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Kunming Railway Station

昆明站
📍 Kunming 🚆 High-speed & conventional

🚄 Station facts

TypeHigh-speed & conventional
Lines servedChengdu–Kunming Railway, Nanning–Kunming Railway, conventional lines

📍 Station address

1 Beijing Road, Guandu District, Kunming, Yunnan
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 云南省昆明市官渡区北京路1号

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🚇 To & from the city centre

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To & from the city centre

The old central station on Beijing Road, close to downtown. Served by metro line 1. Mainly conventional trains and destinations such as Lijiang and Dali.

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Metro
  • Line 1 Kunming Railway Station (昆明火车站)
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Traveller notes

Closer to the centre than Kunming South and better for destinations within Yunnan. Note: some travellers alight at South Ring Road station to avoid a walk.

🔄 Getting from the station to the airport

Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG, about 25 km): Airport Express Bus Line 6 runs from Kunming Railway Station to the airport in about 42 minutes for 25 yuan. By metro, connect onto the airport-serving Line 6, roughly 40 to 50 minutes for 7 yuan (the low-cost option). A taxi is around 90 yuan.

✈️ Times and costs are approximate and may change. · Airports in the city ←

🚌 Buses & cost to the city centre

🆓 Free shuttleNo free shuttle to the city; a connecting bus (No.199) links the North and South squares within the station.
🚌 Bus routesKunming Metro Line 1 (South Square); over 100 city bus routes (flat ¥1–2)
🚕 Taxi costThe station is ~3.5 km south of the centre; taxi about ¥10–25, ~10 min.

💱 Prices are approximate in Chinese yuan (¥) and may change; confirm before boarding.

Source: Wikipedia / Kunming Metro / Travel China Guide

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