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Yangtze River Transport
Updated: Oct 22, 2009; by China Highlights; Comments: 0; Clicks: 217;
Yangtze River Transport
There are four main port cities for the Yangtze River Cruise: Shanghai, Chongqing, Yichang and Jingzhou (also called Shashi).
Shanghai and Chongqing are metropolises with big airports and flights to the major cities of China and abroad. There are flights from Beijing, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Kunming and Guilin every day.
Read More about Shanghai Transportation
Read More about Chongqing Transportation
There is also a small airport in Yichang, 26 km (16 miles) from the city center, which has a few flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, and Chengdu. There are daily flights from Yichang to Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province. There is also an expressway between Yichang and Wuhan so coach travel between these cities is fast. The journey is 378 km (235 miles) and about 4 hours' drive. Read More about Yichang Transportation
There is no airport in Shashi, but a luxury air-conditioned coach travels between Wuhan and Shashi on the express way (about 3 hours, 262 km (163 miles) and departs every half hour. Travel to Wuhan first and then take a coach at Fujiapo Passenger Station, 262 Wuluo Road, Wuchang (a district of Wuhan). Read More about Wuhan Transportation
All tour packages arranged by China Highlights include pier transportation. We will meet you at your hotel, airport or train station and then transport you to your ship. If you book a cruise which is not part of a package, we suggest that you also book a transfer service from your hotel or airport. Ships’ piers are not widely published and change frequently. Your ship may be difficult to locate. Use of our transfer service will ensure that any problems are avoided.
China Highlights provides a no profit transfer service for the convenience of customers. Our transfer service will ensure that you get to the correct pier and also has the following advantages:
1. If your arrival flight to Chongqing or Yichang has been delayed, our guide will try to negotiate with the cruise ship company to wait for you to arrive.
2. Our transfer service includes a porter's service from the vehicle to the ship and vice versa. In some places there are 200-300 m (650 – 1000 ft) of steps from the road down to the ship..
3. Our tour guide will help you to check in at the cruise ship.
4. Most cruise ships do not include dinner on the first night. Our guide could help you find a good local restaurant for dinner. The guide will also take you to a supermarket to buy snacks and water before boarding as these are very expensive on the ship.
If you wish to find the ship by yourself we will provide the ships contact information in our confirmation letter. You will need to confirm the ship’s pier about half a day before departure. Please contact us if you need any help. (Our phone number will be listed on your confirmation letter.)
The final decision rests with you regarding the transfer service. In an emergency we will always do our best to help you. We will not however, refund any monies lost as a result of a problem in finding the pier if no transfer service has been requested.
