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Kunming Railway Station

Chinese Name: 昆明
Address: The end of Beijing Road in Guandu District, Kunming City
Chinese Address: 昆明市官渡区，北京路尽头
Telephone: 0871-3511534
Number of platforms: 5

Where the Trains Going to

Kunming Railway Station is an important one in the Yunnan Province traffic network. Kunming Railway Station provides passenger transportation to China's major cities, such as Beijing, Guilin, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Xiamen and Zhengzhou. Trains from Kunming Railway Station depart for cities within the province like Shilin, Yuxi and Dali every day.

Transportation to Kunming Railway Station

Public buses No. 2, 3, 23, 47, 68 and K1 can take passengers between the city center and the railway station. It is about 15 minutes to go by taxi from city center to railway station, and the cost is about 10 yuan (1.5 USD).

By taking public bus No 2, you can take off at Zhengyi Road Station to visit and do some shopping at the flower market and the nearby pedestrian street. If you get off at Xiaoximen Station, the Green Lake is very close for you to take a walk.

Kunming Railway Station Overview

Kunming Railway Station, also called Kunming South Railway Station, was finished and put to use in 1958. It is more than 2700 km (1677 miles) from Beijing, 1,100 km (683 miles) from Chengdu, and 811 km (504 miles) from Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi Province.

Because of the complex terrain of Yunnan, it takes a comparatively longer time to travel by train. If you would like to take the opportunity to enjoy the scenery along the way, traveling by train will be an interesting experience.

China Trip Questions

We want to go from Dali to Guilin , leaving Dali on 3 mai. Can you tel me the best way to travel and when we can book the tickets. The 4 of us are over 65 so we would like softsleepers.

Asked by Nellie Smeets (07:35 AM on Apr. 19 2012) Reply (see full question)

Hi! I would like to now in which railway station in Kunming the train K393 (from Guilin to Kunming) will arrive . And at what time they are buses from Kunming to Yuanyuang and from which bus station? By bus with wich number could I arrive from the train station to the bus station? thanks Costanza

Asked by Costanza (7:22 PM on Dec. 21 2011) Reply (see full question)

A Michael Hu (00:44 AM on Dec. 22 2011) replied:
Hi Costanza, The train from Guilin to Kunming will arrive at Kunming Railway Station. Based on the result I searched from Internet, the bus leave for Yuanyuang is leaving at 10:20 from Kunming Southern Bus Station. There is no specific number for the bus. I suggest that you go and buy the tickets in advance. So that you would know the exact departure time and price.

I want to travel from Kunming to yuanyang. Does the trains run to here, if not where is the nearest stop to here and back to Kunming

Asked by Valerie (08:50 AM on Nov. 15 2011) Reply (see full question)

A Nora Ou (10:08 PM on Nov. 15 2011) replied:
Hi Valerie, thank you for your inquiry. I'm Nora, a trip advisor of China Highlights. Glad to offer you some information. There are direct buses to Yuanyang at Nanyao Bus Statioin in Kunming. The bus sets off at 10：40，19：30 and 20：00. The bus ticket is about CNY120-150/per person. It takes about 5 hours to get Yuanyang.

Wish you a nice journey.

A guest (11:10 AM on Mar. 02 2012) replied:
Hi Nora Ou,

I''m planning to visit Yuanyang next weekend - I would be very grateful if you could please tell me what time the buses leave from Yuanyang back to Kunming (I will go back to Kunming on the evening of Sunday 11th March).

Many thanks! Tim

if i want to go to kunming railway station from airport , how can i get there ? by bus ?or by taxi ? and also if i want to take the night train (hard sleeper) to lijiang ,can i get the ticket in that day ? or i need to book in advance ? thanks a lot.

Asked by chew (10:50 AM on Oct. 09 2011) Reply (see full question)

A lisa (03:02 AM on Oct. 10 2011) replied:
Hi chew,

The distance from Kunming airport to railway station is not far. You can get there both by bus and taxi. Take the bus of NO.52 or NO.67 at the airport, and get off at Chuncheng Road Stop(春城路站)，then walk towards west for six or seven minutes, you can find railway station. Taking taxi is more convenient and can save time. It will costs you about 15 yuan.

Besides, you should book the ticket to Lijiang in advance in case the shortage of the tickets.

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