Yichang Transportation Guide：How to Get to & around Yichang

There is only one main railway station in Yichang - Yichang East Railway Station. You can get to Yichang by G, D and C trains from about 30 cities including Beijing (6 - 8.5 hrs), Shanghai (9 hrs), Guangzhou (7 hrs), Shenzhen (8 hrs), Chengdu (6.5 - 7.5 hrs), Chongqing (5 hrs), Wuhan (2 - 3 hrs), Changsha (4.5 hrs), and by K trains from Zhangjiajie (4.5 hrs), etc.

Shanghai, one of top three tourist cities in China which is known as the “Oriental Pearl”, is about 970km (12 hrs by car) west from Yichang. Taking a flight is the best way to transfer between Yichang and Shanghai, taking about 1.5 hours. There are 2 to 3 daily direct flights using Yichang Sanxia International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Besides, you can take a high-speed train which takes about 6.5 to 8 hours. Every day, 14 G and D trains run between Yichang East Railway Station and Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station or Shanghai Railway Station.

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Guilin, whose scenery is the best under heaven, is about 610km (9 hrs by car) southwest from Yichang. No direct trains or airplane are available between both cities, so you can take a train or flight transfer. You can transfer between the two cities via Changsha at the Changsha South Railway Station. There are 7 daily trains between Yichang and Changsha, and about 13 between Changsha and Guilin from morning till night. The quickest one takes about 7 hour & 20 mins. You can also make a flight transfer in Xian. There are about 8 flights connecting Yichang Sanxia International Airport and Guilin Liangjiang International Airport every day. The quickest one takes about 5.5 hours and makes a transfer in Xian Xianyang International Airport.

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Avatar Zhangjiajie is about 192km (340km /4 hrs by car) southwest from Yichang. Since there's no plane and high-speed trains to transfer between, the most convenient way is by taking a direct K train for about 6 hours running between Yichang East Railway Station and Zhangjiajie Railway Station. However, only 1 daily K train is available, so you can also make a transfer to nearby Wuhan (7 - 8 hrs by train) at Wuhan Railway Station, Hankou Railway Station or Wuchang Railway Station, or Changsha (6 - 8 hrs by train) at Changsha South Railway. Yichang Zhangjiajie train schedule is unstable, you can check the official railway service website to know the latest info.

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Most Yangtze River cruise ships (Century Cruises, Victoria Cruises, President Cruises, Yangtze Gold Cruises and Changjiang Cruises) use Maoping Port, while Yangtze 1 uses Yichang No. 9 Dock in the downtown and Yangzi Explorer uses Huanglingmiao Port (transfer provided by the cruise company). For Yangtze River cruise guests using Maoping Port, the cruise companies arrange shuttle buses to transfer between the gathering places Visitor Center of Three Gorges Resort in the downtown / Yichang East Railway Station and the port.

For Yangtze cruise travelers using Maoping Port, you can choose to take a shuttle bus arranged by cruise companies, take a taxi or a private vehicle to the port. Maoping Port is about 36km (52km / 1 hr by car) from the downtown Visitor Center of Three Gorges Resort, about 59km (75km / 1 - 1.5 hrs by car) from Yichang Sanxia International Airport, and about 43km (52km / 1 hr by car) from Yichang East Railway Station.

If you take a flight to Yichang, you can take a local taxi or private car directly to the port for about 1hr - 1.5 hrs (59km). You can also take a local taxi or private car from the airport to the Visitor Center of Three Gorges Resort for about 40 mins , and then take a shuttle bus arranged by cruise companies here to get to the port for about 1 - 1.5 hrs.

Flight Booking Tips:

Yichang to Chongqing upstream cruise travelers are suggested to book a flight arriving in Yichang BEFORE 15:00;
Chongqing to Yichang downstream cruise travelers are suggested to book a flight leaving Yichang AFTER 16:00.

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