Wuhan Travel Guide: Yellow Crane Tower, Hubei Museum, Food and a 2–3 Day Plan

Give Wuhan two or three days. Two days covers the Yellow Crane Tower, the Hubei Provincial Museum and a ferry ride across the Yangtze; a third day adds East Lake, the old streets and a slower pace. The city is three old towns, Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang, split by the Yangtze and Han rivers, so plan each day around one side of the water. Arrive by high-speed train at Wuhan Station or Hankou Station, not Wuchang Station, which runs almost only slow trains. Book the Hubei Provincial Museum online before you go: entry is free, passports are accepted, and you can book up to 5 days ahead.

How many days Wuhan needs, and when to go

Wuhan (武汉, Wǔhàn) is the capital of Hubei province in central China, and it sits where the Han River flows into the Yangtze; its Chinese nickname is "City of Rivers" (江城, Jiāngchéng). The two rivers cut the city into three parts, and knowing which part you are in makes everything else easier:

• Wuchang (武昌, Wǔchāng), on the east and south bank of the Yangtze: the Yellow Crane Tower, Hubu Alley, the Hubei Provincial Museum and East Lake. Most of the sights are here.
• Hankou (汉口, Hànkǒu), on the north bank, across the Yangtze from Wuchang: the main shopping streets, the old foreign concession buildings, the Hankou riverside park and Hankou Station.
• Hanyang (汉阳, Hànyáng), between the Han River and the Yangtze: quieter, with Guiyuan Temple and the hill at the Hanyang end of the Yangtze Bridge.

The three towns have been called "the three towns of Wuhan" together since 1899, and Hankou opened as a treaty port in March 1861, which is why its riverside streets still have European-style bank and office buildings.

How many days. We suggest two full days for most first-time visitors. Day one is Wuchang and the river; day two is the museum and East Lake. Add a third day if you want to ride part of the East Lake greenway, see Hanyang, or simply eat more breakfasts. If you are only passing through on the train, one day is enough for the Yellow Crane Tower and the museum, as long as the day is not a Monday, when the museum is closed.

When to go. Spring and autumn are the best times. Average temperatures are 17.9 °C in April and 18.4 °C in October, against 29.3 °C in July and 4.2 °C in January. July and August are very hot and humid: in midsummer the daily high is often 37–39 °C and the night stays around 29–30 °C, and June and July are also the wettest months. Winter is damp and grey rather than snowy, and many older buildings feel cold inside. If you can choose, aim for April to May or late September to November.

How far it is. Wuhan is in the middle of China's high-speed rail map. The fastest trains take 3 hours 48 minutes from Beijing West, 3 hours 32 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao and 3 hours 17 minutes from Guangzhou South. That makes Wuhan an easy stop between Beijing and Guangzhou, or the first city of a central China trip that continues to Changsha and Zhangjiajie.

Getting to Wuhan: which station, trains and the airport

Wuhan has three big railway stations, they are far apart, and the one printed on your ticket matters:

• Wuhan Station (武汉站) in Hongshan district, by Yangchun Lake, is the main high-speed station. Most trains from Beijing West and Guangzhou South, and most trains to Changsha South, stop here.
• Hankou Station (汉口站) in Jianghan district handles many high-speed and D trains to and from Shanghai, Chongqing and Yichang, and metro Line 2 runs from here straight to the airport.
• Wuchang Station (武昌站) in central Wuchang mostly serves slower conventional trains, and metro Line 4 stops there.

Wuchang Station has almost no high-speed trains: on the 12306 sample day below, no trains run from Guangzhou South to Wuchang at all, and from Beijing West only slow and overnight trains go there. If you plan to stay near the Yellow Crane Tower, still take your high-speed train to Wuhan Station or Hankou and ride the metro across.

The train counts below come from China Railway's 12306 booking system for one sample travel day, Thursday 5 November 2026. Timetables change, so use them to understand the pattern, then look up your own date.

