By City-Bus

Public buses run to nearly every corner of Yichang City and some of the suburbareas. The public buses are an essential part of people's daily life. Most ofthe buses here do not have a conductor. The fare is CNY1 and CNY2 for buses withair-conditioning, so you'd better take some small change. There are 35 bus linesin Yichang City. Usually, buses numbered over 100 run to some farther suburbareas - for example No.100 runs from Yiling Square to Xinzhan Stop.

Bus No.10 is a good bus line for visitors. It travels from the Third Wharf to Sanyou Caves, passing Yiling Square, Shrimp Valley, Luozu Temple, White Horse Caves and Sanyou Caves. It starts at 06:40 and ends at 17:00 from the Third Wharf. Apart from that, Bus No.8 which runs from the Third Wharf to Gezhouba Hydropower Station is a special bus line to the Three Gorges. Visitors can get on the public bus to get an overview of the city.

More lines just for reference:

No.2 The First Middle School—Bei Men—Dong Men—Jiefang Road—Jie Fang Cinema—Third Wharf—Thirteen Wharf—Baota Lake—Wuyi Square
Operating time: 05:30~24:45

No.3 Xi Ling Shan—Ge Food Street—Tuanjie Road—Xiazhou Hotel—Yiling Hotel
Operating time: 06:00~21:30

No.4 Third Wharf—International Hotel—Yiling-Hotel—Railway Station—Yangtze River Hospital—Sanxia Hospital—Yangtze River Market
Operating time: 05:55~21:40

No.7 Third Wharf—Dagong Bridge—International Hotel—First Road—Yiling Hotel—Xiazhou Hotel—403 Hospital
Operating time: 06:10~21:30

No.19 is a round line starts and ends at the Third Wharf, passing by Yichang Center Hospital—Century Garden—Railway Station—Shangri-la Garden—the First Middle School—The Third Middle School
Operating time: 06:20~21:08

By Taxi

Taking a taxi is the most convenient way when traveling in a strange city. It can take the visitors to anywhere at anytime in or around the city.

Mostly, taxis in Yichang are Fukang or Santana and have air-conditioning. The fare for taking a taxi is not expensive in Yichang, being charged by miles. From 06:00 to 23:00, the flag-down price is CNY5 for the first 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) and CNY1.2 per extra kilometer (0.6 mile). At night (23:00-06:00 the next day), the flag-down rate is CNY6.4 for the first 3 kilometers and then CNY1.6 per extra kilometer.

The fare from Yichang Railway Station to Yichang Port is around CNY6. The journey will take about ten minutes. Please don't take the taxies waiting for passengers around the station due to some price trap may happen. It is suggested to take those ones that have just taken passengers to the railway station and then are going to return.

Please remember to ask for the receipt from the taxi driver when you leave the taxi as the car number, company name of the taxi and complaint telephone are all listed on it. Besides, the tourists can also rent a taxi for travel after bargaining for a suitable price.