CAI YUAN BA STATION
Departs Chengdu07:44am arrives Chongqing12:23pm
Departs Chengdu16:58pm arrives Chongqing21:43pm
Departs Chongqing08:00am arrives Chengdu12:48pm
Departs Chongqing15:07pm arrives Chengdu19:55pm
The hard sits is Rmb 52/person
The soft sits is Rmb 81/person

CHONGQING NEW NORTH TRAIN STATION
Offers several departures daily to Chengdu

Tickets can now be purchased up to 7days in advance form small ticket sales offices all over the city.

It's right here in Travel China Guide's Web site. Scroll up to the top of the web page you’ll notice there are 7 tabs beginning from the left. Home, City Guide, Tours, Cruises, Hotels, Testimonials, Community - where this forum is located

On the top right of the page you will see two more ICONS A Plane, and Search tab.
You'll find trains in the Search sub-menu.
A simple click on these and you will enter a search window where you are asked for your input

PLANES gives you drop down menu for point of departure and arrival, time of day you wish to fly and will give you a list of all flights between these cities, including times, aircraft type, price and days of the week each service is available

TRAINS gives you ‘leaving from’ and ‘going to’ fields and a CITY LIST if you are not sure the spelling etc. If direct trains are available you will get a list of train numbers, departure and arrival times, total duration of trip and standard of train i.e. with or without A/C Train numbers also indicate the speed and standard of the trains and the reverse trip is coded with last digit change.
Clicking on the train number will give you all the stops the train makes and the cost of all the seats and berths available. Where there are no direct trains you may include the VIA field where you may need to change trains. Good idea to have map of China handy when using the train search.

SEARCH includes three fields and a dropdown menu where you can search for specific information on this site.

All prices are quoted in US$. Train prices and times are pretty rigid so what you see will not vary much if anything, however flights are more flexible and are subject to changes without notice. You may also pick up some good discounts for much less than the official quoted prices on some routes.

Below is another website which also gives availability of seats on flights and online purchase of tickets. www.chinahighlights.com

Go check it out

CHONGQING to WANZHOU to YICHANG in a day by bus and boat.

HYDROFOIL SAILING SCHEDULE AND FARES
You may choose to get off at any of these cities to explore but you will need to buy tickets for each segment if you choose this option. Once on board you will find the schedule on the right next to the kiosk in the middle cabin.

WANZHOU TO YICHANG
Depart
Yichang 07.30: 08.30: 10.30: 12.30
Arrive
Wanzhou 12.25: 13.40: 15.50: 17.40

Depart
Wanzhou 07.30 : 10.00 : 12.40
Arrive
Yichang 13.10 : 15.40 : 17.50

COST OF SOME SEGMENTS
Wanzhou to Wushan Y112?approx 2hrs
Fengjie to Wushan Y45 approx 60 min
Wushan to Badong Y52 approx 60 min
Fengjie to Badong Y92 approx 2 hrs
Badong to Yichang Y100 approx 2hrs

Times are approximate only but total sailing time upstream is 5 hours. The Hydrofoil no longer goes to Yichang, stopping instead at the dam site and ferrying passengers the remaining distance to Yichang by bus. You will be expected to pay Y1 for the fenicular from the hydrofoil to the bus.

Total cost of Hydrofoil and Bus to Chongqing Y380 as of Sept 05
Hydrofoil Y284 may have small service fee attached to this price

Bus from Wanzhou to Chongqing around three hours can be booked on the ferry if you don't want to stop in Wanzhou. Bus Y96

In Wanzhou there is a Fenicular to take passengers up to the terminal so you don't require any help with your luggage.
Fengjie has a lot of stairs so you may like some help.
In Wushan there are just a handful of stairs as the bank is low lying here. Side trip to Lesser Three Gorges.
Badong also has a few stairs. Side trip to Shennong Xi

Always get off the ferry first and check on the number of stairs before engaging a man to carry your luggage.
Y8 appeared to be the going rate.

In Wanzhou a taxi from the terminal up to town or the long distance bus station should cost less than Y10. If the drivers refuse to use the meter, walk outside the yard to find another one who will.

For details of train schedule and fares from Hongkong to Mainland China destinations check out this website with online ordering.

http://www.tiglion.com/english/travel/china/train

A further search will reveal a wealth of other travel information which is all in English including non-comprehensive ferry information.

Ferry to Hongkong, Macau and Zhuhai
There are several ferry services to Macau, Zhuhai and Hongkong. For all the details on sailing times, fares and teminal locations check these websites

www.turbojet.com.hk

www.shenzhenparty.com

www.xunlongferry.com