Hong Kong - Lijiang High Speed Train

News comes that Hong Kong will not be connected with Lijiang by high speed trains in a short term.
However, Hong Kong – Kunming high speed rail line has been opened. Taking a transfer in Kunming so as to travel between Hong Kong and Lijiang by high speed train can be considered. By this way, the high speed train travel time between Hong Kong and Lijiang is about 18-19.5 hours and ticket price for a second class seat is about CNY900.
Basic Facts:
Open time: September 23, 2018
Overall Duration: 18 - 19.5 hours
Distance: About 1,950 kilometers (1,210 miles)
Top speed: 200 km/h (124 mph) in HK, 300 km/h (186 mph) in Mainland
Operated at: West Kowloon Railway Station, Lijiang Railway Station
Recommended Transfer Stations: Kunming / Kunming South Railway Station, Guangzhou South Railway Station
Transfer in Kunming: Hong Kong - Kunming Bullet Train + Kunming - Lijiang Normal Train
Hong Kong to Kunming to Lijiang Train Schedule & Ticket Fare
Hong Kong – Kunming South | Kunming - Lijiang | Overall Travel Time | Ticket Fare (CNY) |
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Second Class Seat + Hard Sleeper | |||
G408/9: 12:05 - 19:48 | K9632: 20:45 - 06:10+ | 18H5M | 750.5 + 141.5 = 892 |
Lijiang to Kunming to Hong Kong Train Timetable & Ticket Fare
Lijiang - Kunming | Kunming South - Hong Kong | Overall Travel Time | Ticket Fare (CNY) |
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Hard Sleeper + Second Class Seat | |||
K9634: 21:30 - 06:23+ | G410/07: 09:21 - 16:57 | 19H27M | 141.5 + 750.5 = 892 |
Note:
1. "+" means the second day.
2. The above timetable is only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.
A transfer between Kunming South Station and Kunming Railway Station is reminded to passengers who choose the above option. Luckily, Metro Line 1 connects these two stations directly. They can take the branch of Subway Line 1 from Kunming South and transfer to the main line at Chunrongjie Station, then they will reach Kunming Station. The whole journey takes a duration of around 50 minutes.
Other Transportation Mean Between Hong Kong and Lijiang
Hong Kong – Guangzhou Bullet Train + Guangzhou – Lijiang Flight
Route | Schedule | Duration | Ticket Fare |
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West Kowloon – Guangzhou South | At least 30 pairs daily | 50mins - 1hour | CNY 215 for second class seat |
Guangzhou Airport – Lijiang Airport | 4 pairs of flights on a daily basis | 3hours | CNY 1,400 – 2,000 for economy class seat |
Total | --- | 4hours | CNY 1,615 – 2,215 |
If choosing the second option, passengers are reminded to take a transfer between Guangzhou South Station and Baiyun International Airport. Luckily, those two places are connected by metro. To reach the airport, they can take Metro Line 2 from Guangzhou South and transfer at Jiahewanggang Station to Metro Line 3 and get off at Airport South Station. The total duration is about 75 minutes with the ticket price of CNY 10.


- Last updated on Mar. 18, 2022 -
Questions & Answers on Hong Kong - Lijiang High Speed Train
Asked by Hamza from GERMANY | Aug. 22, 2019 23:36
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Is there any flight to Lijiang directly from HK?
If not, how to transfer between Kunming airport and Kunming South Station?
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Answered by Tandy from CANADA | Aug. 25, 2019 17:27
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Seems no direct flight to Lijiang. To travel between airport and South Station, you can try to see if the bus 919K is still in service or not. If not, you may consider taxi or metro line 6 + 3 + 2 + 1 (yes, complicated).
Asked by Harold from USA | Mar. 18, 2019 03:02
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Transfer between Kunming and Kunming South
After I reach Kunming South Station from HK, I would need to go to Kunming Station for overnight train to Lijiang. Please guide me the way to go, thank you.
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Answered by Fleming from AUSTRALIA | Mar. 18, 2019 17:46
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You can take metro line 1 from the South Station to Huanchengnanlu and exit from gate D. Then walk about 15min to the railway station. The duration should be about 60 to 80min.
Or maybe you can choose to wait at Kunming South and take K9693 at 10:17pm directly so you can avoid this transfer between stations.
Or maybe you can choose to wait at Kunming South and take K9693 at 10:17pm directly so you can avoid this transfer between stations.
Asked by Drake from TANZANIA | Nov. 13, 2018 00:44
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Hong Kong to Kunming South to Lijiang.
It seems there are only overnight trains from Kunming Station to Lijiang. How can I travel between the two stations? How long will it take?
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Answered by Irving | Nov. 13, 2018 23:55
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From South Station, you can take subway line 1 to Chunrongjie and then change to line 1 (the main line) to Huan Cheng Nan Lu. Then you can walk to the station which is about 1km away. To be safe, you'd better to prepare 1.5 hours on the way.