The free dormitories provided for students are located in Student Dormitory Area B (学生公寓B区), you could commute by bus:
- Take the campus bus (free of charge) between the dormitories and the Suzhou Institute, USTC. Since the bus route is a loop line, it takes about 10~15 minutes from dormitories to the institute; and 20~25 minutes from the institute to dormitories.
- Take the Express-Bus No. 2 (快线2号) between the first stop (独墅湖高教区首末站) and the institute stop(中科大站). The bus fare is RMB 2.
- Take the Bus No. 178 between the first stop (独墅湖高教区首末站) and the institute stop(中科大站). The bus fare is RMB 2, too.
See the route of the campus bus:

The timetable of the campus bus 888 in the summer:
7:30 7:45 8:00 8:15 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00
11:20 11:40 12:00 12:20 12:40 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 16:00
16:30 17:00 17:20 17:40 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00
21:30 22:00
Please note that each time above is when the bus departs from the terminal.