Atlas of China
Nanjing to Wuhan 南京 – 武汉
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 3 hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥213. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainNanjing South 南京南 → Wuhan 武汉 | 2 h 27 minG461, fastest | 3 hours | ¥213standard class | 6006:53–20:36 |
By train
60 direct high-speed trains a day run from Nanjing South to Wuhan, between 06:53 and 20:36. The fastest, G461, takes 2 h 27 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥213. Coming back, 58 trains a day, the fastest 2 h 31 min (G454, 06:43 to 19:43).
Wuhan: Hankou and Wuchang stations also have high-speed trains.
By air
No nonstop flights.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Nanjing and on to Wuhan, so the trip can be broken there.
- Hefei 合肥 150 km from Nanjing · 48 min there, 1 h 37 min on
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 Nanjing: Purple Mountain & Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Fuzimiao and the Qinhuai River, City Wall of Nanjing.
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 Nanjing · About Wuhan · Where Nanjing 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.