Train from Wuhan to Shanghai

In this page, we offer train from Wuhan to Shanghai including Wuhan to Shanghai train schedule and more details about that for your reference.

Departure Station: Hankou Railway Station
Arrival Station: Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

Departure Station: Wuchang Railway Station
Arrival Station: Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

Departure Station: Wuhan Railway Station
Arrival Station: Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

Attentions: Train Schedule of Wuhan to Shanghai is for your reference only. Please check the ticket information including the tickets fares at the railway station or by your TCT tour advisors separately.

Notes for Booking Train Tickets

1. Booking an original train is easier than booking a passing-by train. You can book a train ticket 10 days in advance at most.

2. Generally, the seats on the train in China have tow types including soft seat and hard seat. Also, there are two kinds of sleeper seats on China's trains which are hard sleeper seat and soft sleeper seat. Hard sleeper seats are divided into upper hard sleeper, middle hard sleeper and lower hard sleeper (lower hard sleeper is the best); while soft sleeper seats are divided into upper soft sleeper and lower soft sleeper (lower soft sleeper is better).

3. In China, taking a train is a comparative cheaper way to cut down the travel cost. While correspondingly, the comfortable level is lower than by air.
Luggage: you need to take the luggages by yourself and keep an eye of them on transporting time, no luggage-checking service on the train.
Carriage: it may be crowded when in the domestic travel seasons as well as summer holidays.

4. The first character of train number has special meanings.
G–High-Speed Train
C–Intercity EMU Train
D–Electric Multiple Units (EMU) Train
Z–Direct Express Train
T–Express Train
K–Fast Train
Four-digit Number Train - Regular Speed Train
L–Temporary Train

Tips for Travel to Wuhan and Shanghai

Best time to visit Wuhan
The best time to visit Wuhan is in spring and autumn, especially from March to April, September to October. Wuhan welcomes its early spring in March. The temperature rises quickly, the maximum temperature can reach over 20 °C, but the low temperature is still relatively low. From March to April, you need to pay attention to late spring cold- often overnight temperatures drop 15 °C-20 °C with a big snowfall. The average temperature is about 7.3℃ - 15.3℃，

Best time to visit Shanghai
The best time to travel in Shanghai is in spring and autumn, The city has a subtropical maritime monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons. Generally, the warm Spring and cool Autumn are the more comfortable seasons. While Summer and Winter are far less pleasant. Overall, Shanghai enjoys a mild and moist climate.

Try to Avoid domestic travel seasons
Try to plan your Shanghai tour by avoiding the peak holidays. Because of the popularity of China, those attractions become more crowded in these periods.

The most crowded seasons in China are Chinese Spring Festival (usually in late Jan or early Feb.), International Labour Day (May 01 to 03) and National Day (Oct 01-07). Spring Festival and the National Day golden week are the most crowded time for travelling.

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