1. You can take a bus to Yichang first, then take a train from Yichang to Wuxi, and then from Wuxi to Suzhou. This line 1656 km, time 1 day, hard seat 17 1+ 12, Yichang to Wuxi hard sleeper 30.

2. Take a bus to Yueyang, then take a train from Yueyang to Changsha, and then from Changsha to Suzhou.

This line1428km takes 23 hours. Hard seat 12+ 140, Changsha to Suzhou hard sleeper 272.

Take a bus to Wuhan, then take a train from Wuchang to Dongxiang, and then from Dongxiang to Suzhou. This line 1287 km, takes 2 1 hour, with 70+99 hard seats and 0/87+288 hard sleepers.