• From Beijing West: about 31 G trains are scheduled to Wuhan Station that day, the fastest takes 3 hours 48 minutes and most take around 4 hours 11 minutes, and second class costs 467–623 yuan depending on the train. Another 9 trains go to Hankou, including overnight D sleeper trains of about 10.5 hours, while Wuchang gets only slow trains taking at least 10 hours 38 minutes.
• From Shanghai Hongqiao: about 23 trains go to Hankou (fastest 3 hours 41 minutes) and 11 to Wuhan Station (fastest 3 hours 32 minutes), with second class around 320–431 yuan. Typical journeys are longer, around 4 hours 47 minutes to Wuhan Station and 5 hours 24 minutes to Hankou, because many trains stop often.
• From Guangzhou South: about 59 G trains go to Wuhan Station, the fastest in 3 hours 17 minutes, with second class at 470–553 yuan; 9 more go to Hankou.
• From Xi'an: Xi'an North has about 11 trains to Wuhan Station (fastest 3 hours 42 minutes) and 10 to Hankou (fastest 3 hours 8 minutes); the newer Xi'an East station has about 18 trains to Hankou, the fastest in 2 hours 41 minutes.
• From Chongqing North: about 34 trains go to Hankou, the fastest in 3 hours 53 minutes, but most are slower D trains and the typical trip is about 6 hours 30 minutes; second class runs from 175 to 419 yuan, with the slow D trains at the cheap end.
• From Changsha: trains leave from Changsha South. In the other direction, about 110 trains run from Wuhan Station to Changsha South on the sample day.

From Chengdu, look up direct trains to Hankou on 12306 for your date, or fly.

You can buy tickets on China Railway 12306 with your passport; our guide to booking train tickets in China walks through it, and the high-speed train guide explains seat classes and boarding. If you would rather book in English with a foreign card and skip 12306 registration, Trip.com sells the same trains. At the station, give yourself time for the passport check and security; how to get through a Chinese train station covers each step.

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

Tianhe Airport (WUH) is north of Hankou. It has 25 international routes, including one cargo route and two non-scheduled ones, according to the city's transport bureau in September 2026. At that point there were no flights to Japan; the city says it is working to bring them back, so check with airlines for the latest routes before you book. From Japan, fly into Shanghai or another hub and take the train.

Getting into the city:

• Metro Line 2 starts at the airport station, which connects to Terminal 3 by a walkway; from Terminal 2 you first take airport shuttle bus 3 to reach it. It takes about 35 minutes to Hankou Station, about 1 hour to Wuchang Station and about 1 hour 15 minutes to Wuhan Station with changes. Trains run from 6:00 to 23:00 on weekdays and from 6:30 on holidays.
• Airport buses run from 8:30 until the last flight, about every 30 minutes; Line 1 goes via Hankou Station (12 yuan) to Wuchang Station (20 yuan), and Line 2 goes to Wuhan Station (45 yuan).
• Flying in and leaving by high-speed train the same trip? A free air–rail shuttle runs from the airport to Wuhan Station, direct services between 9:25 and 17:55, if you show a flight ticket from the last 48 hours plus a high-speed train ticket.

Visa-free transit through Wuhan

Wuhan Tianhe is one of the ports for China's 240-hour visa-free transit. The whole of Hubei is a permitted stay area, and you may travel across provinces between permitted areas, which includes all of Hunan. So a Wuhan–Changsha–Zhangjiajie trip can work under the transit rule if you arrive from one country and leave for a third. Our 240-hour visa-free transit guide explains the conditions, and if your nationality qualifies for China's 30-day visa-free entry, you can travel anywhere in the country without the transit rule's area limits; for most qualifying countries that policy currently runs until 31 December 2026, so check the latest end date before you book. China's visa-free entry policies explains both.

Yellow Crane Tower

The Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼, Huánghè Lóu) stands on Snake Hill (蛇山, Shé Shān) in Wuchang, a long, low ridge that runs down to the Yangtze. It is counted as one of the three great towers of southern China, together with Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Pavilion in Jiangxi. The main tower is 51.4 meters tall with five levels and a roof of yellow glazed tiles, and each floor has murals, poems on wooden boards and displays. The building you climb is a modern rebuild of a tower that burned down and was rebuilt many times; people come for the poems written about it over many centuries and for the view.

What to do there. Go straight up the main tower first, while you have the energy. From the top you look down on the Yangtze, the Yangtze River Bridge and the three towns. Then walk back down through the park: there is a bronze sculpture of the yellow cranes, a pagoda, gateways and covered walkways. Allow about one and a half to two hours. Come at opening time on weekends and holidays, when the stairs inside the tower fill up by late morning.

