Yichang Transportation Guide 2024

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There is an airport - Sanxia International Airport in Yichang, 26 kilometers away from Yichang Downtown and 55 kilometers away from Three Gorges Dam Site. Frequent scheduled flights go to/from more than 20 domestic destinations including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, and Xian etc.

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There is only one main railway station - Yichang East Railway Station (宜昌东站). Served by several railway lines, Yichang is well connected with Shanghai, Wuhan, Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Travel by daily bullet CHR trains, it takes about 2.5 hours to Wuhan and 7.5 hours to Shanghai, 5 hours to Nanjing, etc., offering you great convenience to get to or away from Yichang.

Recently, there are no direct trains to Guilin at present, so you should transfer to Wuhan or Changsha first by bullet train and then take a flight or high speed train to Guilin.

Situated in Zigui County of Yichang, Maoping Port is about 74km driving distance from Yichang Sanxia Airport and usually takes about 1-1.5 hours to get to by driving. The distance between Maoping Port and Yichang East Railway Station is about 61km, takes about 1-1.5 hours by car.

In 2020, all the cruise companies (Century Cruises, Victoria Cruises, President Cruises, Yangtze Gold Cruises, Yangtze Explorer and Yangtze 2) will use Maoping Port for embarkation and disembarkation instead of Yichang New Century Port and Yichang Taohuacun Port (except Yangtze 1 cruise continues to use Sandouping Port (三斗坪码头) ). So cruise travelers should board and leave your cruise at Maoping Port in Yichang. More detail information about Maoping Port, please visit Maoping Port Guide in 2024.

Sandouping Port is located at the south bank of the middle part of beautiful Xiling Gorge, about 70km away from Yichang Sanxia Airport and 51km from Yichang East Railway Station, takes about 2 hours and 1.5 hours by car separately. Because the port is a little bit far from the Yichang downtown, so it might be hard for you to find taxi around.

In 2020, only Yangtze 1 cruise is using this port. And if you travel with Yangtze 1 cruise, they will arrange a deluxe tourist coach to escort you to or leave the port.

Comparing with Chongqing or other hot destinations in China, public transportation system in Yichang is not developed that well. Moreover most ports and main attractions are far from Yichang downtown area in the west, right on the opposite direction of downtown area to the airport or railway station. Therefore, transferring between airport/ train station to ports and attractions in Yichang by private car is the most convenient way chosen by most of our customers.

Our www.yangtze-river-cruises.com also offer convenient private car service. No matter you are going to travel from Yichang Airport to Yichang downtown for accommodation, or to Maoping port to catch your cruise ship or make a return trip from the Three Gorges Center Cruise Terminal to airport/railway station after the cruise journey, we can help you make a travel as smooth and hassle-free as possible. Once you booking such a service, your English-speaking tour guide will be waiting for you at the airport or the dock, with a sign with your name on it holding in his/her hands. Your local driver will escort you directly to your destination in convenient. Along the way, your guide can also give you a brief introduction of Yichang city and share some insider tips. If you need such a service, please feel free to send us your group size, traveling date and time for enquiry.

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Three Gorges Center Cruise Terminal

• Location: No. 142, Yanjiang Avenue, Wanshouqiao Street, Yichang City (宜昌市万寿桥街道沿江大道142号三峡游客中心)

The main tourist center to get on and off the transferring buses arranged by cruise company is the Three Gorges Center Cruise Terminal which is located at the city center of Yichang. Three Gorges Center Cruise Terminal is about 28km from Yichang Sanxia Airport and 9.5km from Yichang East Railway Station, takes about 40mins and 25mins by car or taxi.

Upstream Embarkation & Downstream Disembarkation

For upstream cruise embarkation in Yichang, you should gather at Yichang Three Gorges Center Cruise Terminal during about 16:00-21:00 to catch the arranged tourist bus to Maoping Port for embarkation.

 For downstream cruise disembarkation in Yichang, you will take the arranged bus at Three Gorges Dam Site to Yichang Three Gorges Center Cruise Terminal for ending your cruise tour.

► Learn more detailed information about Yichang Transportation, please visit Yichang Ports | Maoping Port | Yangtze Cruise Embarkation Transportation | Yangtze Cruise Disembarkation Transportation.

Since Shanghai is a hot destination for travellers and also a major metropolis with very complete net of traffic with other places in China and the whole world, a lot of Yangtze River cruise tourists choose to transfer to Yichang from Shanghai or to Shanghai from Yichang.

Shanghai is about 970km away to the east of Yichang City, you could choose the daily flights or frequently bullet trains to travel between these two cities. There are 6-7 flights every day taking off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (上海浦东国际机场) to Yichang Sanxia International Airport (宜昌三峡国际机场), the earliest flight would take off at around 7:30 in the morning and the latest would leave at around 17:00 in the afternoon. The whole journey takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes. Besides flying between Yichang and Shanghai, you could also choose to take the bullet trains. There are also about 9 bullet trains running between Shanghai Hongqiao Station (上海虹桥高铁站)/Shanghai Railway Station (上海或车站1) and Yichang East Railway Station (宜昌东站) from the early morning till the afternoon, which need about 6.5-8 hours. 

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Want experience the top two famous river cruise in China? Touring Guilin and the Three Gorges together, you will get a chance to fully taste the best riverbank scenery in China. No direct trains or airplane are available between both cities recently. To get from Guilin to Yichang, you can choose to take a flight tranfer or train transfer. 

Distance from Guilin to Yichang is about 610 kilometers. Everyday there are 4-6 connecting flight between Yichang Sanxia International Airport and Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (桂林两江国际机场). The quickest takes about 5.5 hours and transfer in Xian Xianyang International Airport (西安咸阳国际机场). You could also transfer between the two cities via Wuhan. And the most convenient and time saving way during shoulder seasons is to take a flight to travel between Wuhan city and Guilin and then take a bullet train from Hankou Train Station (汉口站) to Yichang. 

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Zhangjiajie, in the northwestern Hunan Province in south China, is always one of the top options for both new and experienced world travelers to China. Thanks to the close distance between the “Avatar World” Zhangjiajie and the Yangtze River port city Yichang, tourists usually travel Zhangjiajie and cruise Yangtze River in one go! Dur to the complex geographical condition between two places and not very long distance. At present, the most convenient way for tourists to travel between two cities is by normal trains.

The distance between Yichang and Zhangjiajie is only about 192km. Normally, there are 2K-trains running between Yichang East Railway Station (宜昌东站) and Zhangjiajie Railway Station (张家界站) everyday. Recently there is no train operate between two cities. For latest information about Yichang Zhangjiajie train schedule, please feel free to contact us.

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