyin Port, 38 kilometers from downtown. Jiangyin boasts 42 kilometers of deep-water coastline along the Yangtze River and boasts numerous berths exceeding 10,000 tons. Wuxi (Jiangyin) Port is an open port and China's first inland port-type international container transshipment terminal. Jiangyin Huangtian Port is one of the major transshipment ports at the Yangtze River estuary and a key ferry crossing connecting northern Jiangsu.