You have many options to get to Wuhan and travel around the city, with an advanced local transportation network.
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
The airport is located in the north of Wuhan and can be reached by the Airport Expressway. The price for the toll of this expressway for a normal vehicle is 15 RMB. From the airport there are flights daily to over 35 locations in China and to Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, and Thailand. The airport has a shuttle bus available that departures frequently, with the latest departure after the last flight has landed at the airport. Tickets can be purchased in the arrivals hall for 15 RMB per person. In front of the airport there is a serviced taxi stand. You will receive a service card with the number plate of your taxi on it. In case you are not satisfied with the service of the taxi, you can call the service number on the card.
Hankou and Wuchang Railway Station
The Hankou railway station is located in in the north of the city and Wuchang railway station in the south. Trains to all major cities in China depart few times a day. You can buy hard seat, soft seat, hard sleeper or soft sleeper. The hard sleepers have smaller beds and six in one compartment. For the soft sleeper, there are only four beds in one coupe and the door can be closed. Soft sleeper beds have better service and air-conditioning. With a soft sleeper ticket you can make use of the VIP lounge in the railway station. In the train you can buy drinks, food and there is hot boiling water available for tea or instant noodles.
Taxi in Wuhan
Taxi in Wuhan is fairly cheap. Standard taxi rates are: 3 RMB for 1km, 5 RMB for 2km, 8 RMB for 3km, and then 1.40 RMB for each additional kilometer up to 7km. More and more new taxis can be found. Nowadays all taxis have a meter that can print a receipt. Taxis will all change their shift at 6 pm, which makes it very hard to find a taxi between 5.30 and 6.30 pm.
Public Bus
Common buses and trolley buses will go from any place. The normal price is 1.20 RMB, air-conditioned 2 RMB. You put the money in the box next to the driver. You can also purchase Bus IC card from all Mcdonald's in town, accepted in all buses city wide.
Bicycle
Even though China is a country where the bicycle is the most common used way of transportation, the facilities for bicyclers are not that good. Many roads have a new surface now, which makes riding your bicycle a little safer. More and more traffic ayi's can be seen on the roads, they control the traffic on the crossings.
Long Distance Bus
The long distance bus stations can be found in Hankou and Wuchang, northeast of the railway station on Wuluo Lu. There are over 4000 long distance busses coming in and going out of Wuhan. Depending on the destination you will find deluxe touring buses with air-conditioning, double floored beds, etc. To the smaller cities the buses also tend to be smaller and less comfortable.
Wuhan Yangtze Passenger Terminal
The passenger terminal is located on the Yanjiang Dadao at the end of Walking Street. Many passenger cruisers stop here. For Yangtze River cruises please check our travel section of the web site.
Ferry
There is 18 ferry routes in the city, of which there are three fast line routes. There is also a sightseeing route on Yangtze River. You can take the ferry in different ferry docks (Zhonghua road in Wuhang and WuhanGuan in Hankou).
Car Renting
Renting a car is very convenient. You can rent a car for one or more days, with or without a driver. In case you want to drive the car yourself you will need to have a Chinese driving license. For about 50 RMB extra you will have a driver. Normally you do need to make arrangements or lunch or dinner for your driver. You can invite the driver to join your own lunch or dinner or just offer some money for him to go somewhere for lunch.