Atlas of China
Wuhan to Guangzhou 武汉 – 广州
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 3½ hours against about 4½ hours by flight, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run ¥553 against about ¥550. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainWuhan 武汉 → Guangzhou South 广州南 | 3 h 18 minG381, fastest | 3½ hours | ¥553standard class | 9705:39–23:43 |
| FlightWuhan Tianhe (WUH) → Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN) | 2 hin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥550varies by day | 1107:20–21:30 |
By train
97 direct high-speed trains a day run from Wuhan to Guangzhou South, between 05:39 and 23:43. The fastest, G381, takes 3 h 18 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥553. Coming back, 98 trains a day, the fastest 3 h 17 min (G426, 06:18 to 22:30).
Wuhan: Hankou and Wuchang stations also have high-speed trains.
By air
11 nonstop flights a day from Wuhan Tianhe (WUH) to Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN), 2 h in the air, 07:20 to 21:30, with China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines. 9 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥550.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Wuhan and on to Guangzhou, so the trip can be broken there.
- Shaoguan 韶关 650 km from Wuhan · 2 h 44 min there, 36 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Guangzhou.
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Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔
A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital
Around Wuhan: Yellow Crane Tower, Hubei Provincial Museum.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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About Wuhan · About Guangzhou · Where Wuhan reaches in a day · Where Guangzhou reaches in a day · All routes
Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.