Kunming - Luoyang Train

High speed trains are currently not available between Kunming and Luoyang. There is only one pair of normal speed trains running between Kunming Railway Station and Guanlin Railway Station in Luoyang, which is a little far away from downtown area. It takes about 33 hours for this trip. As it’s a long journey by normal speed train, passengers are advised to make a transfer in a third city by high speed trains to save time.
  Duration: 33 hours
 Running Distance: 2,164 kilometers (1,345 miles)
 Stations along the way: Qujing, Xuanwei, Liupanshui, Guiyang, Kaili, Yuping, Huaihua, Jishou, Zhangjiajie, Cili, Shimenxian North, Dangyang, Jingmen, Xiangyang, Nanyang, Baofeng
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 667 USD 98	CNY 436 USD 64	CNY 240 USD 35

As Guanlin Temple is near Guanlin Railway Station, passengers can go there very conveniently by bus 38 or 80.
 

Route	Duration	Ticket Fare
Kunming South - Zhengzhou East	8 - 10 hours	CNY 892.5 for second class seat
Zhengzhou East - Luoyang Longmen	0.5 - 1 hour	CNY 44.5 - 65.5 for second class seat
Total	8.5 - 11 hours	CNY 937 - 958 for second class seat

 Notes:
1. For the Zhengzhou - Luoyang leg, most of trains use Zhengzhou East Railway Station while some use Zhengzhou Railway Station or Zhengzhou West Railway Station. Passengers are advised to select Zhengzhou East Railway Station so that they can catch the connecting train at the same railway station and 30 min - 1 hour is enough.
2. From Zhengzhou East to Kunming South, there is an overnight bullet sleeper train departing at 23:18 and arriving at 10:30 in the next morning. It's a more preferable choice than others because passengers can spend a night onboard. In this way, one daytime and a night’s hotel expense are saved. Notice that the overnight train is only available from Friday to Monday.
3. From Longmen Railway Station, passengers can directly take bus 71 to go to Longmen Grottoes, the most famous tourist destination in the city.
 

Route	Duration	Ticket Fare
Kunming South - Chengdu  East	5 - 7 hours	CNY 481.5 - 509.5 for second class seat
Chengdu East - Luoyang Longmen	5.5 - 6.5 hours	CNY 437.5 for second class seat
Total	10.5 - 13.5 hours	CNY 919 - 947 for second class seat

 There is only a pair of direct flights between Kunming and Luoyang which takes about 2.5 hours, available on Mon., Wed., Fri. & Sun. There are some discounted tickets in low season, which cost less than CNY 1,250. In this case, it’s ideal to travel by flight. However, if the timetable does not fit you, the best choice is to take a Kunming - Zhengzhou direct flight plus a high speed ride between Luoyang and Zhengzhou. There are more flights between Zhengzhou and Kunming and you can expect greater discounts.

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