Tickets. A full ticket is 70 yuan and a half-price ticket is 35 yuan, valid on the day, under a 2018 price document still posted by the park; confirm the price at the ticket window or on the park's site. Children up to 6 or up to 1.2 meters enter free, and the senior discounts (half price from 60, free from 65) are listed as "with ID card". Concessions in China are usually tied to a Chinese ID card, so plan on paying full price; ask at the ticket window with your passport if you think you qualify.

Hours. The park is open all year. Ticket sales run from 8:30 to 17:00, the last entry is at 17:20, and the park and tower are cleared at 18:00.

Booking and passports. Bring your passport, and check the park's official WeChat account for booking rules before you go, especially on weekends and holidays. The park's official site is cnhhl.com (Chinese only).

The night show. On some evenings the park runs a night program, "Night at Yellow Crane Tower" (夜上黄鹤楼, Yè Shàng Huánghè Lóu), with lighting and performances. Its dates, times and prices change and are separate from the day ticket rules above, so check the park's official account for the current schedule.

The tower is a short walk from Hubu Alley, which lies just to its north, so a morning that starts with breakfast there and ends at the tower works well.

Hubei Provincial Museum

The Hubei Provincial Museum (湖北省博物馆, Húběi Shěng Bówùguǎn) is the main reason many people stop in Wuhan, and it is free. It is on East Lake Road in Wuchang. The one thing to get right is the booking.

How booking works. Every visitor needs a real-name booking, and there is no charge for the ticket or the booking. The rules, as the museum states them:

• Book through one of five official channels: the museum's website, its official WeChat account, the Meituan app, the "Hubei Wenlü Zhi Sheng" (湖北文旅之声) account or the E Hui Ban (鄂汇办) app; the museum says no other website or platform is authorized.
• You can book up to 5 days ahead, and each new day is released at 00:00 (midnight, China time); same-day tickets can be booked until 16:00 if any are left.
• Each opening day has four entry time slots, and you must enter during yours: arriving early or late both mean no entry.
• One ID document can hold one ticket per day, and three no-shows mean a six-month ban on booking. Cancel if your plans change.

With a foreign passport. Passports are accepted. When you book with a passport, you get a QR code; on the day, bring the original passport you booked with, and a staff member scans your QR code with a handheld device, because the automatic gates only read Chinese ID cards. With a passport, book through the museum's website or its official WeChat account, and look for the staffed lane at the entrance instead of queuing at the gates. The museum's visitor service page has the booking links.

Hours. The museum is closed on Mondays, except on national public holidays. From October 2026 it stays open later as standard: Tuesday to Friday 9:00–17:30 with last entry at 16:30, Saturday and Sunday 9:00–20:30 with last entry at 19:30, and public holidays 8:30–21:00. The weekend evenings are often quieter than the mornings, which is useful if the morning slots are full.

What to see. Two objects matter most:

• The chime bells of Marquis Yi of Zeng (曾侯乙编钟, Zēng Hóu Yǐ biānzhōng). This set of 65 bronze bells, from the early Warring States period, was dug up in Suizhou in 1978; the bells hang in three tiers on an L-shaped bronze-and-wood frame and carry 3,755 inscribed characters. Each bell can play two different notes depending on where it is struck, the full set covers five and a half octaves, and the bells are listed on UNESCO's Memory of the World register.
• The Sword of Goujian (越王勾践剑, Yuèwáng Gōujiàn jiàn), excavated in Jiangling in December 1965. It is 55.6 cm long, covered in a black diamond pattern, set with blue glass and turquoise, and carries an inscription naming Goujian, King of Yue; after about 2,500 years it still shows no rust.

Plan two to three hours. The museum also holds a large collection of lacquerware and bronzes from the old state of Chu, so it is worth walking beyond the two famous rooms.

The bell concert. Musicians play a modern set of chime bells in a concert hall on the west side of the South Hall's basement level. Shows run Tuesday to Sunday at 10:30, 11:30, 14:00 and 15:00, each about 30 minutes, and tickets cost 50 yuan for adults and 30 yuan for concessions. You must book museum entry first, then buy the concert ticket after you arrive, at a machine, through the concert's mini program or at the counter, paying with Alipay or WeChat Pay. Pick an entry slot that leaves you time to buy a concert seat before the show you want.

