There are usually 4 cruising routes:

• Starting from Chongqing and ending in Yichang: downstream
• Starting from Chongqing and ending in Wuhan: downstream
• Starting from Wuhan and ending in Chongqing: upstream
• Starting from Yichang and ending in Chongqing: upstream

Victoria Cruises also operate cruise between Chongqing and Shanghai, which takes much longer time.

Chongqing is the biggest city in southwest China, where it has many flights to other part of China.

Wuhan is the biggest city in central China where it is also convenient to find a flight to Shanghai, Beijing, and other places.

Yichang is a fast developing city which is 45 minutes drive from the Three Gorges Dam. There are daily flights from Yichang to Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, but the flights are not very stable (some times flights are cancelled without prior notice, especially during the low season). But it is very convenient to go to Wuhan by bus. There is an express way from Yichang to Wuhan, and it takes only 4 hours drive from Yichang to Wuhan. There are buses available for every 20 minutes.

70% of the ships sail between Chongqing and Yichang, and the other 30% ships sail between Chongqing and Wuhan. Here is the time length for difference sailing routes: