Tickets for bus, train, flights and ferries can be arranged at your hotel or at one of the agencies at the Yangzi ferry terminal. Wuhan is too big to get very far on foot (especially in the humidity of summer). Taxis are a good way to get around at 8 RMB for the first two kilometers, although the traffic jams are legendary. If you are new to the city, trying to figure out the public transit can be time-consuming. The buses and trolleybuses are crowded and slow. The city bus stations are at the train stations in Hankou and Wuchang.
 

To and from Wuhan

Air

Thirty kilometers north of Wuhan is Tianhe International Airport, one of the busiest airports in central China. You can fly to most cities with China Southern or China Eastern between Shenzhen and Urumqi. A taxi to the airport takes about half an hour (80 RMB) or catch a shuttle bus from the China Southern Airlines office on Hangkong Lu, leaving every hour (20 RMB or free if you purchase a ticket with China Southern, 40 minutes).

Train

There are two train stations: one in Hankou district if you are going north and one in Wuchang for southern destinations. You can go pretty much anywhere by train, including Beijing (13 hrs, 350 RMB), Guangzhou (16 hrs, 320 RMB), Shanghai ( 18 hrs, 285 RMB), Xian (16 hrs, 240 RMB) and Guilin (12 hrs, 250 RMB). At the moment a new train station is under construction that will have with 11 platforms. Wuhan also has a subway. The initial ten kilometers is elevated above ground running from Huangpu to Zongguan.

Bus

The long distance bus station is located in Hankou on Jiefang Dadao. Both sleeper and standard buses go almost everywhere and you generally won't have a problem getting a seat. Just to get an idea for prices: Shanghai (15 hrs, 330 RMB), Changsha (4.5 hrs 96 RMB), Xiangfan (6 hrs, 85 RMB)

Boat

Ferries run upriver on the Yangzi River to Chongqing, but the route down towards Shanghai or Nanjing is not very impressive scenically.