One gallery, the Tianlai (天籁) hall in the basement of the South Hall, has been closed for equipment maintenance since 8 October 2026, with no reopening date yet.

Getting there. Take metro Line 8 to Shengbo Hubei Ribao station (省博湖北日报站, "Provincial Museum / Hubei Daily") and use Exit A, then walk about 700 meters to the South Gate, which is the entrance for individual visitors; the North Gate is the exit. From Hanyang, Line 4 to Dongting station leaves a walk of about 1.6 km.

If you are interested in modern history, the Xinhai Revolution Museum in Wuchang covers the 1911 uprising that began in Wuhan and ended China's last imperial dynasty. Opening days and booking rules there are separate from the provincial museum's, so check the museum's official account before you go. For other big museums around the country, see our guide to China's best museums.

East Lake and the Yangtze riverside

East Lake

East Lake (东湖, Dōng Hú) is a large lake inside the city, on the eastern side of Wuchang, right next to the provincial museum. It is a national 5A scenic area and a national wetland park, with 33 square kilometers of water. The East Lake Greenway (东湖绿道) runs for 101.98 km around and across it and links the Moshan, Tingtao, Luoyan and Chuidi areas, the Wuhan Botanical Garden and other parks.

You will not see all of it, so pick one stretch. The easy plan is to walk from the museum to the Tingtao area on the west shore, then ride a shared bike or e-bike along the greenway for an hour or two toward Moshan, the hilly area on the southeast side with gardens and viewpoints. Most of the greenway is open to walk, but Moshan and some gardens inside it, such as the cherry blossom garden, are ticketed areas, so check prices and whether they are open at the gate or on the scenic area's official account. In hot weather, go early in the morning or near sunset, because there is little shade on parts of the lakeside path.

Wuhan University, a short ride west of the lake, is famous for its cherry trees in late March. In blossom season campus entry has required advance booking through the university's official channels, so check the current arrangements well ahead if you are coming for the blossoms.

The Yangtze River Bridge

The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge (武汉长江大桥) crosses between Snake Hill in Wuchang and Turtle Hill (龟山) in Hanyang. It was the first bridge on the Yangtze to carry both road and rail: work began on 1 September 1955, it opened on 15 October 1957, it is 1,670 meters long, and it has a four-lane road on the upper level with a double-track railway below. The road level has pedestrian walkways, reached by stairs near the Wuchang end just below the Yellow Crane Tower; follow the signs or ask locally for the way up. Walking out a short way gives you the river at close range and a view back to the tower, and you do not need to cross all the way.

The Hankou riverside and the ferry

The Hankou riverside park (汉口江滩, Hànkǒu Jiāngtān) is a long strip of lawns, paths and steps along the north bank of the Yangtze. It is where people in Hankou walk in the evening, and it is the best place to watch the Wuchang skyline and the bridges light up. It is free and open, and it connects to the bottom of Jianghan Road.

The cheapest way to see the river is the ordinary ferry. The Wuzhong line runs between Wuhanguan Wharf (武汉关码头) in Hankou and Zhonghua Road Wharf (中华路码头) in Wuchang; in 2024 a ride cost 1.5 yuan, or 1.3 yuan with a Wuhan Tong transport card, and took about 15 minutes; check the fare at the wharf. For safety the outside decks are closed, so you watch the river through the windows. The same wharf sells a separate sightseeing cruise of about 50 minutes for about 60 yuan; check times and the current price at the wharf. Carry a few yuan in coins or small notes for the ferry fare.

On big holidays the ferry can be crowded. During the 2025 National Day holiday, for example, passengers on the Wuzhong line between 14:00 and 20:00 first had to register with a WeChat or Alipay QR code before they could buy a ticket, a holiday crowd-control measure rather than a daily rule, so if you travel during Golden Week, check the wharf notices on the day.

There is also a cable car across the Yangtze. If you want to ride it, check the current price and hours at the station on the day.

Old streets and temples

Hubu Alley (户部巷, Hùbù Xiàng) is a short lane at Simenkou in Wuchang, between Jiefang Road and the Yangtze, just north of the Yellow Crane Tower. It dates back to the Ming dynasty and is named after a Qing-dynasty revenue office that stood nearby. Today it is a food street aimed at visitors. It is touristy, but it puts most of Wuhan's well-known breakfast foods in one place. Go early in the morning, when the breakfast stalls are working and the lane is less crowded.

