The linear distance (i.e. flying distance) from Yixing City to Wuxi City in Jiangsu Province is about 52 kilometers, and the driving distance is about 84 kilometers. If you take the Taihu waterway by boat, the distance between the two places is about 65 kilometers. According to the cruise ship speed of 28 kilometers per hour, it takes about 2 hours 19 minutes to get to Wuxi by boat from Yixing.