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Introduction
To get the most out of a visit to Yunnan Province, travelers would do well to familiarize themselves with the provincial, inter-provincial and internationally-linked transportation network, including travel options by air, by rail, and by road. In the following are listed the main air, rail, and highway routes within the province – and beyond.
By Air
As the transportation hub of Yunnan Province, Wujiaba International Airport (KMG) near the provincial capital of Kunming currently operates 48 Chinese domestic routes – including a number of strictly provincial routes – and 6 international routes. There are domestic flights to most of China's major cities, offering connections to some of China's most popular tourist destinations in cities such as Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin and Shanghai. Provincial routes originating from KMG include flights to the scenic sites of cities such as Baoshan, Dali, Lijiang, Mangshi, Simao, Xishuangbanna, Zhaotong and Zhongdian. International routes include flights between KMG and Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon and Singapore. In addition to the air routes originating from KMG, there are 11 provincial and 2 international routes that originate from Jinghong Airport (JHG), near Xishuangbanna.
Subway
china-trains/book-ticket-offices-kunming.htmYunnan Province is naturally linked to other parts of China via a network of railways – and indeed, also linked by rail to China's immediate neighbors: Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. With the capital, Kunming, serving as the province's railway hub, a number of railway lines radiate out in all directions. These include:
Northward – The Chengkun Line from Kunming to Chengdu in Sichuan Province, a stretch of 1100 km (688 mi), of which 280 km (175 mi) lies within Yunnan Province.
Eastward – There are two lines, one running to the northeast, the other running to the southeast: The Guikun Line runs from Kunming to Guiyang in Guizhou Province, a stretch of 640 km (400 mi), of which 340 km (213 mi) lies within Yunnan Province; the Nankun Line runs from Kunming to Nanning in Guangxi Province, a stretch of 900 km (563 mi), of which 243 km (152 mi) lies within Yunnan Province.
Southward – There is a provincial railway line between Kunming and Yuxi, about 95 km (59 mi). The most logical extension of this railway would take it to Pu'er and on to Xishuangbanna, though no concrete plans for this extension exist at present.
Westward – There is a provincial railway line between Kunming and Dali, about 315 km (197 mi), with plans to extend this railway line northward from Dali to Lijiang and Shangri La, and possibly eventually into Tibet.
City Transportation
Over one hundred bus lines crisscross the city proper, reaching every corner. The price is quite cheap usually 1 yuan for a non air-conditioning one and 2 yuan for a air-conditioning bus.
Bus/Coach Transport
Yunnan has built a comprehensive highway system with roads reach almost all the major cities or towns in the region. Bus travel across the region now is very convenient and easy. Travelers can take a bus here heading to the neighboring tourist destinations such as Dali, Lijiang.
There are four major long distance bus stations in Kunming with the South Bus Station and Railway Square Bus Station the most useful and important.
South Bus Station: Facing the Kunming Railway Station in Beijing Xi Lu, this station is the most useful one of the four to travelers and has bus routes to most of the regional destinations. Buses depart here generally fall into two types: Regular and Faster, Luxurious. A regular bus runs slower and usually the bus condition is not so good as the faster one. The bus station itself is well managed.
Railway Square Bus Station: This bus station is less organized and majority of buses depart here is under private management. No fixed schedule is available and bus will leave when it is full. Most of the buses here are normal coaches and are a bit cheaper than the Faster and Luxurious buses. This bus station mainly caters for the domestic tourists who are familiar with the standard conditions. Foreign travelers, however, are recommended to avoid it.
Taxi and Bike
Taxi: The starting price is 7 yuan for the first three kilometer and 1.6yuan will be added for per extra 1 kilometer. After 10:00 pm price is a bit higher 9.6 yuan for the first 3 kilometers and 2.7 yuan will be added to per extra kilometer.
Bicycle : Hotels around the Kunming Railway Station provide bicycle rental service. the price is busually 2 yuan/per hour and 10 yuan/per day.
Hello Daniel, yes, it is possible to trek from Yunnan to Burma. You could start your trek from Shangri-la. But we don''t have the detail information about the itinerary.
Hi, you could take the overnight train K9614/K9615 (23:00-07:06)from Kunming to Dali. It takes about 20-30 minutes from Kunming airport to train station. It''s better to get tickets in advance during Spring Festival (Jan. 22-Ja. 28). It''s very possible that the train will be very crowded.
Hi Pierre, there are 3 buses from Kunming Southern Bus Station to Yuanyang. The earliest one sets off at 10:40am. The other two buses are overnight and not recommended. The bus will take around 7 hours.
Wish you a nice journey!
Hello Nora,
Thanks for the info, I appreciate :-)
Hi Louise, the best way to travel from Kunming to Pu'er is express bus. The bus takes about 6-7 hrs and cost about RMB150 per person. It's a very small city in Yunnan. There is no direct train from Kunming at present. If you like Puer tea. You will love the city.
Hi Karnadian, the train from Nanning to Kunming usually takes 12 to 13 hours. If you are interested in traveling in China, we are happy to make arrangements for you.
Hi, Malasysia Chinese. There are direct trains from Kunming to Yiwu .You could visit the button below to check about the train schdule and price. http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/search-result.asp
Wish you a nice tour!
Hi Rica,
First you need go to Jishou( about 2.5 hour drive away from Fenghuang), then take an overnight train to Kunming. There is only one train departing at 07:35 am each day and it will take you about 22 hours. The price is CNY 270, not including service fee.
Do you need us to arrange a Fenghuang and Kunming tour for you?
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Regards,
Coco
Thanks for the reply! I will check more of this website. Thank you so much! Very useful :)
Dear Matt B.,
There is no a direct train from Kunming to Lhasa. You can go to Chengdu or Lanzhou firstly, and then take a train to Lhasa. It will take about 43 hours. Please click here for the details: http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/search-result.asp
Hi, Tanguy Mortelmans,
There are about seven buses running from Kunming to Lijiang each day. See below for the schedule:
Departing time Departing Station
8:30 Kunming West Bus Station
9:30 Kunming New South Bus Station
10:0 Kunming New South Bus Station
10:30 Kunming West Bus Station
14:20 Kunming Nanyao Bus Station
20:00 Kunming Nanyao Bus Station
20:40 Kunming West Bus Station
Hi Javier,
You can go from hekou to Jianshui by bus at local passenger station. It takes about 4 to 5 hours.
Do you need any land service in Yunnan? We are specialize in tailor-making China tour. If so, feel free to contact me.
Thank you Michael. I´m going to Yunnan this summer on 15th of August. I would like to visit places like Dali, Lijiang, Stone Forest and Jianshui but I don´t have too many days. I only have 6 days to visit these places and I don´t know if it is enough.
On 15th I will pass through the frontier from Vietnam and I will arrive to Hekou. From there, I would like to visit Jianshui but I can´t find any bus timetable from Hekou to Jianshui. Or maybe I should take a tour.