Jianghan Road (江汉路, Jiānghàn Lù) is Hankou's main pedestrian street, often called the longest pedestrian street in China; it runs north from Yanjiang Avenue near the river to Jiefang Avenue. Many of its buildings date from the early 1900s, when Hankou was a treaty port, with stone banks, clock towers and arcades between the modern shops. Walk it in the late afternoon and finish at the riverside for the evening lights.

The old concession area lies east of Jianghan Road, toward the river. Streets such as Lihuangpi Road (黎黄陂路) have early-20th-century houses, former consulates and small museums, now mixed with cafés. There is no ticket or gate; just walk a few blocks between Jianghan Road and the riverside park.

Tanhualin (昙华林, Tánhuálín) is an old street in Wuchang, a little northeast of the Yellow Crane Tower, with old church and school buildings, small galleries and cafés. It is a good place for an unplanned hour, and it is free to walk.

Guiyuan Temple (归元寺, Guīyuán Sì) in Hanyang is Wuhan's best-known Buddhist temple, known for its hall of several hundred arhat statues. It is an active temple and charges a small entry fee; check the temple's official account for the current price and how to buy a ticket before you go. Gude Temple (古德寺) in Hankou has an unusual early-20th-century main hall that mixes Buddhist and Western architectural styles; check its opening times before you make the trip. In temples, dress modestly, keep your voice down and ask before photographing people praying; our guide to visiting religious sites in China has the basics.

Breakfast in Wuhan: what to eat

Wuhan people call breakfast "guo zao" (过早, guò zǎo), which means roughly "getting through the early morning," and most of the city's famous foods are breakfast foods. Eat them in the morning, standing at a stall or at a small table, like everyone else.

Wuhan's city government lists three classic names at Hubu Alley: Cai Lin Ji (蔡林记) for hot dry noodles, Lao Tong Cheng (老通城) for three-delicacy doupi and Si Ji Mei (四季美) for soup dumplings. Branches of these shops are all over the city.

• Hot dry noodles (热干面, règānmiàn): the dish Wuhan is known for. Springy wheat noodles tossed in sesame paste with soy sauce, pickled vegetables, spring onion and chili. There is no soup; mix it well before you eat. Ask for a cup of soy milk or rice wine soup alongside.
• Doupi (豆皮, dòupí): a thin egg-and-bean crust fried in a big pan and filled with sticky rice, diced pork, mushrooms and bamboo shoots, then cut into squares. The "three-delicacy" (三鲜, sānxiān) version is the classic.
• Mianwo (面窝, miànwō): a flat, ring-shaped fritter of rice and soybean batter, crisp at the edge and soft in the middle.
• Soup dumplings (汤包, tāngbāo): small steamed dumplings with hot broth inside. Bite a small hole and let them cool before eating.
• Lotus root and pork rib soup (排骨藕汤, páigǔ ǒutāng): a home-style Hubei soup, more a lunch or dinner dish, made with the region's soft, starchy lotus root.
• Wuchang fish (武昌鱼, Wǔchāng yú): a freshwater bream, usually steamed whole. You will find it at sit-down restaurants rather than breakfast stalls.
• Spicy duck necks (鸭脖, yābó): braised in chili and spice and sold in chain shops and vacuum packs. They are a snack, not a meal, and a good thing to carry onto the train.

Most breakfast stalls have no English menu. Pointing works, and so does showing the Chinese name from this list on your phone. Our guide to ordering food without speaking Chinese has more tips, and Chinese food by region puts Hubei cooking in context. Small stalls take Alipay or WeChat Pay by QR code.

Getting around Wuhan

The metro is the easiest way to move around and to cross the rivers. After Line 12's first section opened on 1 May 2026, the network reached 553 km and 335 stations. Fares go by distance: 2 yuan for up to 4 km, rising in steps to a top fare of about 12 yuan.

How to pay. According to the city, 17 apps can open the metro gates with a QR code, including Alipay, WeChat and UnionPay's app; the gates also take UnionPay QuickPass contactless cards and phone wallets linked to UnionPay, and foreign visitors can use foreign-currency cards at the station POS machines to buy tickets. The official notices do not say that a Visa or Mastercard can be tapped at the gates, so do not count on it. The simplest options are:

• Open the transport QR code in Alipay and scan it at the gate; set up Alipay with your foreign card before you arrive, using our guide to Alipay with foreign cards.
• Buy a single-journey ticket at a station machine or service counter.

