Kunming
Transportation
By plane:
Kunming Wujiaba International Airport has managed to connect the city with other places within Yunnan, in China, and even around the world. Flights are available to most major Chinese cities as well as international destinations such as Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Flights to regional Yunnan tourist destinations such as Baoshan, Jinghong, Lijiang, Dali and Diqing(Shangri-la ) are available. The airport is 5 km south of the city center.
By train:
It is convenient to reach other major cities by train from Guilin There are two railway stations in Kunming. The main railway station (also known as Nanyao station) is located about 4 km from the city .The Northern Railway station might be useful for those seeking a further trip to Vietnam. The railway station is 3 km from the city to the north.
By bus:
There are four major long distance bus stations in Kunming:
A. The South station is directly opposite the Nanyao railway station on Beijing Lu. This is Kunming's major bus station and has bus routes to most regional destinations .
B. The Railway station square bus station has buses for most destinations in Kunming. Buses to Shilin and Jiuxiang start here
C. The Western station used to be the second largest bus station in Kunming, but is currently the third largest after the Huangtupo Station. Buses run to most regional destinations from here.
D. Huangtupo station is growing bigger every day , but since this station is far from the city and most bus routes are not to tourist destinations, it is not widely used by tourists.
City Transportation :
Most of the buses in the city start at 6am and end at 10:30pm.