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City transport
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Wuhan is too large to consider walking everywhere, though the overloaded
bus and trolley bus
system seldom seems to be much quicker, and stops can be widely spaced. But services are at least regular and cheap - it only costs A?2 between Wuchang and Hankou stations - crawling out to almost every corner of the city between around 6am and 10pm. Ubiquitous
taxis
are pretty convenient and, at A?8 for the first 2km, not too expensive unless you want to cross the city. For short hops, haggle with
motorbike
and
motor-rickshaw
drivers who prowl the bus and train depots.
Bicycles
are difficult to rent and not overly used, partly because of Wuhan's size, but also because of unpredictably enforced regulations banning them from being ridden across the bridges. During daylight hours, there are
passenger ferries
across the Yangzi from Wuchang to Hankou or Hanyang; trips cost A?1 and take about thirty minutes.
Maps
of Wuhan showing transport routes can be picked up at bus and train stations, but shop around first as they seem to be either painfully detailed or almost abstract. City maps
in English
are sold by some foreign-language bookshops. Other useful information
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China,
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