Xi'an - Kunming Train

The journey time of the high speed trains serving between Xi'an and Kunming is about 10.5 hours. There is only 1 pair of them operated every day. The fare of a second class seat ticket is CNY 623. Apart from that, 2 pairs of normal speed trains serve between the 2 cities with the duration of about 22.5 - 34.5 hours. Open date: July 1st, 2018
 Operated at:  Xi'an North Railway Station,  Kunming South Railway Station
 Duration: about 10.5 hours
 Operating speed: 200/ 250/ 300 km/h (124/ 155/ 186 mph)(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G2851	09:47 - 20:29	10h42m

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 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G2852	11:23 - 21:45	10h22m

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Note: The above timetable is only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 2,307.5 USD 339	CNY 1,230 USD 181	CNY 757.5 USD 111

The high speed railway between the two cities consists of 4 sections from 4 different high speed railways with the operating speeds of 200 km/h (124 mph), 250 km/h (155 mph) and 300 km (186 mph); the operating speeds vary by different sections. Major stations on this railway include Hanzhong, Guangyuan, Chongqing West, Zunyi, Guiyang North, Anshun West and Qujing North.  Operated at: Xi'an Railway Station/ Xi'an South Railway Station, Kunming Railway Station
  Duration: about 22.5 - 34.5 hours
  Distance: 1,942/ 1,946 km (1,206/ 1,209 mi)
  Top speed: 120 km/h (75 mph)
  Major stations along the way: Xianyang, Ankang, Dazhou, Baoji, Quxian, Chongqing West, Chengdu, Panzhihua, Guiyang, Xuanwei, Qujing(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K694	07:26 - 08:39+	25h13m

 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K692	21:33 - 19:13+	21h40m

Notes:
1. “+” means the next day, and “++” means the third day.
2. The above timetables are only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search tool on the top of this page.(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 564 USD 83	CNY 367 USD 54	CNY 201 USD 30

 

-	High Speed Trains	Normal Speed Train	Flights
Duration	About 10.5 hours	About 22.5 - 34.5 hours	About 2 - 2.5 hours
Ticket Fare	CNY 623 for second class seat	CNY 415  for hard sleeper	CNY 300 - 1,550 for economy class

Xi'an and Kunming are also linked by about 13 pairs of flights and the number maybe increase in peak season. Compared with trains, the flights enjoy a strong advantage in journey time. They are good choices for those with limited travel time. The ticket price also looks very attractive when there is a discount.

However, both Kunming and Xi'an are very popular tourist cities, so the air ticket may not have any discount during peak seasons like July and August, when high speed trains are better choices. Normal speed trains with long travel time but cheap ticket fare are more recommended to budget travelers.

 Major Rail Lines from Xi'an to: Major Rail Lines from Kunming to: