Hangzhou - Kunming Train

Six pairs of high speed trains and three pairs of normal speed ones are available between Hangzhou and Kunming. At one side, all use Hangzhou East Railway Station. At the other side, Kunming South Railway Station is used for high speed trains and Kunming Railway Station is for normal trains. The high speed rails take about 11 hours while the normal ones take at least 31.5 hours. A second class seat on the bullet trains costs CNY 806.
  Open Date: Dec 28th, 2016
 Duration: 10 - 11.5 hours
 Running Distance: 2,093 kilometers (1,301 miles)
 Top Speed: 350 km/h (217 mph)
  (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 2,545.5 USD 386	CNY 1,358 USD 206	CNY 806 USD 122

Hangzhou - Kunming Railway Map

 Stations along the way: Zhuji, Yiwu, Jinhua, Jiangshan, Yushan South, Shangrao, Nanchang West, Yichun, Pingxiang North, Changsha South, Xiangtan North, Loudi South, Shaoyang North, Xupu South, Huaihua South, Xinhuang West, Guiding North, Guiyang North, Anshun West, Guanling, Panzhou, Fuyuan North, Qujing North

Hangzhou - Kunming line is a part of Shanghai - Kunming High Speed Railway, which is the longest railway route from east to west China. It starts from the metropolis and ends at Yunnan province where there stands the holy snow mountains, and also passes the Miao minority villages in Guizhou and the picturesque Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces. So, this rail is flattered as one of the most stylish high speed rails in China.
 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
T381	18:50 - 08:05++	37h15m
K79	20:52 - 06:09++	33h17m
K739	21:54 - 08:23++	34h29m

 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K80	19:10 - 02:49++	31h39m
T382	21:12 - 09:19++	36h7m
K740	23:35 - 11:50++	36h15m

Note: The above timetable is for reference only. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.
 (Last Update on May 7, 2019)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 751.5 - 796.5 USD 114 - 121	CNY 487.5 - 516.5 USD 74 - 78	CNY 268.5 - 285.5 USD 41 - 43

 
 Stations along the way: Yiwu, Quzhou, Yushan, Shangrao, Yingtan, Xinyu, Yichun, Pingxiang, Zhuzhou, Xiangxiang, Loudi, Lianyuan, Huaihua, Kaili, Guiyang, Anshun, Liupanshui, Xuanwei, Qujing

For T381/ T382, they do not pass Guizhou Province but go to Guangxi instead, stopping at Guilin North, Xing'an North, Baise, Nanning, Luoping, etc.

For those who have a tight schedule and do not want to take such a long journey, flights are also available. The flight only takes about 3 hours and the airfare varies according to the departure date and time. An early booking may help passengers get a better discount.