Crossing the rivers. Several metro lines run under the Yangtze, so the metro is the fastest way between Hankou and Wuchang. The ferry is slower but cheaper and gives you the river view, and walking onto the Yangtze River Bridge is a sight in itself. Taxis and DiDi are easy to find, but rush-hour traffic on the bridges can be slow; our DiDi guide explains how to set up the app.

Distances are big. Hankou to East Lake is a long metro ride with a change, so group your sights by area instead of crossing the city several times a day. For metro routes in Wuhan without mobile data, the WaysChina app has offline metro maps and a trip planner. Check the Wuhan metro last trains page before a late evening on the far side of the river. Our guide to China's metro systems explains how gates, transfers and security checks work.

A 2–3 day plan, where to stay and where to go next

Two days

• Day 1 — Wuchang and the river. Breakfast at Hubu Alley, then the Yellow Crane Tower at opening time. Walk down to the Wuchang end of the Yangtze River Bridge. In the afternoon take the ferry from Zhonghua Road Wharf to Hankou, walk the old concession streets and Jianghan Road, and spend the evening at the Hankou riverside.
• Day 2 — the museum and East Lake. Book a morning entry slot at the Hubei Provincial Museum, see the bells and the sword, and catch a bell concert. In the afternoon, walk to East Lake and ride part of the greenway toward Moshan. Eat dinner in Wuchang or head back to Hankou.

Three days

• Day 3 — Hanyang and the slow streets. Guiyuan Temple in the morning, then Tanhualin or, in late March, Wuhan University if you have a blossom booking. Spend the evening on a sightseeing cruise or back at the riverside.

Check the calendar before you fix the order. The museum is closed on Mondays, so if you arrive on a Sunday, do the museum on day 1. On Saturdays and Sundays it stays open until 20:30, which lets you put the tower in the morning and the museum in the evening.

Where to stay

• Hankou, near Jianghan Road: the best base for most first-time visitors. Restaurants, shops and the riverside are within walking distance, the metro is close, and Hankou Station and the airport are on Line 2.
• Wuchang, near Simenkou or the Yellow Crane Tower: closest to the tower, Hubu Alley and the ferry, and a shorter ride to the museum and East Lake.
• Near Wuhan Station: only for a very early train. The area is far from the sights.

Hotels in China must register foreign guests, and a few small places cannot; our guide to booking hotels and registration rules explains what to check. Once you have picked an area, compare hotels on Booking.com and filter by the district name.

Where to go next

• Changsha. About 110 G trains run from Wuhan Station to Changsha South on the sample day; the fastest takes 1 hour 11 minutes, most take about 1 hour 32 minutes, and second class costs 145–199 yuan. Hankou has 12 trains to Changsha South, while Wuchang has none to Changsha South, only slow trains to the old Changsha Station. See our Changsha travel guide.
• Zhangjiajie. Go via Changsha. The old Changsha Station has most of the trains to Zhangjiajie West and the fastest ones: on a 12306 sample for 29 October 2026, about 31 trains run from Changsha Station, the fastest in 1 hour 45 minutes, while Changsha South has about 10 slower G trains taking roughly 2 hours 52 minutes to 3 hours 39 minutes. Your train from Wuhan arrives at Changsha South, and metro Line 2 links Changsha South and Changsha Station. Our Zhangjiajie guide covers the park, and the central China route from Wuhan to Changsha and Zhangjiajie puts every leg and the best order in one plan.
• Yichang and the Three Gorges. Leave from Hankou: about 54 trains go to Yichang East, the fastest in 1 hour 34 minutes, and 16 go to Yichang North, the fastest in 1 hour 9 minutes. These are different stations, so check with your cruise company which one is closer to its pier or transfer bus. Classic Three Gorges cruises sail between Chongqing and Yichang, so Yichang is where you start or finish a cruise from the Wuhan side; our Chongqing guide covers the other end.
• Xi'an, Beijing and Shanghai. All three are under four hours by the fastest trains, as shown above. If Wuhan is part of a bigger first trip, see Xi'an and the Beijing–Xi'an–Shanghai route.

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Last updated: October 2026