Atlas of China

Wuhan to Yichang 武汉 – 宜昌

Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 1½ hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥145. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.

WayTimeDoor to doorFareA day
High-speed trainHankou 汉口 → Yichang North 宜昌北1 h 9 minG3981, fastest1½ hours¥145standard class8005:12–22:00
By road390 km, estimated7 h 20 min7½ hours

By train

80 direct high-speed trains a day run from Hankou to Yichang North, between 05:12 and 22:00. The fastest, G3981, takes 1 h 9 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥145. Coming back, 81 trains a day, the fastest 1 h 9 min (G3982, 06:25 to 22:58).

Wuhan: Hankou and Wuchang stations also have high-speed trains.

By air

No nonstop flights.

By road

Roughly 390 km by road and about 7½ hours of driving, estimated from the distance.

At the other end

Featured places around Yichang.

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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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.