Atlas of China
Wuhan to Xiamen 武汉 – 厦门
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 4½ hours against about 7 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 ¥480 against ¥379.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainWuhan 武汉 → Xiamen North 厦门北 | 6 h 55 minD3287, fastest | 7 hours | ¥379standard class | 908:44–15:22 |
| FlightWuhan Tianhe (WUH) → Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN) | 1 h 45 minin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥480varies by day | 808:05–22:55 |
By train
9 direct high-speed trains a day run from Wuhan to Xiamen North, between 08:44 and 15:22. The fastest, D3287, takes 6 h 55 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥379. Coming back, 9 trains a day, the fastest 6 h 42 min (G2046, 07:05 to 14:47).
Wuhan: Hankou and Wuchang stations also have high-speed trains. Xiamen: Gaoqi Airport (XMN) is due to be replaced by the new Xiang'an Airport around the end of 2026.
By air
8 nonstop flights a day from Wuhan Tianhe (WUH) to Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN), 1 h 45 min in the air, 08:05 to 22:55, with XiamenAir, Shandong Airlines and China Southern Airlines. 9 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥480.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Wuhan and on to Xiamen, so the trip can be broken there.
- Nanchang 南昌 260 km from Wuhan · 1 h 53 min there, 4 h 2 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Xiamen.
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Gulangyu Island 鼓浪屿
A car-free island of old villas, banyan trees and drifting piano music
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.