Atlas of China
Wuhan to Tianjin 武汉 – 天津
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 4½ hours against about 5½ hours by high-speed train, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run about ¥620 against ¥620.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainWuhan 武汉 → Tianjin West 天津西 | 5 h 20 minG904, fastest | 5½ hours | ¥620standard class | 1505:18–22:48 |
| FlightWuhan Tianhe (WUH) → Tianjin Binhai (TSN) | 1 h 55 minin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥620varies by day | 707:50–20:55 |
By train
15 direct high-speed trains a day run from Wuhan to Tianjin West, between 05:18 and 22:48. The fastest, G904, takes 5 h 20 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥620. Coming back, 15 trains a day, the fastest 5 h 22 min (G903, 07:48 to 19:53).
Wuhan: Hankou and Wuchang stations also have high-speed trains. Tianjin: Intercity trains from Beijing South reach Tianjin station in about 30 minutes.
By air
7 nonstop flights a day from Wuhan Tianhe (WUH) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN), 1 h 55 min in the air, 07:50 to 20:55, with China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Air China. 7 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥620.
At the other end
Featured places around Tianjin.
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Five Great Avenues 五大道
Leafy lanes of century-old villas from Tianjin's treaty-port days
Around Wuhan: Yellow Crane Tower, Hubei Provincial Museum.
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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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.