By Air  
 Kunming Flights
As one of the most important and busiest airports in China, Kunming Wujiaba International Airport was built in 1923. After a series of renovations it has become a beautiful modern airport. Presently, it has 167 airlines to 57 domestic cities and 17 international cities and regions.  Passengers can easily travel to Kunming by air.

By Train
 Kunming Train Schedule
Kunming has four railway stations. The main one is the Nanyao Station, about four kilometers (about 2.5 miles) from the center of the city, which would take about 10 yuan within 15 minutes by Taxi to. Trains to Dali, Yuxi etc., run every day. The Ticket Booking Office is at No. 19, Kunshi Lu, hours of operation is from 8:00 to 17:30.

 Recommended Nearby Hotels of Nanyao Station:
Kai Wah Plaza International Hotel   
Kunming JinJiang Hotel   
Home Inn (Shuanglong) (Comfort Inn)

On June 1st, 2007, two groups of inter-city trains started operation between Kunming and Qujing (the second largest city in Yunnan Province and located to the west of Kunming) directly. The trains are fitted with the high-grade EMU (Electric Multiple Unit), which makes the passengers' journey feel smoother, safer and more comfortable. Each of the trains has four carriages which can hold 372 people. Of those, 244 are hard seats and 128 are soft seats. The fare for the hard seat is CNY 20 and for the soft seat is CNY30. The entire trip takes only 106 minutes.

Second is the North Railway Station, about three kilometers (about 1.9 miles) north of the city center. This station is important for tourists who plan to travel to Vietnam for here you can make a trip further to Hanoi (two departures every week on Friday and Sunday).

Important notice: It is impossible to get your Vietnam Visa in Kunming. Be sure to obtain your Vietnam visa in Guangzhou, Beijing, or other major city in advance if you are planning a trip to Vietnam.

Yunnan Province is vast; train travel requires much more time than air travel. However, if you are not in a hurry, train travel offers beautiful scenery along the way.

Train tickets can be booked in most hotels in Kunming city; or you can book tickets 7 days prior to your departure at a railway station ticket office, 8:00 to 17:30.

By Long-distance Bus
Highway transportation has developed rapidly in Kunming. Highways radiate to places inside and outside Yunnan Province, as well as to neighboring countries. You can also choose long-distance buses to Kunming from Beijing (National Highway 108), Lanzhou (213), Shanghai (320), Fuzhou (324) or other cities.
While there are many bus stations in Kunming, for safety we recommend that tourists take buses at well-operated stations.

 Kunming Xi Bu (West) Bus Station
The Xi Bu Bus Station was built in 2008, which was originally known as the Xi Shan Bus Station. Now, it operates 954 long-distance buses on 44 lines, radiating to Dali, Lijiang, Diqing (Shangri-La), Chuxiong, Baoshan, Dehong, Lincang, Puer and Nujiang.
 Time Schedule (only for reference)

To	Departure Time	Duration	Ticket Fare
Dali	07:20~23:00 every 15~20 minutes	4.5 hours	CNY103/CNY142
Lijiang	08:00, 08:50, 09:30, 09:40, 10:50, 11:50, 12:10, 12:50, 13:00, 13:30, 13:50, 14:40, 20:00 (sleeper-bus), 22:00	7~9 hours	CNY185~CNY236/CNY171 (sleeper-bus)
Shangri-La	09:00, 18:30, 19:30, 20:00, 20:30	10~12 hours	CNY204 (sleeper-bus)
Deqin	19:00	15 hours	CNY257 (sleeper-bus)

 Location: Kunzhou Lu, Xishan District, Kunming
 Transportation: buses of Nos. 80 (from Kunming Railway Station), 82, 148, 151, 153, C65

 Kunming Nan Bu (South) Bus Station
Nan Bus Station was built in 2009, mainly operating buses running on Kunming-Yuxi (Gaocang) Expressway. This expressway belongs to the National Highway No.213 and is the start point of the Kunming-Bangkok International Way. Now, there are scheduled buses to and from Puer, Xishuangbanna, Yuxi, Honghe Prefecture (Jianshui, Shiping, Yuanyang, Lvchun, Honghe) and Laos.
 Time Schedule (only for reference)

To	Departure Time	Distance	Ticket Fare
Jinghong	08:20~22:00 every 10~20 minutes	590km	CNY198/CNY246 (sleeper-bus)
Puer	07:40~22:00 every 20~30 minutes	440km	CNY164
Jianshui	07:30~20:30 every 30 minutes	220km	CNY81
Yuanyang	10:20, 19:30, 20:20	322km	CNY136
Mengla	10:30, 19:00, 19:30, 18:00	725km	CNY296 (sleeper-bus)
Mohan	20:30	789	CNY320 (sleeper-bus)
Vientiane (Laos)	18:00	1,421km	CNY573 (sleeper-bus)
Luang Prabang (Laos)	18:30	1,100km	CNY387 (sleeper-bus)

 Location: cross of Guangfu Lu and Dongcheng Zhong Gandao, Guandu District
 Transportation: buses of Nos. 149, 165, 178, 154, C4, C5, C6, C7, C12, C13, 186

 Kunming Bei Bu (North) Bus Station
The Bei Bus Station operates long-distance buses running to the northeast of Yunnan Province along the Kunming-Qujing Way and National Highway No.213. There are buses to Qujing, Zhaotong, Xundian, Songming, Luquan and Dongchuan.
 Location: Longtou Jie, Panlong District
 Transportation: buses of Nos. 25, 92

 Kunming Dong Bu (East) Bus Station
The Dong Bu Bus Station were built to service buses to and from the east and southeast of Yunnan Province along Kunming-Shilin Expressway. Passengers could take buses to Shilin County, Yiliang County, Wenshan Prefecture, Luliang County, Shizong County and Luoping County.
 Location: Panlong District
 Transportation: bus No. 28

 Kunming Xi Bei Bu (Northwest) Bus Station
From Xi Bei Bu Bus Station, passengers could take buses departing to the northwest of Yunnan Province. There are buses running along National Highway No.108 to Dingwu, Yuanmou, Yongren, Huaping, Fuming, Luquan as well as buses to Anning, Yimen and Chuxiong along National Highway No.320.
Location: High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Kunming
Transportation: bus No. 8