Atlas of China
Hong Kong to Wuhan 香港 – 武汉
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 4½ hours against about 4½ hours by flight, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run ¥768 against about ¥590. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainHong Kong West Kowloon 香港西九龙 → Wuhan 武汉 | 4 h 12 minG382, fastest | 4½ hours | ¥768standard class | 507:20–13:58 |
| FlightHong Kong (HKG) → Wuhan Tianhe (WUH) | 2 h 5 minin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥590varies by day | 108:30 |
By train
5 direct high-speed trains a day run from Hong Kong West Kowloon to Wuhan, between 07:20 and 13:58. The fastest, G382, takes 4 h 12 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥768. Coming back, 5 trains a day, the fastest 4 h 13 min (G381, 13:06 to 16:39).
Hong Kong: Hong Kong has its own immigration controls; high-speed trains from Shenzhen and Guangzhou arrive at West Kowloon. Wuhan: Hankou and Wuchang stations also have high-speed trains.
By air
One nonstop flight a day from Hong Kong (HKG) to Wuhan Tianhe (WUH), 2 h 5 min in the air, at 08:30, with Cathay Pacific. One flies back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥590.
At the other end
Featured places around Wuhan.
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Yellow Crane Tower 黄鹤楼
A tower rebuilt many times over, made immortal by a single Tang poem
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Hubei Provincial Museum 湖北省博物馆
Marquis Yi's ancient bronze bells, played live, and the sword of King Goujian
Around Hong Kong: Victoria Harbour, Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping, Victoria Peak.
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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About Hong Kong · About Wuhan · Where Hong Kong reaches in a day · Where Wuhan reaches in a day · All routes
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.